Allergy remedy

25 drops Lavender Essential Oil
25 drops Lemon Essential Oil
25 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
25 drops Copaiba Essential Oil
Carrier oil (almond oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, etc.)
10-mL glass roll-on bottle


I haven't tried this, but I have seen it around. Figured I would share it with anyone who might want to know. The worst part of allergy season, for me is the pollen that gets in my eyes so I'm not sure if it will help with that.

Our Fore Father's

This quote by Benjamin Franklin pretty much sums up what's going on in America.

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

Who is really the racist one?

Ah, I keep forgetting to blog. Usually I write something up at work over lunch or just in a down time, but things have been busier. Anyway today I want to bring up the subject of Obama restricting military equipment from the police. I mean how naive is that? He is basically giving the protesters more of a reason to protest. The police will have less ability to stop a riot with limits on their equipment, which (if I lived in Baltimore) would definitely make me feel unsafe. I'm not saying that there are not corrupt officers, but it is the corrupt officer himself that should be punished not the whole police force. No peace will come from limiting the tools sometimes needed to enforce it. Don't get me wrong I do not in anyway think it is ok to shoot someone running from you who hasn't pulled a gun. If you're a police officer you should be able to chase him down. However, officers are trained to recognize a threat. If they feel their life is being endangered they have a right to shoot and statistics show that more Caucasians are shot than African Americans. So then isn't that racist to whites? It's like a strictly African American event (which I know there are a few) is not racist, but something that was only for Caucasians would immediately be considered so.

The problem with working for family

I work for my Dad and I really don't like it. I think he thinks that I like it alright, but in reality I'm just working here because I feel like I need to help his manager. I don't mind that he's picky or wants everything perfect. The problem is that he won't stop talking about work at home to me and he thinks of me as his employee outside of work. The other thing is whenever I bring something home for him he'll be like don't bring that home or he'll be like why didn't you bring that home. Seriously, if I didn't live at home I wouln't even be able to bring anything home for him. I tired of him not being able to seperate work from relation and of him continuosly picking at me about things so little. So if you're thinking about woking for a family member definitely think it over before you do.

Delta airlines

Seriously, this airline is horrible. I travelled to Aruba a few months ago and we had to stay the night in Georgia because of their problems. We always leave early in the morning and we got there on time to check in. The first problem was there was no one there to help us check in. We finally got our bags checked and through security. They boarded the plane on time then the pilot announced that the planes water system is frozen. We waited on the plane for at least an hour waiting for them to try to drain the water out of the system. The pilot blamed the cold weather for the airlines mistake of not emptying the water the night before. We boarded and der-boarded twice before taking off. It was another four to five hours to board again since there were other systems that weren't working on it either. Delta made everyone on that plane miss any connecting flights that they had. When we got to Georgia, there was only one person at the help desk that knew what he was doing. He got us on a flight to Aruba that day, but when we got to the terminal the lady wouldn't take the time to look up our names. She ran and shut the gate door in our faces. The guy that helped us before at least got us a free hotel room for the night and overnight kits. He was the only person that was very competent of the whole airline staff. My family will never fly delta again. My father even wanted to go home instead of on our trip.

This morning I heard a father had to pay 88 dollars to sit next to his four year old daughter on a delta flight. The flight had many empty seats, it would have been easy to move a couple adults around. Who wouldn't move so a 4 year old girl could sit next to her father?

London

So I'm going to London in a few weeks. The trip is techmically my sister's high school graduation gift from my parents and I'm just going along. I get to pick like one thing that I want to do and the rest is up to my sister and my mom. We are already going to the london eye, having tea on a boat, going to the Victoria and Albert Museum, going to one of the gardens, and going to the duke of york square. Any other suggestions? I found many places I like but I need to narrow it down.

Something for Nothing

Since when do people have to have exactly what they want but are not willing to pay nearly enough to cover the price. If you want it then earn the money for it. If you want to lose weight, work for it. We used to appreciate the work others would do for us, now we just expect it. On the same note, people on welfare need to work for their welfare too. Why should I have to give the money away that I actually worked for when they didn't do anything at all? That's my rant for now maybe more on the politcal aspects later.

Where'd are humanity go?

Check out this link about two dogs that are best friends. When one went blind the other took the responsibilty of leading him around.

http://m.funsubstance.com/fun/42839/a-true-bro/

I've also seen a get another dog out of a cars pathway, yet a girl got run over by a van and no one bothered to help her. She got runover multiple times because no one helped her. Why don't people feel guilty about that? I will post the video if I can find it.

