Animorphs is being re-released with new covers??

And maybe have a reboot?

....

This interests Kim

...

Yes, I am a geek

Loved it

I can't help it, I totally did.  I was a fan for the original series -- at least I remember being one, though, honestly, I think back then you COULDN'T NOT a fan of the Turtles in some aspect -- and I watched the 2003 version until I think they moved the time or it disappeared for a while or something. 

It would have been better if they could have somehow got the original voices from the 87-series, at least for Leonardo. Don't think I can get used to that voice.

So let's go through the movie!

NT Mikey: Sweet, they got little initals on their belt buckles, like super heroes!

Was very amused at the idea of reinforcements -- Splinter. Of course that would work.

TechnoDome - A giant golf ball on wheels! NT Raph has said my opinion on it.

NT Raph: Jeez it's like having five Mikey's now

NT Leo: Robots?
NT Mikey: Exploding robots!

Loved NT Raph having fun fighting against the Foot Robots, and his upset at OT Don getting rid of them all with a Strike. To amusing and true to character
OT Mikey: Wow, what a hard case
NT Mikey: Bro, I could tell you stories

Can I be amused at the "Zero results for this Entry" when the Shredder and Krang are searching for their counterparts? Indeed, you have to love OT Shredder and Krang, and the comparison between the completely harmless villians to the newer, dangerous Shredder Utron.

OShredder upon seeng NShredder: This is a turning point, Krang. The world with tremble before the combined power of mighty Shredder and his ... pink slug??? Oh, I wanted a super-sinister ally!

And yet, this is a pink slug that an Kick Ass. Then again, this is OT Shredder, so that isn't that hard, me thinks. ::Grin::

Still, OT Shredder is right: I thought he could help us defeat the turtles, but he ... he's insane!

OT Mikey, trying to lift a manhole cover: These things are a lot heavy in your dimension!!

OT Don: Hey, what about the TechnoDrome?
NT Raph: That crate moves about as fast as you guys. We'll catch up to it.

NT Raph: I told you you can't brainstorm with these goofballs. They don't have a brain.

Karai: Their robotic foot solders, clumsy, weak, almost ... cartoonish (tee hee, wonder why)

Loved the cartoon-version of Tokar and Razor and how they came about

The two Dons working together. Two geniuses, but who is smarter? Touch call, isn't it

OT Don: Huh, that should have worked
NT Don: "Should have worked"?? That'll never work!! That's not a trans-dimensional portal stick. That's ... a flashlight!
OT Don: It was a flashlight, but with a litle of rewiring and a lot more positive thinking, it'll soon be a trans-dimensional portal stick. Now hand me that hammer
NT Don: This is a wrench
OT Don: Details. Science is all about facts, you know

And classic OT methods to find things, the smell finder thingie

Is it noon already? Yep, that is my battle cry

And now in the OT Dimension. Look, it's the 80s!! Hi Irma!

And then NT Mikey demands if the OTs can be serious? Even he has a limit, it seems. Though I do feel sorry for Mikey, because he just gets picked on so much

We save April at least once a day! ... or at least once a week for the episode, it seems!

I wish they could have commented on the differences in the origins between the series, at least with regards to Splinter. Aside from the OTs being confused at the NT calling Splinter "father," there really wasn't anything else. A pity, but, for time purposes, I understand why. Would have been nice.

OT Mikey: Then maybe it's time we bust out two of our baddest rides
NT Raph: What, your clown car's in the shop?

Krang and Shredder on the couch "watching the show," classic old school.

NT Raph: Crud, why'd Casey have to see us in this stupid van?
OT Don: The tehnical term is stupid party wagon
NT Leo: It could be worse, Raph ::points to ...:
NT Mikey, on the Turtle blimp, which is moving s-l-o-w-l-y: This is the lamest vehicle in the history of lame vehicles!

NT Don: You know, this wagon isn't half bad
NT Raph: It isn't half good, either

NT Leo, on the Utrom Shredder: He's not like your Shredder. He's vicious.
NT Don: Lethal.
NT Mikey: COMPETENT!!

OT, giving their cheer: Go Green Machine!
NT, giving their own: It's ninja time
OT, giving their other cheer: Turtle Power!
Raph, pushing them up the ramp and possibly upset at them having another cheer: Annoying power

And ALL the Turtle Universes!! 90s Movie, CGI movie Turtles, other "verses" I never knew about. OMG, Loved it

Dude, Karai just loves Leo. Of course she saves them.

