The Weekend...

Hey!!! What up?! Well I'm out of Carolina and back in Georgia. I'm in Augusta for a few days to chill with my Mom. I'm currently soaking up some television. I sure miss this stuff. LOL.

The weekend was very busy. We ended up taking Grandma to Columbia on Saturday. Her friend passed away and she wanted to go to the funeral (naturally). Giving you all the short version, this gentleman was her first love. She met him at school. Due to family issues she had to leave school early and when she returned he had already left. They both got married and ended up meeting back up with each other after their spouses had passed away. There is a lot more in between all that but they were very good friends and spent a lot of nights on the phone. Grandma was so upset to hear her friend was gone.

Enough sadness... so the trip to Columbia was too funny. My cousin R volunteered to drive my Grandma to Columbia. One of her sisters would go in with her and R, Mom and I would chill out while they attended the funeral. Not sure who was late but we didn't leave the house until something after 10. It should take about 3 hr to get to Columbia from PI. We really had to push it to get there to the funeral which started at 1pm. So what was funny? 5 grown people in the car all with different ideas about how to get where we were going. We fussed half the time about which way to go. We got to Manning and everyone wanted to go a different way. Ok. That's fine and all but we don't have time for all this noise. Yes we can go this way, yes we can go this way. We need to just keep the car moving. And then my Grandmother and her sister started fussing about who was right. R, who was open to directing on the way up, decided he knew it all when it was time to return home. NO!!! This is not the way home. LOL. Did I mention that we had the GPS in the car? I kept saying use the dern electronic. NAW. They know how to get home. OK. We ended up adding an hr to the trip home and probably some extra points on my Grandmother's blood pressure. There was one point in the car where 4 of us were fussing about which way to go and my Grandma was singing "Kum ba ya" and "Walk with Me" over all of us. I know it doesn't sound all that entertaining on the screen but it was pure comedy in the car. Oh, and as if being semi-lost in our home state wasn't enough, R did a little backing up on the highway. The sisters were not feeling that. Hell, neither was I. I tell ya. What's the holidays without a little family bickering? No fun!

We made it home finally. Double As (my cousins) invited me to dinner and a movie but I forgot I had one more person to see. I ended up spending the night cracking up with my brother. We hadn't done that in a while so it was really nice.

Ok. My eyes are getting heavy. I'm ready to go to bed. I look forward to sleeping in in the morning. I don't get that luxury in PI. Anyway... later!!

Christmas

What up folk!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! I've had a great day and it continues to be so. I'm at my aunt's house right now chilling. Today was a typical holiday for me... a house full of folks, more food than any of us know what to do with, and good times. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I'm not staying cuz I'm with my people. Still enjoying myself... Later.

Christmas Eve 2008

I’m typing from Pawleys Island at the moment. We made it in last night around 10:30pm. Since we got here we have been working… that’s usually how it goes around here. We ran errands today trying to get everything done before places close early. We should be done slaving in about 2 hours. We still have about 3 dishes to make for dinner tomorrow. They sure like to work ya when you come home.

Oh… and check this. I was so excited because I knew that my family would be giving me money for the holiday. Thank ya Jesus cuz I am broke. Well… we were at Bi-lo and Mom happens to notice that one of my tires has a tear. UMP!!! That means Friday morning I will be taking my Christmas money and buying two tires, mounting and rotating them. This is going to end up costing me all of $600. So much for picking up a few articles of clothing… My car needs new shoes. I'm just grateful that I can even pay for the tires. Times are tight...

Check this out. We stopped by Aunt G’s house after Aunt M’s house. After piddling around doing a few things for her she tells me to go down under her sink cabinet. She wants me to try something. Apparently my grandmother had given her some grapes from her vine earlier in the year and she had made a little something something. My 80-something year old aunt had me sipping home-made wine in her kitchen. It had a little kick and I made a face. She told me, “that shouldn’t bother you”. My folks are hilarious. She don’t know nothing about my sipping habits and tolerance. LOL. My mom’s side for the most part does not really drink so when my aunt suggest I get a little something… just hilarious. We brought some back to the house for Grandma. She said it was strong but finished her glass. Ok… we about to get some supper. I will come back later… maybe.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas. Enjoy your family, enjoy your time… Take a long look around and be thankful for whatever it is that you have in your life. It really is a beautiful thing.

4 More Days Til Christmas...

What up folk?!?! I am sitting on R's couch in Atown chilling. I'm ready to get some food in my stomach and a little afternoon nap. After all that... I'll be great!!
Ya'll ready for Christmas? I hadn't really felt the Christmas spirit the last couple of weeks. I was so caught up in finals that I didn't really get into things. I feel it now though (a little). Coming home has gotten me more there. Isn't coming home great? YES!
I checked 2 of my classes for grades. So far so good. I'm nervous about checking the another 2 and I think I will wait another couple of days before I do that. I might what til next week. LOL. I don't wanna mess up the little bit of good feeling I've got going on. Ok... I'm gone. Food and sleep are waiting on me. 4 more days til Christmas....

I Made It

It’s currently 6:19pm and I’m on a Delta aircraft. I was supposed to be halfway to Atlanta by now. Ummm. No! We took off about 5 minutes ago. Why the delay? SNOW. So I had my last final today and went back to the house for a little nap. I’m exhausted. Anyway, when I woke up I heard some kind of announcement being called throughout the street. What is going on? Apparently everyone was getting ready… clearing the streets in anticipation of the plow trucks. By the time I got out the door I really didn’t think I would get on this plane. Snow… it’s damn near a blizzard. I have never seen this amount of snow and I’m not sure you should be traveling in it. I imagined my night snuggled up in Logan Airport. I’m glad to report that that is not the case. I gotta confess though… I was nervous as all hell taking off. I couldn’t see a thing out my window… A THING!! They de-iced the plane and all and twenty minutes later everything was back as it was. By the time the plane took off I was ready to pass out. I thought of my mother. She would have died instantly. LOL. Anyway… I’m going to watch a movie and try to pass the time away. I would sleep but can’t. The dude by me has a funk and it is interrupting my desire to sleep. Additionally there is a lot of turbulence and I would just prefer to be awake if the plane goes down. Just joking . Talk to you much later. I have to drive my mother back to Augusta when I land and turn RIGHT back around. I’ve got a hair appointment in the morning so staying over is not an option. Maybe I should try and get some sleep. Ok.. Later.

Ok... now it's 3:29. I finally made it to Atlanta. I am going to bed. Out!!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

I was cooped up in the school all day preparing for tomorrow's biochemistry exam. I had no idea what was going on outside. Just now emerging from the building, A1 and I were greeted by a lovely surprise... snow. For the first time in my life, I walked in the snow. The little bit of snow we get in the south is usually already on the ground by the time I get out the door. I've never been around for the actual snow falling. Plus I don't walk around a lot down there. Anyway, call me girly... call me sentimental... whatever. It was beautiful. The street was dead silent and still and the only thing to take in were lights and snow. I thought it was cool and I just wanted to share. I can't stay. My exam today seemed to go well and I'm hoping for the same tomorrow. Things are moving right on along...

Let's Get Ready to Rumble

The couple downstairs is fighting like they are the only ones that live in this building. I have learned quickly that they love to fight; at least the boy does. At least once a week I am guaranteed to get some soap-opera-like listen into their lives. Tonight the argument is apparently over what to do over the Christmas holiday. Supposedly they have different ideas on what to do and the boy thinks that screaming at the top of his lungs will persuade his woman to agree to his holiday plans. Some men just don't get it! After 20 minutes the answer is still no from her and now he has reverted back to his childhood and started to throw things. He would find himself outside cooling off if he was with me and making all that ruckus. Why can't they just give love on Christmas???!!! LOL.

