I'm supposed to be sleeping.

I pronounced on FB that I was going to try to going to bed early. And yes, technically, this is early for me but in general not really that early. I need to get a good start on the day since I am facing a mammoth 4 hour lecture. One half of the lecture , the power point slides equalled 34 pages, 3 per page. Yeah, death by power point.

But I am not sleep tired yet so I blog when I could be using the time to study endocrine but alas, I have done my fair share of reading for today.

I had my health promotion class tonight. Now I am very opinionated about things that I hold an opinion about. Other things, I just don't really care about. But for some reason this class just gets my blood pumping. How do we change people's behavior and how do we institute change in "vulnerable" populations. If only we knew for sure, but education is not the answer.

Crime is really high in Pittsburgh. In all the things that people told me about living here, that was not included. Every time I let the local news wonder onto the TV, I get all freaked out. Then I am listening to the news in the car on the radio and I am learning about street gangs and drugs. I have to say that I am glad that I have dogs. I know that they won't attack and kill but they are a visual deterrent. People get shot left and right here. Drug busts...I tend to only wonder out in the day light but I am forced to wait at the bus stop in the dark now after class. If only the parking situation was better, I would drive.

Grady continues with his hacking cough. The entire walk tonight he sounded like a cat trying to hack up a hair ball only louder. People were probably wondering what in the world is wrong with your dog.. He's a smoker, what can I say. He lights up to pass the time I'm away at class. And no amount of smoking cessation education is going to change his mind. The nicotine calms his anxious pointer nerves.

Now I am tired. Not too bad, it is well before midnight.