OT April wears Yellow Jumpsuit, NT April wears yellow ... spandex

The turning-white, very well done. It reminds me of what happened in Coraline. Loss of Color to live of Line Art to White. Simple and creative.

About breaking the fourth wall: Why do you keep doing that? Who are you talking to? There's nobody there!!

If it doesn't work, hit it with a hammer! NT Don learned that move from OT Don, me thinks.

Turtle Prime is beautifully done, like the comics. And CT, they are BadAss! And the VO/Narrator, LMAO

NT Don: Why is he narrating? Is he crazy?
NT Mikey: Hard-core crazy!
NT Raph: I love these guys

CT Don: What's with the multicolored headbands?
CTRaph: Sell outs
NT Raph, trying to chummy up: Check out the the initialed belt buckles on these yahoos!
OT: Hey!
NT Raph Pretty lame, huh, am I right?
::CT Raph, not impressed, kicks NT Raph's butt::
NT Raph: Jeez, what a hard case. ::looks at smiling OT:: What?
OT: Nothing

Even trashcans have no effect!

NT Raph, being hugged by crying OT Raph, Mikey, Leo after saving their lives: Yeah, okay, it's okay, you can let go now. Let go. ... Don't make me hurt you

CT, totally totally badass.

Here's a point for Shredder: Without the Turtles, do YOU exist?

And yes, Bebop and Rocksteady have to accidentally save the day. That's how it goes

Now that was a ninja vanish. CT are the rocking rock

NT Raph: I'm going to miss those pudge-balls. ... not

CT Don: I'm going to miss those wannabes
CT Mikey: Yay. I kinda dug the initials on the belts though
CTRaph : You would. I could go for a slice though

The only think I wasn't too impressed with was the ending. Creative and what not, but I wanted more movie, me guess. Yes, it does show the ending of an era, what with Nickelodeon now owning the rights to TMNT and promising a CGI cartoon series in 2012, but, well ... did the movie have to end? And aside from more Splinter talk, I would have been interested in more mirror-character contact past the Dons and (slightly) Mikeys. Then again, we didn't have time. And perhaps there was a bit much mocking of the OT, but I thought it was funny and sort of ... true. I recently watched a few eppies of it, and yes, I love it, but watching it made me go, God, this is sort of ... lame. Was it always lame and goofy? The 2003 Turtles were me grown-up, while the 87 Turtles were me in Childhood. Of course we have some disconnect and mocking of the younger. I mean, that's the way of siblings everywhere. And it was cool that the NT kicked OT shell, but then CT totally kicked NT. Of course the Primes win.

All in all, personally want wait for the DVD. Hopefully it has lots of extras!! Even if it panders to the fans, well, this Fan isn't complaining!

To Score it, CGI-Movie Mikey said it best: The turtles are back dudes, I give us a ten for style, an eight for skill and- ah... a two for stealth.

NT Mikey said best: How can you not love these guys?

You just can't.

The problem with retail is the customers.

Okay, I'll be kind, it's the certain kind of customer. There's the Pain In the Ass. The Jerk. The Angry. The Where-Did-Everyone-Else-Go-OH-SHIT-It'S-That-Person-YOU-Cowardly-BASTARDS!

Today, in my case, I had Patient -- I shall call DB -- who we'll classify as Angry.

DB, an elderly lady, came in earlier in the day. Two scripts were ready, and she expected two more from the doc, a liquid pain reliever and a cream for itchy. Since she just came from the doc, we suggested either waiting/coming back later. We might have even volunteered calling, I can't remember exactly. But she left the two and said she'd come back later in the day

Fast Forward.

I'm in the back and I notice Floater-Pharm TL looking for a script and go up to help him. Honestly, I didn't recognize patient, and she getting angry because TL couldn't find script and was very angrily respelling her last name (asked so TL could look on computer for it, because to find you in a computer IT HELPS IF YOUR NAME IS SPELLED RIGHT!! IT's NOT LIKE Finding in basket, where we can phonetically guess and narrow our search DOWN!!). To be understanding, her scripts were there earlier in the day.

I found them easily, probably because TL accidentially looked in the wrong bin. It happens.

Still only two in the bin.

