So as you may have noticed I have not been blogging of late. This is because every time I got on, I didn't feel the urge to write. I finally realized today that the reason why is because I got bored with what I was writing. And if I was bored writing it, I am sure y'all were bored reading it. To fix this problem I have decided to add more of my thoughts to the blog and less of a play-by-play of my weeks. I think the first semester pretty much sums up what this PharmD life is like, nuts. There is no need to rehash the same tators over and over. So As I turn a new leaf I warn you now, you may hear things you do not like, or even better, things you do! I hope to make you think more about the actions you take in your life and how they effect everyone around you. I will not use this blog as a rant site, well maybe a tiny bit, but nothing belligerent or offensive. I hope to make you use the "squash" between those ears, and maybe make your small corner of the world a better place to live.
Getting started:
I will let you know that we have a CRAZY amount of tests coming up, nine in the next three weeks, so my blogs may not be consistent. The good news! We are almost done with our first professional year! Every week seems to have taken a month of my life, but flies by, if that makes since. I guess the emotional and physical toll far exceed the actual time spent in the week. I will not be surprised if I rock some gray hairs by the end of P2 year.
On to the new:
Today I was thinking about the past and figured it would be a good place to start for the revamped PharmD life. The thing about the past that infuriates us all is that it cannot be changed. This simple fact may sound elementary, but if you think about mistakes you have made, you will remember how much time you spent dwelling on what could have been if you would have been able to change that mistake. This leads to anger, depression, and even may cause you to miss a new and exciting opportunity that presents itself while you are being booty hurt. My advice to you, live by this simple maxim and you may be able to move on more quickly and enjoy life further. "There is no going back, the past cannot change, what's done is done, move on and do not make the same mistake again." Sounds easy enough, but in practice is not so easy. What I usually do is allow myself about a minute or two of intense rage, allowing all the angry, blame full and pointless thoughts run rampant in my head, or out loud if no one is around. I then take a couple deep breaths, and repeat the maxim to myself until I have calmed myself enough to move on. I do not forget the mistake I made, but accept it as done and make sure to take steps to avoid making the same one again.
By approaching the problem logically, you can devoid yourself of the emotions that may hinder you, and find the source of the problem and then better yourself. I do not advocate living a totally logic driven life, emotions are beneficial also, and are what defines us as a species. However, if we allow ourselves to be ruled by our emotions, we will continue the departure down a long and fruitless road.
Another thing about the past is the tendency to relive it and blame others fr their past shortcomings, and then letting that blame define you or them. Nobody is perfect, no government is perfect, no religion is perfect, no organization, school, team, club, or any other gathering of Homo sapiens. Why? Because of the common theme of these being comprised of humans. Humans are fallible and will always be so, this does not have to be bad thing, this is how we learn. It is the application, or lack thereof, that leads to "bad" things. We need to accept our and others mistakes, forgive them, forgive ourselves, and then move on. When we carry on, we use the knowledge we gained from the experience to live a better and more fulfilling life. The majority of our society has a problem with playing the blame game. "So and so did this, so I deserve this, or that is why I act like this, or that is why I need this." NO! Because someone made a mistake in your past, does not mean you deserve anything over another person. Having these kind of views is what leads to intolerance and violence. Accept what has happened, make sure you do not make the same mistake, and make your life and this planet a better place for it.
I am sick and tired of hearing people bitch and moan about something that happened in the past. No matter how much you complain, it will not CHANGE! Carry on. If we could all just do our parts, and not expect a handout, then we could fix a lot of problems with this world, and maybe even live longer, better lives because of it. The change starts with the individual, no person can make the entire world change by themselves, but if we all do our part to change ourselves, and not dwell on the past, than it WILL change the entire world. All we have to do is start.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
My apologies
I am sorry that I have not posted in awhile. Unfortunately life got in the way. We have been very busy the past couple of weeks and I just haven't found the time to blog. I don't know if I will be able to keep this up, and since the weeks all resemble each other now as far as Pharmacy goes, it got kind of boring. However, Marie writes a great blog, http://marieeliz.blogspot.com/, and I am usually in it. So if you wanna know what is going on in my life check out her blog. As far as for me, I have worked, studied and seen old friends this past spring break. I got to relax a little, as much as one can with four tests looming over you, and spend quality time with my gorgeous wife.
I did have a nice run in with a crazy lady who was selling Adderall. She brought in a script for 90 Adderall on March 7th, then another for 90, different doctor, on March 15th. I called and asked her about it and she told me that she had lost her original prescription, gone to a different doctor because her doctor was out of town, and told him the story and he was aware of the situation. No that smells like bullshit, but weird things do happen, so I told her, no problem, I just need to call and verify with the new doctor that it is okay to release this and then we can have it ready in 10 minutes. To which she quickly replies, "Oh no, don't call him, I will come pick up the prescription." Up goes the red flag. I told her no problem and hung up. I quickly called her new doctor, and my pharmacist called the old doctor. Found out she was lying, cancelled the script, found out she was using multiple pharmacies as well, and called and told her not to bother coming to pick up the script as it was cancelled and she would need to see the doctor for a new one. The first time I talked to her she was still nice and just said okay. Then she called back saying she wanted the script, I said no, she started yelling and I told her I could have the cops waiting for her if she wanted to come pick it up. That shut her up real quick. She then called back a third time and my pharmacist reexplained the situation of it no longer being a valid script. When she hung up she said, "I think we may have just lost a customer." We both laughed heartily at that. Good riddance! Moral of the story, if you smell bullshit, it probably is bullshit.
So for all my pre-pharm and pharmD people without retail experience, be sure and cover your ass by always confirming with the doctor. And letting a criminal know you can have the police waiting for them is always a good way to get them to admit defeat and leave you alone.
Have a great weekend y'all! I will see you at the tail end of a 4 tests, kick my ass, week. Signing off from another crazy week in the PharmD life!
I did have a nice run in with a crazy lady who was selling Adderall. She brought in a script for 90 Adderall on March 7th, then another for 90, different doctor, on March 15th. I called and asked her about it and she told me that she had lost her original prescription, gone to a different doctor because her doctor was out of town, and told him the story and he was aware of the situation. No that smells like bullshit, but weird things do happen, so I told her, no problem, I just need to call and verify with the new doctor that it is okay to release this and then we can have it ready in 10 minutes. To which she quickly replies, "Oh no, don't call him, I will come pick up the prescription." Up goes the red flag. I told her no problem and hung up. I quickly called her new doctor, and my pharmacist called the old doctor. Found out she was lying, cancelled the script, found out she was using multiple pharmacies as well, and called and told her not to bother coming to pick up the script as it was cancelled and she would need to see the doctor for a new one. The first time I talked to her she was still nice and just said okay. Then she called back saying she wanted the script, I said no, she started yelling and I told her I could have the cops waiting for her if she wanted to come pick it up. That shut her up real quick. She then called back a third time and my pharmacist reexplained the situation of it no longer being a valid script. When she hung up she said, "I think we may have just lost a customer." We both laughed heartily at that. Good riddance! Moral of the story, if you smell bullshit, it probably is bullshit.
So for all my pre-pharm and pharmD people without retail experience, be sure and cover your ass by always confirming with the doctor. And letting a criminal know you can have the police waiting for them is always a good way to get them to admit defeat and leave you alone.
Have a great weekend y'all! I will see you at the tail end of a 4 tests, kick my ass, week. Signing off from another crazy week in the PharmD life!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Pathology, Pluckers, Peter Pan, and Pharmaceutics
Nice! They all start with P! I guess I kinda cheated on the pharmaceutics one, since we usually call it ceutics, but whatever. So last week I took my worst test, not supposed to be the hardest, but the questions sucked so bad that it ended up being so. The average for the multiple choice is a 64! Gotta love those kind of tests. Obviously it isn't that everyone blew off studying, the test was poor! But they haven't graded the short answer part, so the average may go up. Doubtful, last year's average was a 69 after both. A lot of the P2s were excited, because it'll show the professors that it wasn't that they didn't study hard enough. Anyways, so I literally felt like I had been mentally raped after that test. I was very depressed and came home to find solace in an amber bottle. Marie comforted me and then I went to bed. No more studying, my mind was gone. Turns out everyone felt that way and a streak of depression ran through the school. Thanks for starting the week off right Patho! Jerk.
So the next day, after class, I decided to take a break from school. 5 tests in 7 days is pretty shitty, I needed a break and I really wanted to hang out with the wife. Not to mention the fact that it was SOOO nice outside. Perfect weather! So we went to play putt-putt at Peter Pan's on Barton Springs. It is an Austiny thing to do, and it's BYOB! So we stopped and got a 24 of Natty and a four pack of plastic chardonnay wine bottles, no glass allowed. We putted, I won't say who won, me, and we drank and we were merry! So after that we headed to Town Lake to walk around and enjoy the fine ass weather. It was gorgeous. Hungry from all the days excitement we went to Pluckers. The food there is pretty tasty and they had a drink special on Tuesdays, 34 oz Ziegenbach or Lonestar for $4! Needless to say I had two. Well Marie had a couple sips of hers, and then I finished it.
