My ipod touch is being a bitch. A stupid whiney bitch. And it's making me into a biotch!!!
WTF! After I updated my itunes, it decides to go all error-y on me and not sync properly. Now all of my songs are without an ipod and it's driving me up the wall trying to figure out what the hell went wrong. What's worse is I can't manually put the songs back into the Touch because of even more "errors" that itunes is telling me about. Weak.
Not cool, Apple.
Song of the day: "Drop" - Cornelius
Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Hey, remember that time...
I had just finished my first gen chem exam during my freshman year in college.
It was Hard. With a capital H.
All I wanted to do afterwards was eat soft chew cookies. With milk.
So I went to the grocery store and picked up a pack of Chips Ahoy and a quart of milk.
I ate the cookies. The milk, I put in the fridge and forgot about it.
A few days later, I got worried that the milk might go bad, so I bought another thing of cookies and this time I drank the milk with them (and yes, I did check the expiration date...and it was still good).
A few hours later, I had all sorts of stomach problems. Painful and noisy stomach problems.
I thought about the milk being the culprit.
So I called my friend, Chris and told him about how I got gyped by buying fast-expiring milk, even tho it tasted fine.
He said I had lactose intolerance.
I never had problems tolerating lactose-containing foods before. I refused to believe.
I told him that if I did have lactose intolerance, I'll just keep drinking milk until I grow a tolerance for it.
And so I did.
Bad idea.
Really bad idea.
And that's how I found out that I had lactose intolerance.
The End.
Song of the day: "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" - Eric Idle (Monty Python)
It was Hard. With a capital H.
All I wanted to do afterwards was eat soft chew cookies. With milk.
So I went to the grocery store and picked up a pack of Chips Ahoy and a quart of milk.
I ate the cookies. The milk, I put in the fridge and forgot about it.
A few days later, I got worried that the milk might go bad, so I bought another thing of cookies and this time I drank the milk with them (and yes, I did check the expiration date...and it was still good).
A few hours later, I had all sorts of stomach problems. Painful and noisy stomach problems.
I thought about the milk being the culprit.
So I called my friend, Chris and told him about how I got gyped by buying fast-expiring milk, even tho it tasted fine.
He said I had lactose intolerance.
I never had problems tolerating lactose-containing foods before. I refused to believe.
I told him that if I did have lactose intolerance, I'll just keep drinking milk until I grow a tolerance for it.
And so I did.
Bad idea.
Really bad idea.
And that's how I found out that I had lactose intolerance.
The End.
Song of the day: "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" - Eric Idle (Monty Python)
Monday, August 16, 2010
"Like a 45 record in the back of my mind..."
As usual, another band beat me to my own lyrics.
This band is absolutely mining my own thoughts.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
But I can't really fault them. They're really good musicians.
And this song just has a really fun retro 80's feel with hints of Spoon in it - and catchy as all hell.
It's been stuck in my head since this afternoon on the drive back home.
The song pretty much describes the kind of crushes I tend to fall for. As sad as how that may come out.
So it's ok to be in my head...this time.
Song of the day: "What's The Drawback" - The Silver Seas
This band is absolutely mining my own thoughts.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
But I can't really fault them. They're really good musicians.
And this song just has a really fun retro 80's feel with hints of Spoon in it - and catchy as all hell.
It's been stuck in my head since this afternoon on the drive back home.
The song pretty much describes the kind of crushes I tend to fall for. As sad as how that may come out.
So it's ok to be in my head...this time.
Song of the day: "What's The Drawback" - The Silver Seas
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Music and the mind
Ok, remember a few posts back when I featured Ms. Melody Gardot in my "Song of the day" portion? Well, just recently, I came across an article that was featured in my school's website and it focused around Ms. Gardot and one of my professors, Dr. Jermyn, who had a hand in helping her to rehabilitate after an unfortunate accident that happened to her a few years ago. Shortly put, Ms. Gardot was hit by an SUV, which left her in chronic pain and other debilitating sequelae. After exhaustive treatments with drugs, physical therapy, etc. with many doctors, Dr. Jermyn finally suggested that she should restart what she used to do for fun as part of her rehab program, which was playing the piano. Sure enough, it helped her to heal, and in a big way too, since she's now a very accomplished jazz performer and recording artist.
