Oh yes, I did go there...

This is probably one of the most offensive pictures that I've seen in a while, but I have to also say that it is one of the funniest damn things I've seen in a while too. Drummergirl made up a new word for something like this "horrifilarious" & I think it sums it up perfectly. I was blessed with this little charmer by my cousin. At work we email each other funny & weird pictures all day. Usually keeping with a theme like Jesus, Obama, or Sesame Street.. No conversation, just pictures. I wish I could take the credit for this little gem, but sadly I cannot. I shared this little ray of sunshine with a few select people & I am happy to say that they all were just as horrified but still laughed. I am glad my friends & family have the same evil sense of humor I have but they also have guilt about laughing at it too. Good times..

On another note, not having health insurance sucks ass. It's been about 3 years and, knock on wood, I've been pretty healthy. Well on Monday it'll be the 1 month mark of no smoking which is the longest I've ever quit. I think my previous record was 2 weeks with an occasional cigarette that was snuck. I can honestly say that I have not smoked one cigarette nor have I even puffed or even been around second hand smoke. Been tough, but I'm sticking to it. Any time I even think about it, I just think about the nicotine stain on my bottom lip. I hope it goes away soon because it never bothered me until now. Can't say why because I don't know why.... Anyways, back to the whole health insurance thing; I've had sinus problems FOREVER. I had surgery that basically was a procedure that is comparable to a nose abortion. I had polyps that were so numerous that they were pushing on my skull. I've always had bad allergies like my father & I'm sure smoking hadn't helped it either. I had an allergy test before the surgery & I'm allergic to many indigenous trees and plants in the area but not cats. Go figure. Anyways, last summer here in Sac town, it was horrible because of all the wild fires & tire fire. I started to have really bad allergy attacks that just turned into a sinus infection that never went away. I thought it might improve when I stopped smoking but it hasn't. I am sure drummergirl is sick of me sneezing and sniffling and blowing my nose non stop so she started to research homeopathic treatments for nasal problems. I also realized that when I was at home, I had been sticking paper towels in my cleavage so I had easy access to something I could blow my nose into. Yes, I use paper towels because tissue doesn't do shit. I also am sick of not being able to breath or smell anything. Drummergirl & I went to Whole Foods & I got a neti pot and other homeopathic stuff for nasal problems. I even went online to see if I could order antibiotics online without a prescription. After searching around, it just seemed to sketchy and I called one of those urgent care places & they said it would cost anywhere from $150-$350 to get seen. I even went as far as to see if taking animal meds is safe for humans since it is legal to get the same antibiotics but for pets legally without a prescription. I hate the fact that I could make less than 3 phone calls & can probably score vicodin, oxycotin, nor-co's, and god knows what easily, but I can't get fucking antibiotics. I sucked it up & called my old doctors office and asked how much it would be to see the doc without insurance. It turned out to be only $50! That is totally doable. They had me set up for an appointment the next day. I went in this morning & the NP confirmed that I had a very bad sinus infection & that my left nostril was so swollen and irritated it was practically swollen up & that is why sometimes I can't even get any air in or out of that one. She prescribed me a hard core antibiotic to take twice a day for 2 weeks because it is so bad. I thank her & take the prescription to the pharmacy. I thought the meds would cost me at the most $50 for generic, right.... Wrong. The antibiotics are $159... And that's generic. My mom is giving me the money for it, thank goodness. Man, I can't wait to have health insurance again. I've made sure I've had my own since I turned 18 & my dad kicked me off of his because I was an adult & he didn't want to pay for it anymore. I'm a temp & the "health insurance" they offer is pure shit & would cost me more than it does to pay out of pocket. At least I know if anything too bad happens I could get medical.... For now I will take the antibiotics, hope I don't get a horrendous yeast infection from the crazy dosage she has me on & hope in a few weeks I will be able to sleep through the night without paper towels shoved up my nose....