So the next day, after class, I decided to take a break from school. 5 tests in 7 days is pretty shitty, I needed a break and I really wanted to hang out with the wife. Not to mention the fact that it was SOOO nice outside. Perfect weather! So we went to play putt-putt at Peter Pan's on Barton Springs. It is an Austiny thing to do, and it's BYOB! So we stopped and got a 24 of Natty and a four pack of plastic chardonnay wine bottles, no glass allowed. We putted, I won't say who won, me, and we drank and we were merry! So after that we headed to Town Lake to walk around and enjoy the fine ass weather. It was gorgeous. Hungry from all the days excitement we went to Pluckers. The food there is pretty tasty and they had a drink special on Tuesdays, 34 oz Ziegenbach or Lonestar for $4! Needless to say I had two. Well Marie had a couple sips of hers, and then I finished it.
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| Marie is using her hand as reference. |
After the beers we went home and attempted to watch the Wedding Singer. Instead we went to bed half way through. A very nice night to say the least, and much needed for both of us.
The next night was back to studying and then Thursday I took my last of the tests, very easy. I was so excited that it was over! I went home and had dinner with Marie, a couple beers, and we went to be early! I love getting to sleep! Friday I helped out at the PharmD candidate interviews. It's so much fun getting to answer their questions and trying to make them feel less nervous about their situation. This time a girl came running up to me, panicked and out of breath, and asked if I knew where the interviews were. I told her to calm down, she was definitely overwhelmed and about to cry, and asked when her interview was. "430" I checked my phone, 433. Yikes! So I told her not to worry I am sure they had a back up plan for this kind of stuff. She started panicking again, and pulled out a rescue inhaler. She was giving herself an asthma attack from freaking out. I got her to the fifth floor and the coordinator said it was no problem, she just got switched times with someone else. So I think that calmed her down. I think letting your interviewer know you were so dedicated to getting to your interview that you almost died would be a good thing. Hopefully she brings up the asthma attack during the interview. After that, I went with the wife to an APhA fundraiser/social were we I sang some karaoke. There was a pretty good amount of people who sang once they heard how bad I was and didn't want me to sing anymore. It was a lot of fun, I did Rollout by my boy Ludacris, and some Asians did a good version of the Backstreets Boys. Turned out to be another fun and not study filled night. I think I am gonna have to jump back on the study train soon, as in tonight. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!
I am off to work! It was another crazy, but actually fun filled, week in the PharmD life. May the force be with you dear readers!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
4 tests and V-day
Ahhhhhhhhhh. Valentine's the day of love, chocolates, and heart break. I am not going to lie, Valentine's is not my favorite holiday, and this may stem from the fact that up until I was 17, I never had a true Valentine of my own. But now I have no excuse, and I am starting to warm up to it, if slowly. I am gonna go ahead and put this out there, I have the best Valentine and wife ever. So there! We celebrated early, as fore mentioned, because one of my professors is sadistic and decided we should have our first exam on the day of love. So it was looking like it would be a horrible V-day fo sho. However, I got done with my test after only an hour and was home with the wife. We decided to go out and have a V-day dinner even though it was 830. We went to the grandest of all places, Cheddar's! It was actually really good. This is only our second time dinning at the location, but the food has been nearly exceptional both times. For the price it is totally worth it, and the location of the restaurant brings out the high class people too. For instance, as we were walking in to the establishment, a car drove into the parking lot with the phrase "Mr. Hit Dat" painted on the side. I wanted to ask if I could go to a pic with the vehicle, but of course Marie thought it would be a bad idea. So anyways, we are waiting for a table, and in walks a very classy looking gentleman. Marie and I both turn and look at each other. As soon as he walks off, we both say, "That was Mr. Hit Dat!" It was quite amusing. So in case my sarcasm got a little confusing in the paragraph above, I shall summarize. Cheddar's has good food: True. The demographics of the customers are high class: False. Mr. Hit Dat was a gentleman: Mega False. I hope that cleared some things up, cause even I get confused sometimes with my humor.
Valentine's this year was definitely a very good one. It could have gone south, but my loving and adoring wife made it perfect. Thank you so very much Marie, you are amazing! Oh and if you wanna see her take on the day click here. It's a few posts down, though I wold recommend reading all of her's. They are awesome!
Okay, so I have already mentioned the first part of the four test week. We started on Valentine's day, had one every day until Friday, and then we have one on Monday (in two days that I have barely studied for) and our last one on Thursday (which should be easy). Needless to say, the stress was on. Luckily, and I cannot speak for everyone, three of the tests weren't too difficult. The Biochemistry one could have been worse, but it could have been better also. Only having 25 questions seems nice, but then you only miss 5 and you're down to a B. The Tuesday one was nice and easy, and I feel for the most part we all scored in the A and B range. The ******** (I omitted the name to cover my ass.) exam was easy, seeing as it was only over four one hour lectures I would hope so, but there was a question without a right answer. Super annoying. And even though half the class, literally, was lined up across the front of the room, asking him the same question, he didn't make an announcement saying he had made a mistake and to choose a certain choice or anything and it'd be thrown out. He said "As per instructions, choose the best choice out of the answers provided." Well when there is no correct answer, does that mean to choose nothing? The class was a bit frustrated, and for once it was a valid frustration. Professors are humans, they are going to make mistakes, it is no one's fault and no one should get mad at them for it. However, when you make a mistake and won't admit it, that is when the fault does fall upon you, and it hurts all those involved. Well that is enough on that topic. Last night we had a not so bad one, and then me and my boyz went to Quatros and had a beer or two. It was nice and relaxing after a hard week. I wish Marie could have made it out, but she was feeling bad, so I just had a couple beers, and then ran/drove home to her as fast as legally possible.
All in all, this week could have been better, could have been worse. And for those pre-pharm people interested in UT. Six tests in 2 weeks, three times in the semester, happens every P1 spring semester, so prepare yourself now. However, if we aren't able to handle the stress, we wouldn't make good pharmacists, so it's best to have it in a controlled environment, surrounded by friends and loved ones, then to throw us to the wolves with no preparation.
Holy Crap! Crazy thunder just happened. I have to go to work now, and I don't wanna get caught in the rain. I hope everyone had a great week and as always it's been another crazy one in the PharmD life. Peace.
Valentine's this year was definitely a very good one. It could have gone south, but my loving and adoring wife made it perfect. Thank you so very much Marie, you are amazing! Oh and if you wanna see her take on the day click here. It's a few posts down, though I wold recommend reading all of her's. They are awesome!
Okay, so I have already mentioned the first part of the four test week. We started on Valentine's day, had one every day until Friday, and then we have one on Monday (in two days that I have barely studied for) and our last one on Thursday (which should be easy). Needless to say, the stress was on. Luckily, and I cannot speak for everyone, three of the tests weren't too difficult. The Biochemistry one could have been worse, but it could have been better also. Only having 25 questions seems nice, but then you only miss 5 and you're down to a B. The Tuesday one was nice and easy, and I feel for the most part we all scored in the A and B range. The ******** (I omitted the name to cover my ass.) exam was easy, seeing as it was only over four one hour lectures I would hope so, but there was a question without a right answer. Super annoying. And even though half the class, literally, was lined up across the front of the room, asking him the same question, he didn't make an announcement saying he had made a mistake and to choose a certain choice or anything and it'd be thrown out. He said "As per instructions, choose the best choice out of the answers provided." Well when there is no correct answer, does that mean to choose nothing? The class was a bit frustrated, and for once it was a valid frustration. Professors are humans, they are going to make mistakes, it is no one's fault and no one should get mad at them for it. However, when you make a mistake and won't admit it, that is when the fault does fall upon you, and it hurts all those involved. Well that is enough on that topic. Last night we had a not so bad one, and then me and my boyz went to Quatros and had a beer or two. It was nice and relaxing after a hard week. I wish Marie could have made it out, but she was feeling bad, so I just had a couple beers, and then ran/drove home to her as fast as legally possible.
All in all, this week could have been better, could have been worse. And for those pre-pharm people interested in UT. Six tests in 2 weeks, three times in the semester, happens every P1 spring semester, so prepare yourself now. However, if we aren't able to handle the stress, we wouldn't make good pharmacists, so it's best to have it in a controlled environment, surrounded by friends and loved ones, then to throw us to the wolves with no preparation.
