Random Saturday Musings

Published October 6, 2012 by Malia

Tonight, I’m not really in a”random” or a “musings” frame of mind. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been in a bit of a slump. I didn’t really feel like sharing everything that was going on. The whole point of this blog is to be open and honest about what’s going on in my life. The good stuff, the fat stuff, and the just plain hard stuff.

Almost three weeks ago, I found myself visiting Student Health. I’d been feeling really unwell, and I figured I might as well find out what was wrong. I was examined and tested, and I finally got some answers this week.

Turns out, I’ve got Type 2 Diabetes & PCOS. I was expecting the PCOS. I wasn’t expecting the diabetes.

I’m still processing this diagnosis. Overall, I’m hardly surprised, but it’s still a struggle. My emotions feel like they’re a yo-yo. One minute I’m super focused and totally prepared to face this, and the next, all I can think of are the people I’ve known who’ve lost limbs, and eventually their life to type 2. I find that I go from sad to driven to scared to acceptance to denial to happy surprisingly quickly. Like I said, yo-yo.

So, now I won’t just be writing about trying to lose weight, but I’ll be documenting dealing with this new adventure.

Friday Night Questions

Published October 5, 2012 by Malia

-Why are fish so fascinating?

-Am I the only person who likes watching movie trailers?

-Why don’t I like drinking water?

-What is with old Disney movies having their female protagonist being 16?

Cool Nature Fact of the Day

Published October 5, 2012 by Malia

Tonight I learned that woolly bear caterpillars can live 14 years. That’s a crazy long time to be a caterpillar.

Bad Day

Published October 3, 2012 by Malia

Okay, so most of today was really rotten (pretty much everything before 6:30). It was my breaking point after several days of not feeling well and just feeling sad. Not depressed. I had no desire to do myself in or anything like that. There was just this sadness brought on by a variety of things (including the fact that I’m starting to realize that our family really has lost a member, and life is going to be different). Then, there was this epic moment when I went to get lunch, and as I was about to pour my drink, my tray slipped and tray, food, and dishes all went tumbling to the ground, making sure to completely cover my jacket and pants. I was already a basket case at that point, so I pretty much ran from the cafeteria. Fortunately, no one clapped. This was surprising, because I don’t think I’ve ever been in there when a tray goes down and there is no clapping. I’m particularly thankful there was no clapping, because I think I would’ve started crying right there, instead of crying once I got back to the dorm. However, it may take me awhile before I can face that dining center again. I may try the other two on campus.

On the bright side, the evening totally made up for the rest of the day. At one point I was informed that I’m Rapunzel from Tangled. There was a lot of laughter, and that definitely helped buoy the spirits.

And in a few hours, snow will be here.

Whosday

Published October 2, 2012 by Malia

Angels Take Manhattan episode poster from nerdist.com

I promised myself that I wouldn’t cry. I think I made it about half-way through before I started tearing up. By the last ten minutes I was sobbing uncontrollably.

If you haven’t read one of the many recaps of this episode drifting around online, let me give you a quick (spoiler free-ish) summary:

The Doctor, Amy, & Rory are in modern day New York City. The weeping angels show up, and decide to time zap Rory (send him back in time). The remainder of the episode is all about getting to Rory and dealing with the angels. Also, there’s great use of the Statue of Liberty.

Would this episode have required as many tissues if we (the viewers) hadn’t known that this was the Pond’s final episode? I don’t think it would’ve. There were so many rumors circulating, “Amy & Rory die,” “Amy & Rory end up in a situation that prevents them from ever returning,” well, you get the idea. Normally, an episode like this, I’d be sitting there, waiting for the impossible, but logical solution. However, knowing the theories swirling around, I found myself expecting each turn of events to be the very sad solution.

This season has definitely made me a bigger fan of Matt Smith as the Doctor. It’s taken me awhile to really warm up to him, but this season has been excellent. Also, I think this is the first time that a companion has departed, and I’m actually excited to see the new companion. Of course, it helps that the new companion was absolutely adorable and charming in her first episode at the start of the season.

I can’t wait for the rest of the season!