Never Have I Ever

I've never...

1) Seen Shrek
2) Been to Buffalo Wild Wings
3) Licked a streamer (and don't recommend it..thats weird)
4) Been to a Pro Sports event
5) Slept under the stars (as in no tent or anything)
6) Left the country
7) Gone trick r treating
8) Been kissed in the rain
9) Worked at a fast food restaurant
10) Had a boyfriend

No, this is not a bucket list, just a list of things.......ya know, just chillin' and being subtle here....... ;)

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bloodmoney

So, contrasting unpopular belief, I am afraid of doctors. Most people know this, so this probably isnt news. However, not everyone knows that its a legit thing, not just "doctors are scary"...I actually had a panic attack at the thought of the possibility of going to a hospital just to visit someone. This is not an irrational fear, because it makes sense-doctors are clearly out to kill me if they see me.  I am learning to cope, though. Over the summer I visited the nurse four times. The first visit took four days of pain and four cups of coffee to convince me to go, but then she gave me wonderful ibuprofen and I decided that she was no longer a nurse, she was BackAllySally, my drug dealer. Sure, it was hard and I almost cried, but I survived.  More recently, as in yesterday, I took my courage a step further. In this case, it took a lack of funds and bills to pay, but I managed to go to Biolife to sell my Plasma. They call it donating, but thats not what it is, its selling. When I first walked in, I wasnt sure I'd make it out alive, what with all the awful doctor smells and scary people in white lab coats and people hooked up to machines sucking their life (okay, blood) out of them.  I immediately found the bathroom and took a few deep breathes before returning to the front desk.  I answered a few questions, forcing myself to rremain calm so my pulse wouldnt be too high, then had them nearly cut my finger off with their pinprick needle thing. They stole my fingerprint and sent me to answer computer questions, then a physical, then they sent me to the deathmachines. Honestly, I was pretty okay with them. It was kinda cool to see the process, and next time i might watch them stab me. What wasnt cool was halfway through my mind almost went towards the panic-attack-trail, but I distracted myself with the free wifi. Another not cool thing was they had to switch arms in the middle of the process, so I had two arms taped up and couldnt fully bend them for the next three hours.  All in all, I made it out alive without any problems, and plan to go back (maybe wednesday).  Im gonna see how long I can make it without spending my bloodmoney, maybe make it like a savings account card. We shall see.

Also, on an unrelated topic, my phone has been wigging out for the last couple weeks, but I hopefully fixed it. I had to drive to where I had adequate coverage and reprogram my phone so my internet and texting and calling would all work all the time. I was to the point where my texting only worked half the time, my calling sometimes didnt work, and my internet never worked. Just thought id share that with you :)

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If you play with fire...

...you are gonna get burned. Or if you have your head in the clouds while cooking.  Slightly sleeping still and making breakfast, I went about my usual pattern for making Ramen (yes, I know, Ramen for breakfast is weird) this morning- grab a pot, put water in it, put it on the burner, turn the burner on, wait for it to boil, etc.  Not too long but not too short after that I was frustrated to see that my water wasnt even close to boiling, and should have been (my toast was done already, after all).  Soon after I realized that I had failed to turn on the correct burner, rolled my eyes at my sleepy self, and moved the pot over.  What I had failed to notice was that the handle of the pot was sitting directly over a red hot burner, and had grown quite steamy itself.  This was brought to my attention with a string of swear words and a now painfully burnt hand.  I hope next time I learn better.

**authors note** while the above blogpost seems brief and possibly uninteresting, as well as a waste of your time, I just wanted to share something in story form.  It is much more interesting than a facebook status reading "burnt my hand today cuz i had the wrong burner on"usually and as faithful followers, you seem to enjoy trivial stories about my life.  Thank you for your time, ~Mer~

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I am writing this at 4:14 PM on Monday, May 9th 2011.  It is windy and stormy out.  I am at my house.

If all goes well, its my 18th birthday when this posts.  I'm hoping that I forget all about this.  If no one else has commented on this, please do so I see it and remember it!

