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November 22nd, 2007
09:52 pm - Aetna Sucks!
So. . I have medical insurance through my employer. I'm a relatively healthy young man who goes to the doctor once, maybe twice a year. I hate doctors offices and hate medicine even more. Since I moved to Tallahassee however, my health has started declining. I have Florida health insurance. I have Aetna. I might have Sleep Apnea. I have no way of checking that statement due to the fact that Aetna does not have cover any of the sleep study centers in town or in the 50 mile radius surrounding this town. In fact, if I want to get a sleep study done, I have to drive clear to Gainesville (2 1/2 hour drive) to get a consultation and schedule an appointment for a sleep study. Fine. I can deal with that, even though they have all these forms on their website that are for people in my predicament. "Insufficient coverage" forms that are supposed to make them pay for these things, but they've denied me. Why? I don't know. Neither does the customer service. I have tried to talk to the guys who actually check this junk .. and they aren't allowed to speak to me. Fine.
Then I go to the doctor to give me some decongestants. Being an opera singer, it would be nice to be able to breathe. Aetna says the medication the doctor gave me isn't good enough for me and I have to ask the doctor to give me better medication. Why? Because Aetna has contracts with this "better" medication that dries out my throat while it eats at my mucus and it will save them some money. They did the same thing with my nexium for my acid reflux. I have lived in Tallahasee for 4 months now. The only thing Aetna has paid for thus far is $16.06 to discount my NEW decongestant medicine (and my vocal cords are completely dry unless I drink TONS of water). I had to pay the $54.83 on top of that. I even had to pay for the doctors visit because the only doctor in town that all the professional opera singers trust isn't covered by Aetna.
To all the Americans that say universal health care isn't the way to go. I'd like you guys to pay my multiple bills. You are the reason my insurance costs me $286 a month, and the reason they can walk all over me. They refuse to give me medication I NEED in a timely fashion and refuse to pay for any of it unless I strong arm them. Either pay for my medication or vote for universal health care. Today is Thanksgiving. While you chaps are giving thanks for your health and family and all that stuff. . give a sec to think about those of us who pay so much to be part of the 86% in the country with health insurance and yet really have none because the insurance companies don't care. Now think about your health, your families health and that of your children. . . it's okay to weep. . really.
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June 7th, 2007
07:19 pm - Road Trip thus far
Well, let us see. . where do I begin
On Tuesday of last week, a friend and I headed out on a roadtrip of epic proportions. The goal? Washington State (from Athens, GA . .St. Pete, FL for her). We made it on Monday of this week. We went through Tennessee, camped in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas (ugh), Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, before making it to Olympia, Washington.
All along the way, I've been sending postcards to all of my friends. If I haven't sent you one, let me know, I'll make sure to send one off.
Things have gotten a bit strained between my friend and I, but that's understandable since we've been in such close quarters (no real privacy) for the past 2 weeks. We have a healthy fight every 3 days or so to keep things fresh and exciting. (. . yeah. .that's how we REALLY feel. . . ugh)
Incidentally, never drive to Kansas. . that place is a shit hole. . if Superman wasn't raised there. . I would highly recommend using it as the next place to test atom bombs. At least it would liven up the landscape. It's a place where roaches should breed and that's it. 7 hours of rolling hills that went nowhere. . no civilization .. nothing! ugh.
I went to Metropolis, IL . . that's the home of Superman. . .look it up.
Been to two active volcanoes in the past two days. . and have spent the majority of the last week on top of mountains. . will update my myspace and facebook with those pictures as soon as I can.
Hope your summer is going as well :-)
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March 16th, 2007
09:26 am - Woah!
Man. . it's been FOREVER since I updated this thing. Let's see. . I got into all the universities I auditioned at. . now I'm just waiting to find out if I got any assistantships. My opera is almost done. . but almost isn't good enough so I plan on completing it today. I recently had a major fight with my parents . .and now. . everything is going really well. . we haven't argued or anything. . and I think we might be okay now :-). . A friend and I might be going on a road trip this summer to Washington state. . I'm excited about that. . I've had my car since November 25th and I'm WELL over 10000 miles right now. . I bought my first set of handcuffs. . We've been having loads of fun with that :-)
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February 27th, 2007
11:02 pm - Well. .
Our post valentine day was amazing. . the auditions are going well . .and the girlfriend is working out splendidly. Had the first rehearsal on my opera today and I'm dead excited about it.
In other news. . I'm writing a new song entitled
An Ode to one's own hand
Oh hand
How I do adore you
Your sensuous stroke
Does surely provoke
Pleasure within me
Oh hand
How I do adore you
Your familiar motion
Causes this commotion
Building within me
Your rapidity is all but
Shrouded by your fluidity
But the banging on the keys
As you play the reprise
Does bring me great joy
Hope you enjoyed it.
