I'm not an expert or anything, but...

As some of you may know, I am a big country music fan. I know, I know, it's not cool but then again, what about me is. Anyway in light of Kenny and Renee's recent break-up, I thought I'd offer him some advice.

1. Do not marry someone that you have known for less than 6 months. It's just not a good idea. It takes time to get to know and trust someone. I don't even tell the guy where I live until about the third date.

2. On the other hand, it is probably a good idea to live with your spouse once you are married. Otherwise, what's the point?

3. You know how they say watch out for the quiet ones? I say, watch out for the skinny ones. Some of those girls are real bitches. Not all of course, but hell I'd be a big bitch if I didn't eat. Yes, worse than I am now.

4. If someone left their current boyfriend/girlfriend to be with you, that probably is a good indicator that they have some commitment problems.

My two favorite P's: Politics and Pus

Well, I've been instructed to update more. I guess these past couple of weeks I just haven't really felt the "need." Those of you with blogs, you know what I'm talking about. Some days, something will happen and you know that you are going to have to go home and write about it. Well, that hasn't happened to me for awhile.

I have been checking other people's blogs religiously though. I followed a link from one of my friend's blogs to take a political test. Turns out that I'm a democrat. Big surprise there. Apparently I'm socially and economically permissive and bordering on a socialist. Interesting. I guess it's good to know that I am in touch with my true political views. Here's the link to the test if you want to take it.

Let's see, what else have I been up to? Well, I know my clinical site for my family practice rotation. I'll be driving an hour to and from the site every week for the next 3 years. Nice huh? Of course they wouldn't give me the site that is 15 minutes from my place. I get to start seeing "standardized patients" in the next couple of weeks. Basically these are people the university is paying to let a bunch of med students interview them. Then in a month I get to see real patients. I'm actually more nervous about the fake patients because I don't know what kind of instruction they have been given. Did the university tell them to be a pain in the ass? Are they supposed to be hard to diagnose? I don't know what to expect with them. With real patients, I think it will be a little easier to talk to them since it won't be so contrived.

So for those of you who don't know, I got my ear pierced a few weeks ago. Not a big deal really, just funny that I did it at my age. Anyway, yesterday I took my earrings out to change them and as I was cleaning my ear, pus started draining out. Not a lot but enough that I was surprised that it could fit in that little bitty hole. I guess they are infected which is strange because I've been good about cleaning them. Just goes to show that it doesn't just happen to young girls who don't take care of their ears. I think the reason I brought this up is that when I went to clean my ears today, I was disappointed that no pus came out. Just a little blood. I was hoping for more pus. I must have drained all of it yesterday, but maybe the other ear will do it tomorrow. I guess pus just fascinates me. Sorry if I grossed anyone out.

Switched

Sometimes I swear I am an old woman in a 23 year old's body, and I didn't even get a great one of those, more on the later... So why do I think I'm really an old lady? Here's why.

1)I love to wear cardigans. I'm waiting for it to get cold so I can bust out the cardigans. Along the same lines, I prefer wearing long skirts. I'm not sure why, I guess they are just more comfortable and less constricting than pants.

2) I go to bed at 10pm. And I get up before 7am even on the weekends. Actually, I think some old people stay up later than me.

3) I like hanging out with my cat. I don't prefer her to people or anything, but still...

4) I've cut back on caffeine and salt because it'll help with my blood pressure.

5) Nowadays I'm even walking like an old lady. My lastest ailment in my recent string of problems is back pain. I don't remember doing anything to it, but it is driving me nuts. I can't stand, sit or lay down. It hurts no matter what I try. Everyone tells me to go to the doctor. Okay, but doctor's HATE back pain. You know why? Because you can rarely find a cause, and even if you do there's not a damn thing you can do about it. So I suffer.

you know what, this is all sounding a little familiar to me. Did I write this before? Hell, I guess memory loss is just one more symptom.

One more

Sorry, I couldn't resist one last picture of the monster kitty.

my first meme

Although I'm not really sure why it's called a meme (hey, I'm blog-illiterate), I thought I'd do this one. One, because all the blogs I read have been doing it and two because I can't think of anything interesting to write about.

A - Accent: It depends on who you talk to. I think it's a Midwestern accent, but up north here they call it a Southern accent.

B - Breast size: It depends on the bra. It looks like this one is a DD

C - Chore you hate: VACUUMING. Ask the family, I just hate it. Now I have to do it all the time because of the damn cat. I think cleaning the litter box is number 2.

D - Dad's name: Ralph (yep, as in "I ralphed up my dinner last night." He loves when I joke about that)

E - Essential make-up: mascara because otherwise you'd never see the blonde eyelashes

F - Favourite perfume/cologne: Right now it's Goddess from Avon but I never forget about Victoria's Secret Heavenly

G - Gold or Silver: silver, although I would never turn down gold...

H - Hometown: Bement, IL

I - Insomnia: It goes in cycles. Sometimes I sleep like a rock and sometimes I'm up all night. Usually the insomnia is directly related to my stress level.

J - Job title: Umm, student?! That's a job, right?

K - Kids: None of my own, but I call my niece and nephew my kids.

L - Living arrangements: a 1 bedroom apartment that I share with my kitty.

M - Mom's birthplace: Are we talking actual place of birth or town she grew up in? I think Bement, IL

N - Favourite Noldo: No one knows what the heck a Noldo is so I'm changing it to lucky number which is 6

O - Overnight hospital stay: I spent a fun-filled night in the ER last fall.

P - Phobia: I'm sort of claustrophobic/hate crowds. I'm a whole lot of fun in the mosh-pit at concerts.

Q - Favorite Quote: What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul. Matthew 16:26 (One of the few things that I retained and appreciate from the years of bible school. See ma, I'm not a complete heathen.)

R - Religious affiliation: Not sure right now. I'm more of a spirtualist. Not a big fan of religion per se.

S - Siblings: Older sister

T - Time I get up: Set the alarm for 6:30 but rarely wake up to the alarm

U - Unnatural hair colors: Well, I was a brunette for a couple of weeks until the dye washed out.

V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: It'd probably be easier for me to list the ones that I do eat.

W - Worst habit: I'm a gold-medal procrastinator

X - X-rays you've had: dental, foot, and an echocardiogram

Y - Yummy foods you make: I'm actually pretty good at baking and my stuffed mannicotti is a hit.

Z - Zodiac sign: Gemini

I can't believe Clara is almost a year old!

Jacob in his new set of wheels.

Isabelle

Here's my cute, little, devil kitty.

31% nice

So, I took a quiz to find out if I am naughty or nice. Here's what it said.

You are 69% Naughty

"We can see those little devil horns growing on your head. You can be pretty naughty when you want to be. We suggest helping a few old ladies across the road to compensate for your naughtyness."

69% naughty huh?!