Here's the school link and the Elle link as well. It's called "Composing Melody: The Enigmatic Melody Gardot."
Hope you likes.
Song of the day: "Over The Rainbow" - Melody Gardot
...like you didn't see this coming.
Here's the school link and the Elle link as well. It's called "Composing Melody: The Enigmatic Melody Gardot."
Hope you likes.
Song of the day: "Over The Rainbow" - Melody Gardot
...like you didn't see this coming.
Week 1, dun!
One week down, 7 more to go, with call duty, step 2 and step 2 PE. Bring it!
Today, I pretty much tried to be as productive as possible. Got up early, read a bit, went to the local farmer's market, got some fresh produce and hightailed it back to the lair to cook up my catch all before 11am. Not bad.
Once belly was full and amply caffeinated, I proceeded to hit the Q-bank with gusto. Looks like I'm ready w/ peds and surgery questions. IM, however is still proving to be a tough nut to crack. did about 200 questions. Will probably do 200 more tonight if I don't get all comatose-like after dinner.
6pm. Off to Whole foods to get more provisions that I wasn't able to get from the FM. Big shocker: 13 bux for almond butter. WTF?!?! While it is fun to peruse the aisles for all the colorful, organic fare, the prices are just ridiculously out of hand. Looks like I'll be sticking to my good ol' Shoprite for the time being. I tell you what tho, I found this amazing can of butter beans, and I might just be tempted to go back, just to stock up on them.
A 1/2 hour later, it's off to the neighboring liquor store for some cold beverages. This place had a crazy variety of local beers...I was so tempted to buy at least 3 different 6-packs. But, good sense and lack funds did sway me back to sobriety, so I just bought the Sam Adams coastal wheat (wheat ale w/ California lemon peel). I must say, I found a new Sam favorite. This went well with the steak and bean-carrot-tater hash that I prepped for tonight's supper.
So far, so good.
Song of the day: "Rubber Duckie" - Ernie from Sesame Street
Today, I pretty much tried to be as productive as possible. Got up early, read a bit, went to the local farmer's market, got some fresh produce and hightailed it back to the lair to cook up my catch all before 11am. Not bad.
Once belly was full and amply caffeinated, I proceeded to hit the Q-bank with gusto. Looks like I'm ready w/ peds and surgery questions. IM, however is still proving to be a tough nut to crack. did about 200 questions. Will probably do 200 more tonight if I don't get all comatose-like after dinner.
6pm. Off to Whole foods to get more provisions that I wasn't able to get from the FM. Big shocker: 13 bux for almond butter. WTF?!?! While it is fun to peruse the aisles for all the colorful, organic fare, the prices are just ridiculously out of hand. Looks like I'll be sticking to my good ol' Shoprite for the time being. I tell you what tho, I found this amazing can of butter beans, and I might just be tempted to go back, just to stock up on them.
A 1/2 hour later, it's off to the neighboring liquor store for some cold beverages. This place had a crazy variety of local beers...I was so tempted to buy at least 3 different 6-packs. But, good sense and lack funds did sway me back to sobriety, so I just bought the Sam Adams coastal wheat (wheat ale w/ California lemon peel). I must say, I found a new Sam favorite. This went well with the steak and bean-carrot-tater hash that I prepped for tonight's supper.
So far, so good.
Song of the day: "Rubber Duckie" - Ernie from Sesame Street
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Massachusetts: Day 1, noonish
Overslept, but then again, I was up plenty late last night. I hope I don't oversleep in the next 2 months.
As I said, the only snafu last night was the futon not unfolding. Otherwise everything else has been pretty nice up here.
Living by myself these past few weeks (my sis and BIL were vacationing in the the Philippines) has made me realize how much I enjoyed being independent, having my own place to stay. Being here in my friend's condo is making it even more apparent. Aside from the usual headaches of owning your own place (rent, upkeep, utilites, etc), that feeling of independence you get is well worth the price - "a man's home is his castle" is definitely true.