Holy Crap! Crazy thunder just happened. I have to go to work now, and I don't wanna get caught in the rain. I hope everyone had a great week and as always it's been another crazy one in the PharmD life. Peace.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Go time
I have been fairly lazy the past few weeks about school work. I have been studying but I have also been taking a lot of nights off. The death march is about to begin. I have four tests next week and two the week after. However, I am still not too worried. I don't know if it is the professors or the material, but it doesn't seem too difficult. I have been having slight panic attacks when I am away from my notes and I think about all the tests coming up, but then when I actually sit down with the material I don't feel too nervous about it. Hopefully this doesn't turn around and rape me. So the good news is that I have been able to spend some quality time with the wife. Probably the last bit of quality time that I will get with her until the summer.
Other than the tests coming up, pharmacy school has been pretty laid back. I did crank out a whole bunch of papers at the beginning of the semester, one of which was due last week, and I think this has made me a little more relaxed. I finished them way early and didn't have to pull an all nighter on Wednesday to finish it. I was planning on listening to all of my lectures again online, but I got too behind the first couple of weeks,(Mario Party) and I am unable to catch up. Hopefully that doesn't bite me in the ass either. I plan on being more studious and watching all the lectures as soon as this round of tests is over, but then again we make lots of good plans in pharmacy school that don't always work out.
Yesterday was the start of interviews for PharmD candidates! I volunteered to be there from 1-230 and ended up staying until 5. It was a lot of fun helping out the wee little babies! I can barely remember my interview, it was a blur of nervousness and regret, so it was fun watching them and wondering what I looked like to the students who were there for me. I had a good time sharing my experiences with them and giving them advice, even though they haven't even been accepted yet. I think the scariest thing about my interview and then acceptance, was all the not knowing. Of course as humans we are scared of the unknown and this was my entire future on the line. So I tried to tell them as much as I could and illuminate the darkness a little bit. Plus I want them to get accepted and remember me, and I will forget them and then that'll make me the most popular boy in school!!!!!! UMMMM... or not. That was a joke I swear!
On Tuesday Marie and I went to The Melting Pot and fondued the night away. It was an early Valentine's, because my first test of the semester is on V-day, thanks professor McGinity. It was amazing as always and I know Marie had an excellent time. Then the next night we went to a place called Painting With a Twist and we split a canvas and each painted a half of it. It actually turned out quite well, plus we got to drink some wine and hang out with Marie's friend and her boyfriend, who teaches there. Oh and get this, our art teachers last name was Hogan! That's the second Hogan we have encountered since moving here. The person who lived here before us was last name Hogan. It confused the Time Warner people pretty bad. Small world I guess.
I started this in the morning and am just now finishing it up. I therefore had a chance to go to work and become dumbfounded by the stupidity of people. In interest of saving time I will only bring up one instance, but it is something that happens often and is 100% preventable. A lady walks up to the pick-up counter. I say, "Hello, how may I help you?" Dumb lady, "Ummm.... yes... I am picking up my prescription." People say this all the time, not "I am picking up for..." or "My name is so and so and I am picking up." They tell me they're picking up their script, obviously, and then wait. For me to guess, or learn telepathy, I don't know what is passing through their minds. I cannot read minds! I see over a hundred people a day. Tell me your damn name!!!! Shit! So I sat there, because it pisses me off and I wanted to make her feel stupid, and she never offered her name. After about 45 seconds of my staring daggers at her, I finally asked her name. She didn't even sound embarrassed or was like "Oh, duh, you need my name." Nope, just gave me her name and continued to stare at the sign log. If I wouldn't have given in and asked I bet we'd still be there now. My trying to kill her with my mind, and her with nothing on her mind. Please tell the tech or pharmacist your name when you pick up scripts. Common sense eludes most people. Okay, that's all the biotching I'll do today.
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| Please ignore the stupid look on my face. We painted half and half, I think it came out really good! |
I started this in the morning and am just now finishing it up. I therefore had a chance to go to work and become dumbfounded by the stupidity of people. In interest of saving time I will only bring up one instance, but it is something that happens often and is 100% preventable. A lady walks up to the pick-up counter. I say, "Hello, how may I help you?" Dumb lady, "Ummm.... yes... I am picking up my prescription." People say this all the time, not "I am picking up for..." or "My name is so and so and I am picking up." They tell me they're picking up their script, obviously, and then wait. For me to guess, or learn telepathy, I don't know what is passing through their minds. I cannot read minds! I see over a hundred people a day. Tell me your damn name!!!! Shit! So I sat there, because it pisses me off and I wanted to make her feel stupid, and she never offered her name. After about 45 seconds of my staring daggers at her, I finally asked her name. She didn't even sound embarrassed or was like "Oh, duh, you need my name." Nope, just gave me her name and continued to stare at the sign log. If I wouldn't have given in and asked I bet we'd still be there now. My trying to kill her with my mind, and her with nothing on her mind. Please tell the tech or pharmacist your name when you pick up scripts. Common sense eludes most people. Okay, that's all the biotching I'll do today.
I hope your week has been as fun filled as mine, I am sure next weekend I will be nice and depressed again, as pharmacy school wants me to be, but until then I am going to enjoy my time studying and hopefully get some shit done!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Mr. Gatti's and not studying
Alright, so I totally told myself, and my friends, that I would start this semester off right! I was going to stream (re-watch lectures online) all of my classes the same night after the class, and start memorizing all the little stuff, as soon as the semester started........ Like hell. I spent the first two weeks of school playing Mario Party with the wife, and then this week, which I told myself to get in gear, I went to Hooters (it was Marie's suggestion I swear!) and then Gattiland with Marie, my mom, and my little brother. Needless to say I am feeling the pressure of the eight, that's right eight, 8, ocho, EIGHT, tests that are coming up in ten days. However, I don't really care! I had a lot of fun with my family and to say I'd rather spend time with my wife over pharmacy school is like saying that the vast majority of America is stupid (an understatement).
So I need all of you loyal fans to go to this link, click "like" at the top of the page, then "like" our photo. It is a compilation of all three classes, but it says UTCOP on it. So it'll be easy to find.
So anyways, that is what's been going on this week, a whole lotta jacking around, but it has been fun. Yesterday we all wore red for women's heart health and our class almost all showed up in the crimson color. And we ended up taking a very good photo!
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| And of course, I had to be up front! I dragged along my friends Sameer and Mike. Mike loves the attention too, but Sameer looks like someone pooped in his cereal. |
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and is able to catch up from the week, I know I am going to try, sucks to my ass-mar for having a nine hour shift. I chose it though and we for sure need the money, I can't take listening to Marie brag about being the sugar mama.
I will leave you with one last comment, I think I may have mentioned how crazy, and trashy, the people above us are, well right now the mom is cussing out the 6 & 7 year old kids. Dropping F-bombs like they're going out of style. I feel so bad for them. I have contemplated calling CPS on them but every time I see the kids outside they seem to be perfectly fine. I think they may have mental problems and the mom cannot handle the pressure all the time and she snaps. They cry all the time and run around like crazy, jumping on their beds and generally causing mayhem. The other day one of them was screaming his head off while getting on the school bus, at 6:35 am. I know exactly when that bus comes because I can hear them as I am getting ready for school. "Get the F down here." "Don't slam the Fing door." "You're gonna be late you little assholes, hurry up." And then the kids "WAHHHHAAHHHHHH". I truly love living in the ghetto.
NOT!
Friday, January 27, 2012
New semester
Okay, so have decided to start blogging again for the new semester. I was considering ending the relationship, because I didn't want to have the same stuff over and over. That would be boring. So I have decided to be less of a little bitch this semester. The blog will be more about my PhramD life, and less about how hard pharmacy school is, y'all have probably figured out that it is hard and don't need constant reminders from me.
So, to start off the new semester, we have been going relatively slow so far. All of the class seem not too difficult, and I have only been working on papers outside of class, no studying yet....... I think it is gonna sneak up on me and kick my ass! I know I need to get back on the study train and start my rotating study schedule, but it is so hard when there aren't four tests breathing down your neck. And Mario Party 2 is sooooooo fun! Marie and I downloaded it for the Wii and have played many a game.She is usually the champion, but the last two times I have beaten her! It's insane how crappy the graphics are, but back in the day we though N64 was the best in graphics and design. Now playing a game is like watching a movie. I cannot even imagine what will be next, but Tron comes to mind.
Fear not my lovely readers, I have been working on two amazing assignments for Intro to patient care though. One on Assisted living facilities and we have to cram a lot of information into 400 words, which is a lot harder than it sounds. And one is my own death. I will post that when I finish it to give you a taste of what I feel my funeral would be like. Heck, you may even learn a little something about the way my warped mind works.
I have finally started studying, I missed the classical piano music, but not the material. Oh well, at least I am starting slightly ahead of the game. We will see how it pans out. I will keep up the weekly tradition of writing about my week for y'all. And hopefully everyone will enjoy it.
As always, may the force be with you, and have a great weekend!
PS Sophie says hi from my lap. She can be such a baby sometimes! Oh and my wife made a great post about our wedding, you should check it out, there are some good pictures!Marie's blog. Look on the right side of the screen for the navigation menu and click on the wedding part 1 and 2 posts.
