So, I got terribly ill this week. I think I had the flu or something. Wedesday was my absolute worst day. But, I managed to push through my last class of the day, even though I was so tempted to leave after the break. I hope I impressed PK, because it was painfully obvious that I was really sick (i looked awful, sounded worse, and was trying hard to maintain an upright position) yet I managed to meaningfully participate in the discussion, something I seldom do when completely well. Anyway, Joshua maintained his wonderfulness throughout my illness, he even rented me a chic flick Wednesday night upon declaring that I was not allowed to work. Despite my illness, I managed to finish my Buffett Application, which was dropped off today. I also mangaged to write my paper proposal for said PK, and plan a decent lesson for my stats lab this morning. I had a few major coughing spells during lab that, if nothing else, made my students be nice to me.

So many sociological things have been happening that I've been so delinquint in commenting on. Of course, there's the whole Terri Shiavo fiasco. Don't know what to say about that. I have to agree with Josh that it seems out that the whole world picked up on this one case, while this sort of thing happens almost daily. I also find it odd that while the Republicans are touting the sanctity of marriage against homosexual marriage rights, they completely annihilated the whole idea by creating such a frenzy when a man tries to exercise his spousal rights and make decisions on behalf of his wife. I was talking to my professor SN about this whole thing and he likened it to the precendent that courts set in deciding the best interest of children above and beyond the authority of their parents. It's a scary thing.

Now, the pope is dying. This is a very sad thing. Though I am not Roman Catholic, I love John Paul and think he is a beautiful portrait of what it means to be a servant of Christ. I am inspired by his dedication to the Chuch, even during his illness.

Well, I think that is all I have now. Hopefully, I will not be sick anymore and can revive my sociological imagination.