Happy Easter

So you ever wondered how Easter became the holiday filled with thoughts of bunnies and painted eggs hiding in the grass? How'd we get from Christ's resurrection to long-eared hopping mammals and undeveloped chicken offspring? Here's a little Easter history for you thanks to the History Channel.
Concerning the egg...
"As Christianity spread throughout Europe, different pagan customs blended into the holidays. In fact, the actual word Easter may have come from Eostre, the goodness of spring and fertility; which brings us to the Easter egg. Eggs have been a mythological symbol of birth for thousands of years. Christians adopted the egg as a Easter custom sometime around the 13th century. The yolk inside a shell represented Christ's emergence from the tomb. Eggs were painted red to represent the blood Christ shed on the cross. The colorful Easter egg soon hatched its own traditions."

Concerning the bunny...
"The fertile rabbit had long been a symbol of new life in European pagan celebrations. Beginning around the 16th century, parents told children that if they behaved, on the eve of Easter the Osterhase would come and lay colorful eggs. Children built nests in their homes to entice the rabbit to visit and so began the customs of Easter hunt and the Easter basket."

So I went on Wikipedia to check out the Easter bunny story especially since I wasn't sure on the spelling of the big bunny that brought eggs. Wiki goes on to say that the bunny would brings eggs, toys and candy to children, sometimes hiding them within the house.

So can we say the Easter bunny is Santa Claus for the summer? LOL. Just joking... sort of.

There are lots more theories and such about Easter traditions and how they came about, but I would be here all day if I were to share it all with you. That's what I found initially, backed it up in 2 other places and that's all I'm giving ya.

So what does Easter mean for me? I mean most of us know what the day symbolizes but how do I apply that to my life? I think of Easter as a time of renewal. Jesus died and was resurrected. I don't think I would quite use the word resurrected and apply to my life, but RESTORE. I've got my own things in my life (in all aspects) that I would like to restore; that I would like to put some life into. For me this year, that what I'm going to take out of Easter. Ok... I'm out.

So yeah... have a BLESSED EASTER!!!!

Can't Match That

I have been off and on sick for two weeks now. I just thank the Lord that I didn't have any exams sitting in my lap. I started feeling sick the day of my last exam. I've got another next week so it's time to shake whatever is in my system. So I've been locked up in my room most of the week sleeping like a bear in hibernation and overdosing in cold medicine. Today I felt somewhat decent and when A1 texted me and suggested Match, I thought what the hell.

So Match... A1 and I first ended up at the spot after an evening of searching for a soul food restaurant that turned out to be a closed down shack. I guess their [Match] main speciality are mini burgers. The first time we went I got a lamb burger and beef brisket burger (if my memory serves me correctly)... oh and some macaroni and cheese. So anyway, when we received our check we got a little flyer that said Tuesday night was $1 burgers and Thursday nights was Ladies Night with $5 entrees. Yeah right we thought. Our portion will probably no bigger than my palm.

So back to tonight... A1 texted me and suggested we check out the $5 entree spectacular at Match. OH MY GOODNESS... the food was excellent and if you haven't read it by now, it only cost me FIVE DOLLARS. There isn't much these days you can get for $5, let alone a REAL MEAL. I ordered the 12 oz Delmonico Steak which was soooo juicy. It was just perfect (flashback). Ok I'm back with you now. With 5 more entree items on the menu, I think A1 and I will be finding 5 more Thursdays to go visit Match. Now if only they put a discount on drinks...

Look Who Can Post Two Days in A Row

I'm back another day. The crowd goes wild...

I'm sitting here surrounded by papers, mostly endocrinology and histology. I have got to get back into the groove and start the grind, but I'm having a difficult time. The main reason is my head. I've had a cold off and on now for two weeks and it just doesn't seem to want to go away. I thought I was better this past weekend (I felt great) but Sunday night my ears started ringing again and my throat closed up. SIGH. I really need the drugs to completely take over and rid my body of this craziness. I've got things to do beside sleep, which is mainly ALL I want to do. 8 hrs just isn't enough.

Well I'm keeping it short, cuz guess what? I'm sleepy!!!! I'm going back to bed after I fight to finish reading about the adrenal glands and its secretion of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids. I figure if I type it, I might remember it. LOL.

Night!!

This Weekend

Hello strangers!!! I'm not going to say to much about where I've been and what I'm been doing AND how I've just disappeared from cyber world. I'm just going to try and just right back in.

Miss me? I certainly missed posting. I actually have pieces of paper with thoughts that I wanted to bring to you guys that I scribbled down during class all over the place. I'll try to pick the most intriguing topics and bring em to ya in the future.

So this past weekend... R came and visited me (smile). Its was so refreshing having one of my folks up here with me. Thanks R. Love ya.

So what'd we do? We didn't do as much as I had hoped for... the weather was crappy, but I had fun nonetheless. R got here about a quarter to midnight on Friday. We dropped of his bag and made our way to Stella, a little Italian spot up the street from me. It was pretty good. I had the Orecchiette, which is basically small scoop-bowl pasta with sausage and tomatoes. It was good. I'll have to go back during dinner hours and try the Spicy Cioppino or one of their pizzas.

After our midnight snack, we headed back to what R calls the "haunted house" and called it a night. We talked for a while and then fell out.

