Great...just great

So....my body is so picking up on my stress. It's trying to act like it might be getting a cold w/out going all the way while PMSing and now the dreams have started *bangs head*. Fortunately not a nightmare, but dreamt that I switched labs at this late date. Like that's a possibility. Uggh. Actually had to meditate to fall asleep last night despite being dead tired. I was hoping that it was cause I went to bed before 1 am for once (actually, lately before 3 am has been good too), but no. Seems not. Fun stress induced insomnia is lurking around the new year. I know it. Made a list during lab meeting. I don't know why i'm different than everyone else....lists just make me want to hyperventilate. Maybe cause I've never been good about actually doing what's on a list, I dunno.

Oh well, five more days then break. Debating on whether to take my computer or not. Since the parents actually have MS office now, less reason to. But...seperation anxiety! And I might be getting a digital player for xmas and if i don't have computer i won't be able to play anything on it!!

Random Rant at Conservatives (but unpolitic in nature)

Sooo...I read in the paper yesterday that Conservative Christians are starting this big push to put "religion/Christianity" back into the Christmas holiday. I was a bit flabbergasted. I mean first off, it is religious for those people who observe it religously...what more do you want? Are you going to go and steal the gifts from all the athiests' trees??

Geez, really.....Personally think that they are only getting what they deserve seeing that they have managed to steal and distort every pagan holiday and symbol known to man practically. How 'bout we do this....Christians will now celebrate the holiday sans every pagan symbol that has been stolen over the years. The rest of us get to celebrate Yule! So I better not see any holiday lights, christmas trees, caroling, etc from all you conservative christians. And while we're at it, no more easter egg hunts for the christian children either. We wouldn't want to corrupt their minds w/ pagan rituals.

Social Security Reform my ass

Okay..for a guy w/ a supposed MBA...Bush really sucks at economics as does his wonderful advisor Snow. Have you all checked out his plans? Sorry, have an economics/business buff for a friend so i generally get it explained to me in idiot terms when i actually care to ask. So the deal is, you'll be able to take 3% of your payroll taxes (although I actually assuem this will only be of FICA and SS tax and not actual income tax) and invest it yourself ... "sorta". Cause you will be limited as to what you can invest it in to prevent people from going crazy and losing it...so you'll get your choice most likely of government bonds....Does this sound much different than what we currently do really? I mean, we've already proven an inability to have a lockbox for supposed SS tax funds...but now we'll need one for the SS tax necessary to pay out to current retirees plus enough to cover this supposed investment in 20-40 yrs. What in actuality will most likely happen is that the money will be used to cover all deficit for that year which we all know what a federal surplus leads to (not that one could happen if Bushie keeps getting us into wars without exit strategies or peace plans).

Now...here's the real kicker...you'll be limited to actually investing 1000/yr....plus, the money won't really reach your account for up to 15 months because they plan on doing a paper system similar to the current W4...and because of that, you'll really probably only have a chance to change your investment once a year or so (and risk the government losing it all anyway considering how good they are at keeping up with paperwork).

So in reality....we're not reforming social security...it will still be the same...you'll just have the illusion of control over your money. Now then, don't you feel like Bush trusts you?