Friday, October 02, 2009

lightenin' bolts a glowin'

Me: "Sadie, ECG and EKG are the same thing right?"
Sadie: "Yup"
Dr. Jeff: "What's an ECG stand for?"
Me: Electrocardiogram
Dr. Jeff: "EEG?"
Me: Electroencephalogram, for brain activity.
Dr. Jeff: "EGG?"
Me: Electrogastrointestinogram?
Dr. Jeff: "Egg!!!"

Conclusion: Take advantage of gullible med students.

Today's muse: Wake Up by Arcade Fire

Somethin' filled up
my heart with nothin',
someone told me not to cry.

But now that I'm older,
my heart's colder,
and I can see that it's a lie.

Children wake up,
hold your mistake up,
before they turn the summer into dust.

If the children don't grow up,
our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms turnin' every good thing to
rust.

I guess we'll just have to adjust.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin' to be
when the reaper he reaches and touches my hand.

With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am goin’
With my lightnin' bolts a glowin'
I can see where I am, go-go, where I am

You'd better look out below


6 comments:

Eric F. Diaz said...

Nice song. I really like the lyrics.

I'm glad that you liked my Stargazer sonnet.

Eric F. Diaz said...

Whoops! Wrong post. Sorry about that.

Eric F. Diaz said...

Whoops again! Right post! You have to forgive me, Shruts. I new to this blogging thing.;-)

Eric

shruts said...

No worries Mr. Diaz! Thank you for visiting! :)

Eric F. Diaz said...

My pleasure, shruts. I really enjoy your blog. I'm just sorry I didn't discover it sooner! And please, call me, Eric.

Eric F. Diaz said...

OK, shruts....what if your teacher had asked you what an EKG is? Why the 'K' instead of the 'C'? Let's see how much you know about not only the history of ECG technology, but the etymology of the acronym. ;-)

I'll give you a hint. It is derive from the German.

Eric