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ladysprite) wrote2011-01-13 11:13 am
ladysprite) wrote2011-01-13 11:13 am
Things I Shouldn't Think
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....
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....
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