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^ That begs the question: What is a man? Sorry, discussing the topic in school right now, I had to bring it up. Lol.

And I doubt it could be a mass conspiracy, would one politician's (lame) discovery like that really cause world leaders to prepare for a global pandemic? They have thermal imaging on airline passengers to check for signs of fever, for crying out loud. Kensai, you need to stop being paranoid. For srs.

Anyway, people should be washing their hands regularly regardless of whether there is an impending pandemic approaching. It's common sense, as well as caring for personal hygiene.

I also dislike the criticism that doctors around the world are receiving. Like how doctors in Mexico were turning patients away. You know what I think? They turned them away because it was probably pretty damned obvious that the patient was paranoid. Swine Flu has common symptoms, yes. Some of these (like diarrhea, for example) are red flags, and that is when one should go see a doctor. Some people are way to paranoid about their own survival that they forget their own common sense...

Also, it's rather irritating that scientists are being criticized for two reasons: 1. Not having a vaccine for mass distribution, and 2. Not preparing the H1N1 swine flu virus strain vaccine prior to this outbreak.

1. Many people find it hard to realize just how difficult the making of a vaccine is in reality. Scientists don't just look at a disease and say, "Oh, this is how to prevent this." What they have to do is study a microorganism, among other things, and even use small quantities in it for a vaccine. (Natural immunity) The truth is, in the U.S., we've only got about 55 vaccines against something like 23 diseases. Scary, isn't it. Yet our population seems to be doing fine.

2. HOW can people possibly have the nerve to blame scientists for not predicting an outbreak of the H1N1 strain? I don't see any of these critics coming forth and displaying proof that they had accurately predicted this outbreak. They are all baseless criticisms sprouting from fear.

Scientists have been preparing for an outbreak of a different variety. To be precise, H5N1 bird flu virus. There was several cases in Asia, enough to spark concern of a global spread. A vaccine was created, and created millions of times in preparation. As much a people might complain and say, 'Why did we spend all these resources on making an H5N1 vaccine, thinking that was the pandemic, and it's useless for this situation?' we have to bear in mind you can't really make a pandemic vaccine until you know the strain that causes the pandemic, rather than think this is wasted money.

To sum up this giant wall of text, I say that no one is really to blame for this outbreak of swine flu, and the seeming inability of the medical community to fight back. It will come, with time. It always does. There's a reason humanity still exists today.

Pfft. I hacked my school's internet filters repeatedly, removing them. I've never been caught personally, but they know someone is f'ing with them. So I stopped :/

Let's see, my history teachers doesn't know wtf he's doing, he gives about 10 hours of homework a week, gives us tests that are nothing like the A.P. test, and are actually harder, and gives us boatloads of work to do during class that no one finishes and he expects done by the end of the period. F that class.

English, I have a 89.97% in there, and it's a B+. A F****** B+ WHAT THE ****. Okay, over with that. My teacher refuses to round up because he's a d-bag. Also, we have a total of about 10 assignments in the gradebook, so every single on is like 10% of our grade. So if we F up ONE assignment, our grade is screwed. Also, he gives us "pop tests", meaning FULL LENGTH tests that he NEVER tells us about and grades for like 100 points. GRAAAH!

Math, easy class. Only about 2 hours of homework every day, not as bad as it could be. Nothing much to say about it, cool teacher.

Chemistry. Oooh boy. 3+ hours of homework every day, massive notes that need to be taken, loong and boring lectures, the list goes on and on. Good teacher though, just hard as hell class. (It's an A.P. course). Going after school for mandatory extra review sessions doesn't help, either. It just contributes to my sleep-deprived condition. FML.

Spanish. Bleh, easy class. I don't pay attention, I text people during class and hit on random chicks in there. But they aren't random, I actually know them :/ Life sucks. We also have a project due this coming Tuesday that I have NO IDEA WTF I'm supposed to be doing, but I'll probably BS it like everything else I do in that class. It's not like my teacher's assistant actually reads all 150 papers he has to grade. So HA!

Yeah. I hate school. I average about 5-6 hours of sleep a day during weekdays, and weekends I get random amounts, depending on how much time I spend on these forums, lol. I'm currently sleep-deprived. Me posting this rant is NOT helping. But it does get some things off my chest.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I'm currently undergoing state testing. No big deal right? Just the fact that I'm getting MORE homework as opposed to LESS homework like everyone else is getting. My A.P. teachers like to pile on the homework during these times so that "we don't slack off". F THAT. I GET LIKE 3 HOURS OF SLEEP NOW, YOU SON OF A *****. So when I go into class with bloodshot eyes, my teachers don't realize what they did, instead they sign me up for a drug test. >_>

P.S. 4/20 was awesome!

/endrant

Nooooooo I just got rickrolled

We’re no strangers to love,
You know the rules and so do I.
A full commitment’s what I’m thinking of,
You wouldnt get this from any other guy.

I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling,
Gotta make you understand…

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching
But you’re too shy to say it.
Inside we both know what’s been going on,
We know the game and we’re gonna play it.

Annnnnd if you ask me how I’m feeling,
Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see…

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Give you up. give you up.
Give you up, give you up.
Never gonna give
Never gonna give, give you up.
Never gonna give
Never gonna give, give you up.

We’ve known each other for so long
Your heart’s been aching
But you’re too shy to say it.
Inside we both know what’s been going on,
We know the game and we’re gonna play it.

I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling,
Gotta make you understand…

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

^ FEAST FOR THE SWAAARM

O, hai thar.