Patient is upset and frustrated. Possibly in pain (I'll be kind and give it to her). She is very angry and a Tech offers to look in her profile. While I'm standing, waiting (I have to consult her on the meds, and I see no reason to go to the back of the room when I'd have to come back up in a few minutes.)

DB: I don't appreciate you laughing at me.
Me, who tends to wear a vague smile when dealing with patients, and probably keeps the smile when being frustrated, because looking mad doesn't work in retail-pharmacy: ::blinks, face completely drops:: I'm sorry?
DB: This is very upsetting to me and I don't like you laughing at me.
Me, who has not been laughing even internally, and is, to be honest, finding this circumstance amusing in its absurdity until being accused of laughing at the patient, which she was NOT: I'm sorry.
Tech, thankfully intervening: We still don't have those, do you want to call the doctor, or should we?
DB: The doctor said he was going to send them. He's very good at sending them.
Tech, who I will now say DOES not Ever Smile, and Now I see Why (really, she's got a very stern face. I'm not saying she not nice, but to me, her expression doesn't make her approachable): I'll call him and see what is going on.
DB: Okay. ::huff:: I'm very angry and if this doesn't get fix I going to go to another pharmacy
(Me, in the future ::Good, if you're going to be bitchy about this!::)
Me [present] ::stands awkwardly, then thinks maybe she should be constructive with her time and offers to go over the drugs that ARE present::
DB: I'm very angry and don't want to talk to you. Just go away from me.
Me: ... Ooookay. ::flees::

Yeah, I know I will get these patients, it happens, but still ... gah. Thankfully it happened when I only have about 2 hours left in the day (and the pharmacists let me out early, because it's Friday and they're low-key there. Or they just wanted all the guy pharms there.)

Not to give the DB the full brunt of the blame, perhaps we should have just called the prescriber when she first came in, but -- and this is FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE -- it can take up to 45 minutes for a prescription sent electronically to arrive at the pharmacy!! It does not arrive instantly!!! Despite what the doctors say, they are wrong!! If you come from a clinic and drive the the pharmacy across the street right away, I can guareentee nine times out of ten it will NOT be ready.

....

I don't know how DB's story ended. However, I will forever remember her name.

On the other side of the spectrum (okay, not that far) I did have another patient with an interesting story. Patient's friend (Pt in car) came in to get script. Found easily, Gabapentin 400mg TID. Friend said, no, the doctor said the dose was going to be decreased to 300mg. Kim checks computer and sees, Oh, we got two scripts that day!! Gabapentin 400mg TID and BID! Do you think it was 400mg twice a day now?

PtFriend: No, she said 300mg. Let me go check with her in the car, be right back.
::returns some minutes later::
PtF: No, she said he said 300mg.
Me: All right, we can call the doc to get this cleared up. Would you like to wait or come back later?
PtF: Could you call when it's ready?
Me: Yep, no problem
::Kim calls doc, speaks with nurse, finds out dose was increased 400mg TID to 400mg BID due to kidney concerns. Makes note, tells tech to credit filled script, and explains the story to her:: The end

Also, I got a call from a drug manufactor. Yesterday, while Kim was at lunch, a patient asked if NorthStar brand Finasteride 5mg had gluten in it (we have a manufactor change and had to use the NS brand for half of his fill.) Kim offers to find answer when she gets back by calling company.

How hard do you think it is to find a man. phone number? Not on the bottle, not on the information packet, not in Drug Facts and Comparisons Online, not on any website the store will let me access. Kim finally has to call McKesson, the supplier of our drugs. Gets number, calls number

Lets phone ring for TWO minutes (NOT an exaggeration, possibly under-estimate).

Decides to hang up, on the off chance maybe dialed the wrong number.

Lets the phone ring for TWO more minutes (again, no exaggerate). FINALLY answered. : This is Nor'S'ar. (accent)
Kim, hoping that was North Star: This is Kim at Shopko in Wisconsin, and I was wondering if a product has gluten in it.
Recept: I'll have to transfer you to the Pharmacy Manager.
Kim: Okay
::waits::
Recept: I'm sorry, I'll have to send you to his voicemail, and he'll have to call you back.
Kim, frustrated, but what choice is there: That's all right. ::gives info to voicemail:

Anyway, got the call back today (note, I did not say answer!) It was amusing because he asked for me by name, and the tech said, "We don't have a Kim her--" Kim was just walking behind her for some reason --"Oh wait, yes, she's here. Kim, phone call."
::Kim is curious, wondering it is B calling to ask some silly question:

Turns out he did not know the answer, he was still researching it, and we were the second person to ask. Promised to call back Monday.