Anyway... I'm gone. I've got an exam in the morning. I've got a long night ahead of me...

It Is a Size 10...

Was I the only one who wanted to see GWB get hit? That would have been sooo entertaining. Really though, glad he's ok. I'm still studying. Here's some Christmas music... we are getting close.

Enjoy the View...

What's up? Yeah... it's been a few days. Finals week is FAST approaching and I've been buried in the books. (Hmm). That's about all I've got to report. I spent the day at the school learning DNA replication, RNA transcription and translation back and forth. Doesn't it sound like fun? It really is!!! :-p Everything else is just as it has been... Boston is cold. Boston is full of crazy people. School, although intense, keeps me sane and I miss home. Same old story... Here's a picture of me from last year. Although it's fuzzy, I love it. Enjoy the view and the tunes to match!

And the Winner For Leading Actress in A CT Role Is...

Today I did the taping for my final project in Counseling Techniques (CT). In case you have forgotten, the goal of CT is to develop verbal, nonverbal, cognitive and affective skills in the context of professional care; basically how to talk to patients (more or less). So for the final, I had to play therapist and in turn I had to play patient. I have to access my performance as a therapist and describe in detail what I did right and what I did wrong. I ended up with a patient with a substance abuse problem. SCORE!!! I was prepared for this one and felt I really knew where to take the conversation and what questions to ask. I think I did well. I'll look at the video again tomorrow before I make that my final assessment statement.

Each student was assigned a specific role to play as patient. My role-play was SO sad. I got all caught up in portraying this woman that I found myself actually letting out a few tears. I got choked up and everything. You would think it had actually happened to me. Maybe I need to add acting to my list... back to the woman. I was a 35 year old woman married for 10 years that had had 4 miscarriages. Basically I felt guilty and felt I had failed my husband by not being able to carry our children to term. Isn't that just heartbreaking? It was Lifetime movie in there. Where is my Oscar?! Is that the right award? LOL.

Okay... I'm gone. Study study study. (Sigh) For you, Christmas jingle time... sing along!!

Freezing My Butt Off

It is cold in Boston this morning. I woke up to find my little heater chugging away. I thought, "oh, it must be a little chilly this morning". I came online to check the temperature and what did I find...

You see that?!? Fifteen freaking degrees and add the wind and it feels like NEGATIVE two. I didn't know until today what negative two feels like. I prefer temperatures much higher. I took all precautionary steps though. I put on my green tights and on top of them my long johns and on top of them, my jeans. My bum should have been warm. NOT. I need more meat on it or something. With every step I took the wind gave me a nice slap in the face, on the ass and on my chest. This isn't Boston, it's Antarctica. LOL.

Grab Your Tissues: Awakenings (1990)

I just watched a wonderful movie: Awakenings starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. Based on a true story, Williams plays Dr. Sayer. Dr. Sayer has just found himself a new job in a ward full of comatose patients. The patients apparently were all apart of an encephalitis epidemic decades prior and have been catatonic since. With a little research, Dr. Sayer (Williams) finds a possible cure and it works; however, only for the summer. The movie concentrates on the awakening of Leonard Lowe (De Niro) and his reactions to his new world. This movie made me boo hooo. Of course any good drama will do it for me.

A little background on the encephalitis epidemic. Apparently the movie is referencing the condition encephalitis lethargica (EL) or von Economo disease which is an atypical form of encephalitis, which is basically acute inflammation of the brain. EL swept the world by storm in the 1920s leaving many in a statue-like condition, speechless, and motionless. The one good thing about this disease is that there has been no recurrence of the epidemic since the 1920s, although there have been some isolated reports. Ok... enough background. If you get a chance... check out the movie!!

Oh yeah... it snowed today. It's gone already but we are supposed to get some more on Tuesday. Here's a little music to go along with the weather.

Bumping and My Bible??? A Very Awkward Moment...

I had to come on here and explain a very awkward moment I am/was having. I decided to take a break from studying and get my church on. I haven't been attending church here in Boston, but my Atlanta preacher, Rev. Jerry D. Black, posts a sermon on the church website weekly. This has been my substitution to actually going to church the last couple of months. The Lord knows my heart... Anyway, I was sitting here Bible in hand when I began to hear moaning. It started off as a faint noise and grew increasingly louder. What is it?? Apparently one of my housemates is getting-it-on. It is either E or DJ. DJ's girl just moved in with him today and E's girlfriend just arrived for the night. It might be a combination of the two... who knows. I just know the way the building is set-up, I can hear EVERYTHING: rocking, knocking, talking, etc. Listening to Rev. Black's sermon, Favor with the King, just doesn't seem right or appropriate anymore. I'll think I'll try again later in the morning.

Sushi, Phobias and New Friends

I didn't have any visitors last night. The word must have gotten around the mouse community about my room. If they come in here, they are going to die! LOL! Anyway, A1, A2 and I went out last night. For A1 and I this was our last opportunity to get out and have some fun before the hurricane passes through. It was nice and we had a good time. Now... nothing but the books for the next 13 days. (Sigh).

Back to last night... we went to Douzo near the Prudential Center for sushi. It was great. I had the Scallop Kiwi Roll, Philadelphia Roll and the fried tofu. YUM! I haven't had sushi since the last weekend in September. I really wanted sushi and am super satisfied at the moment at my success in obtaining some. This was the first time for A1. She said she liked it. A2 had been to the the restaurant before and said it was a good choice.
A2 was funny last night. Before we got to the restaurant, A2 lets us know that we couldn't use our chopsticks during dinner. HUH? A2 tried to explain that chopsticks made her skin crawl and made her nauseous. I thought well you don't use them and we'll be ok. No, seeing other people use them made her nauseous. It was wood in general! A2!!! We are going to a sushi restaurant; that's what people are going to be using. She asked if I wouldn't use mine. Part of me felt bad but I couldn't fulfill her request. I eat sushi with chopsticks and the people right next to her were doing the same. I did put the chopsticks down in my lap when I wasn't using them. She said just knowing they were there still bothered her. I tried... Oh well. I still love her.

We ended up meeting some pretty cool chicks, J and S, while we were out. J is a restaurant manager and S is a jewelry designer. After dinner we joined them for some drinks at a bar a few doors down. We plan to catch up with them again; really nice girls. S has a website of her jewelry up. If you wanna check it out, here it is. I can't yet get down with her prices but one day...
Ok... I'm out. I just finished washing clothes, updating you guys and now to the books. Have a great Saturday. Here's yo daily holiday ring-a-ling.

Dedication for the Mice to Come...

Courtesy of KD... Thanks girl!
Side note: A2 caught her a mouse this morning too. Landlady better be ready... there's a storm coming. AND... I had to end up disposing of the creature this morning. No one was around and I didn't want to leave it and come back to a yummy smell. I put my gloves on, closed me eyes, threw it in the trash and ran the bag downstairs. I can't believe this ish.

Mouse Funeral...

Caught it!!!! I just got me a mouse! Yuck and yay all at once! I repositioned one of the traps last night after seeing its little eyes looking up at me. A few minutes ago I was awakened by squirming and then click... yes, the mouse has moved on to mouse heaven or maybe he was a bad mouse and has gone somewhere else. Personally, I say it was bad because it has made my nights here HELL. Whatever the case may be... we are having a mouse funeral as soon as E's alarm clock goes off in 10 minutes. I'm not touching the mouse. Oh no... end of story!!!

