Debt collectors are horrible. I owe quite a bit of money and I was trying to set up a payment plan, but it's obnoxious. Even with a refund check from school, I live pretty far below the poverty level and I don't have insurance. Insurance really doesn't help my more common expenses, like medication or my pdoc appointments. I'm on their assistance program, which is really nice. It covers more than my last insurance.

I believe health care is a right, not a privilege. I know that hospitals must treat you, regardless of your income or insurance. But that says nothing about the bill they send you or what insurance will not cover. Good health and good health insurance is for the rich and healthy.



In other news, it was the annual music educators conference, which is always fun. There's a mixer for the college music ed group. My school brought six people, including myself. Partly because some of our members where in the all state collegiate orchestra. Other schools brought 20, 30 or 40 people and always dominate the state elections. We had music Olympics with music history jeopardy and musical chairs. The final challenge to break the tie was a dance off. I won the dance off. I can't dance. I did the robot! It was pretty dorky. It's the first time my personality, how weird and fearless I am, actually did some good. It felt like one of those TV episodes where the kid feels bad about being small, but his size is useful later.