I am here, all alone...

Everyone is at WisCon or some other convention or excursion, and the ones who aren't are out having fun on this bright weekend. I packed some boxes, watched some Angel (but won't report on it till the other fans return from WisCon), then took my laptop to Starbucks and wrote ten pages of my manga. I haven't had time to write much lately, so that was good.

While looking over my notes about flower symbolism for the characters, I discovered this, written God knows when:

"If Ellie has roses then they can intertwine with [censored for spoilers]'s orchids and it will be so cool!"

It's nice to be my own fangirl.

I am here, all alone...

Everyone is at WisCon or some other convention or excursion, and the ones who aren't are out having fun on this bright weekend. I packed some boxes, watched some Angel (but won't report on it till the other fans return from WisCon), then took my laptop to Starbucks and wrote ten pages of my manga. I haven't had time to write much lately, so that was good.

While looking over my notes about flower symbolism for the characters, I discovered this, written God knows when:

"If Ellie has roses then they can intertwine with [censored for spoilers]'s orchids and it will be so cool!"

It's nice to be my own fangirl.

Just wanted to highlight this

"The National Academy of Sciences estimates that 18,000 adults die each year [in the USA] because they are uninsured and cannot get proper care."

http://nytimes.com/2005/05/29/national/29insure.html?hp&ex=1117339200&en=4ee7fc0aa141bf73&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Since the main argument against universal health care is that the government will invariably screw it up and leave people worse off than before, and that people in countries with universal health care are actually more poorly served than we are due to the inefficiency of government... does anyone happen to know where I'd find similar studies for other non-Third World countries? For instance, estimates of how many people die per year due to delays in care caused by rationing, being on a waiting list, etc?

Just wanted to highlight this

"The National Academy of Sciences estimates that 18,000 adults die each year [in the USA] because they are uninsured and cannot get proper care."

http://nytimes.com/2005/05/29/national/29insure.html?hp&ex=1117339200&en=4ee7fc0aa141bf73&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Since the main argument against universal health care is that the government will invariably screw it up and leave people worse off than before, and that people in countries with universal health care are actually more poorly served than we are due to the inefficiency of government... does anyone happen to know where I'd find similar studies for other non-Third World countries? For instance, estimates of how many people die per year due to delays in care caused by rationing, being on a waiting list, etc?