Random things on my mind lately

*Pet peeve: people who say "God helped me (good thing)" or "cured my (disease/addiction)." WTF? Arrogant fucks. I guess that means that people who have rotten things happen or who don't recover from a disease aren't special enough to merit the blessings of the Divine? Get over yourself. There is some evidence that prayer/meditation etc. can help bring about positive changes, but this isn't God--it's humans. Plenty of people recover from illnesses without any prayer, and plenty of people who have entire warehouse churches on their side still die. You are not God's little chosen person.

*Interesting legal thing: Apparently, workplace proselytizing is against the law (for workplaces covered by federal law--meaning those with more than 15 employees.) Know a co-worker who won't stop handing you Chick Tracts or quoting Bible verses at you? You can legally tell them to BTFO.

*While I'm on the subject of religion: This stuff fascinates me. (Note for mekle: this is part of what I was talking about last night. Also look here.)

*Happy moment: Darcy Burner is kicking ass on fundraising. Yay!

*Amused moment: Seeing someone describe the Unitarian church as "organized agnosticism." I'll buy that. :)

*Pet peeve #2: People who insist that correlation = causation, especially when it comes to health issues.

*Watching today's Woot-off almost paid off: I missed the Bag o' Crap by just a few seconds. Next time, mebbe.

*The Sims 2 is a far more complex game than I originally thought. I've mostly just used it to build houses. The actual gameplay has a bunch more layers to it. Also, there is a metric fuckton of custom content out there. Holy craptaters.

*A week from now, I will finally have two of my rooms back, as the interminable flooring project will finally be finished and the furniture will finally be in. Then I can re-load my china cabinet with all my Willow (including the armload of new stuff I wasted money on bought on eBay this week.) I also should finally be able to park in my garage again once we get the last of my apartment furniture moved into the spare room where it belongs.

*Keeping a box of Fruit Leather next to one's desk can cause overconsumption. This then leads to tummy aches. Ugh.

*I think I'm going to join chorus again this fall. I need something to keep me busy, and until I have a job I really want, that's the best bet. Besides--I haven't done any real singing in ages, and I miss it.

*This article pissed me off. I've been working for ~15 years to get people to understand that PCOS causes weight gain instead of the other way around, and some jackass who did a correlational population study--not any actual research into the endocrinology or genetic roots of the illness--is now claiming otherwise, and some lazy reporter is quoting him at the top of her story. Not only that, but the whole story is "oh, these poor unfeminine women." Ugh. Whatever. It doesn't help that so many women don't seek treatment for this unless they want to become more feminine or breed. Hi--you're at risk of dying from this, honey. I don't think your treasure trail is your biggest concern.

*Thanks to the loaner from mrdorbin, we're about halfway through season 2 of B5. I'm actually kind of impressed. The first season sort of sucked, thanks to Troy McClure Acting School graduate Michael O'Hare, but once they got rid of him, things started getting interesting. And I heart Ivanova. Yes, you may all pretend to act surprised. ;)

*Dare I hope that this new guy on Eureka will be a regular and Fargo's boyfriend? Damn, he's hot.

*Anyone know what day the CSI season premiere is?