Next day looked promising but around 2 or 3 the rain came. Afraid of wet clothes and sickness we left the streets of Faneuil Hall Market Place and went to the movies to see Knowing.

Ok here... Has anybody seen this movie yet? I don't want to say too much without giving the thing away, but I was not feeling this movie. In the beginning the story had me. It actually kept me through the middle too. I kept asking myself, "how are you going to end this?". The more the movie progressed towards the end the more my face turned downwards at this thriller or sci-fi or religious movie. I'll leave it there. Go check it out. What'd you think?

After the movies, R and I, found a bar with a television, sat down for a couple of beers and cheesy fries and watched the Michigan State and UConn Final Four game. Not that exciting... neither of the final four games were edge-seat performances. Maybe we'll see some action in the final.

Ok... I guess this is getting lengthy. R, A1, her cousin, her "friend" and I went out to a party (that's what they called it) later that evening. We had a decent time and ended up getting some BANGIN breakfast at South Street Diner in the end. We went home, slept and R left me in the morning. My place immediately felt quiet. (SIGH) I focused on the fact that my time is soon ending here in Boston and tried putting a smile on my face. Onward I go...

Oh like my picture up there? Sunday's weather was gorgeous and A1 and I made our way out into the world. That's a picture I took of the Holocaust memorial here in Boston.

My Weekend

Hello all. Didn't think I was coming back huh? Fooled ya. I avoided most everything yesterday in celebration of Valentine's Day. Like one of my friends said, "Valentine's day is the new Groundhog's day. I am the groundhog and I'm not coming out". That was my motto, sort of. I did leave the house and drown my loneliness in fashion. Not too much though. I saw Confessions of a Shopaholic on Friday night and it had my shopping reserved all day. I'm scared of unnecessary debt as I should be. Anyway.... What else did I do Friday? A1, her cousin, and I went to eat at Toro, a tapas restaurant up the street. Want to know what I had? Check out the pic below.So as you have read by now I had pork belly, crispy to be exact. Wondering what those three little things are in front of the pork? Those are snails. Yes, I decided to try escargot. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know if I was delusional or what, but I liked the taste. I'll have to try them one more time before I make my final decision.

Ok. I can't stay. I'm studying for my respiratory physiology exam that takes place Wednesday. This is my first exam of the semester and I have to set a pattern.

Peanut... Is That You?

Hello. Yes it's the ghost of Peanut. LOL. I would like to say that my presence her today means I'm back in full swing, but I've said that before.

This semester has been CRAZY. I have been juggling a million things and when I get a break I usually go to sleep. Wanna hear bout what I'm juggling. Well first I have to say that I put down one item today and I'm so thrilled. My graduate program department hands each student a little packet of questions at the beginning of the program. I glanced the first page and said, "hey this won't be so bad, I'll do this later". The department encourages you to start and finish the packet over your Winter break. I looked at the thing, but honestly who wants to do anything on their BREAK. I broke. That's what you are supposed to do. Anyway, THIS PACKET, has some of the most indepth questions anyone can ask you. I struggled with it a little and at times felt like throwing it in the trash. Anyway... to wrap it all up. It's done. I turned it in 20 minutes ago and now I can put that energy into something else.

Where's that energy going? I wish playtime. I haven't narrowed down the topic for my thesis and the deadline for that is fast approaching. I'm not doing squat today but when I resurface tomorrow I will start trying to figure out what I'm going to write on.

In addition to that I got the normal stuff: projects for Behavior Medicine, 4-5 hrs of studying everyday for Histology, physiology, stats and a library research course that is actually giving us work (how dare them).

What else is going on? Let's see. I'm trying not to overwhelm you here. I mean I have been gone for a minute. Worries this week... I'm starting to think about what life is going to be like in May when I pack my ish and head home. So during this summer I need to study for the MCAT, take the MCAT, apply to schools and write my thesis. Our department recommends that you not work during this time, which I would prefer; however, I'm starting to get realistic over here. How am I going to live this summer? I still have bills that I need to pay. Do I get a part-time job and just get by? Do I go back to the CDC (if they will take me)? What if they don't? Where am I going to work? The job market is the pits right now. I have no idea what to do here. I will technically be registered for 4 credit hours during the summer but I don't think that will be enough to get a loan. Move to Augusta? Hell no. I would be crazier than a tick. What's a girl to do? I'm going to try and avoid this issue until mid March or early April. Right now it's just giving me a headache. I was going to talk to my advisor and see what he recommends. I mean it was there suggestion not to work; tell me your plan on how I'm supposed to survive.

Ok... I'm done for the moment. I'll probably be back tomorrow. That's the plan. I'm going to the movies tonight so I'll tell you about whatever it is that we're going to see. Anyway... peace and blue hair grease.

Superbowl Sunday

So did you watch the game? You gotta admit that was good. When the 3rd quarter came around I was ready to turn the channel cuz I was getting bored and then all of a sudden... it got good. I was on the edge of my seat at the end. I wanted the Steelers to win and for a second I thought it was over. I gotta give the Cardinals their credit. They played a good game... it just wasn't enough. About the commercials... they sucked, right along with the half time show. I mean c'mon?!?! They have got to get better. The best part besides the game were the movie trailers. Maybe they will be better next year. So before I go... there was one commercial that made me really chuckle. Check it out below.