Part of me goes internally, I hope the patient has enough of the other brand to last that long. : Okay, thanks for letting us know.

Kim then calls patient to let them know the story. Thankfully, the patient does not have an extremely sensitive gluten allergy. For some people, even having GLUTEN-CONTAING tablets in the SAME vial is enough to trigger a reaction.

Let me tell you, I am SO glad I do not have Celiac Disease in any shape or form. You can't eat ANYTHING

Anyway ... not much more to say, I think. Life is fun, more or less.

Whenever someone asks if I'd rather go by Kim or Kimberly, I usually say, "It doesn't matter, whichever you prefer."

I'm realizing that a lot of people call me Kim, and being called Kimberly by a growing fair amount is slightly ... weird. At Cardinal, there was one gentleman who always called me Kimberly, and he was the only one. At ShopKo, there is now a few more that can be added. Part of me is curious if it's because the city is my name and they're used to saying it that way, but still, it's just weird. Part of me is like, why are you saying two extra syllables? I still don't care one way or another, but it's just a little disjointing.

A cool thing happened today. A spoke with a patient who literally knew Grandpa Harold's family. After seeing my nametag (and hence last name), he asked what part of the family I was from. Let me say, there are are lot of Hop.'s around that I'm basically NOT related to (or if I am, distantly, because Grandpa Harold at LOTS of siblings). So I went: "My Dad's Gary, and his dad was Harold, and his father was named Frank."

Gentleman replies: I knew them. They lived out in Darboy. I knew and went to school with [older siblings], wasn't that close to the youngest.

Me: Cool! It's a small world

It really is

Because I LOVE this!! http://xkcd.com/657/large/

You know what I heard TODAY?? Christmas music. It's not EVEN AFTER HALLOWEEN and the Radio Station has already converted to 24-hr Christmas!!!

OMG, this is so pathetic

pffffffft

Today me compunded.

Well, I mixed two creams together. That counts as compounding. And I filled a jar of an ointment for someone when it was really really busy

And I've started to consult, which makes the day go by SO MUCH faster. Consult Consult Consult ... since it's the only thing I can really do

... Still bored.

I can't wait until I can actually DO something there. I mean, I verified a few scripts, and a pharm asked me to look up whether a dose increase in either digoxin or diltiazem can lead to increased sweating. Neither of them are common sweat-makers, but I found a list of druigs that increase sweting with digoxin on it, and CCB can increase digoxin levels, so there you go. hopefully, I'll get to consult soon

I hope hope hope

Starting Shopko today. Pfffft. Just getting used to Cardinal Health, and NOW I move. familiar trend

Yes, yes, I know, long time no write. Me bad and just fell out of the habit. And going to attempt to fall back into it.

Anyway, what did you few miss?

Holy Family -- nothing very tramautic. The hospital was nice, living in a hotel, not to much, and it made me poor.

Mortons -- Nice, if slow. If anything, I think I learned I want to work in a store that's a little bit busier

(In defense of these sites, i can't remember the trauma anymore, so they seem decent now)

Cardinal Health - Nuclear - A bit scary, even now having been there for 8 weeks. But it was fun and, after a bit, not as intimidating. I got to make kits and elute generators and stuff, and dude, NUCLEAR!! In April, I get info on how much radiation I got, so we'll see how that goes. But the cool things is, at the end (of the 2 months), Donna (PharmManager) said I was where she would expect a new staff pharmacist and they would have shoved me with another pharmacist on first run. FIRST RUN!! The Scary Mad Run where you have to make like 12 kits!! Which is both cool and terrifying.

Yesterday, there was the Career Fair. Which, hello, annoying, because drive 2.5 hrs to get to Mad-Town, FIND PARKING!, walk in the mild rain, walk around for ~30 mins, walk back/catch bus (THANK YOU!!), drive back 2.5hrs, plus stopping to eat at Culvers and Sis's dorm. I didn't get back until 7.30-ish. It's not to say the Career Fair was bad or anything, if I was closer Iw ouldn't have had an issue, but if you have to drive that long to stay there that little (and I wanted to get back at a reasonable time, since, hello, have to be at work tomorrow). I spoke with Kurt from Mortons (just to say hi) and a few other places, mostly hospitals, because 1) I lean a bit more that way, and 2) the other places (Copps, K-Mart, Target, ShopKo, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, etc) are sort of obvious.

