well after a few hours, at least i was successful in getting my computer looked at. i think the guy at the genius bar just felt guilty that i had waited another hour to see someone again, that he gave me a new battery (sans tests) for free. whateva, i'll take it!
oh and i'll also take that product red 2gb ipod shuffle! so cute - thanks!!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
one of those days...
where people piss me off, so really i shouldn't meet up with anyone today...
i have just returned from an unproductive errand run where i attempted to do the following:
1. recycle my cans and cardboard at reading terminal. just trying to do my part as a conscious citizen but philadelphia does not make it easy to recycle. sometimes people in my building leave things out on the sidewalk for pick up on thursday morning - like we were instructed to do with recyclables - and they sit there for like 3 days...clearly it's not being picked up. and so i tried to save my stuff and drop it off today and apparently reading terminal no longer recycles these things, only newspapers and bottles. a little part of me died as i had to throw my stuff into a regular trash can.
2. check on my prescription at rite-aid. sometimes philadelphia scares me because it seems like all the workers i run into (gap, banana republic, post office, etc) are so incompetent and unprofessional. seriously, no joke, it's horrible!! i waited in the "consultation" line for awhile before someone noticed me not because they heard me, but because they were going to get their wallet for lunch. yes, i heard all of this, and yet they did not hear me asking for help. the woman checked my account, and asked if i'd ever been to rite-aid before. umm yes, i've gotten my prescription filled here for the last 11 months?!? okay she finds my file but there is no new prescription under my name. shit balls, the office manager has either not gotten my message, not done the refill, or it's been denied, but thanks for not telling me?!?!
3. H&R block for taxes. i need help with my federal taxes because i have a 1099-c form due to some forgiven student loans. thanks for the forgiving, but now i have to claim this saved money as income and turbo tax online refuses to do it because the situation is apparently too complicated. so i have accepted the fact that i will probably have to pay $40 to H&R and then additional taxes to the gov. okay fine, so i get to H&R and wait 10 minutes at the front desk before someone comes out to talk to me. 10 minutes! at the front desk that was unmanned! 1 person came and left during that time, another came in later and stood around with me but he had an appointment.
i am LIVID - how can you run a business like this?!?1 PHILADELPHIA YOU ARE KILLING ME!!! the woman that finally came up was really nice though, i think she saw the frustration in my face, and took my information and said to come back in one hour.
oh yeah #4.
i placed my apartment on craiglist a few weeks ago and got 3 responses to look at it. i emailed them all in a group email (bcc) saying that i would have an open house on sunday - no responses. so yesterday i emailed each one individually to ask if they were still interested and one girl wrote back today "no, but thanks for following up". well i'm glad she at least responses but really, THANK YOU for your time since you're too busy to follow up with me.
sheeeesh i need to calm down, take a breath, and go watch some movies.
it's friday the 13th and people better watch out or i'm going to freaking lose it on them.
i have just returned from an unproductive errand run where i attempted to do the following:
1. recycle my cans and cardboard at reading terminal. just trying to do my part as a conscious citizen but philadelphia does not make it easy to recycle. sometimes people in my building leave things out on the sidewalk for pick up on thursday morning - like we were instructed to do with recyclables - and they sit there for like 3 days...clearly it's not being picked up. and so i tried to save my stuff and drop it off today and apparently reading terminal no longer recycles these things, only newspapers and bottles. a little part of me died as i had to throw my stuff into a regular trash can.
2. check on my prescription at rite-aid. sometimes philadelphia scares me because it seems like all the workers i run into (gap, banana republic, post office, etc) are so incompetent and unprofessional. seriously, no joke, it's horrible!! i waited in the "consultation" line for awhile before someone noticed me not because they heard me, but because they were going to get their wallet for lunch. yes, i heard all of this, and yet they did not hear me asking for help. the woman checked my account, and asked if i'd ever been to rite-aid before. umm yes, i've gotten my prescription filled here for the last 11 months?!? okay she finds my file but there is no new prescription under my name. shit balls, the office manager has either not gotten my message, not done the refill, or it's been denied, but thanks for not telling me?!?!
3. H&R block for taxes. i need help with my federal taxes because i have a 1099-c form due to some forgiven student loans. thanks for the forgiving, but now i have to claim this saved money as income and turbo tax online refuses to do it because the situation is apparently too complicated. so i have accepted the fact that i will probably have to pay $40 to H&R and then additional taxes to the gov. okay fine, so i get to H&R and wait 10 minutes at the front desk before someone comes out to talk to me. 10 minutes! at the front desk that was unmanned! 1 person came and left during that time, another came in later and stood around with me but he had an appointment.
i am LIVID - how can you run a business like this?!?1 PHILADELPHIA YOU ARE KILLING ME!!! the woman that finally came up was really nice though, i think she saw the frustration in my face, and took my information and said to come back in one hour.
oh yeah #4.
i placed my apartment on craiglist a few weeks ago and got 3 responses to look at it. i emailed them all in a group email (bcc) saying that i would have an open house on sunday - no responses. so yesterday i emailed each one individually to ask if they were still interested and one girl wrote back today "no, but thanks for following up". well i'm glad she at least responses but really, THANK YOU for your time since you're too busy to follow up with me.
sheeeesh i need to calm down, take a breath, and go watch some movies.
it's friday the 13th and people better watch out or i'm going to freaking lose it on them.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
training
So more on the 5k front: I haven't signed up yet because I want to be sure I can actually do 3.1 miles without passing out. But I should sign up soon and buy tickets to go out to Detroit because it'll be more expensive the longer I wait. And also nothing ever gets done until you actually pay the money!
