This was going to be a rant against school medicine, but then something wonderful happened.

Deep thought for the day: Wooden ice cream-type spoons = happiness.

I came to this realization after a half great half crappy morning, and I was sitting eating my tuna because I missed lunch, gritching about my stupid insignificant problems and suddenly... I was happy! I blame the wooden ice cream-type spoon, really. Think about it. You can't stab anyone with a wooden spoonlike thing. Try it. And if you do stab someone, nothing really bad happens, except maybe splinters. You can't cut with a wooden spoon thing, but who says every meal needs to be cut?

Think of all the wonderful things you ate as a child with the wooden spoon thing. Personally, it brings back memories of those ice cream things you could get at birthday parties. You know the ones. Sometimes they came in different flavors besides vanilla, which was always an extra-special treat. And of course, I can remember eating my StarKist tuna lunch pack with one. I'd usually only eat about half of the mini can of tuna, and then use the leftovers and the mayonaisse [which I hated] and the relish [I didn't know it was pickles at the time, if you'd asked me I would have probably told you it was chopped lizard] and mix them all up in the conveniently provided plastic bowl thing into some kind of creepy witch's brew. And then make someone eat it.

Good times, good times. Just thinking about that makes me completely and utterly happy, which is becoming rarer and rarer these days. So here's my solution to peace on earth: make everyone use wooden ice cream-type spoons. Things may get a bit messy, but they'll never be boring.

Yep, it's another meme....

Yay for memes! They give me a reason to post more often! And... looking back over my answers, I see why I tried to cut down on my caffeine and sugar levels... I need to chill, or sleep. Either one.

1. What time is it?...... 9:14 pm

2. Name as it appears on birth certificate: Alexandria Maria Pacheco-West

3. Nickname(s): wow... ok. [let the embarassment begin] Goosie, Buglet Beetle, Sweetie Patoo, Yoda, Gix, Lixie, Alex [technically, it really is a nickname], Lix, Lex, practically any variation on the name Alex...

4. Number of candles on your last birthday cake? uh... my last cake had five, I think, but I was nineteen on my last birthday if that's what this is asking.

5. Pets: uh... we don't have pets as much as animal rejects from psycho wards, but whatever-- two cats, two dogs

6. Hair color: I say brown, other people say black... suffice it to say that it is, indeed, dark

7. Piercing. my ears. I don't like pain, ok?

8. Eye color: blue. but if you look at them in good light, they have gold centers!

9. Hometown: Millbrook, AL-- wait, can a place be your hometown if you haven't lived there for eight or so years? If so, then for "hometown" put New Orleans.

10. Town you live in: Montgomery

11. Favorite food: oh, lord, how to choose? mashed potatoes, roast beef, biscuits, mac'n'cheese, tomatoes, the list is endless.

12. Ever been to Africa: no, but I'd love to go sometime, despite the horrendous diseases and parasites and stuff. It would be worth the trip though.

13. Been toilet papering: nope...

14. Love someone so much it made you cry? I don't know if it was really love...

15. Been in a car accident? yes, several

16. Croutons or bacon bits? bleah, I hate bacon bits. Definitely choose croutons.

17. Favorite day of the week: Friday

18. Favorite restaurant: just one? gah... my list goes on and on...

19. Favorite flower? tea olive

20. Favorite sport to watch? soccer, only because I know the rules from going to Danny's games. I'm always up for a Saints game, though

21. Favorite drink? either cranberry juice, tea, or a beverage high in sugar and caffeine.

22. Favorite ice cream flavor? mmm... mint chocolate chip.

23. Disney or Warner Bros? Disney's gotten kinda sleazy lately... if it's Pixar!Disney, then Disney. otherwise, definitely Warner Bros.

24. Favorite fast food restaurant? Wendy's, just for the Frosties

25. What color is your bedroom carpet? uh... the color of a hardwood floor?

26. How many times did you fail your driving test? um... [scuffs feet] I aced the permit test, haven't gotten around to the actual driving test. What's the point, really, when I know I won't have a car for forever?

27. Before this one, whom did you get your last e-mail from? uh, a livejournal.com notification that Sarah had posted on my LJ

28. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Barns and Noble!

29. What do you do most often when you are bored? uh... depending on what I had handy. Probably either read a book or do random time wasting things on the computer

30. Most annoying thing people ask me: So, like, what's the deal with your last name?

31. Bedtime: at school, usually around midnight or so. at home, usually a bit earlier.

32. Who will respond to this email the quickest? hmm... considering that I am posting this on my journal, I doubt people will respond to this e-mail , but probably robyn or sarah will post about it first.

33. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? uh, read previous item, and least likely to respond is someone who never posts on my journal.

34. Favorite TV shows? Lost, The Prisoner, various Treks, Monk, Smallville, Everwood when it's well-written, Get Smart, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and, now, Stargate SG-1

35. Last person you went out to dinner with? my mom.

36. ford or chevy? oh, god, any car, please...

37. What are you listening to right now? laura's tv one room away...

38. What is your favorite color? blue

39. Time you finished this [meme]? 10:04 pm... wow, lost a lot of time there...