Anyway, today, it actually went a little fast. FOGGY drive, though. VERY VERY VERY Foggy. I marvel at how many people they can shove in those places. Three pharmacists, eight techs, me ... it's like a game of sardines. Controlled chaos, the definition of pharmacy. I was useful today, in my aimless, what should I do standing. Lady came in with a compound script, and the doc wanted her to go to Moron's Neenah. The people's didn't know where that store was, and I suggested they could just inter-store the product to another Mortons. Then they had to list Morton stores, and I had the business card with all the locations on it in my purse in case I had to call Kasi, so they had all the places to go, plus the phone numbers to call to see how long it would take the patient to get the product. Go Kim, Go Kim
I don't think there's anything else that's really been going on in my life just yet. I know, me pathetic

Once again, November is upon us, and that means NaNoWriMo. Again the tempation to take part hits, but there's no way I think I could feasibly do it, unfortunately. Write five pages a day? First I need a story with a plot that'll last 150 pgs. I've got an idea, but now I don't think I could dedicate the time to it. Besides, i should finish writing other things first, I guess. ::grin::

And I have to sit down and read the new TPrachett book, Unseen Academics. Really, I should do that first!

The dock came out Sun, and for once it was a nice day. Dad and I did a lot of the early stuff, like getting the 14-foot iron pipe (HEAVY) out -- impossible, damaged stuff, because it was bloody BENT -- and everything else ready, and then Mark and Brian (?) arrived to help. Mark foolishly asked if I wanted to get off the dock when they got it to the boatlanding. This is a question asked by one who has never helped us take out a dock. 1) Kim always stays on, because FUN ride back and 2) trust me, you need someone on the dock for the end bit.

Good thing she did. The dock did not -- unsuprisingly -- go on its little trailer, so kim had to HuckFinn it for a bit, and it even hit the dock NEXT to the landing (OOPS, no damage, thank god). And she had to dive for a rope that got away from dad -- rope burn, ow, that's why sailors lose fingers. And then I took off my shoes/socks, rolled up my pants, and tight-roped the pipe to loop the chain (water was about 40 degrees, and Mark said I'd scream. I didn't.) I was accused of having spunk -- "which is a good thing" -- and only got the end of my rolled-up pants wet. Otherwise, nothing major. We didn't lose a wheel this year!! Next year, I say NO DOCK!!

No one else apparently supports me on this. FOOLS

Oh, this year I also planted tulips and hyacinths. How many of the do you think will come up in the spring?

Day 1 done. Only about 44 more to go.

All right, the site wasn't bad as day one, just that it was a Day 1 and it was the usual Welcome-To-The-Site-Learn-All-This-Fill-Stuff-Out. Though Pharm G was nice and took me on a tour of the city, which with very cool, because it 1) took time, 2) showed me where things were. So it was quite a bit of fun, that way. I also got a parking pass for the employee parking lot. There was also a tour of the hospital -- don't worry, I'm still lost ::wink::

And then there was a lot of This Is Stuff About Our Hospital. And since I didn't know how to DO anything, it was a lot of standing around Watching Stuff Be Done. Though I did get to fill carts for unit dose, which let Tech T do something else and kept me busy for over an hour. (Only because it took me forever to find the medication in their system. Alphabetical or not, it takes time to get used to searching a certain way.) And then I watched Pharm D totally do a kick-ass job as making a TPN. I would still be drawing up ONE syringe by the time she finished making TWO TPNs

Anyway, it wasn't that bad, but it wasn't ... well, it just was something that had to be done. Maybe it'll be fun later, when I can DO stuff. There's a lot of stuff they're going to let me do/try, which I'm all for. Send me off to Cardio or etc etc., I'll never get the chance later

Tomorrow, I have to arrive at 7.00 AM, which is pfffff

I decided I deserved Chinese too, so I went to Hong Kong Buffet, which is conviently attached to my hotel.

Went out today and got a new cell phone, because my old one couldn't get internet or programs. I wanted to get Epocrates, to help on my rotations. Anyway, I got a Blackberry Pearl. It's not that bad, so far. I'll figure it out. And Mom got my old phone and number, because it's her b-day. Because I'm nice like that.

A plotbunny that grew a bit, because I never liked how Tobias acted at the end of the war.

