Things I Shouldn't Think

[ladysprite]

I have a whole handful of other things that I ought to write about here - things that happened before I was sidelined with the flu this week, or plans for once I'm well and truly recovered. But right now I'm stuck at work, still a little bit loopy from cold meds, and suffering from an underabundance of appointments, with my thoughts and a stack of journals to keep me company.

And I can't help but think....

Leishmania is a very disappointing disease, mostly because of its name. Whenever I see it, all I can think is that it really should be declared as leish-MANIA!!!!!! in the voice of an announcer for an after-Thanksgiving sale, complete with flailing Kermit-the-frog arms, fireworks, and confetti cannons.

It's probably a very good thing that the disease (which is very serious, incurable, and not at all fun or exciting) is vanishingly rare to the point of being unheard-of in this area, because the temptation to at least announce the diagnosis to owners with the aid of jazz hands and noisemakers would be too much for me to resist....

Comments

[z-gryphon.livejournal.com]

Either that, or it's a very small country founded by, and for the personal glorification of, somebody named Leishman.

[umbran.livejournal.com]

This country, of course, has an overabundance of used car salesmen who do their own TV ads, with jazz hands.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

And, of course, patients should only be diagnosed with leishmania on Sunday SUNDAY SUNDAY!

[leanne-opaskar.livejournal.com]

I had to go look it up. Never heard of it. I've learned something new today, thanks! (:

(My brain wants to set it to the silly "Lisztomania" song."

[aries-walker.livejournal.com]

It sounds way too much like Lisztsomania for me to think of anything else.