Today I overheard some idiot in a coffee shop saying that everything in the South Pacific is radioactive. Last I checked, the only recent nuclear activity was in the northern region of the pacific ocean... Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I would say that there is a big difference between north and south. If everything was radioactive, there would be some kind of restriction with travel, food, drinks, and everything else coming from and going to the South Pacific.
To the poor fellow who has a misguided notion about radioactivity, I strongly urge you to get some form of education (regardless of whether it includes the South Pacific). I can safely say that am from the South Pacific, and I'm not radioactive! I also do not have extra eyes, toes, fingers, or anything else which may be a side affect of exposure to radioactivity.
It is no secret that I LOVE coffee! If coffee were a man, I would put a ring on it. Perhaps I am addicted, but I prefer to think that coffee and I share a deep bond. Because I consume copious amounts of caffeine (mainly in the form of coffee and energy drinks) I decided to see what it was actually doing to my body, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I should continue drinking the beautiful nectar of the gods. Here is why: Reason 1) Coffee reduces your chances of getting oral cancer! A study which was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology which was performed concluded that if adults drink coffee daily their chances of getting oral cancer can be reduced as much as 50%! For more info about the study, click here. Reason 2) Coffee helps your memory! In a study it was found that coffee increases brain activity in the memory rich frontal lobe and attention-controlling anterior cingulum.Additionally, if you drink coffee during your "golden years," it can actually help prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease. Click here for more info. Reason 3) Coffee helps boost your metabolism and can suppress your appetite! Anyone who is concerned with dieting should know about this fact. Of course, if you drown your coffee with sugar and creamer it's not really going to help you loose weight, but any type of healthy food can also be abused. Even Dr. Oz has featured coffee as a metabolism booster on his website. Reason 4) Coffee helps to fight depression! A study performed by the National Institutes of Health and the AARP discovered that people who drank four or more cups of coffee a day were 10% less likely develop depression than someone who didn't drink coffee at all. If you are interested in this subject click here. Reason 5) Coffee can make you smarter! The key to intelligence has been revealed... COFFEE! Okay, so not exactly... here is how it works: Coffee blocks the neurotransmitters in the brain associated with sleep and can temporarily boost cognition (especially if you're not getting enough sleep). Translated to normal-speak: drink coffee when you aren't able to sleep much because it will make you smarter! Click here for more info.
For many years coffee and I have shared a deep love. It has helped me through many of life's struggles. Coffee is there for me when I need a quick boost of energy, and even when I need a nice warm beverage before I go to sleep (yes, I understand that this is contradictory, but it actually relaxes me at night). I intend to continue my deep and loving relationship with coffee for many years to come!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Life never quite turns out like you expect. Two years ago I expected to be studying towards a bachelors degree (in case you were wondering, I'm not). I expected to be doing more with my life than making barely enough money to survive by waiting tables. I get that complaining about everything isn't going to do anything, but I'm damn frustrated. I worked so hard to have a good G.P.A. (grade point average), did all of the extracurricular activities necessary to make me stand out from the crowd, had no social life for 5 years, and for what? A degree that doesn't even mean anything... I have a crappy job, a car that's about to die on me, I'm not able to go back to school like I wanted (my "break" from school was only supposed to be one year... it's been almost two), and my finances are a joke. It would be awesome if a big bag of money were to magically find its way to my front door... but that isn't likely to happen. Right now I'm feeling pretty discouraged about the general state of my life right now!
Believe it or not, I was incredibly insecure while I was growing up. As the second of eight siblings I felt like I was constantly being compared with my siblings. I was also teased and called "fat" when I wasn't. To put things into perspective I was about 5 ft 4 and 100 pounds... so "technically" underweight. Sadly, the one thing which stood out the most was being teased about my weight. It doesn't take a genius to realize I wasn't "fat", but because of the constant teasing I began to believe I was overweight. I'd rather not divulge all of the consequences, but I began obsessing with my weight. I had to work out all of the time... although I did enjoy working out, I know realize that it wasn't healthy at the time because it began to consume my life.
Fast-forward to the present -- I have gained weight in the last few years. To most it is not noticeable -- in fact, people get mad if I tell them I've gained weight, or just tell me I'm crazy. Whether you agree or not, I have. It's not a ton, but I definitely notice it. The funny thing is, I really don't mind! I'm actually pretty happy with the way I look. I have a better self image now than I did in the past. I'm not entirely sure how that came about, but I am more than okay with that.
Today we are bombarded from every direction with advertisements that tell us we should look a certain way, but I refuse to give in to the current "Hollywood" fad of being an anorexic twig (sorry if I offend anyone, I'm just trying to make a point). As I get older I am growing more and more comfortable with the way I look, and who I am as a person. If you asked me in the past if I was happy with the way I looked my honest answer would have been no. I really thought I would get more insecure with age... maybe I'm just a weirdo. Whatever it is, as long as I'm alive, healthy, and I have my family, that is all that really matters!
