Illness and Wellness

Latest news is in the world of housing. My boyfriend's landlord decided to sell the house and so my boyfriend and roommates are now hunting for a new place to rent. I'm unsure how successful the landlord will be at selling, the market is in a real slump right now. Few people are making enough money to buy a house. My boyfriend and co. have the even more difficult job of finding a pace that will allow smokers and pets. My boyfriend doesn't smoke, but some of the roommates do and my boyfriend has a noisy obnoxious bird. Most places for rent have specified "no smoking" and "no pets". I wish them luck in their hunt, I did leave them a nice listing of houses that didn't say anything about smoking or pets and were within an acceptable price range ($18,000 - $21,000, minus utilities and deposits).

Also in the news, fish and loaves are now becoming expensive. Fish has been steadily getting more and more expensive as the commercial fishing restrictions get tightened up. I understand why it's needed, but I really do like seafood. As for bread, it's something to do with the rising cost of flour. The exact reasons for flour being expensive elude me. I've heard that it's a combination of transportation costs (gas) and fewer people growing wheat because corn is all the rage. It is sad that these staple foods are more expensive. My poor boyfriend and his current diet of tuna sandwiches might find it a challenge with his tiny food budget.

2.  A Few Things Learned

Since I've been sick, I didn't learn much of anything new. Here are some things I learned a while ago.

The Rule of Three
Under the worst possible conditions you can survive:
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter
3 days without water
3 weeks without food

On Mythbusters (a really good show) they tested different cures for the burning sensation left by eating hot chili peppers. Milk won as everybody's favorite, the others were not so great. Dad was disappointed that they didn't test Horchata. Horchata according to Wikipedia is water, sugar, and milk or nut mixture served chilled during the summer. Dad tried it once after eating something really spicy and said it worked like a charm, possibly better than milk.

3. Me, Myself, and I

That last week or so I've been sick, my boyfriend was sick, and my parents were sick. Generally I slept or wandered around with my tissue box being miserable. I watched a movie or two, re-read some books. For awhile I was sick enough I couldn't even focus on what I was reading and considering I was reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffery (It's the first book I ever read), that was really pathetic. I'm starting to feel a bit better so, I'll be back to my busy schedule in no time.

I'm still working on learning the violin, but it's slow going. I keep forgetting where to put my fingers. I do have little markers, but I always seem to be slightly off. Also, I need more flexibility in my fingers so I can move them around and not slide others out of position. The harp still continues, but I haven't really added anything new lately. I did figure out the chords for Shule Agra and at some point I figure out how I want to set that up so I can play and sing it. The dulcimer, sits there. I'll pick it up again during the summer maybe. As far as voice is concerned, I feel like I've hit a bit of a plateau. I'm fairly good at learning a song, but the quality of my voice never seems to match up. I like the classical arias, but I hate how my voice sounds on them.

4. Creative Corner

Cauliflower, peas
Broccoli and carrots too
Are quite good to eat

5. Comments

Cereal - Thank you for the comment. I figured my parents have been around long enough and they pay taxes and own a house, so in terms of the job market they must know something. I'll probably interview mom next, when she's feeling better.

Bionicmomster and jehanne - Thanks for subscribing, hope you enjoy all my future posts.