Fifteen More Days... Still Counting

Life is still as it was yesterday. I spent most of the day studying Gastric Motility and Secretions for tomorrow's physiology quiz. This will be the last physio quiz for the semester. I will let out a little cry of relief after tomorrow's torture. Hold on...
I had to take a minor break to escort Zipper (the cat) back to his abode. I can't take all that yelping and pawing at my door. Zipper is the second visitor I have had tonight. I saw the damn mouse again. Oh did I mention that I saw a mouse a few days before I went home for break? I almost passed out. Please tell me how my room is now lined with traps and the mouse still managed to get within 2 ft. of me. I am going to lose my mind up here in Boston. E closed the first hole the RODENT came out of... today I noticed he has a new spot. He or she is coming in through the radiator hole. I hope he/she/it burns up. ARG!!! How many months left????
Back to my original thought... physio quiz. Am I ready? Who knows? Physio has not been my friend this semester. I have studied my ass off and still not made a grade I wanna live with. Still pushing though... it's got to get better. I hope.
Ok... Christmas cheer. Later!!

Uneventful...

My life has been pretty uneventful since my return to Boston... at least it seems that way. That's why my posts have been so short. I've got nothing to talk about. I could discuss DNA replication from Biochemistry and gastric motility and secretion from Physiology, but why bore you. Other than those two subjects (at the moment) there is nothing else going on. I thought about talking about the holiday but details are fuzzy in retrospect. I'll try to post more often during the next break. Ok... well I wrote something. Here's your daily holiday jam.

Oh... random fact found on the Internet. Alabama was the first state in the United States to declare Christmas a legal holiday in 1836. Seventy-one years later, all states had declared Christmas a legal holiday. What state was the last one to jump on board? It was Oklahoma in 1907. I wonder what took them so long?!?!

Not As Productive As I Had Hoped

Today was supposed to be the day to catch up on a lot of stuff... it didn't happen. I will say that I got some work done, but it wasn't nearly as much as I intended. I will try again tomorrow... (sigh). I gotta get back into things on the SERIOUS tip tomorrow. More Christmas tunes for you...

Back At It... For Three Weeks

Hello folks... I'm back in Boston. I had a FANTASTIC holiday! I hope you all had the same. I can't even go into everything I did; I would end up writing a small novel. Short version... I caught up with all my folks in Atlanta and Georgetown County. I loved it. The break was exactly what I needed. So what now? I'm back and ready to hustle the next three weeks until the next break: Christmas. So here's a song... expect more for the holiday!

What's Up?!!?!

Hello folks! Guess where I am? DA SOUTH!!! I am so glad to be back down here; I don't even know how to describe my feelings right now.

I had my test on Friday and called to change my flight as soon as I left the exam room. I left on the earliest flight I could actually make it to after leaving campus. Since then I have been sooooo happy. I haven't done too much. I've just been visiting my favorite people and checking out what I've been missing. It's been great.

Ok. That's all you get. I'm actually visiting right now. Came and got me a meal... YUM!!!

Count Down...

My time is winding down in Boston... Whooo hoooo. I'll be on my way back to Atlanta this time tomorrow. The count down has begun. In the meantime... I'm doing this. Ya'll wish me luck tomorrow on the test. THIS IS A BIG ONE!!! I'm so nervous about it and because of that... I'm going to go. I am going to give it my all until midnight and then we gonna close the book.

Still Studying....

Since I'm still stuck in the books, I decided to post another video. This time it's the Obama's on CBS's 60 minutes. Talk to you later...

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Single Men Put Yo Hands Up...

I decided to take a small break from studying. I'm going to get some grub and then get back into it. I don't want to completely abandon my page this week so I decided to come drop a video. This is a skit from this weekend's Saturday Night Live with Beyonce. I think Justin Timberlake is hilarious here. Enjoy!!!

Whose Got Heart??

This is what my week will be filled with... heart. My next and final exam before the holidays covers all info regarding the heart. I can't even think straight. Whatever happened to just labeling the thing correctly. All this extra stuff... I'm about to go crazy. I'll learn it though... of course. Plus you never know; I might decide to become a pediatric cardiologist. Probably not... I still have to learn this stuff anyway. Tonight's concentration: circulation, cardiac output, microcirculation, coronary circulation, regulation and arrhythmias. Why so much??? We have a quiz tomorrow. I can't stand these quizzes but I guess it is a way to make sure we start studying before a few days before the test. Still... I just came off Biochem. I had to pack that info up first before I could move anything else in the brain. Ok... enough byatching!!! I'm going back to studying!!! Holla.

It's A Small Celebration...

I got an A on my Biochemistry test!!! WHoooooo hooooo. I studied like crazy for that exam. I just wanted to share. I'm trying to refocus and get ready for the next one.... Physiology. This is the one. Not like Biochem was easy, but Physio... we ain't getting along well enough. We got dinner plans tonight though. I've invited him to stay the night too. Maybe in the morning we will be more acquainted. ;-P

Throw Yo Pinky Up...

I had to come back and congratulate my sister, S2, who is now my sister twice. Confused??? My sister JUST became my soror. She is now a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Skeeeee weeeee!!!! Guess we'll be strolling around the dinner table during Thanksgiving!!! Congratulations girl (Divine Knowledge)!!!!

Nothing But Biochemistry Down Here...

I've been gone a couple of days. Miss me??? I've got my second biochemistry exam tomorrow morning. Since my last post, I've been regurgitating this stuff night and day. So far so good. I have been putting in a lot of time and have basically shut the rest of the world out. I've been stuck in a biochemistry hole (hence, the ostrich in the ground). I've answered the phone for three people and that's it. I apologize to those of you who called and had to speak with the mailbox. I love you!!! I promise I will get back to you tomorrow evening.

So right now I'm on campus in a lecture room. I've been here for three hours. I like studying in the classroom because it keeps me awake (I like to sleep at home) and it gives me access to the chalkboard. There are a million (exaggeration) processes that I have to know for this exam and it helps if I just throw them all on the board. So that's what I've been up to this morning. I plan on getting back to it and around 7:30pm, I will call it quits. I'll get a LONG shower, put it in the bed, pray on it, and see how it goes in the morning. Cross your fingers, your toes, pray... whatever you do. Later!!

So Much To Say...

And yet, I'm at a loss for words.

I am still in shock from what happened last night. We elected the first African-American president in our history. It is impossible to overstate what that means to this nation. I can't even explain how that feels. I'm sure I'll get my thoughts together and bring you something better later on. Right now, I'm just overwhelmed. I woke up this morning and just laid in bed for a minute. No cheers, no yelling, just a simple smile. Look at us??? Look what our country just did? I've been smiling ever since. I walked down the street like I was the best thing since sliced bread. I am so proud to be not just an African American today, but an American. I had my doubts going into this election. I didn't believe our country was ready and here we are. Isn't that amazing?

I've gotten a million emails from last night up to this morning with a little something to say about this monumental occasion. I decided to share just a small portion of one. Charles M. Blow's article in the New York Times says this.

"History will record this as the night [last night] the souls of black folk, living and dead, wept - and laughed, screamed and danced - releasing 400 years of pent of emotion... Whether or not you agree with Barack Obama's politics, there is no denying that this election represents a seminal moment in the African-America narrative and a giant leap forward on the road to America's racial reconciliation. In fact everyone, regardless of race, should feel free to shed a tear and be proud of how far our country has come".

I am VERY PROUD and you should be also.

And the Winner Is

America... let me introduce to you to the

44th President of the United States of America...