Last night was not particularly enjoyable for me. It started out good, but ended badly. A friend of mine flipped out on me, then I (being a genius) decided to walk a few miles back to my car in the middle of the night <--- really not my best decision. After this I was contacted and asked to call the friend in the morning. Really? Call you after you were rude/mean to me.
You may be wondering what my friend did... long story short she drunkenly told me I wasn't a good friend. That was pretty confusing to me because I wouldn't consider myself a bad friend to this person, but hey, if hanging out, being nice, and giving rides to places is being a bad friend then I'm more than happy to remain in the "category." When I asked why I was a bad friend (because I genuinely wanted to know if I was doing something which was not appropriate for our friendship) she wasn't able to give me reasons.
This morning they asked me to call them... I'm guessing either to tell me how stupid I was for walking away from them or maybe apologize... who knows. I know for a fact that I'm going to have to deal with this person, but right now I really just want to be by myself / only see people who don't tell me I am a "bad friend" for no reason. Seriously, if you're going to accuse me of being a bad friend tell me what I did (I asked and she was unable to give me any reasons).
So, I am sorry [friend], I'm need space, and I'm a cut you out of my life for a short time. If you decide to tell me why I am a bad friend, I'll change it. If I'm not a bad friend, tell me so we can move on from this. And please, don't drunkenly yell at me without telling me why -_-
If one more person in the United States talks about New Zealand and Australia being the same I will punch them in the face. I'm not even kidding. I am sick and tired of people doing comparing them. "Oh, you're from New Zealand... that's like Australia, right?" WRONG! Are you mentally challenged? Do you need to have your ability to make decisions questioned because you are retarded? No! New Zealand and Australia are separate countries! Want to know how separate? Google maps can't even calculate a route, and it gives you directions from Japan to the United States!
I am beyond over having to deal with this! If I recognize the United States as a separate country from Canada and Mexico you sure as hell better give me the same courtesy. At least there is a sea between my country (New Zealand) and Australia - Canada and Mexico don't have the luxury. So stop being morons!New Zealand and Australia are separate counties! If you have difficulty acknowledging that, go to Walmart and get a map!
Tonight, as usual, I was watching heaps of videos on YouTube -- I'm not going to sugar coat it... I'm addicted to YouTube. Of course ended up going through my "favorites." This prompted me to listen to Feel Inside and Stuff Like That which is a song by New Zealand musicians to raise money for a charity organization called Cure Kids which raises money for medical research. I thought I would share this gem with you all. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
If you want more information about the song / project, you can watch another video <click here>. It is a lot longer, but thoroughly enjoyable! You can purchase this song on iTunes and the proceeds will go to Cure Kids. Here are the lyrics:
Feel Inside and Stuff Like That
There are children who are so unwell,
They have to live their lives in hospitals,
They're feeling lospital,
Mospital.
Children getting sicker,
Drinking too much bubble mixture,
They all just wanna be bubbles,
They all just wanna be bubbles.
There must be something we can do,
To stop these kids from doing spews.
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids,
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids.
Kids need us to come together,
We can make them better,
We can get them some feta.
Can raffle scooters cars and movie vouchers,
John stop blowing all the money on couches.
We need a million and a hundred,
Ten and twenty-one dollars.
We need to build a trap so we can catch all the robbers,
We'll take their money,
We'll rob the robbers,
So we can fill a house,
Fill a house full of dollars.
We'll go to peoples and ask to borrow some money,
They'll probably all just give us some money,
We give them back less money and cause a confusion,
That's the solution,
Yeah that's the collusion.
Feel inside,
And stuff like that,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids,
Feel inside,
Feel inside,
Open up the lids,
Help help help the kids.
The banks got the money the money,
They get it from the prime minister,
The prime minister gets it from the queen,
The queen gets the money from the bank,
Who gets it from the prime minister,
The craziest financial system I've ever seen.
The kids that are sick can't do hip-hop anymore,
Their tummies their tummies could be very sore,
We've gotta dig for some oil and some cystals and gold,
Collect teeth for the tooth fairy and put 'em in a bowl,
Reason 3) Coffee helps boost your metabolism and can suppress your appetite! Anyone who is concerned with dieting should know about this fact. Of course, if you drown your coffee with sugar and creamer it's not really going to help you loose weight, but any type of healthy food can also be abused. Even Dr. Oz has featured coffee as a metabolism booster on his website. 
Believe it or not, I was incredibly insecure while I was growing up. As the second of eight siblings I felt like I was constantly being compared with my siblings. I was also teased and called "fat" when I wasn't. To put things into perspective I was about 5 ft 4 and 100 pounds... so "technically" underweight. Sadly, the one thing which stood out the most was being teased about my weight. It doesn't take a genius to realize I wasn't "fat", but because of the constant teasing I began to believe I was overweight. I'd rather not divulge all of the consequences, but I began obsessing with my weight. I had to work out all of the time... although I did enjoy working out, I know realize that it wasn't healthy at the time because it began to consume my life.
