Swine Flu - Just the media making things sound worse as usual?

Ok, so in the past few years we've had foot and mouth disease and bird flu epidemics and what was the death toll? Low! And now we have swine flu. As usual the media is making it sound like a bigger deal than it actually is: the symtoms are the same as ordinary flu, just stronger and I gues with global warming it's probably only like that because people immune systems are becoming weakened by the changing environment. The first reported case was actually in March, why wait so long before reporting it? Unknowingly people have since visited the original 'affected area' - Mexico. Since the outbreak there has been a total of 9 deaths caused by the virus, the first of which was a child. Could it have been this one perhaps?

Every year we always face some kind of epidemic and, yes, some people do die from it but these are people with weaker immune systems than everyone else. There is nothing to be scared of, the media are just trying to create that sort of reaction. In a lot of cases in which people have caught a strain of the virus they have recovered, just as they would 'normal flu'. Much ado about nothing? I think so!

Updates - perhaps...

So, the recent seasons of my two favourite TV shows is coming to an end. The Inbetweeners have reached the end of term 2 and still haven't been laid, which they really want. The past few episodes have been a bundle of laughs especially the first one which involved a side splitting trip out on a motor boat.
I've also been watching Lost and am becoming more hooked. Will all our questions be answered? An interview with Benjamin Linus actor Michael Emerson revealed there would be an explosive ending, possibly 'The Incident' that was mentioned by Pierre Chang a.k.a Dr Marvin Candle a.k.a Miles Straume's father, in one of the Dharma Initiative Orientation films which are featured throughout the second and third series, and onwards. As to what The Incident was, it is still to be revealed. As is the identity of Jacob. I'm not too sure when we'll find that one out. There's still the question 'What lies in the shadow of the statue?' asked in the last episode. Is that soon to be revealed? It's all very exciting!
Middlesbrough Music Live - As posted in an earlier blog, The Zutons are headlining this years fest. However, the rest of the line up is yet to be confimed. I've got my bets on The Ting Tings (urgh). I hope not! More when I know.
Next weekend - I'm back up in Scotland, this time in Edinburgh. We Are The Physics are playing at Studio 64, should be good. This time I would also like to be able to have a good look around Edinburgh as last time we got lost and never got to see anything. Shall also be popping in Bella Italia again for my pasta. Lovely.
Next booked gig after We Are The Physics is Franz Ferdinand which should be interesting. I'm not such a big fan of their newer stuff but new single No You Girls surpasses previous single Ulysses by about a mile. I never thought I'd see the day when FF went electronic. But it's happened now...
I'm looking forward to hearing the new Maximo Park album Quicken The Heart. That reminds me, I still haven't heard The Kids Are Sick Again and it's out next week!
Anyway, I'm almost sorted with my NVQ which is great. I just wish my website would work! Technically it does but it only displays right on my own computer. Damn MS Word! I wonder what happens when it's over...
Party?! Hmmm

Computers aren't that bad really

So I was playing on RCT3, as you do, and I quit the game, as you do, when my laptop decided to crash. However when I switched it off and then back on the screen wouldn't load. So we phoned up the computer people and it turns out the battery had been building up static. So with a removal and clicking on F8 during start up, my laptop was back to normal again, minus the noise and with a 'fat' screen, which I fixed no bother.
Most viruses can be removed by pressing F11 during startup. Make sure you have backed up your data first as the PC will be restored to factory setting. Jeez, I learn a lot from problems...
Once again I am looking forward to starting uni in September, I'll probably learn how to write these things better!
Love to you all x

Now this is just creepy

On my scourage of the net the other night reading people's Jacob theories (of course mine is right) I came across this little gem. Not surprisingly, Benjamin Linus is really that creepy in real life too.