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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

college or no college?

I am an avid reader, of blogs and books alike. SInce it is the summer and most of what I am doing lately is nothing at all (at least until my job starts), I've decided I am going to read a ton of books this summer.

My reading list is wicked long right now. Most of the books are recommendations from the blogs that I am following, which I mentioned a few posts back. Almost the whole list originated in one day, thank you obsessive personality.

One book I just started is called The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. It is extremely interesting so far, mostly because it highlights a completely unconventional way of life. Between this and the other blogs/books I am reading, it is starting to make me reconsider which direction I am taking in life.

What I want to do in terms of a career is not what I am reconsidering, because I do not intend whatsoever to have a desk job, but something more fulfilling than that. The thing I am reconsidering is college, and its scaring the shit out of me.

I was reading the first blog post on and the author of the website dropped out of college on a full scholarship during his freshman year. I have read in a bunch of other places about how seemingly unnecessary college is, especially because of the big price tag. HOWEVER, not going to college to pursue what I want to do scares me. Almost everyone I know is going to college, and I can't imagine NOT going.

To be honest, I absolutely love college, and I wouldn't want to leave early. I actually enjoy going to class and learning, especially because I am taking classes that I want to and that I find interesting. Not to mention living without my parents, living with my friends, and literally having the freedom to do whatever I want. Another thing that college offers is a million and one opportunities that one cannot get in the outside world. If an opportunity came around that would make going to college somewhat unnecessary, then I think I would reconsider the path I'm on.

For now, I think I am going to stick to the college route. But I am going to stay completely open to different lifestyles and ways of life.

Any thoughts on alternative lifestyles?

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Percocet

So yesterday started out like any other day, just a casual trip to the oral surgeon to get FOUR wisdom teeth out.

Let me break down the procedure for you, and may I warn that it might get a little bit graphic for some.

First, I went into the room where the surgery takes place, which looks exactly like it does when one goes to get a regular check up at the dentist. Then they put on an oxygen mask before attempting to put in the IV.

There is almost nothing in this world that makes me as nervous as needles, and the heart rate monitor I was attached to shot up as soon as they tried to put the needle in. First, they got it in and I thought I was gonna faint. Then I find out the vein they put it in wasn't big enough, SO THEY HAD TO DO IT AGAIN.

This was easily one of the worst parts of the surgery, and soon after I was knocked out. The next thing I know I'm being led to the recovery room with an ice pack on my face. At this point, I was completely delirious. I had no idea what was really going on because the surgery lasted about 10 minutes, but the anesthesia lasts much longer. It was the weirdest feeling ever, especially when I got home and tried to sleep.

I woke up about an hour later, tons of gauze in my mouth, and bleeding a lot. Many people do not have to get all four teeth out, but I was one of the lucky ones. I am also lucky enough to experience the nauseating side effect of percocet.

Me and percocet currently have a love-hate relationship. While the drugs are working magnificently to cure the pain in my mouth, they cause me to feel very very nauseous, which then makes me have the need to be horizontal all of the time. Fortunately for me, HBO has all of season 6 of Sex and the City on on demand, so I am in luck.

Even though all of this sounds less than ideal, I am very lucky to have been able to get this surgery. These teeth have been bothering me for a very long time, and I desperately needed to get them out. And I also got them out at a time where literally nothing else is going on, and I will be all healed by the time Dave Matthews band rolls into Massachusetts!! This is also the time when one of my good friends from school is visiting me.

To wrap up this post, I think the moral of the story is that even though this surgery was not something I would ever choose to do again, its giving me a chance to just relax for a few days and have an excuse to watch as much tv as I want to. :)

Have there been any times where something awful has given you the chance to do just what you want like this?