Barack Obama

War of Peanutland

Ok men... this is it. We've come to that point. The time to test our training, our skills, and our will. It's time to take back our land... to reclaim what is rightfully ours. This is our land and we will not be removed from it. Can you smell victory? Can you taste victory? I can feel victory in the air!!!! On my command, we fight... we win... ATTACK!!!!!

That is the speech General Antibody just gave his troops. In case you haven't figured it out, I am talking about my antibodies waging a war on the virus that has apparently found residence in my body. As the day has progressed, I am feeling more ill. I am convinced that my immune system is under attack. I am sick.

This is definitely not the best time for this to be happening. I needed to survive until Turkey time. Geez. Oh well... it is what it is. I have decided to forfeit the rest of today. I've going to get a nice combo of drugs and rest to send as aid for the troops. Go... Fight... Win!!!!

Not One Week... One Day

Long Lines at the Poll

Hey, I'm up. I went to bed at 11pm and rolled over about 30 minutes ago with a cough that won't permit me to return to slumber. Still coughing later? Pull out the drugs!!! We'll see.

So I wanted to talk a little about the poll lines. Early voting has seen wait times of up to 6 hours during this election. Many are getting frustrated and leaving. NO!!! Your vote matters!!! Go back! But can you blame some of them? This bothers me some. I don't think it is fair to some voters. While I am still young and able to stand around for hours to cast my vote, many others are not. You have to consider the older population, those with children and those with medical conditions that simply cannot stand in a line for this amount of time. Heck, I'm young and all, but I can't say 6 hours wouldn't have gotten to me either. Thank goodness for absentee voting. Anyway... I went on CNN just to catch up on the news and ended listening to Munir Venjenk, an older gentlemen from Florida. Here's what he had to say.

"... I think the present system of early voting is prejudiced against older people. I am 84 years old. I waited for an hour and a quarter yesterday. When I got to a certain point, they said it was an addition two hours to wait. People in their middle 80's cannot stand for three hours. And I think this will discourage many people from early voting."

I agree. Older folks are just as entitled to cast their vote as anyone else but if they are physically unable to bear the conditions that are presented, are we not denying them their right? Just something to think about.

There needs to be a better system in place. My grandmother is 87 and I know that 3 hrs of standing would not cut it. What is she supposed to do? Of course she wants to vote, but should she stand there to the point of swollen feet and fatigue. Granted some polling places have seats available and with friendly line neighbors, spots can be held until the actual voting time comes. This is generally the case in smaller cities and towns. What about in larger communities? You also have to consider the line wrapped around the building outside. Where can those people sit?

I don't think it would break the bank to improve the polling places. Maybe a number system with an speaker set up outside. Call 20 folks at a time. People can go chill in their cars. Or heck, get those buzzer things that restaurants have. You can go nap in your car and when your buzzer goes off... get up and go vote. I'm sure those ideas are silly to some, but we have to start somewhere.

I don't have any plans to be an official advocate or anything; I'm just stirring the pot. I want to get those of you who are actively fighting for voter rights to start thinking of ideas to fix the problem. Hurry up before I get old!!!!

Biochem Break

Exam two is right around the corner (a week from Monday). While I didn't do horrible on the first exam, I really want to pick up my game for these last two ones. I want a kick ass GPA when I get out this program. So what have I been doing the weekend??? Biochem study!!! I'm currently taking a break because my mind started wandering. Instead of fighting it and reading a passage four and five times in a row, I decided to come drop of few words here.

Aren't you guys excited for next week? I am. This time next week we will know without a doubt who the next president will be. Please oh please, let it be Obama.

Oh yeah... yesterday was Halloween. Happy belated to you all. Did I do anything? Take a guess. No. I've got to hold all my celebrating till Veteran's Day. I'll get a day or two of relief and then back to the grind until Turkey week. I cannot wait.

Ok, break over. I'm going to get some caffeine and finish up phospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism, hormone action and g-protein coupled receptors before I get under the sheets.

Getting A Little Chilly

I just wanted to share our weather report with you... Snow showers. OMG!!!

Dropping My Concentration...

I had to drop my concentration today. We are registering for Spring semester classes this week and some "smart" person decided not to offer a required course until next Fall semester. Did I mention that it was recommended that we wait and take this course our second semester? That would be the semester I am registering for now! Anyway... I won't have Mental and Behavior Science Medicine concentration on my degree. I think I'll still write my thesis in the area though... who knows. We'll see. I am definitely not staying here until next fall just for that extra title of my degree. I miss Atlanta, one. Two, who the hell is paying all that money for one course? If I don't get my paper from this 63K then they can kiss my bookie!! No mo money... we in a recession. I have to talk to my advisor and pick two other courses. Gotta make sure I take 18 credits next semester to get the hell out of here... six classes. Sounds lovely doesn't it??? I can do it. I will do it.

Aight... later. I've got a list of things to do: white laundry, nap (essential), wrap-up counseling techniques project, and always physio and biochem.

Ok... Last Time Tonight

You know I posted the Scarlet Takes a Tumble video a couple of days ago... Well my boy, B. Scott, has a commentary video regarding Scarlet and her fall. I thought I laughed the first time I saw this thing. I am in Boston dying of laughter. I could watch this a million times. Here's B... enjoy!

Please Pass the Tissues

I ended up taking a longer break than expected. I started watching The Secret Life of Bees while I ate my dinner. I really like the movie. It had me smiling and crying all at once. I recommend you check it out, but you better have you a box of tissues near by.

Counseling Techniques on a Saturday

I decided to be part bum and part student today. I'm staying in to catch up on work and sleep. It's going pretty well... you work some, then nap some and grab some food in-between. Yeah... it's working out nicely.

I've got my midterm project due in Counseling Techniques next week so that is mostly what I'm concentrating on today. That and probably some Biochemistry. Biochemistry is the next major exam on the schedule so I figured I need to get started on knowing all the stuff I need to know... which is A LOT. The project is going pretty well so far. I'm 40% done. I decided it was time for a break. I'm going to get some grub and come back to it in about 30 minutes.

Ok.. I'm gone. I hope everyone is having a nice Saturday.

Mr. Incredible...

I've been up this entire time being productive... my brain in now slush. I was on my way to bed when I came across this song that I'm feeling. It's Shareefa's Mr. Incredible. Loving it... Going to practice my moves and then I'm gone to bed. LOL. Night.

Where's My Holy Water?

I know many of you are wondering what is going on in my crazy little world. I don't even want to talk about it. Maybe when the storm is over... I could actually use some stories from you guys. Some one's life has got to be going better than mine right now. Don't get me wrong, I'm always counting my blessings and I've always got plenty to count! Right now it just seems like the devil is in close proximity. GET BACK SATAN! LOL. Where's my holy water????

I was trying to find something entertaining to attach to this post, but I guess the post itself will have to do. Later!

A War on Massachusetts Ave.

Ya'll pray for me cuz these folks got me ready to blow a gasket... I need to start looking for a new home, RIGHT NOW.

Living in the City...

I saw the most horrifying and disgusting thing today. A and I were standing at the bus stop waiting on the 10 to take us to the library. I was running my mouth on the phone and wasn't as aware of my surroundings as I usually would be, but I was paying attention to A. I saw her face just change and then I heard the noise behind. Something was going on? Oh boy... I was nervous looking back. What did I see? ASS!! Apparently a woman sitting waiting on the bus could not wait any longer to relieve herself. She pulled her pants down and feet away from the rest of us, did her business. As if that isn't bad enough, it was the middle of the day. The sun was out, folks were walking around. MAYBE, MAYBE, A VERY SMALL MAYBE I could understand doing that at night, but goodness gracious you doing that out here when everyone can see. She made it known that she didn't give a damn even when her friend begged her to stop. Everyday there is something... how many months do I have left???? The count down is always happening.
Nothing else to report today... or maybe I just don't feel like typing. I have a minor headache that refuses to go on. Before I go though... check this out. Isn't this interesting? I see a brighter future coming our way. CHANGE people, CHANGE!!!!

