As you probably already know, but in case you don't, I spent nine months studying in England. While I would definitely go back, and don't at all regret my choice, there have been some unfortunate side effects to going to England. For example, I was there during the latest Mad Cow Disease scare. Due to that, I am currently ineligible to donate blood. No one's quite sure of how this could be passed on, so the Red Cross is trying to be safe. Well, apparenlty the effects come into effect sooner than we had thought. Here's a typical picture of me at work:
Okay...that was the extent of dressing up for Halloween that I would do. Someone, not to mention names but that would be Jennifer Katz, said they were going to dress up, but copped out the day before. Some of us were still willing to make complete fools of ourselves for the sake of a little fun. Or, in my case, personal amusement. Actually, my boss commented that two of the last people she expected to dress up were two of the only ones that did (the vice president of finance or something like that and me). (Coming soon (maybe!): Beth's real views on the holiday!)
Another picture. I find it ironic that I'm wearing my glasses in neither of these pictures. :) Well, it's not that ironic, but amusing.
InfoBeat News - Morning Coffee Edition @ 08/04/2000
*** Study: 'Mad cow' deaths on the rise
LONDON (AP) - Deaths from the human form of "mad cow" disease have increased by about a third each year in Britain since 1994, new research has found. According to the study, published this week in The Lancet medical journal, the incidence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD, has risen by an average of 23% every year. Scientists believe people contract CJD by eating beef infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, but the fatal brain-wasting disease can be confirmed only by examining the brain after the victim has died. As of June 30, a total of 75 confirmed or suspected cases have been documented. Sixty-nine of those people have died.