I warned you…

Every time I see a commercial about some prescription medication designed to save your life, I always have this thought. What is it about these advertisements that allows a bunch of satisfied actors warn us about a million possible side effects?

Oh yeah, and you might get headaches, nausea, lose an arm, and possibly grow two heads.

I guess, okay, Cialis or Vagisil or whatever medication is necessary to eliminate really sucky aspects of life. I can concede that these patients presumably have searched out all other options and this could possibly be their last hope. But really? Warning me about emphysema when the ad is for some skin cream? I wonder what other industries would be like if they could get away with these warnings and still sell their products.

“Hi buy our car. You can go really fast, but also be careful. You could: receive face-altering burns, an intake pipe to the head, get both your legs cut off, receive AIDS or contract Cancer. But its still a really great car. Buy it.”

Seriously now.

God is faithful.

I’m sure many of you already know that I totalled my car last weekend. Long story short, I was distracted and rear ended a guy in front of me while driving back from LA at night. At first (and still now), I was just stuck in disbelief that such a stupid decision on my part caused thousands of dollars in a split second. Among other things this past weekend, events around my life were just kicked up into this frenzy that I couldnt even grasp completely. I just want to say that looking back – from not being injured, to making sure the other guy wasnt injured, to finding a new car among other things – God has been taking care of me nonstop. Hindsight is always 20/20, and I hope that this little lesson will strengthen my faith even when the future is uncertain.
Even though my faith in Christ will not be fully validated and affirmed until the day I see him in person, I always get little reminders here and there that lead me along the somewhat blind path I am heading down.

I just want to write this down so I can look back and see: God takes care of me even when I don’t ask him to. Thanks.

Top 5 memorable body odors at the gym

- Rubber/asphalt (weird)
- Curry (self explanatory)
- Macy’s perfume counter (ON A MAN)
- Sriracha
- Cheese

Dear Shower Makers.

Problem: When the water is allegedly hot from the bath spigot, I get excited and prepare myself for a scaldingly awesome time. Instead it shoots out an initial 1-2 second burst of ice cold water through the showerhead before heating to the assumed temperature. I feel like an ice queen is slapping me rapidly and repeatedly. Problem stems from the fact that I am butt naked and standing in front of said showerhead.

oh snap.

Current workaround: Blocking the showerhead with my hand. This works because the ice cold water is averted only to my palm and minor spray on my forearm/torso. This is only a temporary fix because sometimes the ice cold water drips down my arm onto my side and it is like a foretaste of death.

Proposed solution: Please heat the water pipe from the bath spigot down low to the showerhead up high. The ice cold may be an effective way to alert me to the new day, but it definitely does not make for a pleasurable experience. I can’t imagine your customer satisfaction survey being anything above a 2 out of a 5. Please. Please.