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January 9th, 2007
03:31 pm - WOOT!
New chick on the block! More to come! haha
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December 26th, 2006
02:04 am - Haha
Best Christmas ever. . hahaha.
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December 6th, 2006
08:01 pm - Wow
I just completed performing on my senior recital. Three things happened.
-I did well. (Mr. Darden .. my coach who has performed all over and is just amazing at .. well .. everything. . said this before we went out for the last set. "You're made for the stage." man. . emotions ran high)
-Dr. Broughton came up to me after the concert and told me "You, your voice and your work are the reason I teach". . . wow
-The I realized something. I'm done with voice lessons :-( The feeling I'm left with . . well. . its rather depressing .. I love my voice lessons and I hate to have to leave it. :(
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November 21st, 2006
05:27 pm - Change
A pebble falls into a river
And the ripples are fast
To disappear
How shortlived the effect
Of the pebble
On the river
For the ripples dissipate
And the water is calm
On the river
The ripples gone, the water steady
But what of the pebble
In the river?
The effect on the river
Is not as shortlived after all
For that pebble is now a part of it
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November 20th, 2006
12:12 am - Broken
Her shifting eyes betray a heart that wanders
A cold calculating breath that defies tradition
A silent killer in the wings that ponders
The creation of a sole mans contrition
Her defiant stature pleas for attention
Her hormonal needs ravenous for diversity
But her ideologies deny convention
And display her true perversity
Polyamory, a persistant thorn
Lies in waiting for its attack
A true heart lies dead, forlorn
Its red valour fades to black.
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September 11th, 2006
07:53 am - Seriously, read this and think about it!
My Chinese horoscope. . .isn't it amazing?
Daydreaming all afternoon sounds heavenly to the Goat. This creative, esoteric Sign needs plenty of time alone in which to feed its Muse. Goats are generally most comfortable in their own minds (which other, more linear-thinking Signs may have trouble deciphering). This Sign makes a great craftsperson or artisan, or perhaps a teacher of New Age studies -- any occupation that allows its mind the full range of freedom. Goats tend not to be very well-organized, precluding many more dry business endeavors. In fact, Goats tend not to be very materialistic in general, finding plenty of riches in their own imagination. However, especially when in love, the Goat can be quite a lavish gift-giver.
Perhaps it's that artistic temperament that so often causes Goats to feel insecure, but the result is that these high-strung creatures need to feel loved and admired lest they start worrying incessantly. For this reason, Goats tend to have a hard time with romance; anyone who couples up with a Goat must know, this Sign has a sensitive streak a mile wide and can be subject to bouts of anxiety over seemingly inconsequential things. Goats need plenty of love, support and open reassurance from their lovers. If a relationship is marked by conflict, the Goat will often pull away -- either physically or simply by retreating into the safe haven of its imagination.
If the romance is going well, however, Goats won't hesitate to tell their partner what they need -- and they can be quite insistent about it! This Sign will definitely return the favor, however; the Goat has a luxurious side that delights in indulging a lover's every wish. Appearances are also important to the Goat, which may explain why these folks can spend hours primping and posing.
Goats would be well-served by learning to relax and let others run the show from time to time. Once they can be certain that their friends and lovers won't be gone when the Goat returns from its daydreams, life will be a field of daisies.
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August 3rd, 2006
06:10 pm
273,290 descendants
- you're more genetically fit than 52% of the current population - |
273,290. Not bad. You're no Mongol warlord, but to have that many copies of your genetic code running around 800 years from now is pretty impressive.
You're in the lower middle of the scoring spectrum, but, honestly, when you consider that the cheaters, swindlers, and football players of this world are statistically best-equipped to create children, scoring low is something to be proud of. As you'll see below, some of your lines will die out, but nonetheless your genetic material will thrive here on earth for a long time to come.
A close friend of mine created a program to generate family trees for this test. It's based on your unique answers. We accounted for sterility, birth rates, death rates, disease, drug abuse, nitwitism, and accidents and came up with this, for you: |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 99% on fitnessfactor |
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02:47 pm - Haha
the Shock Jock
(52% dark, 42% spontaneous, 63% vulgar) | your humor style:
VULGAR | SPONTANEOUS | DARK
Your sense of humor is off-the-cuff and kind of gross. Is it is also
sinister, cynical, and vaguely threatening to the purer folks of this
world. You probably get off on that. You would cut a greasy fart, then blame it on your mom, and then just shrug when someone pointed out that she's dead.