So, to start off the new semester, we have been going relatively slow so far. All of the class seem not too difficult, and I have only been working on papers outside of class, no studying yet....... I think it is gonna sneak up on me and kick my ass! I know I need to get back on the study train and start my rotating study schedule, but it is so hard when there aren't four tests breathing down your neck. And Mario Party 2 is sooooooo fun! Marie and I downloaded it for the Wii and have played many a game.She is usually the champion, but the last two times I have beaten her! It's insane how crappy the graphics are, but back in the day we though N64 was the best in graphics and design. Now playing a game is like watching a movie. I cannot even imagine what will be next, but Tron comes to mind.
Fear not my lovely readers, I have been working on two amazing assignments for Intro to patient care though. One on Assisted living facilities and we have to cram a lot of information into 400 words, which is a lot harder than it sounds. And one is my own death. I will post that when I finish it to give you a taste of what I feel my funeral would be like. Heck, you may even learn a little something about the way my warped mind works.
I have finally started studying, I missed the classical piano music, but not the material. Oh well, at least I am starting slightly ahead of the game. We will see how it pans out. I will keep up the weekly tradition of writing about my week for y'all. And hopefully everyone will enjoy it.
As always, may the force be with you, and have a great weekend!
PS Sophie says hi from my lap. She can be such a baby sometimes! Oh and my wife made a great post about our wedding, you should check it out, there are some good pictures!Marie's blog. Look on the right side of the screen for the navigation menu and click on the wedding part 1 and 2 posts.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Week 17
I am officially a P1.5!!! Celebrations occurred the night of my last final, not too late though because I was so damn worn out from the last two weeks of hell. But I made it through and that is all that matters. Now I am working full time and trying to spend as much time with Marie as possible, I owe her for the last three months of nothing but studying. I am hoping next semester will be more manageable, due to the fact that I have done this before and maybe I have some understanding of what I need to do to be a successful pharmacy student. For those out there who are thinking about joining our ranks of sleep deprived PharmD candidates, it feels great to have accomplished so much so far. One feels depressed, down-trodden, and disheartened while attending classes and going through 5 finals a week and sleeping two hours a night, but when you finish, words cannot describe the excitement and joy you feel. When I walked out of that last exam, I had this pressure inside my chest, this rush of happiness, that felt like I need to scream with joy at having finished. I almost shouted out, "Suck it Pharmacy school!" However, I am too polite for that.
Since the semester is over, and this blog is about the PharmD life, I am going to take a break on posting until the week before the Spring Semester starts. I plan on removing myself as far as possible from the PharmD life during this much needed break. I do plan on writing the papers we have due for Introduction to Patient Care over the break, but other than that, NADA!
I hope you all have an awesome break. I will see you next semester!
As a treat I decided to compile a list of what all you gain, besides a PharmD certificate, when you graduate pharmacy school.
Since the semester is over, and this blog is about the PharmD life, I am going to take a break on posting until the week before the Spring Semester starts. I plan on removing myself as far as possible from the PharmD life during this much needed break. I do plan on writing the papers we have due for Introduction to Patient Care over the break, but other than that, NADA!
I hope you all have an awesome break. I will see you next semester!
As a treat I decided to compile a list of what all you gain, besides a PharmD certificate, when you graduate pharmacy school.
- Gray hair
- bald spots
- weight gain or loss
- heart burn
- anxiety
- insomnia
- ulcers
May the force be with you! Goodbye to another week in the PharmD life!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Week 16
As you can see I gave up on the week numbers being in different languages, got old. I am now reporting to you as an almost P1.5! I have taken three finals and only have two more to go! Very exciting, I am not gonna lie though, this week has been very stressful, but as Marie says, I wasn't forced to go to pharmacy school so no point in biotching about it.
Comprehensive pharmacy phinals (as us cool kids call it) kind of suck. Okay, they suck pretty bad, I am not gonna lie, but they are doable, especially in some classes where they let you know what you need to focus on. Of course these last two tests I have no such luck, so I am going through hundreds of slides worth of material trying to pull out the gems from the crap. I don't know where that analogy came from, but I am gonna roll with it.
This week has also been killer to my sleep schedule, staying up until 3 or 4 and then getting up at 6 is no bueno. I am going to sleep for a day after this semester is over! Which is in only 3 days!!!! Passing this semester (hopefully) is going to be the best thing ever. I cannot wait to get my life back. I miss hanging out with Marie, that's for sure. So all you pre-pharmacy kidz, get your family and friend time in now, cause it pretty much goes bye-bye when you step into the realm of a PharmD candidate. And be prepared to stay up late and get up early! It's not uncommon to pull multiple all nighters in a row. Caffeine pills will be your best friend!
Okay, back to studying now, sorry the PharmD life hasn't been very interesting lately, but when all you literally do is eat, sleep (HAHA), and study, not much can happen.
I'll leave with some advice from a P2, "In pharmacy you have to learn to adapt, or else you're not gonna make it. If that means sitting in the same spot for a day studying or sleeping only two or three hours at a time, then you just do it. Carry a toothbrush on you and get it done." -Frank Da Tank
Comprehensive pharmacy phinals (as us cool kids call it) kind of suck. Okay, they suck pretty bad, I am not gonna lie, but they are doable, especially in some classes where they let you know what you need to focus on. Of course these last two tests I have no such luck, so I am going through hundreds of slides worth of material trying to pull out the gems from the crap. I don't know where that analogy came from, but I am gonna roll with it.
This week has also been killer to my sleep schedule, staying up until 3 or 4 and then getting up at 6 is no bueno. I am going to sleep for a day after this semester is over! Which is in only 3 days!!!! Passing this semester (hopefully) is going to be the best thing ever. I cannot wait to get my life back. I miss hanging out with Marie, that's for sure. So all you pre-pharmacy kidz, get your family and friend time in now, cause it pretty much goes bye-bye when you step into the realm of a PharmD candidate. And be prepared to stay up late and get up early! It's not uncommon to pull multiple all nighters in a row. Caffeine pills will be your best friend!
Okay, back to studying now, sorry the PharmD life hasn't been very interesting lately, but when all you literally do is eat, sleep (HAHA), and study, not much can happen.
I'll leave with some advice from a P2, "In pharmacy you have to learn to adapt, or else you're not gonna make it. If that means sitting in the same spot for a day studying or sleeping only two or three hours at a time, then you just do it. Carry a toothbrush on you and get it done." -Frank Da Tank
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Week fifteen
Wow, there is not too much to say about a week like last week. It was a totally mind rape, I felt dirty and in need of a shower after Friday. Five tests in one week are never fun, but when the last one is for Physical and Chemical Principles of Drugs, you just want to die at the end of it. I don't know why they decided to put all our last exams the week before finals. I guess there really isn't a choice and I am glad to have made it through. All I have been doing for the past week is studying and it's hard to make myself get back on it for the five comprehensive finals we have. I am going to celebrate so hard when it's over. I plan on throwing up at some point that night. We'll see how it goes. I am going to have to cut this post short cause I spent the whole day watching Harry Potter and hanging out with the wife. We needed a break and it is our SIX YEAR anniversary of being together. Six years ago we were crazy high school kids and I forced her to go out with me. We then went to Sonic Drive-In, don't judge, and I was in so much disbelief that this sexy awesome girl would date the fat me, that I ignored her and acted funny. But the next day we started the dating game and now here we are! I am so glad that this first hellish semester is almost done, and I can't wait for three and a half years from now! I am not going to post for next week until Wednesday following finals. No distractions, I am sure Marie will make sure that doesn't happen, and I am going to crank these finals out and then jump for joy! After a nap of course. I hope that all is well in everyone else's world, and that all those still in school have a great set of finals. May the force be with you.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Week tizennegy
That's Hungarian! Alright, this blog is going to have to be short. Last week was awesome! Only two days of class and then Thanksgiving! I hope everyone was able to eat until they vomited. The most American holiday of them all, stuffing your face and drinking beer! Well, it's keeping us in business, I believe that cholesterol medicine is the number one prescribed drug. So this last week we only had one test, and it was on Tuesday so it made the time off start a little later, of course. Anatomy is probably one of the trickiest subjects, not because the material is hard, but because the questions are worded so wonky that it throws you off. Oh and this time he put a question that said "Inhibition of a parasympathtic nerve would least disrupt... Urination, defecation, erection, ejaculation, or your honeymoon." The answer was ejaculation, but it really depends upon what you do for your honeymoon,not to mention lesbian couples. So a girl asked him whether it was a trick question and he said, "I would sure hate to be your husband." Classic. Anyways, I thought that was a gimmie question also, luckily I figured he probably wouldn't give us an easy question so I chose the correct answer. Anyways, I just thought you should see some of the questions we deal with.
