Hello Sick People

Since I have only had two people leave a vote on the poll, one to hear more about English lessons and one saying it's my blog, I figured I would pass on some Englishy things that I find interesting. Here's one.

Today we watched an episode of House in L.A. 9. House is an excellent example of the process we use to create something. First, we find a way to make the creation interesting--something we want to do For those of you who have seen the show you'll know that House rarely accepts a case that he doesn't find interesting. Likewise, we rarely like doing things we find boring, and often do a poor job of it when we have to. Second, we do some research about what we are creating. House, or rather his underlings, takes a medical history, run tests, MRI's, break into houses, etc. Third, we create the thing. House treats his patient for what he thinks is the cause. Fourth we evaluate our creation to see how to improve it. House doesn't just send his patients home; he evaluates whether or not the treatment is working (which it never does until the last 5 minutes). Fifth, we consult others to improve it. House discusses the case with his team, doctor friends, and whoever else he needs to to get the answers he needs. Sixth, we recreate the thing using our ideas for improvement. House continues to come up with treatments until he finds the one that actually works perfectly. We need to continue to recreate our writing until we have it just right. While the order may vary some and we may do more than one draft, this is the creation process we all use to produce something of quality--a building design, a new recipe, a cure for a disease (House), or a piece of writing (L.A. class). The list goes on and on for anything we want to create and do a good job with. And that's today's English lesson.



This video made me think of the sickness going around our house and why I'm not a fan of going to the doctor.