Just updated my YouTube link section!
*added: 2 Whose Line clips (hilarious!) and kid playing Nintendo theme songs on the piano (way cool!)
*removed: JB music videos that nobody else but me will actually watch....lol.
Enjoy ♥ :o)
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
can't catch a break
~ Life is soooooo busy! I don't like it. Even though my class load is lighter, I've managed to fill what would be great chunks of study time with random meetings and catching up with people. I've never done well with small intervals of studying, and it's already showing in this first round of testing. Well, Pharmacology went ok (88), but Chemo was ridiculous and I know it went terribly wrong even though I didn't get the test back yet. But that was a hard one for everybody. And Med Chem is on Friday, and I'm waaaaaaaay behind on that one, for sure. I have this terrible combo of depression & ADD that just makes my life suck really bad.....who wants to switch personalities with me? Anyone...?
~ Riley went to the vet cuz he was limping, but I think he'll be ok now. They just gave him a shot of Cortisone in his shoulder and said he'd be fine. My poor baby, I miss him. Plus animals are so comforting to me, and these fish are just not doing the trick.
~ I'm kinda excited to be going to the Michigan Pharmacists Association convention in a couple weeks! It'll be interesting to finally do something pharmacy-related that doesn't involve going to class. I need to see more of what's out there in the profession, because the academic part just makes me want to shoot my brains out. There will be continuing education presentations that I just get to sit and listen to (and not take notes/tests on!!!), and there will be social stuff for the different schools of pharmacy, and really nice meals! And time to bond with some classmates that I don't know very well. So yeah, should be a good time.
~ This whole 1 test per week thing is good and bad. Good because then it gives a certain focus each week and I don't feel like I'm sacrificing study time for one test in order to study for the second. But it's bad because then every weekend is catch-up and get started on the next test's studying. Not enough time to completely relax, and definitely not enough time to go home, and I really miss home.
~ Speaking of busy weekends, this one will be crazy! MJ is coming to visit on Friday and I'm super excited cuz I haven't seen her in awhile. Hopefully I can keep her entertained in this dinky town of Big Rapids. We'll see. lol. And I have a bunch of non-Valentine's type plans with the girls to keep me occupied on Saturday. I'm just worried, once again, about study time. Story of my life.
~ I need professional help. No lie. But I've been so good at avoiding it so far. And even though I'm a pharm student, I'm terrified of the prospect of being on a drug for the rest of my life. Not cool with me. At all. I've always wanted to be able to fix it myself, and I've also prayed about it (but rarely, so I guess I could improve there too).....so I guess being drugged hasn't been an appealing option. But I should really go to the Counseling Center. Maybe. But I don't wanna, especially when ppl keep trying to talk me into it. Grrr, I dunno. Maybe I'll think more about it when I actually have the time.
Sleep now. Must study hardcore tomorrow. Buh bye.
~ Riley went to the vet cuz he was limping, but I think he'll be ok now. They just gave him a shot of Cortisone in his shoulder and said he'd be fine. My poor baby, I miss him. Plus animals are so comforting to me, and these fish are just not doing the trick.
~ I'm kinda excited to be going to the Michigan Pharmacists Association convention in a couple weeks! It'll be interesting to finally do something pharmacy-related that doesn't involve going to class. I need to see more of what's out there in the profession, because the academic part just makes me want to shoot my brains out. There will be continuing education presentations that I just get to sit and listen to (and not take notes/tests on!!!), and there will be social stuff for the different schools of pharmacy, and really nice meals! And time to bond with some classmates that I don't know very well. So yeah, should be a good time.
~ This whole 1 test per week thing is good and bad. Good because then it gives a certain focus each week and I don't feel like I'm sacrificing study time for one test in order to study for the second. But it's bad because then every weekend is catch-up and get started on the next test's studying. Not enough time to completely relax, and definitely not enough time to go home, and I really miss home.
~ Speaking of busy weekends, this one will be crazy! MJ is coming to visit on Friday and I'm super excited cuz I haven't seen her in awhile. Hopefully I can keep her entertained in this dinky town of Big Rapids. We'll see. lol. And I have a bunch of non-Valentine's type plans with the girls to keep me occupied on Saturday. I'm just worried, once again, about study time. Story of my life.
~ I need professional help. No lie. But I've been so good at avoiding it so far. And even though I'm a pharm student, I'm terrified of the prospect of being on a drug for the rest of my life. Not cool with me. At all. I've always wanted to be able to fix it myself, and I've also prayed about it (but rarely, so I guess I could improve there too).....so I guess being drugged hasn't been an appealing option. But I should really go to the Counseling Center. Maybe. But I don't wanna, especially when ppl keep trying to talk me into it. Grrr, I dunno. Maybe I'll think more about it when I actually have the time.
Sleep now. Must study hardcore tomorrow. Buh bye.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
READ THIS!