Thanksgiving was a mess, we had to eat two dinners and I felt like dying after the first. I didn't even eat a plateful, but it's all such heavy food. It just sits like a rock in your stomach and no amount of peristalsis is moving that sucker. Another awesome thing about pharmacy school, you can't stop thinking about it. I felt guilty Wednesday and Thursday, because I didn't study. I can't even enjoy the little time I do have off. Oh well, three weeks of tests and then I am officially a P1.5! Then it's only three and a half more years until I become a real person! No more tests, no more studying, actually enjoyment of life! I cannot wait! But I am getting way ahead of myself thinking about that.
Anyways, I gotta get started on studying for the five tests next week. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and are ready for finals to be done and Christmas to arrive! And speaking of Christmas, we already put up our tree! I have to say, it looks good. Marie finally talked me in to getting a real one and it looks loads better than the Charlie Brown tree we had before.
If you want to hear more about Christmas and other holiday stuff, my wife's blog is going to get very festive soon! Here is the link. I hope no one got pepper sprayed yesterday, Black Friday, and I'll talk to ya'll again next week! Signing out after another crazy week in the PharmD life!
Thanksgiving was a mess, we had to eat two dinners and I felt like dying after the first. I didn't even eat a plateful, but it's all such heavy food. It just sits like a rock in your stomach and no amount of peristalsis is moving that sucker. Another awesome thing about pharmacy school, you can't stop thinking about it. I felt guilty Wednesday and Thursday, because I didn't study. I can't even enjoy the little time I do have off. Oh well, three weeks of tests and then I am officially a P1.5! Then it's only three and a half more years until I become a real person! No more tests, no more studying, actually enjoyment of life! I cannot wait! But I am getting way ahead of myself thinking about that.
Anyways, I gotta get started on studying for the five tests next week. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and are ready for finals to be done and Christmas to arrive! And speaking of Christmas, we already put up our tree! I have to say, it looks good. Marie finally talked me in to getting a real one and it looks loads better than the Charlie Brown tree we had before.
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| Marie is the mastermind behind decorating. Please ignore the thermostat. |
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Week tredecim
Another week closer to getting my life back! Too bad these next couple of weeks are going to blow harder than Monica Lewensky! We have a test before Thanksgiving, four tests the week after, and then we start finals. Two weeks of don't sleep, don't eat, don't blog, just study! Five comprehensive finals in a semester that felt like a years worth of coverage of material. It's going to be rough to say the least. I love pharmacy, but pharmacy school..... We don't get along so well. So once again, for those pre-pharmacy people, know what you are getting into and make sure that you are going to be able to handle the material and the course load. Also, enjoy your life now, cause you won't have too much of one once you start. That being said, pharmacy school is a great place to make friends and you have the support of everyone around you, from P3s to the deans, they would all do anything for you. I honestly have not met one upperclassmen or professor that won't talk to you about school, work, or anything in between. They will help you with stuff you don't understand, or just tell you, I know it's hard, but you'll make it through. It's very refreshing from undergrad, where you were competing with everyone around you, and most professors really didn't care.
I still cannot wait to graduate though! I want to be able to sleep, watch TV, kill zombies, eat a real dinner, go for a drive, not feel guilty every second that I am not studying, spend time with my wife, and just enjoy my life. I know it'll be worth it, and if the semesters keep going as fast as this one, it'll be here before I know it. It's nice to be able to vent on this blog though, so vent I shall. I probably should have started an anonymous blog, so I could say whatever I want, but for the most part I get it all out. If you want to read a more down and dirty blog of what retail pharmacy can be like, click here. It's not always as bad as he says it is, but there are some bad times, especially when you work in a bad area. If you have never worked retail, and you think it might be something you pursue, I would 100% suggest reading his blog, and work in a retail pharmacy as an intern or tech for a little bit too.
Just got off work and now it is time to study, so I am gonna wrap it up now. Wish me luck and I wish all of my fellow PharmD students luck for these next four crazy weeks! Like I mentioned above, I probably won't be able to do to in depth of a blog until after the semester is over. I am glad to have made it another week in the PharmD life! May the force be with you.
I still cannot wait to graduate though! I want to be able to sleep, watch TV, kill zombies, eat a real dinner, go for a drive, not feel guilty every second that I am not studying, spend time with my wife, and just enjoy my life. I know it'll be worth it, and if the semesters keep going as fast as this one, it'll be here before I know it. It's nice to be able to vent on this blog though, so vent I shall. I probably should have started an anonymous blog, so I could say whatever I want, but for the most part I get it all out. If you want to read a more down and dirty blog of what retail pharmacy can be like, click here. It's not always as bad as he says it is, but there are some bad times, especially when you work in a bad area. If you have never worked retail, and you think it might be something you pursue, I would 100% suggest reading his blog, and work in a retail pharmacy as an intern or tech for a little bit too.
Just got off work and now it is time to study, so I am gonna wrap it up now. Wish me luck and I wish all of my fellow PharmD students luck for these next four crazy weeks! Like I mentioned above, I probably won't be able to do to in depth of a blog until after the semester is over. I am glad to have made it another week in the PharmD life! May the force be with you.
Monday, November 14, 2011
week dymbedhjete
I want to apologize for the delay in posting this blog, as you will see, I took the weekend off and that included from blogging.I promise not to let it happen again! So this week we had an exam in Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, always a fun class. The lecturer is awesome, but the material is sub-par to say the least. So we learned about the Serine proteases and crammed our heads full of vitamins. Oh and GLYCOLYSIS and Krebs cycle or Citric Acid Cycle, I call it The CAC, pronounced cack. It was a demon to say the least. All of you pre-pharmacy studs reading this, be sure and learn it now and save yourself some time. Other than that, and changing up professors again, it went pretty smoothly last week. Speaking of changing professors, I get the concept, each teaches what they are best at, and it hasn't been too bad so far. However, it is kind of annoying to finally get used to one's teaching style and then have it all shifted on you. Some is for the better and some for the worse, but you think the one thing they could keep stable for you in the crazy life that is PharmD would be the profs. Nah! That'd be too easy! I guess the biggest change from undergrad to PharmD is the craziness of it all, I feel like I am perched on the edge of a great abyss and it'll only take one more little thing to push me over. I know I am not the only one to feel this way, but I guess it is for the best. Pharmacy is almost never structured and every day is a new day. So it is best we be prepared for the craziness that is being a pharmacist. One of our labs is finally done! Woot! And we had our last Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care, or whatever that class is called. To say the least, it feels like the end is near and it's nice to have a little more taken off our plates before the three weeks of hell that follow Thanksgiving.
In other news, as I said above, I took the weekend off and we went to the Renaissance Festival (RF) in Plantersville, aka BFE, and Wurstfest in my hometown of New Braunfels. Both of which were way fun and a nice relief from the usual study filled weekend. Though I did feel guilty every once in awhile, I think I needed the respite. Otherwise I might have fallen off the edge of slightly insane to bonkers.
The RF, acronyms all day baby, was quite enjoyable, especially since I got to wear a kilt all day and have a healthy breeze. It's a little uncomfortably sitting down, but other than that is was fine. We walked and looked at all the crazy shit and watched a whip cracker, who was cracking jokes as much as his whips. (BA-ZING) They had many weapons and I totally wanted to get a sword, mace, and battle ax, but it just wasn't in the cards. They also had some sweet hats with big plumes on them, but the $80 price tag put a damper on me being a pimp with that hat also. Whenever I graduate, I am gonna buy one of them hats fo sho! We had great fun and met a wizard!
The Wurstfest was also a great time, and we had lots of beer! It's a little bit pricey, what isn't these days, but since it was the last day we got in for free! Plus we woke up late, had breakfast, then went back to sleep. It was a much needed break from living life in the fastline that we have been doing. We ended up running into my mom and my little brother and had a great time with them. Got to dance to the Chicken Dance and some polka. Oh and did I mention they had beer, lots of beer! Potato pancakes, that we waited in line for 45 minutes for, but were amazing, and brautwurst in a stick. Marie dressed up but wasn't able to make me a costume, so I procured a hat and we made plans for me to be rocking the lederhosen next year.
Alright my blogger friends, I need to start studying! I have a whole weekend to make up for and a test the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to own and not get owned by. I hope you enjoyed this week, remember to give an animal some love, the good kind only! Pervs. Just glad to have survived another week in The PharmD life. Pray I make it through finals!
In other news, as I said above, I took the weekend off and we went to the Renaissance Festival (RF) in Plantersville, aka BFE, and Wurstfest in my hometown of New Braunfels. Both of which were way fun and a nice relief from the usual study filled weekend. Though I did feel guilty every once in awhile, I think I needed the respite. Otherwise I might have fallen off the edge of slightly insane to bonkers.