As a pre-reading apology: I have no experience in Russian language and naming, so it's probably off.

Summary: Loren tries to make a life, all the while remembering she has a son who wants nothing to do with her.

( Part 1 )
To Part 2

Therapy : 80% (=I got a ~75% on that last exam!! All I ask, God, when you finally decide to stop toying with me, I'm really going to be screwed, aren't I? Or maybe, Am I or my hidden Multiple-Personality-So-I-Can-Actually-Plead-Ignorant paying someone to fix my grades?) = BC?

Immunizations: 75% = C

Infections Disease: 76% = B

Herbals: Paper not graded yet. So far, averabe of about 78%. Am assuming I'm going to pass

Safety : Last exam not graded yet. Am figuring I passed anyway.

Communications: 91% = AB


So ::clap clap:: I'm pretty sure I won't be required to redo this semester, which means I can enter my clerkship sites, while clueless, without any problems there!

In other news, after coming home last night, instead of going to see Star Trek -- Mom out-voted us, 1:3, she has the POWER like that -- we went out to eat with plans to maybe see the late showing. Yeah, that didn't happen, because ate too much. So we went home and Chan hooked up her Wii to the TV and we played. Apparently I am considered too competitive and get too much into the game.

And either Chan's bed sucks -- very likely -- or I was a little too eager. My back's sore

I know, I know, I'm a bad LJ-er. I could pretend I just didn't because of everything this last month, but really, that's probably a lie. I'm just really really lazy

Today was the LAST EXAM!! YAY!! (Here's hoping I pass!)

Threw a bunch of stuff in the car. Still have more stuff to take home. How the HELL did I get so much junk in three stinking years??

Anyway, since I've last written:

Went to Cousin C's wedding 4-25. Pretty fun

Went to Cousin N's Bridal shower 5-2. Also fun. I won lots of stuff. Also re-learned that I do not keep a lot of stuff in my purse

Let's see if I can remember any fun quotes. I know one day I was going to have the heading: His penis got diseases from a Chumash Tribe. We learned about STI/Ds that day, and what I remember is writing some notes down and then looking up to see a giant penis with an STI. And of course, at this time the prof also got distracted with his microphone, but it was like, WHOA, giant penis!

Quotes from that Prof: We are swimming in Chlamydia!

Prof: You tell your patients they have an STI/D because they are a bad person and God is punishing them. NOOOOooooo, you don't!

Prof: I teach this to 5th graders and I said, there is no safe sex. And a boy raised his hand and said, Dr. G, what about cyber sex? You don't get STI/Ds that way. True, but by engaging in cyber sex you are more likely to take risks later on, so you are actually put into the high risk category, so NO SAFE SEX!

FYI for the ladies: 75% of females that have an STI don't know it.

What else do I remember?? Actually, not that much. ::headdesk:: More just glad this is over ... for NOW!! Still have to start my rotation sites. Pffffft to that. But ... in one year ... graduation. OMG, huh?

::raises hand::

Highly probable, anyway, unless I am a damn good guesser or learned more than I thought

Well, that's done, anyway. And so is Comm thingie. Got a 37/40 on that, so at least I didn't fail BOTH tests. ::grin::

Yep, they came. All 30 of them

Yes, 30. ::headdesk::

It is nice that they sent so many of them, I guess, but I was expecting maybe 15 total, so this was a surprise.

And this I find hilarious:

When's C's wedding? April 25th

When is the OSCE? April 25th

When is Kim going to be scheduled to go? 11am-3.30pm

Who is going to be doing a LOT of rushing that day? Me

Damn stupid fricking OSCE. Totally forgot about it. Now it ruins my great plans. Damn damn damn

Maybe I'll be able to get transferred to the morning group ... maybe.

M G&E was just here, despite the fact I made appointment for Tues. He hadn't gotten the notice yet and was making his rounds or something. I only answered the door because I saw the van from my window and figured, eh, what the hell.

Apparently I don't use enough heat, but most people don't becuase they turn on the common building heat so soon that some people even open the windows. Of course, to check the furnace, he had to turn ON the furnace! Not like-y

So anyway, no appointment for Tuesday.

I get SOO much more work done when I have my laptop hooked up in my bedroom and work there, instead of working on the couch where the TV/Kitchen/etc is.

