-pril = ACE inhibitor January 13, 2010

Work started for me at 6am this morning.  Granted, that means I’m out of there much, much earlier, but for the rest of the day all I want to do is snooze on the couch. Blah.

I’ve slowly started studying for the PTCB exam so I can focus on getting more experience working in a pharmacy.  I’m (hopefully) starting my pre-req classes this summer, so it’d be nice to be able to get a decent job as a pharmacy tech while I’m in class.  I’ve been out of school for over 2 years now, which means I’m a little out of the habit of studying.  It’s even rougher when I don’t have a school schedule to force me into studying and giving me deadlines.  What I’m hoping will work is getting up early and studying in the morning before my day starts.

Anyone with study tips for massive amounts of information that needs to be memorize, feel free to pass them along to me at some point.  I’ll be making flashcards and I have a few online things, but mostly I’m suspecting I’ll just be printing out a list of drugs and repeating them until it sticks. Ugh.

Confession December 7, 2009

Sometimes I confuse Mitch Hedberg for Wesley Willis.  I have no idea why, I think maybe I was introduced to both of them at the same time.  Seriously though, their comedy couldn’t be more different.  (Actually, just the fact that one is a comedian and the other is a mentally ill musician furthers my bewilderment.)  This can make conversations about either man kind of awkward, especially when I start singing a Willis song during a Hedberg-centric conversation.

Not that I’ve ever done that.

November 13, 2009

I love window shopping online, it’s like the world’s biggest department store that never closes.  Here are some things I’m currently browsing:

Tory Burch Reva Flats

David Yurman Bracelet

Kate Spade Cornelia Street Noel Stevie

Kate Spade All Wrapped Up Idiom Bangle – I love all of the Idiom series bangles.

Colored Tights – Pairing a conservative dress with a pair of popping bright tights always is awesome.

Headbands – Obsessed.

Bumpits! – I’m dying to try these out ever since I saw the infomercial.

I love Autumn! November 12, 2009

I love it when the fall weather first hits, waking up to grey skies and breathing in crisp air.  There’s a tangible change in the air and when I pull on a sweater and hide my nose in a scarf I feel like falling in love.  Keep your summer romance, give me a boy to tug me closer by my hoodie strings and I’m seeing stars.

Here in Florida autumn has been elusive, teasing us with a day or two of cooler weather, followed by weeks of muggy heat.  Today however, it feels like it should.  To celebrate, I cooked up a big pot of chili and in a few hours I’ll settle down with a bowl full and watch Bones and Supernatural. (I love television on Thursdays.)

I don’t have a particular recipe for chili, but here’s what I did tonight:

• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 cans kidney beans
• 1 can stewed tomatoes
• 1 can tomato sauce
• chopped onion
• chili powder
• paprika
• garlic powder
• oregano
• cumin
• cocoa
• brown sugar
• beef bullion
• salt and pepper

Cook your beef, throw everything together, add some liquid if you need it, season to taste and let it cook to death. It’s awesome.

Edit: i just threw half a glass of white wine into the pot.  See, this is how I cook, totally haphazardly.  Surprisingly, it works great.

since we last saw our heroine… November 10, 2009

Let’s talk about Halloween.  Halloween stresses me out, every single time.  I’m not someone who can come up with a creative (yet attractive, because I’m vain) costume at the last minute.  Actually, I’m not someone who can come up with a creative costume even after planning for months.  I suck at costuming.  Flat out.  All I can think of are those lame, cliched female costumes: cat, cowgirl, witch. I decided this year–after torturing my mother by whining about Halloween–that I was going to just buy a costume and look awesome.  Sounds easy, right?  I start looking and nearly have a heart attack, because who’s going to pay $50 for a Uhura Star Trek dress that isn’t even accurate? (Okay, let’s just breeze right by the fact that I was considering being a character from Star Trek, because I think no one here is surprised by my geekiness anymore.)  I take a stand on principal and refuse to buy any of the overpriced costumes.  And that’s fine, until it’s noon the day of Halloween, I have no costume and I’m in a panic.  Yep, ended up driving 45 minutes to the closest Party City and shelled out $35 to be a honey bee.  But look at me! I’m a cute honey bee.  That’s what counts, right?

AP Fall Ball 10/25 October 26, 2009

As some of you may know, I occasionally get to do promo for Atlantic Records at shows–basically put up posters, pass out stickers and fliers–and that means I end up seeing some band I normally wouldn’t even listen to. Last night I headed up to Freebird Live (which, by the way, is no where near as fantastic as the Norva.  I miss Virginia.) and got to catch the AP Fall Ball Tour.  Me And You At Six, The Secret Handshake, Set Your Goals, The Academy Is and Mayday Parade all performed.  Seriously, I’m getting old because two bands in I was ready to call it a night and go home.  I don’t know how the kids in the pit survived it.  I’ll be frank here, I had no idea Mayday Parade was so popular these days.  I’m so out of touch.

I was pretty pumped to see TAI, if only because William Beckett prances around on stage like an effeminate Mick Jagger and is generally adorable.  Set Your Goals? 5 big dudes and one teeny wee singer.  Has he even graduated from high school yet? I love it, it was so bizarre watching him sing these borderline hardcore songs. Other highlights include seeing a merch girl bawl during a Mayday Parade song and some girl stumble out of the pit wearing one shoe and her shirt ripped half off.  Seriously.

Anyway, check out some videos from the night:

Me And You At Six – Pokerface Cover

The Secret Handshake – Party In The USA Cover (Haha, Luis introed this song by calling it the gayest song ever. I heart him and his metal roots.)

Mayday Parade – Jamie All Over

drenched in vanilla twilight October 17, 2009

when i think of you, i don’t feel so alone.

<3 the big bang theory September 16, 2009

Less than a week till the new season of The Big Bang Theory starts!

Season 03E01 “The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation”

Synopsis:

Sheldon flies back to Texas in disgrace when he learns the guys tampered with his arctic expedition data, forcing the guys to follow him and threatening Leonard’s hopes for a romantic encounter with Penny.

HAHA LOOK AT THEIR BEARDS I AM SO EXCITED.

Starry baths. September 15, 2009

This is the Nirvana Bath Tub and so help me god, I don’t care what it takes, I am so getting one of these.

The Nirvana Bathtub is basically an normal tub that’s been outfitted with 360 LED lights on the surface. Touch controls allow you to adjust the lights as well as the water, and a hand shower is motion activated.

Seriously, this is beyond awesome.

ObamaRolling? September 14, 2009

I can’t even begin to imagine how long it took to make this, but it makes me laugh. Rickrolling taken to a whole new level.