Media.
Since it's summer, I've been, lets say imputing a TON of media. From books to shows to movies. I've seen and read a lot!
Today, I watched all four Indiana Jones Movies. I think my body went into a conscious comma. I felt sick and tired and just managed to lay on the couch all day, not eating anything. I don't know what's wrong with me during the summers. I feel like all I live for is work. When I'm not at work, I'm NOT productive. I turn into a slug. The past week, my body has been deteriorating. My legs are throbbing from standing. I got a constant head pain (i would say headache, but it's not THAT bad), and worst of all most recently my back has shooting pains. I have a terrible time sleeping at night because every-time I move a little, a get a stab in my back. Okay, I know, i sound like a hypochondriac. I don't know what's wrong with me. During the school year I have tons of motivation. But not that it's summer all my plans have flopped out. I can't seem to get anything of good use done. UGH! I'll just blame work. :P
ANYWAY, as I was saying, I've read actually a LOT of books this year already:
1. - 7. All the Harry Potter Books
8. Mister Monday
9. Grim Tuesday (I stopped here, I had absolutely NO desire to read Drowned Wednesday, I can't even believe I read TWO books in this crappy series, I think it's cause I read them during the breaks at work, and anything doesn't seem so bad when you read them at work)
10. - 12. The Hunger Games Trilogy
13. Wizard Anthology (I read this cause there was a short story in it that was a prequel to the next book on the list.)
14. The Lost Gate (disappointing, i thought it'd be better. :( ).
15. Confession... or something like that... I can't remember the title. (eh)
16. - 19. The Mortal Instruments Series (i FINALLY got the next book that came out last April. I started somewhere around number 150 on the hold list and it only took a couple months to get my book!! The next book comes out in december, i'm going to try and keep a look out for when I can place my hold in the library. and I must say, this is a REALLY good series! So far 5 books are out in it. and i realize I like them because of the way it's written. It gives good mental images and good analogies!!)
20. Delirium (i read this based off a recommendation from a friend and ... i guess it was good-ish. after just finishing the Mortal Instruments book this just didn't seem good at all. plus it was the author's like second book and she still wasn't very great at writing. Gosh, look at me being a book critic snob. but hell, i've read a million books, I think I have the right to criticize them!)
21. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowen Boys (this was also a recommendation ... it was just another book, in a year I'll have forgotten I've read this)
22. Marked (my current book, too soon to critic, I have to finish it to make a good assessment. :D ).
Okay so 21 books in around 6 months. That's a lot, considering I was in school for at least half of those months.
I started watching the show six feet under. It was really interesting at first because I never gave what happens to dead bodies all that much thought before, but WOW it's fascinating to think of what morgues do to dead bodies. and plus this show had my favorite serial killer in it. Michael C. Hall. He plays a gay guy and it's great because this show shows it all, lots of gay make out scenes and random dream sequences where Hall imagines himself breaking out into song and dance!!
I watched the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger. and BWAHAHA!! It was GREAT!! It pretty much showcased his macho manliness! He manages to find reasons to lift up telephone booths, ride a bull-dozers into a mini-malls and carry around tree trunks in his free time! ^_^ at the end a guy is hold a gun to him and he counters it by ripping a PIPE off from a WALL, (the pipe was welded to the wall!) and chucking it at the guy's stomach. Punch line as steam billows out from the pipe: "Let off some steam, Bennett."
While in Fargo, I discovered the manga Soul Eater. and GAHH!! It's amazing!! (I mainly think I'm addicted so much is because I've never watched a manga before. after reading my first anime last fall, seeing mangas is INCREDIBLE!!) and I really like the main dude! for a drawing he's hot. I also like the creepy scientist guy, he has cool glasses!
sorry for all this prattling on about stuff I've watched. but, hey, I'm not making you read this stuff. I'm sick of writing and my body wants to curl up into a comma ball again and watch a random episode of a random show. I'll end by saying, the ULTIMATE media occurs next week as the final Harry Potter film gets released!!! and i must say I'm pumped!!!
okay, I'll ACTUALLY end by saying:
(NOTE: this may be squeamish for some people)
How to prepare a body for embalming:
Undress the body. This does not only involve removing all clothing items from the deceased. You must also remove all accessories, jewelry and make up. Medical paraphernalia such as bandages, needles, catheters, braces and pacemakers must also be removed.
Clean the body. Using a strong disinfectant, carefully wash the entire body. Rub down all of the skin, even between the fingers
and toes and other hard-to-see areas. The eyes, mouth and other openings of the body must also be carefully cleaned.
Loosen up the body. If rigor mortis has set in, it is important to release the muscles and limbs from this stiffness. Move the head and neck around, as well as the arms and legs at the joints. Massage the muscles in the arms, legs and shoulders enough that movement is restored to them.
Prepare the body for viewing. Some of the steps that must be done to make the body viewable at the funeral should be taken care of prior to embalming. These include shaving the face and closing the eyes and mouth. Traditionally, the eyes are closed by placing a piece of cotton between the eyeball and eyelid, though sometimes the eyelids will actually be glued together. A plastic eye cap may be placed over the eyeball before the eye is closed because eyeballs tend to shrink or go flat after death. The mouth can be tied shut with suture string on the inside of the jaw or can be closed by using a resin-like compound called a "mastic compound" that works like caulking.
Open the body for fluid removal. For the blood to drain out of the body and the embalming fluid to enter the body, incisions have to be made into a vein and artery where the fluid tubes can be placed. This is usually done in the neck, though sometimes the incision is made in the armpit or groin area.