I finished my rough executive summary for comm. And here's a surprise -- I did work on the WRONG inhaler -- I was supposed to do Twisthaler, not Flexhaler. I wrote it down right, but I think when I was actually searching, I didn't double-check and did what I remembered. I think I'm more familiar with Flexhaler, so that transposed. It wasn't that bad. Only about 10 minutes of work, but I quickly typed it up anyway.

I even called MG&E, because they have something something about my meter. I don't know. They're coming in a week, between 8-10 AM (pfffffffft on the time)

Now I have to work on my clerkship paper and THEN I can study for Therapy

Yeah, I haven't quite been being very good about updating.

Hmm ... the first bit of news ... I got a bit of a shock/surprise last week. Someone e-mailed me and asked if they could finish my Pokémon story. Talk about a surprise! And a bit of terror. Someone wants to take my work and finish it. It's mine, mine, mine. But yet, whoa! Someone wants to use my work. They contacted me about a month ago with the same request, which I closed so I could think about it before forgetting about it.

Gut reaction was to say No. Illusion of Grandeur was a very long story -- at least 15 completed chapters, some going up to 20 pages in length -- something I always intended to finish, how I knew I wanted it to end, and well, I put a lot of work into it. I remember only putting it up -- incomplete -- because I had so many people ask me if I had a sequel in the work for the story prior to it. It's been a lesson to me: Never put up incomplete work.*

In the end, though, I said Yes, for several reasons.

1) Hell, I've written/imagined endings to incomplete stories. Nothing official and nothing ever posted, but I've done it
2) While I want to finish it, it'll be in a great distant time, I'd imagine.
3) It's fanfic! How hypocritical can I be if I say, No, you can't, because it's my story. Mine Mine Mine .

I do have my leery feelings, because, from what I glanced at the person's work, it wasn't the same style as mine was, but ... well, whatever. I'm not taking MY story down, though.

*This might sound contrary with my Animorphs Story, but I look at my personal LJ as more of a back-up copy of the story than an actual Posting Chapters of a Story. Some people might read it -- Hi, everybody! -- but not to any extent like on a fanfic journal or board.

Speaking of fanfiction, as I mentioned before, last week I also received the FUNNIEST reviews, ironically for the prequel story I mentioned above. Titled The Death of Ash Ketchum, it is quite obvious that the reviewer read nothing beyond that. It's just funny how things happen in pairs and triplicate

Last week, I also was foolishly productive. Let me tell my tale

For Comm class, Group is pretending to set up Asthma/COPD at a nearby pharmacy. Group member decided we should try to get placebo inhalers for them, which I thought went beyond our scoop, but whatever, I'll go with the flow here.

Originally, the plan was to do the usual plan: Do nothing while pretending I did what I was suppose to and just didn't get any reply.

In an OOC moment for me, I decided to actually e-mail the companies and ask for placebo inhalers of Spiriva and Pulmicort Flexhalers. The next morning, I got an e-mail from Pulmicort that said within two weeks, I should have placebo inhallers in hand.

Now I ask you: WTF am I supposed to with placebo inhalers? I'll probably give them to the pharmacy in question or to the asthma training thing at school (after I take one for myself ::grin::) but still!

Let this be a lesson to me: Never do work, because if you do, it blows up in your face

I bought Tin Man this weekend, because it's a current mild obsession with a little plot bunny gnawing at my ankle. Aside from not liking ZD's acting abilities (or lack thereof), I like the show well enough. Interesting take on it, anyway.

I went to cousin C's bridal shower. Wasn't that bad. They gave us the wrong address we we circled the place for a long time before Kim called Uncle C for directions. Of course, after we get there, everyone ELSE gets there, probably because they recognized Mom's van and we told them to put balloons up.

And now Cousin N has a bridal shower May 2nd

So the schedule is:

4-17 : My birthday -- going home that weekend??
4-25: C's wedding -- going home for weekend
5-2: N's bridal shower -- going home for weekend
5-9: end of semester, starting of finals' week

.... anything else I can think of?

Here's something for Wisconsin weather. It SNOWED Sunday Morning. True, snow was gone by the evening, but STILL. WTF

Ah yes -- House eppy today -- OMG, WTF?!?! Kim, this is why you need to follow spoilers!

( House EXTREME Spoilers )

Oh, and let me *Bitchslap* Cameron for next week. I don't like her, I know, I'm already biased, but no Houseron!! Chase, drop the bitch!

Okay, I'm done.