It's peaceful up here. The weather has been very nice and cool. Chris's place has lots of windows and the rooms get really good light, which makes me happy. It's a 3 story condo so I get a very cool elevated view of the street below. Him and his wife Allison have similar tastes as I do (we were all friends in college), so I feel very at home in their condo. There's plenty of eccentricities around this place: books, instruments, electronics, artwork, and lots of gadgets that I need to familiarize myself with (especially their fancy coffee maker), but that's what makes this place fun.
It's a little lonely being here on my own, but never sad. I've been doing lots of remembering, random rehashing of good times in the past few years. Lots of speculation of the near future as well (Step 2, Residency Applications, Interviews, Matching, the "single"ness ). It can get distressing at times, but I think it's a potent impetus for me to get my things in order for now. It also makes me feel busy so I'm not bored.
I'll go food shopping today and later on, take a drive to the hospital that I'll be working in tomorrow so I can better orient myself. For now, It's study time, coffee, and Miles.
Song of the day: "It Never Entered My Mind" - Miles Davis
As I said, the only snafu last night was the futon not unfolding. Otherwise everything else has been pretty nice up here.
Living by myself these past few weeks (my sis and BIL were vacationing in the the Philippines) has made me realize how much I enjoyed being independent, having my own place to stay. Being here in my friend's condo is making it even more apparent. Aside from the usual headaches of owning your own place (rent, upkeep, utilites, etc), that feeling of independence you get is well worth the price - "a man's home is his castle" is definitely true.
It's peaceful up here. The weather has been very nice and cool. Chris's place has lots of windows and the rooms get really good light, which makes me happy. It's a 3 story condo so I get a very cool elevated view of the street below. Him and his wife Allison have similar tastes as I do (we were all friends in college), so I feel very at home in their condo. There's plenty of eccentricities around this place: books, instruments, electronics, artwork, and lots of gadgets that I need to familiarize myself with (especially their fancy coffee maker), but that's what makes this place fun.
It's a little lonely being here on my own, but never sad. I've been doing lots of remembering, random rehashing of good times in the past few years. Lots of speculation of the near future as well (Step 2, Residency Applications, Interviews, Matching, the "single"ness ). It can get distressing at times, but I think it's a potent impetus for me to get my things in order for now. It also makes me feel busy so I'm not bored.
I'll go food shopping today and later on, take a drive to the hospital that I'll be working in tomorrow so I can better orient myself. For now, It's study time, coffee, and Miles.
Song of the day: "It Never Entered My Mind" - Miles Davis
Massachusetts: Day 1
Rolled into town about 1am. Earlier in the day, I was over @ my friend, Chris's family gathering, getting fed to the gills with delicious food and even better dessert (FYI, fresh peaches with a flour crust in cobbler is ridiculously good) and getting absolutely humiliated with Chris and Allison's wedding video of me, drunkenly shaking my booty on the dance floor.
Chris and Al were kind enough to house me for the next 2 months here in MA for my subinternships. While they go on their much delayed honeymoon (about a year or so), I am sorta house-sitting for them at the same time. So far, so good. Seems like the only hitch is the futon, not cooperating with me with the unfolding. Stubborn futon. Oh well.
The ride was good. No traffic and I got travel a new road: the Merritt Parkway. Granted, I can't really see the landscape @ night, but it seemed like the road was flanked on both sides by really big trees and the moonlight made them seem cooler. I guess Connecticut isn't so bad to drive after all.
I'm going exploring tomorrow. I'll bring the camera and hopefully get to snap a few cool pics and figure out exactly what I'm supposed to do come Monday morning.
Song of the day: "Baby I'm A Fool" - Melody Gardot
Chris and Al were kind enough to house me for the next 2 months here in MA for my subinternships. While they go on their much delayed honeymoon (about a year or so), I am sorta house-sitting for them at the same time. So far, so good. Seems like the only hitch is the futon, not cooperating with me with the unfolding. Stubborn futon. Oh well.
The ride was good. No traffic and I got travel a new road: the Merritt Parkway. Granted, I can't really see the landscape @ night, but it seemed like the road was flanked on both sides by really big trees and the moonlight made them seem cooler. I guess Connecticut isn't so bad to drive after all.
I'm going exploring tomorrow. I'll bring the camera and hopefully get to snap a few cool pics and figure out exactly what I'm supposed to do come Monday morning.
Song of the day: "Baby I'm A Fool" - Melody Gardot
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