The RF, acronyms all day baby, was quite enjoyable, especially since I got to wear a kilt all day and have a healthy breeze. It's a little uncomfortably sitting down, but other than that is was fine. We walked and looked at all the crazy shit and watched a whip cracker, who was cracking jokes as much as his whips. (BA-ZING) They had many weapons and I totally wanted to get a sword, mace, and battle ax, but it just wasn't in the cards. They also had some sweet hats with big plumes on them, but the $80 price tag put a damper on me being a pimp with that hat also. Whenever I graduate, I am gonna buy one of them hats fo sho! We had great fun and met a wizard!
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| This dude was a baller to say the least. |
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| Here we awesome folks be, my sleeves were very puffy, and would have been perfect for stashing a wand. EXPECTO PATRONUS! |
The Wurstfest was also a great time, and we had lots of beer! It's a little bit pricey, what isn't these days, but since it was the last day we got in for free! Plus we woke up late, had breakfast, then went back to sleep. It was a much needed break from living life in the fastline that we have been doing. We ended up running into my mom and my little brother and had a great time with them. Got to dance to the Chicken Dance and some polka. Oh and did I mention they had beer, lots of beer! Potato pancakes, that we waited in line for 45 minutes for, but were amazing, and brautwurst in a stick. Marie dressed up but wasn't able to make me a costume, so I procured a hat and we made plans for me to be rocking the lederhosen next year.
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| Marie's awesome costume, and my hat. |
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| A.J. doesn't mess around when it comes to the Longhorns. Check out that serious face! |
Alright my blogger friends, I need to start studying! I have a whole weekend to make up for and a test the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to own and not get owned by. I hope you enjoyed this week, remember to give an animal some love, the good kind only! Pervs. Just glad to have survived another week in The PharmD life. Pray I make it through finals!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Week Zwolf
Sorry for the delay, I am just now getting the chance to sit down and blog. It's been a pretty action packed weekend, between working and partying I haven't gotten too much done. So last week blew big dragon ballz. To start off the fabulous 3 test, 3 quiz week, my body decided to pull a fast one on me and get sick. So I started the "hell" week feeling like crap, and didn't start to feel better until yesterday. So I took a whole bunch of knowledge assessments with a head full of more boogers than knowledge. Hopefully I didn't fail any. I think it's crazy how much my perception has changed since undergrad. I honestly considered B's as a failing grade in undergrad. Now I just want to pass. My brain is sore from all the exercise it's getting and I have no time to rest it. Even if I don't have a test to study for I still think about tests coming up. It makes me want to vomit. But enough of the biotching, I have made it through another week in the PharmD life and I haven't failed out yet, so there is still hope.
I got to relieve some of my stress by going to a Sysco roll out party for the new warehouse they're opening. Open bar and getting to hang out with my wife and the in-laws. It was perfect! Then we went to Perry's Steakhouse, good food, ridiculous prices. I had a $40 steak, thankfully Sysco picked up the tab. Then we ended up on 6th street and things got crazy. Marie's dad's friend from work was plastered and buying us drinks and being all crazy. We quickly vacated or else we knew we'd be puking in the bushes. The hotel room was amazing, it had two TVs and a living room with a couch and table! The place was bigger than our apartment! It was a wonderful little mini vacation. Marie and I got to spend some time together without pharmacy notes. I wish it wasn't over already. Now back to the grindstone.
I found out how much of a nerd I am and how much pharmacy school is drifting in to my normal life. As I am laying in bed last night, about to pass out, I start hoping that I have enough Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase enzymes to be able to convert the ethanol to the less harmful acetyl form. How nerdy/lame is that? And then I start pondering whether water is used in the reaction which is why people become so dehydrated when drinking heavily. And then I passed out. Only a pharmacy school kid would be wondering about their converting rate while still drunk. I cannot escape it! Luckily my rate is good and I had no hangover to accompany me to work today. I think that extra hour of sleep really helped out.
Alright, that's all folks! I need to start studying for my Bio-chem test on Wednesday. I hope you enjoyed my 12th week of Pharmacy school craziness. Hopefully I won't be crazy when I get out of here. See you next week in the PharmD life, if I make it that long......
I got to relieve some of my stress by going to a Sysco roll out party for the new warehouse they're opening. Open bar and getting to hang out with my wife and the in-laws. It was perfect! Then we went to Perry's Steakhouse, good food, ridiculous prices. I had a $40 steak, thankfully Sysco picked up the tab. Then we ended up on 6th street and things got crazy. Marie's dad's friend from work was plastered and buying us drinks and being all crazy. We quickly vacated or else we knew we'd be puking in the bushes. The hotel room was amazing, it had two TVs and a living room with a couch and table! The place was bigger than our apartment! It was a wonderful little mini vacation. Marie and I got to spend some time together without pharmacy notes. I wish it wasn't over already. Now back to the grindstone.
I found out how much of a nerd I am and how much pharmacy school is drifting in to my normal life. As I am laying in bed last night, about to pass out, I start hoping that I have enough Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase enzymes to be able to convert the ethanol to the less harmful acetyl form. How nerdy/lame is that? And then I start pondering whether water is used in the reaction which is why people become so dehydrated when drinking heavily. And then I passed out. Only a pharmacy school kid would be wondering about their converting rate while still drunk. I cannot escape it! Luckily my rate is good and I had no hangover to accompany me to work today. I think that extra hour of sleep really helped out.
Alright, that's all folks! I need to start studying for my Bio-chem test on Wednesday. I hope you enjoyed my 12th week of Pharmacy school craziness. Hopefully I won't be crazy when I get out of here. See you next week in the PharmD life, if I make it that long......
Saturday, October 29, 2011
week одиннадцать
First of all, those are some weird letters huh? I did copy and paste them and as part of the interactive blog you can copy/paste into Google to find the language. Secondly, this blog is going to have to be short this week, somebody hates us PharmD kidz and decided next week would be perfect for three tests and three quizzes. Oh well, story of our lives. Just got through a rough Anatomy exam and came home last night and prepared to start studying for pchem. Unfortunately, the Rangers game and huge glass of boxed wine got in the way. Instead I spent a little time hanging out with my wife. It was well needed! I feel bad for her all the time, I have to spend all my life wrapped in school that I think she is getting the short end of the stick. We just keep telling ourselves it'll be worth it. Marie had a similar blog just yesterday about how crudy our lives are right now. It could be worse though and that thought is what keeps us trucking on.
For all those thinking about Pharmacy school, and I know I have said this before, be prepared for a rough 4 years. It's no walk in the park and for the most part it isn't very fun. There are some people who hang out and have fun over the weekends, so if you are smart enough to not need to study everyday, then you can still have fun every couple of weeks. Just don't take this life choice lightly and DON'T put things off. Get stuff done whenever you can, there is a lot of busy work, and you will be less stressed and have more time for you or your mate or your family or your dog/cat/bird/snake/scorpion/rat/hamster/ect. or your television or your Facebook account.
So to recap, this week sucked a little, next week will suck a lot and I have now made it through ELEVEN weeks in the PharmD life. Only eight more in this semester and 84 more total. I'll keep taking them on one by one and hopefully I'll come out a Doctor of Pharmacy. Thanks for reading and since this is a kinda lame and sad post, I'll leave you with an awesome pic.
For all those thinking about Pharmacy school, and I know I have said this before, be prepared for a rough 4 years. It's no walk in the park and for the most part it isn't very fun. There are some people who hang out and have fun over the weekends, so if you are smart enough to not need to study everyday, then you can still have fun every couple of weeks. Just don't take this life choice lightly and DON'T put things off. Get stuff done whenever you can, there is a lot of busy work, and you will be less stressed and have more time for you or your mate or your family or your dog/cat/bird/snake/scorpion/rat/hamster/ect. or your television or your Facebook account.
So to recap, this week sucked a little, next week will suck a lot and I have now made it through ELEVEN weeks in the PharmD life. Only eight more in this semester and 84 more total. I'll keep taking them on one by one and hopefully I'll come out a Doctor of Pharmacy. Thanks for reading and since this is a kinda lame and sad post, I'll leave you with an awesome pic.
That is Sophie helping Marie cheat at Scrabble. What a fatty!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Week Zehn
This week in the PharmD life we were in the eye of the storm. We finished a week of three brutal tests and then, nothing. Now we begin the onslaught of tests again. We have the second Anatomy test and it is going to be hard. It is over the nervous systems and that happens to be our professor's specialty, so he likes to make it very in-depth. However, I have faith that all of us can make it through. Everyone above us, save a few poor souls, made it. So why not us? There was a silly research paper due on Thursday that some people put off and they ended up pulling all nighters to finish it in time. That sucks! I think I would probably die if I tried to stay up all night. My hat's off to you, and I hope you get to catch up on sleep this weekend. Who am I kidding? We are all going to be studying this weekend. Gotta learn the material! Because it is vitally important to know what wouldn't work anymore if I got shot on the left, lower side of my spine. That way I know how much I need to cry while bleeding on the ground.
