Scott's MD-PhD Adventure

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Love her

This woman is awesome.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Unnecessary quoting

Macy's. 6th floor. Christmas Crap.
We were card-hunting for the 50% off sale. :)

Mike: These cards are disgusting.
Me: Yes, yes. I'm sure we can find some.
Mike (loudly, so others could and should hear): YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TALENTED IMPOVERISHED ARTISTS OUT THERE BUT THE CARD COMPANIES HAVE TO HIRE THESE MORONS TO MAKE UGLY CARDS
Me: Oh hush! Nobody wants to or needs to hear your opinion.
Mike: *sly smile* Yes they do!

Overheard by me 2 minutes later…
Soccer mom to her mother: …Yeah, none of these are great. That guy was just saying how there could be better cards if the companies hired better artists.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Parent Videos

Plans for the day.

My dad asks what we're going to do that day. Then we talk about Tango Sur, and explain how an automatic thermostat works, and go back to Tango Sur discussion


Rubbers Shoes Email.

My dad discusses using his "rubbers" on his shoes. An email interruption. Then my mother talks about shoe shopping, and lastly they argue about what he should wear to dinner, and then argue more when we get back from dinner.


Printer Ice Runway.

I print - my mother freaks. My dad has to "go in ice" so there is drama. Then I explain Project Runway to my mother.


Mickey HeadOn ClarkStreet Survey.


My dad makes a bad joke. Then he says he doesn't need Head On. We argue about "Clark Street" and finally my mother tells Mike what her survey is about.

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Austrian Awesomeness

Mike, for no reason I know of, decided it's time to install Vienna on my MacBook. All of my blogs/RSSs in one! Plus others that I occasionally read -- now all in one space!

I can't decide if this will increase or decrease productivity. Any suggestions on blogrolls/RSSs to add?

Friday, December 14, 2007

I'm sad for America

The top 10 selling albums of 2007 were named.

1. DAUGHTRY Daughtry
2. KONVICTED Akon
3. THE DUTCHESS Fergie
4. HANNAH MONTANA Soundtrack
5. SOME HEARTS Carrie Underwood
6. ALL THE RIGHT REASONS Nickelback
7. FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS Justin Timberlake
8. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 Soundtrack
9. NOW 23 Various Artists
10. MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Linkin Park

I guess the only people who buy albums are teenagers. Sad, sad America.

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Rubbers

Julian called me today to inform me about a story on rubbers in GQ this month. Hahahaha

Friday, December 07, 2007

Irish Keg

Me: There's going to be an afterparty for the department party, and the host is getting a keg.
Bob: That sounds fun
Lili: Cake?
Me: Keg
Lili: Do you say cake? or kite?
Me: No keg, it's a unit of measurement for beer. It's a giant metal container.
Lili: Oooooh ooooh! That is a lot.
Me: Ha. Yes.
Lili: How do you spell?
Me: K-E-G.
Lili: Why you want that?
Me: Instead of buying like 100 bottles, you can get one giant container and it's cheaper. Plus, the host is Irish so he likes beer.
Lili: Irish...Irish...Cream!

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Thursday, December 06, 2007

The Grammys are funny

What kind of award pits Lily Allen vs. Björk? Or categorizes Lily Allen as alternative? Or thinks Arcade Fire belongs in the same category as either one of them?

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Alright, Still..., Lily Allen
Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
Volta, Björk
Wincing The Night Away, The Shins
Icky Thump, The White Stripes


More randomness...
FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Candyman," Christina Aguilera
"1234," Feist
"Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie
"Say It Right," Nelly Furtado
"Rehab," Amy Winehouse

And last, for SONG OF THE YEAR, the award for songwriting, they nominated Umbrella. Yes, an award could go to the multiple people it took to write "you can stand under my umbrella ella ella hey hey hey"

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Laundry Bitch: The Sequel!

I go down to put on one load of dark laundry. There are 6 regular washers (1.25/load) and 2 weird european frontloading ones (1.75/load). 5 of 6 regulars are full, 1 has the broken sign on it. Of the 5, 3 have just finished and are at 00, while the other two are at 07 min. After the last drama, and being in no rush, I decide to wait until the 07 minutes are done.

When they have 01 min left, laundry bitch returns in this brown sweater dress and cheap-looking fluffyboots. This time she has brought security in the form of her light-skinned emasculated black boyfriend. She and I give each other the "oh...you" look, while I sit on the broken washing machine, making her uncomfortable while I watch her unload the 3 finished washers, and RELOAD them with 3 new loads.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend is unloading dryers, and she's barking orders to him on where to put the 3 loads she's taking out of the wash.
"I said the 2 rows! Ugh! Do I have to come point!" (they're 2 feet away).
"Put that in the other hamper!"
"Don't use that dryer! It's bad!"

Finally, she walks over to the other 2 washing machines which have finished, and they begin emptying those and putting them in the dryer. As they start, he asks me if I was waiting on a washing machine.

Me: Yes, I would like to use one washer, thanks.
Emasculated boyfriend: We could have let him use one of the first 3?
Laundry bitch: Sean! That's the man who touched our stuff before!
EB: And?
LB: I'm not going to be nice to people who are rude!
EB: *rolls eyes and continues his assignment*

I wait and watch them unload the other 2 washers into dryers, and as they are leaving begin using one of them.

Her total loads done: 2 in dryer before + 5 more going when I got in + 3 new started while I waited = 10 fucking loads of laundry. I guess she was pissed because I, you know, messed up her system last time and prevented her from using EVERY FUCKING WASHING MACHINE at once. Has this bitch not done laundry since the last time I saw her?