Dear Mer,

Happy Birthday!  Its weird to wish you that because I'm not sure I ever have!  I hope you still go by Mer.  It would be sad if you didn't.  First, for my sake, your sake, and our thousands of blog readers' sakes, I'm gonna make some predictions.  Its the end of your Senior Year, so you're probably still living at home.  Hopefully, you are presently at Lake Ellen, working as a Wrangler.  I don't have my liscense yet, but I'm sure you do.  You probably have a car by now too.  I'm gonna guess you've still been going to CGs, even if the Elmhorsts have moved to their other house in Rhinelander.  You're probably still single and probably haven't ever not been yet.  Not that I don't have hope of ever haveing a boyfriend, but honestly, I don't know very many guys deserving of that title.  If you don't work at camp, that means you have another job, so I know for sure you are employed somewhere.  You aren't planning on going to college any time soon, and still don't know what to do with your life.  Emily and James have their own apartment, besides the Garage, and certainly shouldn't be in TJ's room yet.  Also, TJ has been a marine for a year now, and sometimes you miss him because you are still homeschooled and bored a lot. WHOAH wait, no! You're GRADUATED!!!! hah! Can't wait for that!!!

Friends.  Hmmm.  I bet you're still friends with Megan.  You're still friends with Billie and Phillip, and they are probably still a couple.  Maybe Megan and Boomer are married or something by now.  Maybe Emily and James have a kid.  Doubt that though.  Tami is still your friend too.  And of course, the Elmhorsts.  I'm actually 'chatting' with Becca as I write this.  She'll probably be like a millionaire.  I know, its only a little over a year, but still.  Oh, and YEAH! is still fun, and you're still on leadership team.  I bet Cana has a boyfriend by now.  Haley is fifteen and will definately NOT have her temps yet haha.

You're life is more exciting by now, I'm sure.  You don't spend as much time at home, because you can drive and have a car by now.  You have your own bowling shoes too.  And a cartilage piercing.  Remember when TJ said you should get that tattoo of a heart that says "Love Hungry" in it? On your wrist?  Only it wouldn't say that, it would say something cooler? You should think about that, now that you're eighteen and all.

or as Becca just said:

"you never know...you might decide to go to college for advenced math and become a whiz and marry a science nerd and have 10 smart babies running around"

now THAT I seriously doubt!

 

It is possible all my predictions are wrong.  You could have an apartment.  You could have a boyfriend (if you do, I hope he's quite good-looking).  For all I know, you're married! (again, I doubt it).  You could not have a car.  You could not have a job.  You could have failed everything.  You could be in college.  Who knows.

 

There are a few things I'm sure are still true.  Batman is your favorite, still.  I JUST REALIZED DOCTOR WHO SEASON SIX WILL BE ON DVD BY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So yeah, you'll still like Doctor Who.  You'll still be nerdy and like all the superhero stuff.  You'll still be blonde.  You'll still be super weird.  You'll still be a Christian.  Jack will still be your favorite cat ever.  You'll still have your crayons.

 

Okay, this is getting long.  I have to wrap this up.  Some words of wisdom:  Stay strong.  Never give up.  Always persevere.  Don't spit into the wind.

 

Love,

 

~Murrbeth~

 

Dear Readers,

 

I hope I have kept up this blog til now.   I kind of hope its grown better over the last year, but if not, oh well I guess.  I hope I've kept you entertained, made you think, made you laugh. I hope I'm still alive.  If not, this probably made you cry or something rediculous.  Love you all!  Thanks for sticking with me for all this time!

 

Love,

 

~mer~

 

P.S. to myself-  do you still like disney movies? and have all my posters?  and still watch nerimon and charlieissocoollike on youtube?  who are you going to vote for?  think about that!!!  do you still write stories?  do you still like zelda? psh of course you like zelda, what a stupid question.  WRITE BACK SOON!!! (for your readers sakes! and mine! ha!)