Obsessions

Dear readers,

I have found that I have an unusually high addiction to pretzels. This might seem "not so odd" to you but let me first tell you the very specific pretzels that I eat:

• They MUST be Mini pretzels
• They MUST be in the shape of their over sized cousin
• They MUST have a good crunch to them
• They MUST have the perfect ratio of salt to them

I haven't found the PERFECT pretzel yet. Right now, I found a brand made by Shultz. Its a no name brand, and really cheap but they taste almost perfect. Rold Gold are obviously very good but sometimes they have a bad bag where the salt is ALL on the bottom, and as you recall, they must have the perfect ratio of salt to them.

I eat pretzels probably 4-8 times a day. Once opened I immediately place them in my "Sure Fresh resealable container" that makes sure they stay perfectly crunchy.

I realize this might be a pointless BLOG, but I deem it necessary to point out my obsessions once I recognize them. Here is a list of my other obsessions I have found out about over the years:

1. M&Ms
2. Reality TV...
   
3. Coffee...no cream no sugar, just like a true American
4. Q-tipping my ears every morning
5. Popping a Tylenol PM every night before PT to ensure I get to sleep
6. Keeping MY stuff on MY side of the room, and keeping my ROOM MATEs stuff on HIS side of the room. There should be no interchanging of the floor space.
7. Having a fan on when I sleep regardless of the temperature

Most of these are just personal ticks about me, but they are obsessions nonetheless.

CNN listens

Dear readers,

I always go on CNN.com while I'm at school simply because it is the best place on the web to get the news (Unlike CNN, I have a bias). Today I came across a headline on the front page that said "Did army set hundreds adrift at sea?" This heading made me cringe! I thought to myself, "The same Army that preaches safety and the humane treatment of others" while training me, is now setting hundreds adrift at sea with no chance of survival?! I was outraged! For a good 25 seconds (before I opened the link) I even thought about not doing the Army if this is how they treat people.

I wanted to read more about this story so I clicked the link, only to find the headline "Probe questions fate of refugees in Thailand"staring me at the face. Two totally different meanings to the same story.

Now I know what your thinking... "Wow, Dave. You are kind-of a dumb ass for assuming so much before you read the whole article." If you are thinking that, I can't help but agree with you. Partially it was my fault that I had a mini panic attack before I opened it up; however, I bet it happens frequently. I'm sure there are those people who just saw it and assumed (like I) that it was the U.S., and proceeded to think badly of our strong, humane Army.

Readers, I know there are far bigger things that CNN needs to be worried about, but for the sake of this blog I thought I'd do an experiment. I emailed CNN.com and told them a more brief version of what was said on here. No more than 2 hours later, the headline was changed to "Did Thai Army set hundreds adrift at sea?" I was more than impressed.

That is right, The Gray Matter made the Army maintain their "squeaky clean" appearance. I think I'll try something on a much bigger scale next time. Stay tuned.

Canal of a Root

Dear readers,

I had a root canal a few days ago. It seemed like it would be a straight forward procedure--grind the tooth, clean the tooth, and get the hell out. Turns out it was not that easy for me. See, my friends, I am allergic to Novocaine, which means they had to use Carbacaine. I did some research on Carbacaine for you and this is what I discovered about my less-numbing friend:

"Substituted aminoalkyl esters of carbazol-N-carboxylic acid have high local anesthetic activity, and in general, low toxicity. The presence of a urethane linkage appears to reduce the stimulant effect on the central nervous system that most local anesthetics possess, and to contribute a primary depressant effect. "

To put into plain english: Carbacaine does not numb at all in comparison to its cousin, Novacaine.

I'm going to tell you right now that it was quite possibly the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. To make matters worse, the Doctor insisted on showing me everything he fished out of the rotten tooth. Long story short, do not get a root canal unless you can get gassed, or you have a tolerance for Novacaine.

Good day

New room mate

Well it's the new semester and I get to start it with a brand new room mate. My old room mate decided to leave since he got cut from the hockey team. So far he seems like a nice guy...kinda quiet and seems smart as hell.

In other news I got a container to hold my hand lotion. It's wonderful and convenient.

Intro

Dear readers,
I had a blog for a while, got a good fan base and even moved it to an independent site. Problem being, I got lazy and didn't keep it up. I enjoy blogging...seems like I enjoy it too much.

My old blog can be viewed through my profile, and its called Dave's thoughts exactly. It was fun, but like I said, I want a fresh start with this one.

I'll start this one off by listing a few things about myself:

1. I am a history major at SUNY Brockport
2. I am an avid drummer and teach the drumline at Medina High School
3. I am a U.S. Army Cadet and I'm fully contracted (pays for a good chunk of my school)
4. I am a registered republican, but as you will read, I have a lot of views that go way beyond party lines
5. I don't take life too seriously. A good sense of humor needs to be practiced in order to completely understand life for how it is.

There is much about me I hope you learn as you read. I plan on typing as much as possible so please sit back, grab a handful of oyster crackers and read away.