Shit med students say...

The Bride to Be (in response to me telling her that my cough STILL isn't better): Didn't they give you antibiotics?
Me: They did.  Didn't work.
The Bride to Be: Oh then go back!
Me: I will. On  Monday.  I'm partially benig stupid for not going now, but I'm like 60% afraid they'll put mme in the hospital, say I have pneumonia, and not let me take the test on Monday.  There's no way I'm taking this test any way other than multiple choice.
The Bride to Be: Shit med students say.

Here's the quick and dirty version of what's going on right now....  Wherever I'm at in 10 minutes is where I'm stopping to get back to studying...so if there's an abrupt cut off, you know why.

First of all, I should let you all know that I've never had a problem with anyone saying "quick and dirty" before.  It's usually said during med school reviews and in class when teachers or course coordinators are about to give us some high yield material to study for exams.  Ex) Quick and Dirty Metabolic Acidosis/Alkalosis....means that we're gonna learn that real well in 5 minutes or less.  A very good thing.  HOWEVER, one of my favorite professors used it this week in such a way that I can never look at the phrase the same way again.  "The quick and dirty pelvis."  *blank stare....giggle....vomit*  (Unfortunately for society, a bunch of my female classmates can relate to this ailment...OHHHHHHHH! snap. jk)

Anyway, school is meh.  I have been coughing up a storm for the last 2 -2.5 weeks.  I was told I have post nasal drip at a CVS minute clinic, but $90 later, it turns out I have bronchitis.  This does not bode well for focused studying or deep sleep, sadly.  Also, I have a boy on the brain (more on that later...).  Long story short, I've lost all sense of focus and discipline and I feel screwed.  I'm gonna probably go to the doctor again tomorrow and see if we can nip this in the bud. Afterwards I'm gonna have to kick it into high gear to make up for the atrocity that will be tomorrow's exams.  I was talking to a classmate today though and I feel a little less concerned bc apparently non-medically sick and non-lovesick people are in the same predicament that I'm in .  I hate that other people feel this way too, but at least it's good to not feel alone in this.  In any case, I'm totally prepared to kick some serious renal/endo/neuro butt for the finals to salvage my grades if need be.

It's good to be in love.  It really does suit me.  For those of you who I haven't spoken to (or who have gotten sick of listening to me), I met a guy...who we will call "lefty"...  (For you medical nerds who want to know what a lovesick loser I am....lefty is for left ventricle.  You figure out the rest and feel free to make fun of me at your leisure.)    I met him at a bar in the NY, NY in Las Vegas.  (A story that we will undoubtedly have to change when we have kids...)  He was the cute guy at the bar who I had to meet.  Once I did we danced and talked for hours.  (Mostly talking, but still a lot of dancing.)  By the end of the night it came up that he works in LA (where I would be for the following few days) and he asked me to lunch for the following Monday.  Turned out, he was able to take off work for the day and show me around LA.  We went to Santa Monica Pier, got Thai food (bc I told him it was my favorite), toured UCLA's campus and botanical gardens, walked around Westwood and then caught the new Sherlock Holmes flick.  It was AMAZING.  It was so chill, yet so exciting.  Of course there were a couple of embarrassing moments, as there should be for any first date.  There was the part where I joked that this SUV was gonna hit his car in its attempt to parallel park....and it did.  There was another time when I found out that I didn't know that "prawn" is another name for shrimp.  *Face palm*  All in all, it was a great day.  The day didn't end there though bc for the rest of the night he hung out with me and my LA loves.  I was glad to see them get along.  It was most important to me that my graphic designer and le director like him and they really seem to so that's great.  Long story short....we spent most of the rest of the week together, I bawled my eyes out at the airport when I left, and then a few days after I left, we decided we were gonna give this a shot.  I'm so glad we did.  He came down last weekend to see me and it was just wonderful.  I can't wait to see him again...just 6 more days!  Yep.  It's good to be in love.

Okay ten minutes up.  Miss you guys!  I'll be better about writing again now!  muah!