Not a whole lot to mention today

So there's not a whole lot going on that is new. My poison ivy/oak/sumac is getting better, slowly, but is still pretty bad. School is picking back up, in fact, last night my brilliant friend and I spent 3 and 1/2 hours working on our dynamics homework. It's great to be back (that's sarcasm, boys and girls).

On a more interesting note, I get to construct some fiberglass this afternoon, as part of our Engineering Material Science class' lab. That, at least, should be pretty cool. And on a completely unrelated note, I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER!

-Storm

Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac

As the last post says, I got poison ivy or poison oak, poison sumac, something, over my spring break. Pretty much blows, my right arm has several spots that are completely blistered up and oozing yellow stuff. So I went to the sick bay this morning and got 4 meds - calamine, aluminum acetate, steroids, and a form of benadryl. Hopefully this stuff clears up soon...until it does I'm missing my professional rescuer classes as well as a lot of sleep, and homework is even more of a chore.

I spent an hour medicating my arms this morning after sick bay (skipped a class to do so), and they're feeling much better right now, hopefully that means they're starting to heal...

Two things

So, two things to write about today. First, a quote that I find interesting:
"When I meet a stranger, I expect them to act a little strange" - Jenni James
I thought this was interesting, because normally when I meet someone it is hard not to make first-impression character judgments. But they are, after all, strangers, and so it would be normal for them to act a bit strange. Anyway, I thought that was an interesting point to make. So thank you, Ms James, for that nugget of advice.

Secondly, in keeping with tradition, I have returned from leave with some form of bodily ailment. This time, poison ivy on my arms (and it appears, behind my left ear - don't ask me because I don't know). It seems that I am perpetually ill when I return from leave back home. This time it is poison ivy, last time it was a rolled ankle that I could barely walk on. Another time it was an ear infection so bad that I had to have a myringotomy. Before that, a terrible cold/sore throat. The times that I have returned sick way outnumber the very few times I have returned well. I'm sitting here with bandages all over my arms and I look like I am terminally ill with these gauze pads that are discolored from the seepage of the blisters. I can't wait for classes to start on Monday...

So that just about gets it for me tonight. Time to watch a movie, or maybe just go to bed. A ton of procrastinated homework awaits me tomorrow!
-Storm