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Mar. 25th, 2002 11:31 amI am feeling somewhat better. I think it has to do with getting off the Pill; but the first day of my period whenever it does decide to happen (which is not that often, thank the gods) is very unpleasant; about 8-12 hours of pain ranging from uncomfortable to excruciating. Nothing seems to help it either. Bleh.
So I wasn't good for much last night, which was a bummer because hub made a wonderful dinner of stuffed poblano peppers. I was also frustrated because our radio ad guy keeps screwing around with us; he's aired commercials we haven't been given the chance to approve (and in 2 cases hated) 3 times now. I don't think commercials can accidentally fall onto the air, so I think he's trying to screw us. I'm getting ready to call or email the station general manager, on the advice of a friend who's in radio. I'm not looking forward to that.
Night before last was good though- class was fun. It was the 5 elements- a long class with tons of information, which I really enjoy teaching. The Bob came over and we watched the next episode of Cosmos- I think we're up to 9 now. This one was one of my very favorites- the Lives of the Stars. It starts by talking about atoms and the elements (HA! Coincidence?) and how stars are made. Then there's the information about the deaths of the stars, how they can become white dwarfs, or neutron stars, or even black holes, with some side discussion about supernovas. I remember being thoroughly fascinated by that as a kid, and doing some science fair project based on it. There's this one part when he takes all these tiny glass vials and puts them on what looks like a large wooden chess board- and it's the 92 natural elements. Mercury and bromine, yttrium and hafnium. I remember thinking how great it would be to have a set-up like that; a small sample of every atom that makes up just about everything. Then, of course, where they came from- the ones more complex than (I think) iron are all from supernova explosions, which leads to the famous line 'we are all made of star stuff.' Cool.
So I wasn't good for much last night, which was a bummer because hub made a wonderful dinner of stuffed poblano peppers. I was also frustrated because our radio ad guy keeps screwing around with us; he's aired commercials we haven't been given the chance to approve (and in 2 cases hated) 3 times now. I don't think commercials can accidentally fall onto the air, so I think he's trying to screw us. I'm getting ready to call or email the station general manager, on the advice of a friend who's in radio. I'm not looking forward to that.
Night before last was good though- class was fun. It was the 5 elements- a long class with tons of information, which I really enjoy teaching. The Bob came over and we watched the next episode of Cosmos- I think we're up to 9 now. This one was one of my very favorites- the Lives of the Stars. It starts by talking about atoms and the elements (HA! Coincidence?) and how stars are made. Then there's the information about the deaths of the stars, how they can become white dwarfs, or neutron stars, or even black holes, with some side discussion about supernovas. I remember being thoroughly fascinated by that as a kid, and doing some science fair project based on it. There's this one part when he takes all these tiny glass vials and puts them on what looks like a large wooden chess board- and it's the 92 natural elements. Mercury and bromine, yttrium and hafnium. I remember thinking how great it would be to have a set-up like that; a small sample of every atom that makes up just about everything. Then, of course, where they came from- the ones more complex than (I think) iron are all from supernova explosions, which leads to the famous line 'we are all made of star stuff.' Cool.