Yours is hands-down the most outrageous sense of humor; you like things
trangressive and hardcore. It's highly likely (a) you have no limits (b) you have no scruples and (c) you have no job. Ironically, it's your type of humor that can make the biggest bucks in show business.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Howard Stern - Adam Sandler - Roseanne Barr
The 3-Variable Funny Test!
- it rules -
If you're interested, try my best friend's best test:
The Genghis Khan Genetic Fitness Masterpiece
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 99% on darkness | | You scored higher than 99% on spontaneity | | You scored higher than 99% on vulgarity |
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July 23rd, 2006
07:10 am - An Ode
Her red hair and tight blue jeans
Bring out the man in me
If you know what I mean
Her southern drawl
Speaks to me
In a voice the likes of which
Many have tried,
But all have failed,
Until now
We paint the town red
Before our black tie event
Her flowing black dress
Seducing time and space
And her green eyes
Reflecting the moon
On a much more personal level
We reach our venue
And take to the stage
Like Casanova to courting
And seduce our audience
With tone and vibrancy
And as I hit my High C
And She, her High F
The Trinity smiles down upon us
As an orgasm of overtones
Sweeps the hall
We arrive home
Wearing nothing but our love
Wearing nothing but our joy
And a climax of axiom
Wracks through our body
This was meant to be
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Its bloody hard to write poetry when you're sleepy and lovesick. . thats all.
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/threnody/mice/m-artistic.gif) artistic
Current Music: Bridge over troubled Water - Paul Simon
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July 22nd, 2006
12:04 pm - sigh
Help. I think I'm falling in love. Again. Yet, for some reason, like an alheizers patient, it feels like the first time.
On the bright side, I got this kick ass Superman computer game! :-D
Wish you guys could meet her, she's freaking amazing (except when she's shouting at me for being retarded :-p)
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July 14th, 2006
08:37 am - bah
 | You scored as A Slave To BDSM. Admit it, you like being tied up and being told you've been very naughty. You like teasing your partner and making them squirm, and not letting them be able to do anything about it. Some people think what you do is sick and disgusting, but you know it's all in good fun.
A Slave To BDSM | | 98% | Sex God | | 85% | A Romantic | | 68% | Virgin | | 25% | </td>
How are you in bed
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01:25 am - yup. . sigh. .an opera singing Homer
| You Are Homer Simpson | 
You're just an ordinary, all-American working Joe...
With a special fondness for pork rinds and donuts.
You will be remembered for: your little "isms" and philosophies on life
Your life philosophy: "Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel." |
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July 13th, 2006
12:33 pm - Pyro
Her eyes look up at me
Gleaming in the moonlight
Green pools glare at me
As I penetrate her soul
Her legs long and slender
Place a shadow against my lips
But I can feel her heart beat,
Polyrhythms against me
And I pound her
But with a feeling of regret
And I pound her
With a feeling of respect
Flames shoot up all over me
All over my body
And the heat overwhelms me
I can't think straight
And I pound her
Exquisite beads of perspiration
Start to drip from her brow
But the flames have started
to overwhelm me
And a flamethrower erupts
Out of nowhere but suddenly
Everywhere
As I pound her
With flames from my soul
And I pound her
With the flames of passion
That crackle within my being
As the fire within me dies
I turn over, my flame spent
And the coldness of the moon
Appears to grasp at my being
But suddenly the warmth
From my fire within her,
Covers me, as her arms grab mine
And we kiss each other goodnight.
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09:48 am - Heheh
So. . life .. so far. . is going well. . apart from a severe green shortage, my compositions are getting better, girlfriend is bloody amazing . . Got an exam coming in music history but I think I'll be fine. Anyways. hope everyone is doing well
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July 6th, 2006
12:03 pm - Alright
After MUCH argument and frustration, I have come to my decision. Evolution gets it. Sorry Creationsists, but no. . . thanks for the assist ..but no. Now leave me alone.
http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html#CE
Please lead all furthur arguments to that site.
Regards
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/threnody/mice/m-happy.gif) amused
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June 23rd, 2006
01:26 pm - New day!
Alright, back again. For more :-D
Spent the last week singing, working on a house with an awesome contractor who put in french doors, a completely new look to the deck (I've got a freaking massive deck :-D) and a new bathroom sink. Also, I met this girl. She seems nice, we'll see. lol. She's helping me paint some cabinets and is absolutely scrumtious with her quick wit and beautiful voice (yes . .she's a soprano. . Yum!) Anyways, I hope all is well with all y'all and I am hopefully going to be back in Florida sometime within the next 6 months.
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