Last week I did 2 days of 1 mile running (at setting 4), 1 mile walking. Yesterday I did less than 1 mile on 4.8 setting, blame it on the lack of sleep.
Today I did 1.2 mi (at 4.8) and 1 mi fast walk. Stairs are not my friends at the moment.
Last week I did 2 days of 1 mile running (at setting 4), 1 mile walking. Yesterday I did less than 1 mile on 4.8 setting, blame it on the lack of sleep.
Today I did 1.2 mi (at 4.8) and 1 mi fast walk. Stairs are not my friends at the moment.
Monday, February 9, 2009
02/09/09
Buddy sleeps on my dad's luggage
Rest in Peace, Buddy! What a life you had - and the love you gave us was life-changing.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
NEW New Year's Resolution
2009: live life to its fullest potential. say yes. smile, laugh, give, love. eat well. enjoy the present. because i am giving a day of my life for it...also because the next 7 years of my life are going to suuuuuck.
I went to DC for the Inaugural events, stood/crouched outside in the cold for hours with millions of people to watch live events happen on a huge tv screen. The past few weeks, I've had really amazing (expensive) food at some of the greatest restaurants in Philadelphia.
Last week I bought my tickets to Vietnam (April 16 - June 29!!!!) and am officially enrolled in Vietnamese language classes at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. I have made lots of new facebook "friends" in my quest to start a Viet/English speaking circle.
And today I had this urge/daydream/hallucination about signing up for a marathon. Okay, not really a marathon, more like a 5K run, but com'on - I don't run! I joined the swim team in high school so that I didn't have to run! Why this crazy urge to do something I've never thought about before???
Maybe I'm having a quarter life crisis, and instead of going out and buying a Porsche, I sign up for 5k, skydiving, and plane tickets.
But really, I think it is the impending medical school that has me thinking about how I want to live the next few months of my life. My new Touro-NV facebook "friend" is Class of 2009 and wrote a note about the 101 things that he wished he knew before he started medical school:
91. The best time of your entire medical school career is between the times when you first get your acceptance letter and when you start school.
...well now I know! And 2009 is going to be my YES YEAR!
I went to DC for the Inaugural events, stood/crouched outside in the cold for hours with millions of people to watch live events happen on a huge tv screen. The past few weeks, I've had really amazing (expensive) food at some of the greatest restaurants in Philadelphia.
Last week I bought my tickets to Vietnam (April 16 - June 29!!!!) and am officially enrolled in Vietnamese language classes at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City. I have made lots of new facebook "friends" in my quest to start a Viet/English speaking circle.
And today I had this urge/daydream/hallucination about signing up for a marathon. Okay, not really a marathon, more like a 5K run, but com'on - I don't run! I joined the swim team in high school so that I didn't have to run! Why this crazy urge to do something I've never thought about before???
Maybe I'm having a quarter life crisis, and instead of going out and buying a Porsche, I sign up for 5k, skydiving, and plane tickets.
But really, I think it is the impending medical school that has me thinking about how I want to live the next few months of my life. My new Touro-NV facebook "friend" is Class of 2009 and wrote a note about the 101 things that he wished he knew before he started medical school:
91. The best time of your entire medical school career is between the times when you first get your acceptance letter and when you start school.
...well now I know! And 2009 is going to be my YES YEAR!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Respiratory Physiology sucks and blows...
Oh the witty physio puns!
My eyeballs hurt from staring at the computer and my books. They are tired and strained, but I am physically not tired. And I've not had this feeling before and I'm also pretty sure that I haven't studied enough for Friday's upcoming exam.
Boo to school and studying. I want to drop out right now and create a fun reality tv show, like Tila Tequila, except with style and quality. Is that an oxymoron?!?
Blurg. Back to the books.
My eyeballs hurt from staring at the computer and my books. They are tired and strained, but I am physically not tired. And I've not had this feeling before and I'm also pretty sure that I haven't studied enough for Friday's upcoming exam.
Boo to school and studying. I want to drop out right now and create a fun reality tv show, like Tila Tequila, except with style and quality. Is that an oxymoron?!?
Blurg. Back to the books.
stuffed with filet mignon
(1) Meat from Chima, all-you-can-eat sides, salads, and Brazilian barbecue meats!
I am sad that the end of restaurant week is over. I have become a fan of fine dining, and Le Bec Fin, Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant, and Chima have not let me down. Fantastic, delicious, heavenly food. Especially tonight at Chima, meat will never be the same again.
We have spent a lot of money though lately, on these excursions. What's up for the rest of February? Post exam happy hour, PABC Charity event, Valentine's Day Girl's Fun Night, Oscar Party, Shecky's Girls Night Out....ohhhhh it's a short but jam-packed month!
(2) amaaaazing desert: Roy’s Melting Hot Chocolate Soufflé. Imagine chocolately heaven melting in your mouth...then add raspberry sauce and ice cream!
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