100 things, part five

14. The human body fascinates me. It is really amazing how things can go wrong. My love of troubleshooting and problem solving occasionally make me wonder if I would enjoy a medical career (although I wouldn't like the stress level of a physician). Last night, I was reminded of this by a woman in my knitting group who recently got a pacemaker. She's very active, and noticed while hiking that her heart rate didn't go up when she exercised and she felt weak and a little dizzy. I never realized that your heart could just accidentally not accelerate, or that a pacemaker could be used to fill in only when necessary. Neat!
15. I'm in a knitting group. Right now, I'm in the process of knitting a sweater vest for Ransom. It's going to be awesome. Disclaimer: I know that sweater vests are considered by some lesser people to be dorky, and I have heard all about the sweater curse.
16. I'm not very superstitious, so things like sweater curses don't worry me too much. I usually think I'm pretty lucky, though.

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