Nothing And It Feels Good

So I did absolutely no work related to BU today and most of yesterday. Feels great. That ends today though. I've got an appointment at the library at noon. (Sigh) Oh well... the break was nice while it lasted.

Last night was my first night at the club in Boston. Did we find a hit? Miss... but we made the best of it. A's friend from college, Dej, came into town and took us girls out. Dej is HILARIOUS. He is definitely going to have to join the circle of friends. I told him he has to come to Atlanta and party. I know my folks would love him... he is a straight fool. Anyway... we made our way to Gypsy. When we first got there I was really feeling the place. It's really nice inside; had a little style to it. The problem was the crowd and the music (at first). I would like to see a nice looking brother round here. I'm not shopping but goodness gracious... it feels like foreign land up here. I'm like WHERE ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE??? I need to take a visit to Mattapan to get my culture on. I'd need my weapon to go though. LOL. Moving on to the music... When I did hear something I knew and liked they mixed it to some crazy beat. It's going to be a long couple of months. The music actually started picking up but by that time A was GONE. I didn't think my girl had it in her; she was trying to do her thing. She couldn't keep up though. LOL. She went to break the seal and that was it. Came back to the dance floor and laid on my chest like a babe. I was cracking up. I had to balance her and find Dej so we could start moving back towards the house. A was too funny. On a regular day, A is pretty reserved and mild mannered. After she had her little nap, she opened up. I was like who is this????? She was off the chain. Good times...

So we made it outside and it was FREEZING. OH MY... ya'll not feeling me... it was cold. Immediately I'm like where the hell is my jacket. We were so pumped up leaving, we left our coats at A's place. It was 41 degrees outside and we standing on the corner hailing down cabs with no clothes on. This is where some older person in my family would say... that's what you get for trying to show shape. I'm going in a sweater dress next time. Anyway... Dej is on one corner and I'm on other trying to get a cab. Where's A? Hugging a pole. LOL. 20 minutes goes by and we still have no cab; everyone that goes by is full. One girl rolled down her car window while waiting on the light to tell me I looked cold. REALLY??? U THINK??? I thought I was going to fall over. I couldn't feel my nose, my feet, my hands... nothing. I tell ya. Where is Sylvia (my car) when you need her?

So how did we escape the madness. I have no idea. All I know is I heard Dej holla, "I got something; c'mon". I grab A and we go running towards the ride home... a LIMO. Shut up!!! I don't know how you sweet talked this man into this ride but let's go. We rode home in style. Too bad A wasn't there with us to enjoy the ride.

This morning we all went to a late breakfast, sat around and talked. When Dej left, A and I decided to go walk around in Prudential Center Shoppes or Mall (whatever). I just know everything in there was too high for me. We strolled around for a minute and then went to Filiene's Basement (HIT), Marshalls, and H&M. We walked around all day. After that we grabbed some dinner and then went to the grocery store. We didn't get home until fifteen or so after midnight. My friend jumped all in me for being at the dern store that late at night. I apologized. We should shop earlier in the day. It was just convenient tonight. It's difficult catching the bus and doing all that nonsense. We were already there; kill two birds with one stone.

So now I'm ready to go to bed, but I'm doing laundry. Two loads and I'll call it quits. I had to wash though... the pile was getting HIGH. Anyway... I'm going to watch a lil tellie until my clothes get done marinating. Later.

Tell Em This

Going out this weekend? See something you like? Tell em this...

Have a great Friday!!!

Still Up But On My Way (Laughing)

I just had to come and post this video... had me cracking up a little while ago. I suggest to all that you laugh often... makes the day feel so much better.
Scarlet sings for the first minute and some change... fast forward to around 2:25 mark.

ROTFLMBAO!!!! I'm glad she's ok!!! But oooh... lordie!!! She got my stomach hurting from laughter. Shouldn't have had her butt on the table to begin with... acting like she ain't got no home training. Too much... Nightie night!

Just A Quick Hello

I'm not going to talk long at all. I just came to show my page some love since I didn't yesterday. I am currently knee deep in books. Nothing new I suppose. My day... counseling techniques and biochemistry. I'll have to tell you about counseling techniques later. I think Dr. B is trying to crack a few students. I didn't let him get to me today. I was too tired to feel squat. Take that!!! Ok. I'm gone.

Cracking Up....

My youngest sister got me cracking up today. I'm putting her on blast right now. Sorry. W, is scrawny; maybe 90 lbs wet. She is getting to the age where she wants a little shape and she has NONE. The last time I saw her we were walking around in the mall and I noticed her stuffed bra. W where you get that from? You ain't got nothing but nipples. All of a sudden you got half of what I do (and ya'll know I got chest). The poor thing had stuff them unevenly. I cracked up, but tried to refrain from laughing too hard because apparently it was important to her. So anyway... moving on to the present. S, the sister right below me found W's newest stuffing technique. W put about 14 pairs of draws on to make it seem like she has a little blessing in the backside. That makes my stomach hurt... I am cracking up! Her ass is going to burn up with all them panties on. HAHAHA. Love ya W!

Might Be A Boring Post to Some...

As I have stated before, being in psychopathology has brought a lot of feelings and ideas to me. I realize that I really struggle with mental illness. Ok... let me rephrase here. I don't have a mental disorder, but I struggle to understand it. In class, every now and then, we get a presenter to come to us. This person is someone suffering from a mental illness who wants to share his/her experience and allow us to ask questions. We've already had a speaker who suffered from bipolar disorder and another suffering with post traumatic stress disorder with severe depression. Today we had a guy come to us. It was obvious that something wasn't right. The man stood in front of the lecture room, swaying back and forth with crumpled papers in his hand. He was unkempt. Inside his camping boots were the legs of his dress slacks. His shirt was half-tucked and his tie hung loosely outside his tight fitting jacket. On top of all this was his dingy red baseball cap. I mean just looking at this man, from his appearance, you could tell that their was a disconnection between our worlds and his.

I have to inject that I have no idea where I am going with this. I'm just typing.

So H, as I will call him, went to MIT at 16. The man is part genius. As a kid he went to a top notch school and decided to work with robots and artificial intelligence. You could tell he was smart too. He was well versed in his presentation. I guess the thing that is so hard for me to digest is the why. What happened to turn his life completely around. One day he was doing his college thing and the next he was sitting in his laboratory fearful that robots were coming to get him (I, ROBOT). An instant later, he thought that he was Jesus Christ. I mean was this a gradual build-up. The way he described things made it seem sudden. I have difficulties wrapping my head around that. Why? Who knows!! I guess the best analogy I can use to help me understand it, is a car accident. He was riding along the way when suddenly another car came along and totaled his. That most likely is not the best analogy but right now it will do. By the way, H has schizophrenia disorder.

I guess this interferes with my main train of thought. For the most part, I believe mental disorders development from environmental stressors and that the difference between those who fall prey and those that do not are their psychological makeup. Sounds crazy, but I think some of us are just built to handle more than others. Don't get me wrong I know that biology plays a big part. I know that there is a lot more going on with some disorders such as Alzheimer's and schizophrenia... things of that nature; however, the majority of mental illnesses (my opinion) develop when people find themselves without the ability to handle life. This would cover mood disorders, anxiety disorders, somatoform and eating disorders.

