Made it in America

This past weekend was one of the best in my short life. I spent 48 hours with my amazing friends and some of the best musical acts from around the country (and Canada :D ) 

Day one:

Started in the DJ tent where I met some new people and had a BLAST dancing at the front with Janice! 

Next we headed to Passion pit and then to Calvin Harris!

We stopped at Skrillex on our way to the last show of the night... Jay-Z!!! But, don't worry, Jay-Z brought out Kanye West, Common, Big Sean, Swizz Beatz, and Young Boi too!!!! SO AMAZING. I had such a good time at the show that I couldn't believe there was a second day of the festival on Sunday!!!

 HOVA AKA JAY-Z

KANYE

DAY Two:

Run D.M.C., DRAKE, alesso, and Pearl Jam (boo... they were awful).

Basically, it was amazing. I can't even describe how blessed I feel to have had the opportunity to go to the festival with my friends and have such a great Labor Day weekend!!!

L.

Sunshine and bunnies

My last post was depressing. So let's brighten things up a bit.

Long Distance Movers

...are expensive. 

Like $5000 expensive. 

Eff that. 

Any alternative ideas?

Anatomy Rocks!

I have found the BEST website ever!

You may think I am exaggerating but I most certainly am not! The website is called www.IHeartGuts.com and it has short descriptions of guts and glands, along with cute illustrations! Take a look-sie:

Aren't they so cute?! 

They are (from top to bottom) is an eyeball, the bladder, the uterus, sweat glands, and testes.

PLUS, they use the term "interwebs" on their site. Win.

So check it out! I ordered two shirts :)

Checking it twice

I should be grading exams yet here I am. 

As I am being constantly reminded how close Christmas is, I thought I would write a Christmas post. I wanted to title it "Merry Christmas, I could care less" from a wonderful song I love called "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out". I am not feeling very Christmas-y this year and I don't know why. I haven't really listened to any Christmas muzak. I am forcing myself to listen to it tonight - maybe that will help me and my scroog-itude. I haven't done any shopping besides gifts for one person = fail. Having no money really ruins Christmas. And I never thought it could. 

I asked for a pair of crocs for Christmas. and the Lady GaGa book. For my coffee table. (On a side note, I was just called a child of the earth and smiled really big.) 

I am usually a great gift giver, but this year I am at a loss for what to give people. Like for reals. I think that is stressing me out more than anything.  

On a happier note, I watched NYCB's production of The Nutcracker last night and that made me very happy. I love The Nutcracker more than anything. I will never get tired of it. My favorite dance is usually The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy or the Chocolate Dance...Sometimes the Waltzes. I will always love the waltz of the flowers because of this (Queue to 13:05)

The Journey

"The best journeys answer questions that, in the beginning, you didn't even think to ask."

Don't you think that is true? My life has had some amazing changes in the last month. I went from working for a creep for awful pay to working three jobs that I love. And when I think about how I thought this year would be a waste of time...I was so wrong. I have grown so much closer to good friends, been here for those who have needed me, and get to meet tons of new people through work and BES. 

I travel to distant states for med school interviews and I try to be realistic and ask myself, "Would I be ok with living here?" and I tell myself yes or no. And, every time, I fly home and I drive east on I-80 and I can see Parleys, Millcreek, and Big & Little CWC, and I just smile. I am so lucky that I live 30 minutes from any outdoor activity I want to do, my family, my work, the best pupusas in Utah, or anything else I could want. It is scary facing a reality that could mean that would be gone. 

But for now, I am enjoying the journey and hoping it will eventually answer all my questions and doubts.

The Louses are Coming

In the past week, I have had two dreams where I have head lice. Considering I have never had head lice, I am concerned. So I googled it. Here's what came up:

LiceA dream of lice contains much waking worry and distress. It often implies offensive ailments. Lice on stock, foretells famine and loss. To have lice on your body, denotes that you will conduct yourself unpleasantly with your acquaintances. To dream of catching lice, foretells sickness, and that you will cultivate morbidity.

                                 Apparently, I am going to be a brat. My apologies in advance.

On the bright side, I just graduated and work at a tier 1 research university where professors that study lice and, consequently have lice, invent gadgets to get rid of lice.

Behold...I give you, the LOUSEBUSTER! 

SCIENCE!!!!!!



L

Avatar VS. Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

My roommate Erin and I just had a heated discussion brought on by looking at pictures on Liz's blog from China. She went on a trip to the mountains that inspired Avatar scenes and they have a replica statue of the bird-like things the navi ride on in at this park in the Chinese mountains. I was trying to describe said creature when it came out that Erin has never seen Avatar. This pro/con list is inspired by our convo that followed.

AVATAR                                                                       FERNGULLY

Pro: sweet CG effects                                                  Pro: the original

Con: giant blue people                                                 Con: corny 90s music  

Pro: sweet wormy connections to the earth                   Pro: matriarchal society

Con: long                                                                    Con: mullets

Pro: Sigourney weaver                                                 Pro: Tim curry

Con: guy who plays norm                                            Con: guys who play workers and pip

Pro: beautiful fake scenery                                           Pro: Batty's rap

Con: stole story-line from ferngully                               

Well, that's what we could come up with. And since Ferngully is the original, and has one less con, it wins.

Score one for planet Earth.

L 

Cheesecakery

I love long weekends! I have had a very long week and deserve a break :) I have to grade tests for anatomy, add them up, study MCAT, celebrate Bre's birthday, and do my taxes this weekend! ha guess it won't be much of a break oh well. I miss Liz. She is too far away in Logan. It makes me want to drive up there. And then I remember that I have no money for gas and I no longer want to drive there haha. So love life chronicles are quite boring right now. I will be visiting the skier for Spring Break! The scientist kind of faded in to oblivion and it's definitely for the best. I need a manly distraction right now. I get too stressed out with all that I have to do! hehe. I want to say what I got bre for her 21st on here because she doesn't read this! I got her a cute shirt at forever 21 and also engraved a glass for her at things remembered (props to my boss/girl Nikki for the idea and coupon!)...I hope she likes them! I bought more for myself at forever than I did for Bre. It was sad. I'm making cheesecake for a little birthday get together tomorrow and I need to run to the store for ingredients! I've used a lot of exclamation points in this post!!! toodles.

L.