Manikins and Magicians

I am CPR and First-Aid certified!!

At my training, I named my manikin Legolas, and my neighbor named hers Gimli. Naturally, Legolas and Gimli became the best of friends. However, Gimli died because his plastic bag lungs were twisted, and Legolas died because I didn't have the upper body strength to compress his chest properly. I eventually had to use all of my body weight, which worked roughly, but it was too late for Legolas. Apparently, his chest was actually not functioning properly. Even if I had guns, I could not have saved him. My neighbor and I then sent Legolas and Gimli across the sea, and then quickly acquired new boyfriends.

So then I had to learn CPR for babies. I named my babykin Jules Verne. For CPR for babies, you are supposed to use the index, and middle finger and push straight down about and inch and a half into the babies sternum. I was physically not able to do this. I was able to use my thumb effectively, but I got yelled at by the instructors. But, it worked so much better for me, i dunno. Jules Verne lives!!

Who so Pulleth Out This Sword of this Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of England. 

Last night, I watched the Sword in the Stone, because I just finished that part of The Once and Future King. I cannot believe how hilarious that movie is. Jesus. I was laughing like an idiot the entire time. One of my favorite parts is when Archimedes and Merlyn get in an argument over how Arthur should be educated, and so Merlyn leaves the duty to Archimedes.
Archimedes is casually like, "to start off, I want you to read these books" as he points to a ceiling high pile of books saying it is "a mountain of knowledge."
Arthur's all like "I can't read."
It's not funny that Arthur can't read, it's just that Archimedes' ridiculous expectations are immediately shut down and it makes me laugh and he gets all flustered and I love it. And then his totally insane 30 second laugh. I almost cannot handle the hilarity. So FUNNY.

Why is is so impossible for Disney to make movies like this anymore? I don't understand?

“If I were to be made a knight,' said the Wart, staring dreamily into the fire, 'I should...pray to God to let me encounter all the evil in the world in my own person, so that if I conquered there would be none left, and, if I were defeated, I would be the one to suffer for it.'

That would be extremely presumptuous of you,' said Merlyn, 'and you would be conquered, and you would suffer for it.'

'I shouldn't mind.'

'Wouldn't you? Wait till it happens and see.'

'Why do people not think, when they are grown up, as I do when I am young?'

'Oh dear,' said Merlyn. 'You are making me feel confused. Suppose you wait till you are grown up and know the reason?'

'I don't think that is an answer at all,' replied the Wart, justly.

Merlyn wrung his hands.

'Well, anyway,' he said, 'suppose they did not let you stand against all the evil in the world?'

'I could ask,' said the Wart.

'You could ask,' repeated Merlyn.

He thrust the end of his beard into his mouth, stared tragically into the fire, and began to munch it fiercely.” 

-T.H. White, The Sword in the Stone