well, the new york deadline is sunday so i am finally applying for health insurance today. (i wouldn't be able to use the insurance until february 1st anyway, so i put it off.) i played through demon's souls FOUR TIMES in the past month and i still don't understand this system

the psychopaths in charge talk about how valuable "choice" is, though literally all of the plans offered to me have a three out of five star rating. except the "new" plans, which i guess will be three stars next year. also notice a column for an attribute which is ALWAYS "no" lol
this baroque, bizarre, unreadable-on-a-mobile-phone website logs me out automatically seemingly every three minutes, always without warning, usually while i'm entering data. click "next," get an error. it took me two months of such trials to get all my info plugged in for today.
i don't understand the differences between any of these plans. i have been on the phone regularly with my doctors these past couple months, trying desperately to find a plan they all agree on. i narrowed it down to four plans. three are $1200 per month. one is $957
i have a higher IQ than any sitting US senator. more importantly, i have beaten BERWICK SAGA for playstation 2 more than twice. i still don't exactly understand what a deductible is lmao
i cannot for the life of me tell what the difference between this $957 plan and these $1200 plans. they have all the same everything. dental, etc. it's just, i have experienced my healthcare provider turning me down for a spinal tap (etc) on the day of the procedure, etc
i have probably already received a reply or two telling me to shut up because i can afford it, though i just wanna remind everyone that my Very Publicly Visible Income goes to multiple people--not just me!! however according to the health insurance people, it is All Mine
so i'm over here looking at spending a Rent-Sized Portion of my income on healthcare that probably isn't going to work half the time for pursuing treatments of my chronic condition which probably won't be more than 12% effective, medical science being what it is
yet of course i can't just . . . Not Get Insurance!! what if there's an emergency?? i've seen the looney-tunes-like pre-insurance price on an emergency room visit! you could buy multiple hyundais for that money, jerry!!
meanwhile i desperately need a surgery to remove a cyst from a nerve in my wrist. every mouse click feels like being struck by lightning. i haven't done a single push-up in almost two years. without insurance, it's Mercedes-Benz money. however, the insurance rejected it last time
so am i about to let myself get roped into spending the equivalent of three decent used toyota priuses this year for health insurance that, according to my doctor, will probably fight the nerve surgery three times over six months before finally caving? you bet i am!! well bye
actually, not "well bye": there is no reason we can't have real, good, free healthcare. i have been to countries where they have it. they also have high-speed trains connecting their major cities. some of them have airports that are more comfortable than most american hotel rooms
seriously this health insurance website is legit just a dark souls inventory menu
i told myself i can't have the ice-cold sugar-free @redbull that is currently just Taking Up Space in the fridge until i pick my health insurance! why is it taking this long? i have twelve browser tabs open. i am agonizing over this like it's a crucial turn in BERWICK SAGA (2005)

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Israel and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/HoO7oz0dwr


The resolution titled "Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people..." was adopted by a vote of 153 - 6 - 9.

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The resolution titled "Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan" was adopted by a vote of 153 – 5 – 10.

Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the U.S. voted 'No'
https://t.co/REumYgyRuF


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@Suman68082748 @thetwinkwolff @x_karran_x @Sunil9130 Lets stop the criticism guys. The lad is good. Losses happen. Losses to unranked players happen too. As do wins vs top 10ers. Let's accept both. Remember Sumit and the likes of him are the best we have. See the bigger picture please.

@thetwinkwolff @x_karran_x @Sunil9130 When the Europeans or South Americans were getting quality practice and tourneys week in week out at reasonable costs, our kids were playing on dung courts or learning outdated serve and volley on grass. Appreciate the fact that the last 10 years have been a hell lot better than

@thetwinkwolff @x_karran_x @Sunil9130 the 10 before that. Real change can't come in a day or even in 10 years. So let's grit our teeth and bide our time till we have an organic self sustaining system in place.

@siyer30 @SportaSmile @Cric_Writer @RomilShukla @amanthejourno

@thetwinkwolff @x_karran_x @Sunil9130 @siyer30 @SportaSmile @Cric_Writer @RomilShukla @amanthejourno Tennis is my favourite sport in the universe. Has always been. Will always be. I was in love with Steffi and Pete a lot before I fell for Sachin. And while I would love every toddler in my family to play sports professionally, I won't encourage them to pursue my favourite sport.

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