In other news, Marie and I have been very bad and watching MOVIES! I flipping love movies and that is one of the main things I have had to give up while in pharmacy school. So it has been very relaxing to get to sit on the couch next to my wife and enjoy an escape from the real world. We have been on a Halloween theme and watched Hocus Pocus, which is a very good movie and reminds you of all the ugly crap the 90's had to offer, Sleepy Hollow, Johnny Depp is such a good actor, Beetlejuice, a classic for certain, Casper, not gonna lie, this was Marie's pick, and the only actual scary movie.......The Shinning! Jack Nicholson can play one creepy MoFo. Those freaking eyebrows! I swear he doesn't have control over them and they are trying to be an actor also. The score in The Shinning is amazing and, in this day and age, the only thing that really makes that movie scary. I cannot wait until I graduate and we are able to watch movies whenever we want! And maybe even go out on a date and see one! How awesome such simple little things sound when your life consists of nothing but tests.
October is already almost over and next comes November and then it's December! (A sneak preview of Rachel Black's next song) Which means that we are almost done! One more full month and three little weeks between us and freedom! Freedom for a month at least. Then it all begins again. But I think it'll get better as we move on, or we'll just think it's getting better. All that matters is that I am one week closer to getting that beautiful piece of paper that says Dr. Brendon Hogan is a bad mutha! Oh and then I have to take an exam to get my license. Hopefully that'll be a cake walk after all we'll have been through. Enjoy your next week my spooky friends and I will talk to you again next week! Piece out from this worn out student in the PharmD life.
In other news, Marie and I have been very bad and watching MOVIES! I flipping love movies and that is one of the main things I have had to give up while in pharmacy school. So it has been very relaxing to get to sit on the couch next to my wife and enjoy an escape from the real world. We have been on a Halloween theme and watched Hocus Pocus, which is a very good movie and reminds you of all the ugly crap the 90's had to offer, Sleepy Hollow, Johnny Depp is such a good actor, Beetlejuice, a classic for certain, Casper, not gonna lie, this was Marie's pick, and the only actual scary movie.......The Shinning! Jack Nicholson can play one creepy MoFo. Those freaking eyebrows! I swear he doesn't have control over them and they are trying to be an actor also. The score in The Shinning is amazing and, in this day and age, the only thing that really makes that movie scary. I cannot wait until I graduate and we are able to watch movies whenever we want! And maybe even go out on a date and see one! How awesome such simple little things sound when your life consists of nothing but tests.
October is already almost over and next comes November and then it's December! (A sneak preview of Rachel Black's next song) Which means that we are almost done! One more full month and three little weeks between us and freedom! Freedom for a month at least. Then it all begins again. But I think it'll get better as we move on, or we'll just think it's getting better. All that matters is that I am one week closer to getting that beautiful piece of paper that says Dr. Brendon Hogan is a bad mutha! Oh and then I have to take an exam to get my license. Hopefully that'll be a cake walk after all we'll have been through. Enjoy your next week my spooky friends and I will talk to you again next week! Piece out from this worn out student in the PharmD life.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Week Huit
That's French. I looked it up online. I figure I'll use a different language for the number every week. That way we can all learn something!
Alright, so yesterday night was the end of the most hellacious week to date in this man's pharmacy school career, but I know it can only get worse! I am thankful to have made it through three action packed exams and a quiz that I would call a test in undergrad, just shorter. Maybe that is the definition of quiz? Oh well, the point of the story is, that every type of examination that you undergo in pharmacy school is hardcore, and needs to be treated as such. It's like a lion, treat it with respect and caution, or you'll get eaten!
The Pharmaceutical Biochemistry exam started the week off with a bang, Monday night at 7pm. It actually wasn't too bad in my opinion, I am very glad I learned the Amino acids! Why does my computer not know how to spell amino? Anyways, so if you are planning on going to pharmacy school, learn the amino acids! I have already had two exams that cover them and honestly, they're essential to life, so know them! Then we had a day off, HAHA! as if there are such things as days off in pharmacy school, from tests and we all studied our brains out for the coming Biopharmaceutics exam on Wednesday morning. It came, and went, nothing spectacular. Just a lot of memorization. Then Thursday night showed up. Medicinal Chemistry Lecture and Lab tests, at the same time! They give you two tests and say have at it. Vomit! And don't think that the lab is lab so it's easy, nope, the lab was the harder of the two. So we'll see how that week turned out. Hopefully I'll check blackboard on Monday and find three nice and crisp A's! Even if they are 90's I'll take it!
Needless to say, everything else in my life had to take the back burner. I shoved my brain so full of knowledge that it literally ached every single day. I never thought that I would have a study induced headache. I guess the longer you live the more experiences you get exposed too. Just remember that pharmacy school is a huge undertaking, so know that this is what you want to do, and make sure you're okay with not getting to do much else besides study. Now a lot of people do have fun on the weekends, so if you can get away without working, I would suggest it. Or work like once a month.
We finally have a free week, besides those stupid lab quizzes, this week. It is our last free time before the real fun begins. We have tests every week leading up until finals, and then we have more tests! And a Saturday one to boot. But at least we will be done earlier by taking one on Saturday.
Enjoy your weekend and get some rest, but don't fall behind! For all the pre-pharmacy students. Enjoy your life while you still can! Or alienate all your friends and family now. It'll make it easier when you start school! Remember to have your pets spayed or neutered, and stop by The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and buy a ribbon for the Austin Humane Society. Not only will you get a discount all month, but you are helping the animals! And as a reminder for why you need to help the animals, I will sign off with this beautiful picture of a true study breaker.
Alright, so yesterday night was the end of the most hellacious week to date in this man's pharmacy school career, but I know it can only get worse! I am thankful to have made it through three action packed exams and a quiz that I would call a test in undergrad, just shorter. Maybe that is the definition of quiz? Oh well, the point of the story is, that every type of examination that you undergo in pharmacy school is hardcore, and needs to be treated as such. It's like a lion, treat it with respect and caution, or you'll get eaten!
The Pharmaceutical Biochemistry exam started the week off with a bang, Monday night at 7pm. It actually wasn't too bad in my opinion, I am very glad I learned the Amino acids! Why does my computer not know how to spell amino? Anyways, so if you are planning on going to pharmacy school, learn the amino acids! I have already had two exams that cover them and honestly, they're essential to life, so know them! Then we had a day off, HAHA! as if there are such things as days off in pharmacy school, from tests and we all studied our brains out for the coming Biopharmaceutics exam on Wednesday morning. It came, and went, nothing spectacular. Just a lot of memorization. Then Thursday night showed up. Medicinal Chemistry Lecture and Lab tests, at the same time! They give you two tests and say have at it. Vomit! And don't think that the lab is lab so it's easy, nope, the lab was the harder of the two. So we'll see how that week turned out. Hopefully I'll check blackboard on Monday and find three nice and crisp A's! Even if they are 90's I'll take it!
Needless to say, everything else in my life had to take the back burner. I shoved my brain so full of knowledge that it literally ached every single day. I never thought that I would have a study induced headache. I guess the longer you live the more experiences you get exposed too. Just remember that pharmacy school is a huge undertaking, so know that this is what you want to do, and make sure you're okay with not getting to do much else besides study. Now a lot of people do have fun on the weekends, so if you can get away without working, I would suggest it. Or work like once a month.
We finally have a free week, besides those stupid lab quizzes, this week. It is our last free time before the real fun begins. We have tests every week leading up until finals, and then we have more tests! And a Saturday one to boot. But at least we will be done earlier by taking one on Saturday.
Enjoy your weekend and get some rest, but don't fall behind! For all the pre-pharmacy students. Enjoy your life while you still can! Or alienate all your friends and family now. It'll make it easier when you start school! Remember to have your pets spayed or neutered, and stop by The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and buy a ribbon for the Austin Humane Society. Not only will you get a discount all month, but you are helping the animals! And as a reminder for why you need to help the animals, I will sign off with this beautiful picture of a true study breaker.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Fifth Week!!!$!
The fifth week has come to pass! Kind of crazy to think that it has already been five weeks. Time certainly is going by fast, I just wish I could speed it up a little bit more. Maybe fast-forward to the day I get my licence, that'd be nice. So this week we had a lab quiz on Monday that was super easy, still a long day though. Tuesday and Wednesday passed pretty uneventfully at school.
However, Wednesday night Marie, her mom, my mom, and I went to the Comal County Fair. It was very exciting. Well, as exciting as fairs can be. We rode the Ferris wheel, and the whole time I thought about a wheel made out of Fe2+, played some games, and ate some fried stuff! I won the dart throwing game, my prize, a fifty-cent frog. Oh well can't always expect gold plated toilets. It's crazy how much the prices have changed in the last five years. I remember it being two dolla billz to play the games, now it's five big ones! I don't see how the majority of the goers pay for all the stuff, especially when they have 3-5 kids wanting to play and buy everything. And of course, being as it's in the NB, I ran into to a couple people I haven't seen in years, people I tried to erase from memory. Can't go to New Braunfels and not run into someone you know. All in all we had some fun though, it was nice to take a day off from school work.
