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Feeling Sick(0)

        I've been really sick lately. I have a cold and that's been really annoying. So today I checked out of 4th and 5th to rest really, though I could sleep it just feel good not to go, because those periods are a waste anyways. I suffered through the first three periods which were hours longs ick. Thank god the Iowa tests are over with now. I am not feeling sleepy anymore because I took an Amitrex(?) and that pretty much keeps me awake. I've also discovered Green Chamomile Tea, and I find it very good with some effervescent C (ascorbic acid) in it. I have been overloading my system with as much vitamin C as humanly possible, and I don't know if it is doing good or bad, but hopefully the former and not the latter.          I need to do some homework of course, as always, but I dunno it doesn't seem too daunting never really does these days. Stressful but not daunting. It's been a difficult week, also I think my wisdom teeth may be coming in, and that also brings me considerable pain as well. When my cold was just beginning my throat had a terrible pain and felt very constricted, then I developed a sore on the side of my mouth, which is healing but is still a little sensitive. I numb it with some stuff my mom got me from the store. She got me some orange juice and a bunch of other good things as well, she has also been nice enough to make me lunch. I dunno if I would survive without her sometimes. Heh, I can't wait for this highschool thing to be overwith. Oh, the poetry of my life.

In the News

I found this article from the BBC to be particularly amusing, and to some extent very much correct. His assertions aren't altogether false. Though it wasn't all that diplomatic. The Venezuelans are known for having a strong dislike of America, but all that aside he still went a bit too far in his rants. I would generally expect officialys to be more composed, then again bush deserved it. I especially liked the "'democracy of bombs'" statement. I plan to if I remember, and I'm in good health to watch the events on C-span tonight, or not who knows.

Chavez tells UN Bush is 'devil'

Chavez tells UN Bush is 'devil'         Hugo Chavez used his speech to lash at US influence Speech Extract Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez has called US President George W Bush as "the devil" in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. "The devil came here yesterday," he said, referring to Mr Bush's speech on Tuesday. "It still smells of sulphur today," he added. US state department spokesman Tom Casey said that it was disappointing to see a head of state speak in such a way. Mr Chavez went on to criticise the UN system which was "worthless". The left-wing Venezuelan leader - allied to Cuba's Fidel Castro and with growing ties to fellow oil-producer Iran - has long had tense relations with the US. UN 'worthless' On Tuesday, Mr Bush had defended his policies on the Middle East and said democracy was gaining ground as terrorists were marginalised.         The UN system born after World War II collapsed. It's worthless Hugo Chavez Venezuelan President Mr Chavez, who brandished a copy of American leftist writer Noam Chomsky's Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, said Mr Bush promoted "a false democracy of the elite" and a "democracy of bombs". "He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world," the Venezuelan leader said. He called for drastic reform of the UN to reduce what he called US influence. The UN in its current form "doesn't work", he said. "I don't think anybody in this room could defend the system," the Venezuelan leader added. "Let's be honest. The UN system born after World War II collapsed. It's worthless." Mr Chavez's criticism of the UN echoed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the assembly late on Tuesday, BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall reports from New York. "As long as the UN Security Council is unable to act on behalf of the entire international community in a transparent, just and democratic manner, it will neither be legitimate nor effective," Mr Ahmadinejad said in a speech delivered a few hours after Mr Bush's appearance. 'Horrific acts' Wednesday's session opened with a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai who argued military action alone would not stop terrorism in his country.         They decapitate elderly women, blow up mosques full of worshipers and kill school-going children in indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas Hamid Karzai Afghan president He called for the destruction of safe havens and elaborate networks operating in the region to recruit, train, finance, arm and deploy terrorists. And he said the answer to defeating the drugs trade lay in international support for providing a "meaningful alternative livelihood to our farmers". Other business at the UN on Wednesday includes a meeting of the Middle East quartet - the diplomatic steering group comprising the US, Russia, the European Union and the UN. And the UN will hold a special meeting to discuss the four-year-old crisis in Ivory Coast, divided since its civil war. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/5365142.stm Published: 2006/09/20 17:41:33 GMT © BBC MMVI