So Ed and I got all worked up last night from watching the West Wing...

...mainly from thinking how much better politics would be if debates were really run like that - and if the candidates were truly just democrats and republicans rather than liberals and conservatives. I do think that Santos handed Vinick his ass on a platter, though...

I watched TV for the first time in a while last night - starting with the West Wing, which I watch every sunday (or at least record to watch sometime that week) - then I watched Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy. I feel like since so many people think those are good shows I should at least watch them every once in a while to not completely be out of the loop. We saw some ads for ER, which is a good show, but Ed couldn't handle the mushy bits so I don't talk him into watching it with me. I know better than to try and do that. If the show is centered around a) a hospital, doctor's office, or other place where medical procedures are shown or b) involves a lot of embarassment for the characters I know better than to try and get Ed to watch it. He knows better than to get upset when I don't watch Ultimate Fighter with him. I think that it's funny that they talk about it being MMA - mixed martial arts - when it's just two people trying to beat the crap out of each other using various techniques.

Natha's been in that fighting-something-off-but-not-quite-sick mood. You know, where you sleep a lot and you're not quite yourself, but you don't really have any distinct symptoms. He's had a fever but nothing else, really. I had to drag his butt out of bed this morning and we barely made it to school on time (because of traffic). I then went to get some Fix-a-Flat for Ed's tire, and picked up breakfast at Starbucks. I remembered to get a decaf latte - I forget that they'll leave the caffeine out if I ask...

I worry sometimes about my ears - I have Meniere's disease and have had it since I was about 16 or 17. It's a progressive disease, and I don't have very severe symptoms - the symptoms I have I control with diet, proper amounts of sleep, and stress minimization. I can't help but think that I'm one day going to have much worse symptoms, including the vertigo that is the most debilitating part of the disease. I haven't had vertigo since I've known how to try and prevent it - but I'm also only 26. The ringing in my ears is the most persistent symptom I have, and it's gotten worse over the last year or so... I don't obsess, but I most certainly wonder if it's something that will cause me trouble down the line...

Well, I should go study now for my test tonight - it's the last one I'll have for a couple of weeks, when I start the next round of tests in all of my classes...