I realize my opinion is most likely the product of the environment I grew up in. Mental disease just isn't mentioned often and not something any of us better be dealing with. As with many ethnic groups you turn to your religion, your family and community culture for support and that is that. The doctor isn't going to be prescribing you no pills because you can't keep it together. If it's (life) getting to you, then you need to take a break. Don't go spending any money talking to a head doctor when you can handle this here. That's generally how it goes round my household.

I don't know... I was just rambling here. I just realized today that I don't think I could specialize in working with people with mental disorders because I lack the kind of enthalpy needed to get these people to recover. I'm not even sure if it's even enthalpy I lack. I mean I feel greatly for what they are going through. I just don't know how to deal with it and how to digest it all. Geez...

Let The Meeting Commence...

So we had our lil roommate meeting today. Number one and most important on the list was the damn cat. We presented our side of the story and he went back and forth about how it isn't that bad. It seemed like he was making light of the situation. I will stop typing my feelings about that right now, cuz it ain't nice or pretty. Moving on... We said put the cat in your room and he said he didn't want it climbing on his things. Would you prefer he climbs over our food? We went back and forth about the cat for 20 minutes... well the cat keeps mice down and all kinds of other bullshit. I finally put my foot down. I am paying such and such for such and such and this is a community area. I do not want the cat around my food. If that is the case then we need to talk about lowering my rent right now. As a matter of fact you can hold your breathe on November's check until we get some way for me to eat in this MF. So Sonny says that the cat is not his and that he just can't give it away. Well then you need to get on the phone ASAP and talk to whoever the cat belongs to and tell him Kitty is packing his bags. He gets a week... ONE WEEK to find the cat a place other than our eating area. I told him that I wanted him to understand that this was THE problem I have and that there will be no peace until the matter is handled. Now if he wants to see me act up... try me.

We also discussed the refrigerator/freezer. How about more than half the food in there is left over from previous roommates. Are you kidding? That's years of stuff in there. Then he had the nerve while cleaning it to ask me if I wanted any of it. Do I seem like I would want the brown frozen chicken. Really? I just looked at him. He's downstairs now cleaning. I'm not living in a pig-pen. I pay too much in rent to live in one. Clean this shit up!!! I now have my own shelf in the frig and some cabinets for my dry foods. I am bleaching it all tomorrow.

Oh and before I forget. How about he said a maid comes once a week. Please tell me what he or she is cleaning? Asked if we wanted to clip in. You lost your mind.

All and all... the meeting went okay. We got some things checked off the list but the battle is not won. We are going to teach Sonny how to keep house. You would think since he is an M.D. that he would understand the importance of cleanliness. Missed that lesson...

Ok... I'm out. I'm going out for pizza and beer. I could use some.

Pissed...

I am too pissed right now. I was awakened by two things about 30 minutes ago. First... Sonny's alarm clock went off, which must be connected to the damn stereo. After 5 minutes I'm like why the hell has he not cut it off? Hell I can hear it, I am sure he can too. I run downstairs and beat on the door. No answer. This is some bullshit. I ring his cell phone. No morning or hello. Can you cut your alarm off right now? He says he is not home. This is some bull. We need to have a meeting ASAP or I am likely to blow this shit-hole up. So we meet tonight. Right now his stupid clock which is still going is playing Ice Ice Baby. I'm going to be so turned up by the time we meet. And as if that wasn't enough. I come back upstairs and fall on the bed. Two minutes later I hear the damn cat scratching at my door. Kitty... you have no idea whose door you are at... the wrong one. I open the door and shooo him away. 5 minutes later he is right back up here. Dammit. It is too early in the morning for this shit. I will not tell you what happened next, but the cat is back in his place. I didn't harm the cat so all cat lovers can calm it down.
I look around and wonder... WHERE IS MY LIFE? THIS IS NOT IT!!!!

Heater Ain't On and It's Hot

I went and got my hair done today. The new growth was starting to pile a lil too high. I had the half afro half straight thing going on. My hair was starting to look like a bad hair piece. At any rate, it is done now. On the way out to Mattapan this man lost it on the train. It was so sad. We made it to the very last stop and as I was starting to climb the steps I heard something like glass breaking and a man hollering. No big deal. I thought maybe someone's package had dropped and as I would have done, they were expressing their frustration with the situation. I kept it moving. As I was standing waiting on the trolley, a man comes and walks straight onto the track. What the hell is he doing? I don't feel like seeing a suicide today.

The Ashmont Station (where I was) is currently under construction, so they have a lot of cones and flags and other construction stuff around the area. So the man decides to go around the track and grab the cones and throw them over the side. The trolley tracks are above the train tracks so he was throwing stuff down to the people waiting on the train. He started on the left side and made his way to the right. By now I'm like Lord please don't let the trolley come and don't let this fool lose his balance cuz it will be a much longer week than I ever imagined. They he started yelling obscenities that I will refrain from gracing your screen with. It was quite a color speech he had. By then the MBTA cops were starting to come. He starts pacing. He bout clipped me in one of his journeys. I had to stand on my toes and play with my balance to keep from getting knocked down. I was ready though. I'm fighter when I need to be. I was going to crack his head open to the white meat. Disclaimer: For those that don't know me... I am not a naturally violent person but don't push me into a corner. You'll see something. LOL. Back to it... The cops came and then they did this ring around the rosie thing for about 5 minutes. I'm not even sure if they got the man. They went in another direction, the trolley came and I got on. It was sad though because it is apparent that the man needs some help. A person with all "theirs" would not have gotten on the track for nothing.

New story... I will try not to drag this portion of my post out cuz I sure have a lot to say here. So... you all know I moved to my new place on Saturday. I have my own space/apartment (if you can call it that) but I have to share the bathroom and the kitchen with two other people (a girl and a boy). So naturally I like living alone. As a matter of fact I didn't share a space with this many people in undergrad. I'm stepping back, not forward. LORD!! Anyway... so I was all excited Saturday and had decided that I would go to the grocery store and get some food. I go down to the kitchen and take a peak in the refrigerator. I shut the door immediately!! I open again hoping my eyes had failed me a few seconds earlier. The refrigerator was so phucking nasty and so was the freezer. So I'm like... OMG I am living with pigs. I am not paying all this money for rent to not be able to store and cook my food in the kitchen. And then there is the surprise... picture below. Oh hell no!!! Who does he belong to? Nobody. Why is he still here?

So I go down to the kitchen this evening to see if things have improved and I run into the girl, A2. We immediately get on the same page and start discussing how nasty our roommate is. I am just so glad it's not both of them. Together, A2 and I can get things turned around.

So all the food in the refrigerator belongs to the guy. A2 was too scared to put her stuff in there and she has been here a month. Oh no ma'am. I told her I called the landlady yesterday (which I did). She was like you all just need to sit down and go through some house rules. Ok... I got you. A2 says she calls landlady like twice a week. Landlady told A2 that the guy (her son) is too busy to be worried about house cleaning and maintenance. He has to if he is sharing a space with other people. I'm so ready to get to his nasty ass. Ya'll I'm telling you... I got a problem with a nasty kitchen and bathroom. It doesn't fly with me one bit. His fat ass is not the first person to be a resident and he won't be the last. But if he is going to be nasty then he needs to live ALL by himself.

