science

i rarely get sick. seriously. i can't remember the last time i actually used a 'sick day' for a, well, sick day. until yesterday.
yesterday, my body evidently decided it didn't like what I fed it for supper on Sunday. so it decided to, um, rid itself of this unwanted food. after several hours of this abolishment, i couldn't help but admire the way our bodies work. when our bodies don't like something, they fight it off. get rid of it on its on terms. tells us - oh so blatantly - "no, thank you, i don't really want that in me today." it's amazing how our body knows, even more than our taste buds, what's good for us and what's not.

then today i had to videotape another teacher while he taught honors chemistry. now chemistry - or any form of science - is and always has been my least favorite subject. i always found it so boring. but i listened to him teach about alternative fuels and this 'hot spot' that lies under yellowstone that, after about 50 years, when the earth's crust moves, and this hot spot is no longer under a mountain, we may witness the biggest volcano of all time. wait. i know that's a lot of information to take in at once. but that's my point! i'm listening him talk about this like he's discussing today's weather, and inside my head i'm thinking "there's a hot spot under yellowstone? the earth's crust moves? wait - a volcano! explain! explain!"

science actually can be kinda cool.