I Hope You're Ready to Get Sick and Die
I'm really enjoying the impending flu pandemic. You've probably already seen this, but I'm going to share it anyway: some guy made a Google Map of flu cases worldwide. It's pretty good; I've duplicated it on the whiteboard in my room along with infection and fatality counts from the Wikipedia article. If you're concerned, you can always purchase a stylish face mask to wear around and creep people out. I saw a guy riding the bus in a face mask the other day, so you'd better hurry if you want to be cool.
The WHO upgraded this mess to pandemic phase 5 today, which means imminent doom. In light of this, I've started receiving updates from the CDC on my phone via twitter. It's really only useful because they periodically post case counts in the United States. Like yesterday, when I found out that there are two confirmed cases here in Michigan (only one is anywhere near me) and 51 in New York. Don't go to New York.
Wash Your Hands
I just got the following email from my RA and thought I'd share:
Read This with Your Eyes
I don't have anything interesting to say, so read these.
Numba one is this article about the rising influence of the non-religious in America. It's nice to be part of the third-biggest religious group in the United States. I was concerned for a while.
Don't Shit Your Pants
There was a game in the b3ta newsletter that I had to share. It's called Don't Shit Your Pants. It is the best game I've ever played.
Speaking of shitting pants, I think my laptop is getting ready to. Yesterday the right fan sounded like it was full of angry bees. I would have it looked at, but stupid Apple won't build a store in Lansing. Now I'll probably just have to wait until it breaks completely to have anything done about it. Oh well. I don't really have anything else good to share because StumbleUpon is being even slower than usual. It's lame.
God Makes me Feel Sick
But apparently that's just me. I read a fun article about the impact of religion on overall health. I learned that I'm going to die two to three years early because I never go to church. Of course, if I went to church for an hour a week, I'd be wasting half a year of my life, not to mention the time I'd spend driving there and back. Oh well, at least I'm not left-handed.
Here's another reason god makes me sick: the Catholic church. I guess I never really thought about it, but it's the only religion that is also a state. There are some Muslim countries that come close, but there's not a King of Islam.