This was brought to my attention by a classmate in our newly-founded Christian Pharmacists Fellowship:
If you are not familiar with FOCA, it is the Freedom of Choice Act - President Obama has promised to pass this bill and Congress is likely to take it up. If you aren't familiar with it check out Liberty Counsel at lc.org to get more details. January 23rd marked the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to "honor" that President Obama signed an executive order rescinding the "Mexico City" policy which banned federal funding for overseas abortion. FOCA would overturn every state law putting any restriction on abortion (parental consent, informed consent, partial birth ban, everything). For example, if informed consent were removed those who administered abortions would not be able to tell the woman anything about the procedure or the risk it has for her physically, they'd just have to do it without question. And what really concerns me as a future pharmacist is that it would deny us (health providers) the right to object to participate in the act - so essentially if I refused to dispense the abortion pill I would be fired from my job! It's ironic that the "Freedom of Choice Act" takes away my freedom to abstain from something that I believe to be disgusting, immoral, and a sin. At least the previous legal situation regarding abortion included everyone's rights - the "pro-choice"ers could choose to get abortions, and the "pro-life"ers could choose not to get involved in that process. Please, if you have any questions, go to this site:
http://www.libertyaction.org/297/petition.asp?pid=19426445
And please sign this petition!!!
"The 10 who speak up are far louder than the 10,000 who remain silent."
If you are not familiar with FOCA, it is the Freedom of Choice Act - President Obama has promised to pass this bill and Congress is likely to take it up. If you aren't familiar with it check out Liberty Counsel at lc.org to get more details. January 23rd marked the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and to "honor" that President Obama signed an executive order rescinding the "Mexico City" policy which banned federal funding for overseas abortion. FOCA would overturn every state law putting any restriction on abortion (parental consent, informed consent, partial birth ban, everything). For example, if informed consent were removed those who administered abortions would not be able to tell the woman anything about the procedure or the risk it has for her physically, they'd just have to do it without question. And what really concerns me as a future pharmacist is that it would deny us (health providers) the right to object to participate in the act - so essentially if I refused to dispense the abortion pill I would be fired from my job! It's ironic that the "Freedom of Choice Act" takes away my freedom to abstain from something that I believe to be disgusting, immoral, and a sin. At least the previous legal situation regarding abortion included everyone's rights - the "pro-choice"ers could choose to get abortions, and the "pro-life"ers could choose not to get involved in that process. Please, if you have any questions, go to this site:
http://www.libertyaction.org/297/petition.asp?pid=19426445
And please sign this petition!!!
"The 10 who speak up are far louder than the 10,000 who remain silent."
unfortunate frustrations
I hate it when home, the place I go to get away from frustrations, becomes the frustration. I love my family, but they're being difficult. So, half of the reason I came home this weekend was to hear my former pastor Dave Stout speaking because he was awesome and I missed him & his wife. And I thought my family would be just as excited that he was coming back. Especially Mom because she left the church due to our current pastor's incessant sports references and contemporary style. Yeah, they just didn't care. I fully understand not going to church if you get very little sleep, but as of right now they've all gone to bed in time to get a full 8 hours and still have time to get ready for 2nd service. So basically I'm surprised that they just don't want to see Pastor Stout, and it sucks that they definitely don't see how it's depressing to me that I have to go to church by myself every time. (Side note: Dad is the exception to this blog; I have no problems with him right now unless he gives his cold virus to me. Then we'd have a BIG problem. Chemo test + viral infection = EPIC FAIL!) Anywho, it's just sad that our "Christian" family doesn't even go to church together when we have the opportunity. So, even as I finish surfing the net and get ready for bed, I still haven't decided if I'm even gonna go tomorrow. Guess we'll see how I'm feeling when my alarm goes off in the morning.
Secondly, I'm frustrated with myself for hoping that Chrissy and I would get along really well this weekend. I mean, I get that we're not uber close and don't have tons of stuff in common, but it still hits me every time we see each other that our personalities are polar opposites. I don't expect us to be the kind of sisters who are best friends, but that doesn't make it suck any less when within the first 5 minutes of seeing me this weekend she already managed to hurt my feelings. I was telling her how I wanted to name my cat Jasper, like from Twilight - see previous blog for background story - and she just goes, "well, you just killed that name for me". Yeah, awesome Chris, that's a happy statement to start off our time together. She doesn't get that her words affect people, even the simple statements like that. And after living with me her whole life I guess I thought she'd learned that I'm a sensitive person and things like that rub me the wrong way. I'm not trying to turn this into a huge argument or anything, it's just a downer that I really didn't need right now.
[Yes, Chrissy, I realize you can read this blog. But I don't care because it's my place to vent my true feelings. It's better if I write it all out so it doesn't circulate in my head all night, and this way I won't take it out on you when I see you in the morning.]
Happy thoughts to end the blog:
- I'm still Riley's favorite! I love the fact that pets have no memory and just love you unconditionally every time you see them.
- Mom is in love with my Chemotherapeutics textbook and wants to read it for fun, which I find pretty darn hilarious!
- Dad gets dumb ideas when he's on cold meds - he wanted to call Chrissy last night to ask her if she was drunk yet. Good grief. lol.
- Super Bowl party tomorrow! I appreciate social events even more as the semesters go by and Pharmacy school continues to try and suck out my soul.
- I made dinner tonight and it tasted frickin' amazing! Yep, Bruschetta Chicken Bake, the recipe is on the back of the Stove Top stuffing (for chicken) box if you want it. lol. (I recommend adding cream of chicken soup & pre-cooking the chicken.)
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