And the damn cat. I'm thinking of putting him in my book bag and dropping him off a few bus stations from here. Don't get me wrong... I love animals; however, let me tell you want I saw today and what A2 told me. The cat is locked up in the kitchen/dining area ALL day. I know he is a couple weeks from losing his mind. There is a door between the kitchen and the dining area. A2 said she was trying to keep the door closed, but sonny-boy keeps it open. While A2 and I were talking he jumped on the counter and walked his ass through the dishes in the dish rack. I can't even type what I said. A2 said she brought this up with Son and he was like... don't worry bout it, cats are some of the cleanest animals around. Like hell... you nasty bastard. I don't want cat saliva on my dishes. We bout to fight about this one!!! I'm going to show my ass. There is more to the story, but I will stop. The cat has got to go. I'm all for taking a nice picture of him, posting it online and finding him a home on Craigslist or something like that. I will even buy him a farewell bag of food and kitty litter, but he can no longer reside in the kitchen area.

We left a note on Sonny's door (I've decided to call him that since he got his mama defending his nasty habits). We said that we need to meet THIS WEEK to handle some house matters. The kitchen cat must relocate and you need to throw out your nasty ass food and make room for the other people who live here. You need to get your ball hair out the tub. We are not the damn housekeepers and I'm not getting my black ass in no filthy tub. Can you tell I'm hot? I am. Now we knock 4-5 hundred off my rent and I will set up kitchen in my room, clean the tub every morning before I get in there and shut-what-they-call-the-phuck-up. I am not spending all this money this garbage. Ya'll gone hear more about this one. Pray I don't knock his slack ass out. Ooooo and one more thing... the staircases have areas for decorations on the side. Why when I came up the stairs this afternoon did I see his funky ass draws? See I really wanna act civilized but he pushing it. A2 said she saw him in his draws last night. Oh no... he bout to get schooled.

Got me hot tonight... I should have kept my butt in Georgia and lived by my damn self. Uuuuuooofff (sound of frustration).

Second Night Out in Boston

So, R texted me and asked me if I wanted to go out for drinks. She was having a bad second half of the day (another story) and wanted to release. One drink I tell her. I have class in the morning. Ok. I'll be there in a few minutes she tells me. We end up at a bar where two of her friends bartend. O.M.G. as R would say. The drinks kept coming. I can't turn down free alcohol. Are you crazy??? Bring it on!!! I had a good time and I had my second white man hit on me. Cute, but no thank you! I'm not discriminating but I have a preference. He offered me a thousand dollars to give my phone up for a week. Are you serious dude? You got to bring that number up for me to let go of this cell. This is my life. I don't have a land line either. My mother would think I was dead after 14 hours of not hearing from me. NO!!! Now you say 10K and we might have a deal. A measly 1K ain't gone do nothing for me. I need my phone. Then he offered me box seats to the Red Sox games. I ain't the one!! I don't live here. I don't love the Red Soxs like you people do. I don't make that much noise for baseball. Keep yo tickets. It was interesting though. I have noticed that people here are much more social and vocal. ATL folks can be a little more snooty at times. It's all good though. Anyway... I'm gone to bed. I bought me some pillows today and the sleep is going to be ORGASMIC. LOL. Peace!!!

What's My B.S. In????

Today was my first major exam... Biochemistry. I felt so confident when I walked in the room. When I left... it was an entirely different story. The exam was 3 hours and we used every single minute of the allotted time. I could have actually used another 30 minutes to an hour. I felt so rushed and I didn't have enough time to really reason like I wanted to. When they dismissed us, folks were hanging their heads in despair, making jokes of suicide and asking what the hell just happened. It was a bit of a shocker. The lectures and practice test were not as detailed as the exam this morning. All of a sudden I wasn't sure if anything I knew was correct. Oh well... At least I know I'm not the only one who thought the test was difficult. I actually wasn't freaking out as much as some other people afterwards. I mean it's over now. I studied my butt off and that's all I can do. Well see how it turns out. Side note: I got my undergraduate degree in Chemistry with an emphasis in BIOCHEMISTRY. Someone explain to me why I struggled? I got an A in Biochem I and II in undergrad. I understand the difficultly may have increased but hello... am I missing something????

After the test, R, A and I went to Applebees for refreshments and then to Target. I wanted to get a few things. I needed to get more but when I started adding figures in my head, I decided that I needed to stop for the day. The most important items purchased: light bulbs, a chair and an alarm clock. I'm good to go now (not really, but for the most part I can survive now).


Ok... I'm trying to figure out if I'm going to start studying for Friday's exam now or if I'm just going to enjoy the rest of my Monday. Part of me says, "hell, I deserve a night off"; the other part of me is like, "of course you deserve a night off but we said we were going to SACRIFICE this year. Go study!". I at least need to look at 2 or the 10 lectures. Ok, I've made a decision. Off I go to the land of Physiology. Ya'll have a good night.

Welcome to Massachusetts Avenue

What's up all? This is my first post from my new place. Woooo hoooo!!! I've unpacked like 80% of my things. Side note: Moving my stuff was a pain in the ass. I got my workout for the week. L moved my bags from the car to the door and I brought them two flights up. Another story there, but I'll save it for later. Side note end. I've got to figure out the flow of the room first and put my thang on it. Right now it's just a desk, a bed, a mini chest and a radiator. Nothing exciting. I'll probably run to Target tomorrow and get a few things; most importantly, more lighting and a chair for my desk. I thought I ordered one, but apparently not. I must have been dreaming. I'll probably also get a few things tomorrow to make the room more comfy and more like me. Oh yeah... and go by the grocery store for stuff for the fridge. So from this point on... well actually next weekend, visitors are welcome. Get your plane ticket and come see about ya girl!!

So what's it like around here? I'm so excited to be near campus. We have study group in like 20 minutes for Monday's exam. It's like being in undergrad all over again in some aspects though. I am in the CITY. My classes are on the medical campus. Next door to the medical school is the hospital. I hear quite a bit of ambulance action going on from my window. Didn't seem to affect the sleep though. After moving my stuff, I collapsed on the bed and went to sleep with no problems. Of course I have never had difficulties sleeping. It's more like a hobby. I love to do it. Back on track... being this close to the hospital; at least if something goes wrong with me I won't be too far from help.

Alrighty!!! I'm gone. I'm running next door to grab some grub and then I'm meeting some girls for Biochemistry fun!!! I'll holla at cha tomorrow!!! I've got to tell you the conversation L had with me in the car coming over here. Tomorrow... Happy Saturday night!!!

Bye-Bye Mattapan

This is my last post from Mattapan. I'm supposed to move in tomorrow morning around 11am. I am almost ready. I really have accumulated quite a bit of junk in the past month. I realized this when I started bringing things downstairs earlier this evening. I took most of my stuff down. I would have taken it all down, but I got tired. I should have waited a few more minutes after walking in the door before I started dragging stuff down. Oh well... I've only got 3 or 4 small bags and some books to haul down in the morning. Another box would be nice, but I gotta work with what I got.

Update

Hey. I'm posting from my phone again. I just wanted to update everyone on Grandma. She is fine and should be released today. She has actually been in the hospital for a few days. So why am I just finding out? I have no phucking clue! That pisses me off so bad, but I am going to leave it alone. I could rant on for days about this subject and it wouldn't change a thing. So... Moving on.
Today I was so tired. I stayed up most of the night preparing for my physio quiz. I am ready to catch a nap. Then... Biochem study. The big exam is on Monday.
A random thing happened today. I was sitting in class and noticed something in the sleeve of my long sleeve shirt. I was so confused. What could this be? Omg! Maybe my bra is coming apart or something. How embarassing!! I put my hand in my shirt quite nervous about what I might find. I pull out something brown. A is now paying attention to see what prize I got. It was one foot from a pair of dress socks. Ok folks... Did I not feel the sock this morning? Was I that tired going out the door? Apparently so. No wonder one arm was warmer than the other. Just joking! What is worse is that I have worn this shirt one other time since I got to Boston. Why is that a problem? I didn't bring any dark brown dress socks with me from Georgia. Where the hell did I get a sock from? If I am going to find random items in my clothes, I prefer it be money. Just hilarious...
Ok. I'm bout to lose my signal. I'll post later tonight.