Thursday was an action packed day, I went from class to an APhA event to visit my resident to work out to going to dinner with CAPA. So we'll start off by elaborating the CARE visit. My old lady is so sweet, probably the best, she constantly tells me I am "gorgeous", and this time she told me she loves me and gave me a kiss on the cheek good-bye. She has Alzheimer's so we repeat a lot of our conversations, which is probably why she tells me I am gorgeous all the time, so I didn't expect her to remember me. Well she didn't recognize me when I walked in, but about five minutes into our conversation she said to me, "Did you say you have a little brother?" I sat there shocked, because I hadn't mentioned my little brother since the last visit two weeks ago, and then told her yes I did. She remembered something about me! So maybe there is hope after all, at least maybe a chance that she'll regain some short-term memory. I would love to walk in and have her remember me and her kids be so happy and grateful to know that with patience and effort, she may remember them and their children. I know it's a long shot, but you gotta have something to believe in or else this world will chew you up and spit you out.
For dinner I got to attend my first wining and dining event sponsored by Merck for CAPA members. CAPA= Capitol Area Pharmacist Association. It came included with APhA membership. It was awesome, we ate at the Shoreline Grill and I got two giant glasses of wine and one of the best filet mignon I have ever had. FOR FREE! I can get used to this! I can't wait for even more events! I will for sure sign up for all the free dinners once I am a pharmacist, we deserve a free meal every now and again.Not only was the food good, but the presentation wasn't bad either. So it was definitely a win-win situation. If only I could have brought Marie, I tried, then it would have been perfecto!
Friday was yesterday and tomorrow is Sunday! Then Monday follows and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...... then Friday again! Stupid Rachel Black. Anyways, Friday sucked but I am getting a little more used to the suffering every week. This time it was Mike's stomach growling. Then I got to go eat Outback and enjoy some beers and a movie. We watched Equilibrium, very Matrixish, pretty good though. Christian Bale is pretty hardcore and I liked the literary ties to 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and Brave New World. I recommend re-reading those if it's been awhile or not at all. Makes you wonder what we start to sacrifice for the sake of peace and equality. Today I worked and didn't have too much trouble.
So I had an interesting experience on the bus Wednesday morning. I kept feeling something hit the back of my seat followed by a "ping" noise. I finally turned around and found it to be a man's head hitting the metal bar every time the bus lurched, which is often. The pinging was pretty loud and sounded quite painful, so I watched him to see if he would wake up and lean back. He didn't move except for the sway of the bus. This occurred for about five minutes before I began to the]ink that the guy was dead. So I questioned the bus in general, "Do you think this dude behind me is dead?" I received only one response, "I think I saw him move awhile back." So here I am sitting with a dead guy behind me and I am really wondering what my mode of action should be, shake him and risk him being alive, but drugged up, and attacking me, or let him continue to bang his head against the pole and assume that the city was gonna have a funeral on its hands. Before I could make up my mind a slight cough slipped out and I took that as proof of life. Who knows, that may have been his last breath.
Then a transsexual gets on the bus and starts talking about God to another passenger. The bus driver got angry and asked her to stop because that is soliciting and it's a city run bus and people shouldn't have to listen to that if they don't want to. She then starts arguing about free speech and religion, so the bus driver tells her not to speak to him because it's not safe for the other riders and that's a rule. She keeps going at him so he presses a button that announces over the speaker, "Please do not speak to the bus driver for your safety." She finally get's the message and starts talking to the guy next to her, claiming that since there are no Arabic, and therefore no terrorists, riding the bus that she can talk about the Father, Son and Holy spirit all she wants. I am not making this up! She said that all Arabics are terrorists. That just doesn't sit well with me, but I am not going to go any further into this discussion. Let's just leave it at this, Austin is a strange place and a lot of weirdos ride the bus!
Sorry this was such a long post my lovelies, but I had a lot to cover. First test is this next week on Wednesday, I'll let you know how it goes! Stay strong and pass the vodka!
However, Wednesday night Marie, her mom, my mom, and I went to the Comal County Fair. It was very exciting. Well, as exciting as fairs can be. We rode the Ferris wheel, and the whole time I thought about a wheel made out of Fe2+, played some games, and ate some fried stuff! I won the dart throwing game, my prize, a fifty-cent frog. Oh well can't always expect gold plated toilets. It's crazy how much the prices have changed in the last five years. I remember it being two dolla billz to play the games, now it's five big ones! I don't see how the majority of the goers pay for all the stuff, especially when they have 3-5 kids wanting to play and buy everything. And of course, being as it's in the NB, I ran into to a couple people I haven't seen in years, people I tried to erase from memory. Can't go to New Braunfels and not run into someone you know. All in all we had some fun though, it was nice to take a day off from school work.
Thursday was an action packed day, I went from class to an APhA event to visit my resident to work out to going to dinner with CAPA. So we'll start off by elaborating the CARE visit. My old lady is so sweet, probably the best, she constantly tells me I am "gorgeous", and this time she told me she loves me and gave me a kiss on the cheek good-bye. She has Alzheimer's so we repeat a lot of our conversations, which is probably why she tells me I am gorgeous all the time, so I didn't expect her to remember me. Well she didn't recognize me when I walked in, but about five minutes into our conversation she said to me, "Did you say you have a little brother?" I sat there shocked, because I hadn't mentioned my little brother since the last visit two weeks ago, and then told her yes I did. She remembered something about me! So maybe there is hope after all, at least maybe a chance that she'll regain some short-term memory. I would love to walk in and have her remember me and her kids be so happy and grateful to know that with patience and effort, she may remember them and their children. I know it's a long shot, but you gotta have something to believe in or else this world will chew you up and spit you out.
For dinner I got to attend my first wining and dining event sponsored by Merck for CAPA members. CAPA= Capitol Area Pharmacist Association. It came included with APhA membership. It was awesome, we ate at the Shoreline Grill and I got two giant glasses of wine and one of the best filet mignon I have ever had. FOR FREE! I can get used to this! I can't wait for even more events! I will for sure sign up for all the free dinners once I am a pharmacist, we deserve a free meal every now and again.Not only was the food good, but the presentation wasn't bad either. So it was definitely a win-win situation. If only I could have brought Marie, I tried, then it would have been perfecto!
Friday was yesterday and tomorrow is Sunday! Then Monday follows and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...... then Friday again! Stupid Rachel Black. Anyways, Friday sucked but I am getting a little more used to the suffering every week. This time it was Mike's stomach growling. Then I got to go eat Outback and enjoy some beers and a movie. We watched Equilibrium, very Matrixish, pretty good though. Christian Bale is pretty hardcore and I liked the literary ties to 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and Brave New World. I recommend re-reading those if it's been awhile or not at all. Makes you wonder what we start to sacrifice for the sake of peace and equality. Today I worked and didn't have too much trouble.
So I had an interesting experience on the bus Wednesday morning. I kept feeling something hit the back of my seat followed by a "ping" noise. I finally turned around and found it to be a man's head hitting the metal bar every time the bus lurched, which is often. The pinging was pretty loud and sounded quite painful, so I watched him to see if he would wake up and lean back. He didn't move except for the sway of the bus. This occurred for about five minutes before I began to the]ink that the guy was dead. So I questioned the bus in general, "Do you think this dude behind me is dead?" I received only one response, "I think I saw him move awhile back." So here I am sitting with a dead guy behind me and I am really wondering what my mode of action should be, shake him and risk him being alive, but drugged up, and attacking me, or let him continue to bang his head against the pole and assume that the city was gonna have a funeral on its hands. Before I could make up my mind a slight cough slipped out and I took that as proof of life. Who knows, that may have been his last breath.
Then a transsexual gets on the bus and starts talking about God to another passenger. The bus driver got angry and asked her to stop because that is soliciting and it's a city run bus and people shouldn't have to listen to that if they don't want to. She then starts arguing about free speech and religion, so the bus driver tells her not to speak to him because it's not safe for the other riders and that's a rule. She keeps going at him so he presses a button that announces over the speaker, "Please do not speak to the bus driver for your safety." She finally get's the message and starts talking to the guy next to her, claiming that since there are no Arabic, and therefore no terrorists, riding the bus that she can talk about the Father, Son and Holy spirit all she wants. I am not making this up! She said that all Arabics are terrorists. That just doesn't sit well with me, but I am not going to go any further into this discussion. Let's just leave it at this, Austin is a strange place and a lot of weirdos ride the bus!
Sorry this was such a long post my lovelies, but I had a lot to cover. First test is this next week on Wednesday, I'll let you know how it goes! Stay strong and pass the vodka!
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