good news, bad news, and just some news

the good news:

1. i am now a PLATINUM hyatt member. that's right. PLATINUM. haha. next and last will be diamond--which should happen in a few months actually...
2. i am home for 2 weeks before starting my monthly treks again!
3. i am starting to get better--now i sound like i've been crying all the time--but at least not like a crotchety old man...
4. comedy show on sunday!
5. 1st annual lao new year's dinner party on the 18th!

the bad news:

1. still sick regardless.
2. am not going to san fran because of said sickness.
3. i'm really tired lately--probably because of the sickness.
4. some people i know just...don't appreciate the life they have, the life they've created, and whatever else. and it's a bit of a shame, really. the grass is always greener on the other side. i'm very happy with my life right now--definitely more than not--and after the life i've lead in the past--this has been such an incredible boon. but i just feel like people should wise up, stop acting stupid and start acting their age and situation in life.

just some news:

i love ellen degeneres. love her show--when i get the rare opportunity to catch it. but she does this segment--where she gives like...i think it's 2k to people that write in that are in need. and while i find that commendable...it KILLS me that the past few times i've seen this happen--they were to people i DO NOT think deserve/need this money more than others.

the first one was this woman who lived in a huge spanish style house and i thought to myself...ehhhhh. at least you have a roof over your head--a rather nice looking one at that. and she got a car as well. well, if she can't afford her house--why give her a car? how is that going to help?

the second was some mortuary worker who...get this...PAWNED the title to her car to THROW HER DAUGHTER A BIRTHDAY PARTY. seriously. can we get some perspective? some common sense? is your daughter a fuckin deity? i'm sorry but if you're that stupid you SHOULDN'T BE REWARDED. societal values really need to be evaluated. oh. and she had a 25k student loan to pay off. BOOHOO. anyone who has been to school and didn't come from a trust fund family has one of those!!! and that's a freakin MINIMUM amount.

argh.

just argh.