Michigan Voters

Just thought I'd let every michigander know that the proposal we're voting on today is not just for the roads. Much of it will go to other things and will increase the amount we have to pay for stuff like vehicle registration. Some of it is supposed to go to income credit too. Why should we pay income for people that don't even earn it? Also, a percentenge is for schools. I have no problem giving more money to schools, but every time schools get more money they get something else taken away. They're saying the proposal is supposed to be for the roads, but I have a hard time believing that the money really will be used towards the roads when it has to be supposed to be for so many things.

Cutting Back On Carbs

So I am giving up bread for this month and I bought this stuff called tapioca bread, which doesn't have really any ingredients you would find in real bread. It tastes ok until you get to the aftertaste. The aftertaste is really bad, or at least it is to me. If you put like peanut butter or jam on it that helps. Probably if I made a turkey sandwhich it wouldn't be as bad either. I've heard about tapioca tortillas, maybe their better. Anyway, for anyone that is thinking of cutting carbs or gluten or wheat I just want to let you know that tapioca bread has an aftertaste.

What the heck!

Almost everytime I go out to dinner or to the gym, other girls look at me with the most dirty looks. It happens to my sister too and I'm sure it happens to others. What's the point of it? They obviously don't know anything about me. I want to go up to them and put them in a choke hold to wipe their I'm better than you look off their faces. Instead I just stare back at them. What do you think about this? Leave a comment.

Defend Yourself

If you want to try getting into some self-defense, I suggest Jiu-Jitsu. It's good excercise and you'll learn how to beat your opponent. Even if you end up on the ground, you will know how to win. You will also learn to put your opponent on the ground. I went to a self-defense seminar and most the moves we used were from the Jiu-Jitsu class I have.
It is especially effective for people who are smaller. You learn to use your momentum and being small to your advantage. Technique rather than pure strength is more important.
Make sure you find a place that teaches the defense moves though. Some institutions only teach it as a sport. It is best to go to places that will let you try a class first.

Big Bad Bacteria Or Is It?

I was answering a question on yahoo answers about bacteria earlier today and it got me thinking I should post something about it. Bacteria can be bad for you, but it also can be good. We all have bacteria in our guts, which works to help us digest our food. The reality is that it is also on our skin. It is there to protect us from other harmful bacteria. You may have heard that antibacterial soap is actually not good to use, it is because the soap will wash off the bacteria on our hands that protects us from disease.

We eat bacteria everyday. It exists in all food. Some foods contain probiotics, bacteria that is good for you, which help our digestive systems. Below I have added a link to a list of probiotic foods.

Lastly, be careful what the doctor gives you. Antibiotics are meant to be used against bacteria and not viruses. Do not let a physician prescribe you an antibiotic for a common cold. Colds are caused by viruses. Doctors will give you antibiotics for things like bronchitis as well. You should try them, but keep in mind that if they don't work bronchitis is caused mostly by some sort of virus.

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/probiotic-foods/

Shows to watch

If you don't mind reading subtitle, I reccommend the show Running Man. My sister got me watching it and it's funny as well as entertaining. The show is in Korean. It was more popular in 2010-2011 years, but it is still running.You can find all the episodes with subtitles on youtube. Unfortunately, the episodes are slightly long ranging from 1 hr to 1hr and a half. Maybe I'll post a few clips later. If you watch it, comment and tell me what you think.

uggh tests

Just took the GRE (graduate record examination) and I did ok, not great, only ok. I really hate standardized tests. They don't really reflect an accurate representation of my knowledge or I think or anyone's.

A bit of humor

Tego Leo: Why you gotta be so negative, man?

Rico Santos: I'm not negative. I'm just positive you're gonna mess it up.

From Fast Five

What happened to phone calls

What happened to people answering their phones? Specifically I'm talking about businesses. If I call and want to do some troubleshooting for my computer, or book a flight, or any number of things, I obviously called because I want to talk to someone. If I didn't want to talk to anyone I would have tried to do whatever it may have been online. Calling is meant to be personal, not just a series of recording that ends in me likely getting nowhere.

Intro

Hello, 

For this blog I am not going to post on specific things. I will just post whatever comes to mind or stuff I find interesting. I seem to always have a lot of thoughts so I figured why not start a blog. I'll try to get some more posts, other than this intro, up on more interesting things soon.