Third hand smoke....oy vey...

Ok, so we all know smopking is bad for you...We've found out second hand smoke is bad for you..but who would have come to think of THIRD hand smoke?!
Ok, for those of us unfarmiliar with the term, (like me) third hand smoke is the cigar, pipe, cigarette, ect. particles that settle in fabrics and hair. Basically it's that nasty stuff you can smell on people after they've smoked despite the fact the cig has been snuffed. Turns out this stuff isn't just a displeasing smell, it can make people seriously ill aswell! (Who'd 'a thunk it?! 1st hand, 2nd hand, 3rd....oy vey) It basically has the same adverse effect of 2nd hand smoke, with the whole, it makes allergies and asthma act up and stuff...not suprising...
Am I the only one that is thinking, when the hell is this going to end?!
I mean...good for them! they figured out another thing bad for us! But really...does it take extensive research to figure out that, if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, and shits like a duck, it's probably....third hand duck....
ugh...my point is...first hand is bad, second hand is bad, now, third hand is bad...at least they could have come up with a witty-er name....

Suicide turned to a near homocide?

I spoke too soon with that last post....
Cops arrived on the scene on new year's eve, to a couple's apartment to find a man and a woman, the man had been shot by the woman, but not how you might think. This shot was not fired maliciously...at him. It was reported that the couple got into a fight and the woman attempted to kill herself...but missed...and shot her boyfriend....
Too good to be true, eh?
You gotta know you're a pretty bad shot to be able to miss yourself...I mean, it's a pretty close target if you ask me...
Both of them ended up fine, he lived she was sent to see professional help...dunno if they stayed together though....

When committing a crime...turn off your phone!

I was reading some weird articles when I came across a really, flat out stupid one. The headline read ‘bonehead criminals arrest themselves.’ This is exactly what it sounds like. 3 guys in Tallahassee Florida were attempting to steal cars from a garage when, one guy’s phone starts calling the police. They didn’t realize this until squad cars started pulling up to arrest them. Mixed feelings about this, first feeling was ‘ok, well at least their getting what they deserve for trying to steal those cars.’ Next feeling, ‘what idiots we have out there! They called the cops on THEMSELVES?!’ Third feeling ‘What bad, f***ing luck.’ I’ve heard some far fetched stories out there cuz my brothers a cop but this takes the cake.

I was reading a article in Newsweek about..ok, brace yourselves, a baby with a brain tumor, but the tumor wasn't as incredible as what came out of the tumor. Now, before you go off and say I'm lying, or that it's some sort of alien baby, I need to tell you about this deformation called 'fetus in fetu' where babies for twins inside them. Now, what came out of this baby's brain tumor, was a fully developed foot, hand and thigh. The doctor who removed it said it looked like a breech birth (when babies come out feet first instead of head first). I thought that was ridiculous and it reminded me of another case I was once where this man had a dead, fully developed fetal twin in his abdomen...freaky stuff...I know my dad may have foot in mouth disease but foot in brain?! ok..har har har...I'll post again later.

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Does anyone know about the game 'spore creatures'? I'm gonna assume we don't because i didn't up until I stumbled upon this article on the different contraversies with the game. Ok, so basically, Spore, as it's been commonly reffered to, is a type of RPG (role play game) where you create and grow creatures on your own planet and you let them go and explore or whatever... It's a pretty sugar coated game. There's no violence or questionable adult themes where you steal and murder, yet this game is getting the same amout of contraversy as GTA (Grand Theft Auto). As soon as the game came out, everyone jumped on it. Some people were complaining that it "made you god" or, it put you in a goddly role in which people could create and destroy things, not taking life serious enough.. ok, quick note, I'm a vegetarian, I preach this ALL the time. I'm always getting in people's faces saying that "that cow had a life too!" or, "some of those chickens lived a really harsh life just to be killed" and guess what? No one really gives a rat's ass about these REAL creatures that lead REAL lives, but now there's this big hype about 7 year olds playing god in a sugar coated video game -rolls eyes- what's the world coming to? Any way, that's not the only contraversy in this game (believe it or not). The evolutionists are getting on this games case not too! They're saying that it's "a bad representation of Darwins theory" because it didn't follow the "corret 5 steps" or some bull crap like that... Plus with the evolution bit, those of us who are religious (thank GOD for them) are leaping on it saying that teaching evolution to children in a game is sinful...or whatever...
So, here's the rundown, this little 'rated everyone' 'clay-mation character' game is getting as much as good old GTA where you steal, rape and piliage!
I'm not saying spore's a good game or anything. Looks kinda pointless to me, but COME ON people, it's JUST a game!

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As we've progressed into our "depression, death, greif" unit in psych, I've been noticing myself rediscovering my old intrests in those notorious mental diseases, depression, anxiety, phobias. I was reading some articles recently on depression and how it effects kids our age. It's pretty straight forward, "depression effects EVERYTHING in your normal life." I know this to be true, being someone that has suffered from depression since I was about 9 (uncontrolable curiosity leads to self diagnosis). But one thing I didn't like about any of these articles was that they all seemed to take the side that depression is basically a ticking time bomb, an uncontrolable delayed death sentance. *rolls eyes* hellooo? still alive and kicking here! I'm not fond of these articles telling people that depression is like cancer. That it claims helpless youths every year all over our contry. The truth is, I don't think the depression is at fault. Sure, if the depression gets severe enough, it might lead to suicide, no doubt about that, but if you get a cold and don't do anything about it, that might kill you too won't it? The only point I'm trying to make is that depression isn't this big ugly ravenous monster that we seem to portray it as. It's completely diagnosable, treatable, and a lot of times curable. So yeah, that's my rant on depression. The thing I hope you take from this is that, if you see someone suffering from depression, act on it, don't just watch them fall alone.

The Brass Tea Kettle

I was looking up scary short stories the other day and I happened upon one called 'The Brass Tea Kettle'. I don't know where the setting was, which added to the creepyness and the "this could happen to you!" factor. Anyway, this story kind of reminded me of 'The Monkey's paw" where a charmed, mumified paw causes ironic havoc. In the Brass tea Kettle, a couple recive a tea kettle from a gypsy on the side of the road (That's the bell! I'll finish this later)