Em Would Demand Me to Continue...

I was sitting here studying for my quiz for tomorrow.... trying to get a mad amount of information in my head and I noticed my mother was blowing up my phone. I had just hung up with her after she called like 4 times to discuss me moving. I told her it wasn't a good time and that I would worry about the decor of my place week after next after I get done with all these tests. So when I hung up with her, I decided to silence my phone. I knew she would call all night. I just happened to glance down at my phone twenty minutes later and saw like 5 missed calls and a bunch of text. She calls but it usually isn't that back to back. Her text was simple: CALL ME. This better be important I thought or we are going to have it out. It was! Grandma is in the hospital. At this very moment, I have no more information than that. How nice... Mom said she would find out some more and let me know. Now I've got to block that piece of information (somewhat) and try to get back into my studies. Em would demand that. So... back to membrane potentials...

On the Way to School

I'm doing something new today. I am posting from my cell phone. At the beginning of this post I am riding the trolley on my way to class. Dr. B is in Cali so no class today. It was lovely sleeping in.
I didn't post last night because I got caught up packing up my things. L is dropping me off Saturday and I didn't want to wait until the last minute to get my things together. So... That's done. Everything is up except what I will need tomorrow and Saturday morning.
Yesterday... Nothing much happened. It was a struggle after coming off Tuesday night's little adventure but I made it through. I was great in Physiology but when Biochemistry rolled around. Geez. I think it is the room. The seats are comfortable and it is dark. I tell you... 10 minutes after I arrive it is a fight regardless of how rested I am. Oh well... Win some, lose some. What is ironic is that I know more of biochem than physio. I must be learning by osmosis.
After class, A and I found an empty classroom and went to it. We got quite a bit done. I am almost ready for Monday's exam. Now tomorrow's quiz... That is another story. We'll see what happens.
Ok. That's it. You know the rest of the story... Books, books and more books. At the end of this post, I am still on public transportation. One more day of this... YES!

Night Out in Boston

I must go ahead and apologize for this post. I went out tonight and had a few drinks so there is no telling how this blog is going to turn out. I can't believe I went out on a Tuesday night. It's a school night. I must have lost my mind. It's not like I'm still at the CDC where all I had to do was hold my head up the next day; I actually have class. Yeah, I know I drift off anyway in class but now... oh my goodness. It is going to be a rough day tomorrow.

So how did I end up in the streets tonight? The school booked a ship for the graduate students. I guess it was a welcome or get-to-know-each-other type of thing. Whatever it was, they got us a boat, we sailed the water, drank and watched insanely uncoordinated people dance. I tell you one thing. My class of future doctors know how to drink but to PARTY... that's another story. I got so tickled just sitting in my seat and watching the dance floor. I knew if I got up there and did what I do they would probably kick me out the program. They weren't ready for it!!! I decided it was probably best for me to just sit down and babysit my drink. The music was on point though. Oh my goodness... when I first got there I was like, "Oh this is the last good song we will hear for the evening". Wrong I was... they kept it going all night. And then they played my ish... had a lil reggae going... by the time the ship docked I was in my chair getting it. One of the staff members came up to me and was like let me take you on the dance floor so you can really work it. GET AWAY FROM ME. This was the same dude who sang Happy Birthday to me like 30 minutes prior. Story there.... While we were waiting in the buffet line he was coming around asking if it was anyone's birthday. I made the comment that I could pretend it was my birthday. Didn't bother me. I was joking people. He came up to me like 40 minutes later woooo woooing; trying to get his Luther on. I was cracking up. The rest of the night I had random folks walking up to me with birthday wishes. GIVE ME MONEY!!!

So the boat docked and we (R, A and I) were stirred up from the music. We can't waste the night. If we are going to be out, we might as well be OUT. We decided to hit up some bars up the street from the school. It worked out well. We had a good time, had some good conversation and meet some pretty cool people. And now I am here. I can barely keep my eyes open, but I wanted to share my first night on the town experience. It ain't home but it will do for the time being. MUAH....

Back At It

What the hell is going on in the United States?? Banks are crashing. First Washington Mutual failed last week and Wachovia crashed today. It has literally become a fight to get GAS. Gas people??? If gas goes away, how the hell are people supposed to get to work to make their living? My folks at home are sitting in line for more than an hour to get gas and folks are actually fighting at the pump. People see a gas trunk and stalk the thing to see if it's going to the station. Am I the only one that sees a problem here? Bush proposed his 700 mil bailout deal and Congress failed to pass it today. So now what? I'm starting to get nervous. When housing foreclosures ran through the roof, or course I felt bad about it and said we need to do something. When gas prices started soaring through the roof and it cost me a grip to go anywhere besides work, I was concerned. But now!!! I'm a nervous. I'm living off of loans of at the moment. I'm not as educated as I should be about these matters but I'm sure all these events continuing adding up is not going to make it any easier for me or trying-to-make-it folks out here in the world. It just seems like SO much is going on these days. We need some CHANGE!

Back to my small world... I was ghost a few days. Had to do some "house" cleaning. I think I'm back in the game now and ready to fight for at least another month. I might just need a few days every month to scream, vent and cry. Whatever the remedy is... I'll figure it out.

It has been raining since late Thursday night. I didn't move. I already don't like the walking and then you want me to go somewhere with the possibility that I might get my feet wet. No!! My mood would be so sour. So I stayed in all weekend and did the usual, studied. When I woke up this morning it was pouring. I rolled over and asked the Lord as usual to watch over my loved one, but to please cease the rain until I got to the trolley station. When I opened the door 30 minutes later. LORD JESUS, THANK YOU... the rain had calmed down. I realized that I needed to get some better rain gear right then. When class dismissed R and I went to Target. I got some rain boots. I'll be prepared on Wednesday when the rain is supposed to get started again. I got a few other things at Target too. Of course I wasn't supposed to but when R said she would take me home and thought it was the perfect opportunity to get a few things needed for my new place. I got a lamp and comforter for the cheap. TOO EXCITED. I could not leave them.

I'm thinking there was something else I thought about this morning that I wanted to talk about. OOOOOO... I remember now. I have a heightened sense of smell. Always have... I smell everything. So the addition of rain to some people on public transportation is just too much to bear. The bus smelled like garbage. I smelt chips, funk, dead fruit (LOL), a whole list of things. That's when you kindly stick you nose in the corner of whatever you are wearing. I wanted to ask if we could crack a window of something. All that funk was beginning to curl my hair!

Another thing and then I'll go. My group and I met with Dr. B this morning to get some feedback on our counseling techniques. I wasn't as nervous as I've been in the past and I did my thing without giving a second thought to the idea that Dr. B was over there with his pen and pad scrambling away critique notes about my delivery. In the end he said I did a good job and I think he believes I want to go into the field. He made a comment about his medical science students usually being horrible and I was like... Hey, I'm a medical science student dawg. Feels good to shock folks now and then! There are a few things I have to watch out for and I'll be sure to get those in check before the next mock doctor/patient session.

Ok... let me go. I've got a quiz on Friday, an exam on Monday and another exam on next Friday. It's crunch time ladies and gentleman. Ya'll have a good night or good morning (depending on when you are ready this) Muah!!!! (that's love)!