One heckuva football game

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They won. We lost by a friggin field goal in overtime. I have several friends who are LSU fans and are rubbin it in my face right now. The "gasp" of the game was when an Arkansas player and an LSU player hit helmets, and the AR player's helmet flew off! Then he came back a few plays later to catch a touchdown! The same guy, Joe Adams, had a stroke earlier this season! Talk about some long term head injuries.

It was an awesome game. Who is your favorite college team?

Major fail

Oh this is a good one. I was off work today, so Casey and I had plans to eat lunch today when he got out of class then run some errands and buy groceries. He calls me and says I need to come pick him up at campus, because his car won't start. He tried jumper cables, but it still didn't start. Crap.

So I get in my car. Guess what. Mine won't start. Geez-a-moly. All I can do is put my head on the steering wheel and laugh hysterically. I call him back to tell him our good fortune, and he informs me his phone is about to die. Double crap.

I call a tow truck for his car and for mine. Then I call the Nissan dealership to inform them that 2 (yes, 2) cars will be arriving shortly. The guy at the dealership is laughing and tells me I must have really bad luck. No joke.

My tow guy arrives and the car still doesn't start for him. He pumps the gas a few times and magically it starts. His advice is still to take it in and have it checked out. Otherwise this could happen again, and I could be stranded somewhere. That would be triple crap. Since I work an hour away from home, I take his advice.

Casey's car gets fixed first. It's a problem with the fuel sensor (we had it replaced just a few years ago). Mine is still sitting at the dealership. They don't know why it didn't start and want to keep it overnight to observe in the morning. I guess it's in car ICU. Keep in mind that Casey's car (my old car) is a 2002 Altima. The one still at the dealership is the 2009 Altima.

This is the 3rd time the '02 Altima has been towed. First and third times were the fuel sensors. The second time was when all 4 tires got stolen. Good story. That was when we lived at the fine apartment establishment (crap palace).

Needless to say, I got nothing accomplished today. And that CE time? Out the window. Maybe I should put the towing company on my contacts list in my phone. I see a trend starting.

Sheesh

So I'm a slacker and haven't posted in weeks. Everything has hit me at once. I worked a LOT of extra hours at work and then got sick. I was useless at work. Everytime I picked up the phone, I'd go into a coughing fit. Like make myself choke from coughing so hard. Grossness. Menthol cheap-o cough drops were my best friend. Delsym and Mucinex DM were pointless. So I finally went to the doctor and got some doxy for a respiratory infection.

And Tussionex. Oh magical Tussionex. I haven't slept that well in YEARS. It never made me loopy; it just put me out like a light. Glorious stuff.

So once I finished my fog of sickness I realized.... I have to renew my license by the end of December and I'm NOWHERE close to having my completed CE (Continuing Education.) So my off days are spent reading articles and taking tests and trying to not be bored out of my mind.

Oh yeah. Then there's that approaching thing called Christmas. Which means I have to get my booty in gear and buy gifts! Last weekend my friend Andrea and I went to Holiday House that was sponsored by the LR Junior League. I did get some gifts there, but mainly stuff for myself. Figures, right?

Then the week after Christmas we're going with my parents and brother to JAMAICA! Our family hasn't taken a vacation like this in 13 years. It's way overdue. I am majorly pumped! Goodbye worries at work and hello beach!

So as I'm reading CE and kicking myself for procrastinating, I just keep thinking "sun, beach, ocean.... I can do this."

Have a great Thursday!

It's the simple things....

I hate Wal-Mart shopping carts. I love the new, plastic carts that Target has switched to using. Even my favorite Kroger (favorite b/c it used to have a Starbucks inside ) has those dreaded metal carts. I had to go to Wal-Mart in the rain today for groceries. I get across the store and the wheels won't turn. Like will NOT turn. I'm pushing with every ounce of strength (with isn't much) to push that dang cart around. I figure it's too much trouble to trek up front and unload my items into a new cart. So I take the easier and more embarrassing route and look like I'm breaking a sweat pushing this cart around.

And I cursed in public. I may curse, but not in public for fear that children will be around. I cursed at that stupid cart that was making me use wimpy arm muscles. I glanced around hoping some innocent, cute Cindy Who child wouldn't be staring at me. Fortunately, only an older man was nearby. I'm sure he was laughing at my struggle with the cart.

I think that cart had it out for me. Around the vegetable section (Yes, I bought vegetables. Who knew!) which is right before the registers, that dang cart started rolling just fine.

The only good thing out of my trip? I decided that counted as my exercise for the day.

Don't eat that!

This was the status of a fellow pharmacist on his facebook page yesterday: "Today I had to explain to an adult the definition of diarrhea."

How do people not know this?!

Recently I was showing a young mom some over-the-counter glycerin suppositories for her
constipated child. She asked, "So I put these in her mouth and she eats them?" Oh lawd. She was shocked that she was going to have to put the suppository in the child's bottom.

I thought things like this were common knowledge! Duh!

After I told the fellow pharmacist my recent encounter, he replied back, "I usually think putting 'insert rectally' in my suppository Rx directions is understood and unnecessary for me to write. But now I guess it's needed!"

THANKS!

Thank you to Rosalyn at Dooley and Me for the blog award! You should check her site out, and the picture of her puppy is just adorable!!!

So here are the one-word answers to the questionnaire.

1. Where is your cell phone? Bedroom

2. Your hair? Brunette (This is a big deal, because I've always been blonde.)

3. Your mother? Teacher

4. Your father? Farmer

5. Your favorite food? Nachos

6. Your dream last night? Dunno

7. Your favorite drink? Coke

8. Your dream/goal? Happiness

9. What room are you in? Living

10. Your hobby? Reading

11. Your fear? Pain

12. Where do you want to be in six years? Dunno

13. Where were you last night? Work

14. Something that you aren't? Rested

15. Muffins? Chocolate

16. Wish list item? Doors (Boring I know. We're getting new storm doors, and then I want new shower doors. Yawn, yawn, yawn.)

17. Where did you grow up? Arkansas (Of course!)

18. Last thing you did? Ate

19. What are you wearing? Pajamas

20. Your TV? Off

21. Your pets? Bella

22. Friends? Far

23. Your life? Busy

24. Your mood? Sleepy

25. Missing someone? Family

26. Vehicle? Altima

27. Something you're not wearing? Makeup

28. Your favorite store? Kohl's

29. Your favorite color? Red

30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday

31. Last time you cried? Laughing

32. Your best friend? Leslie

33. One place that I could go over and over? Shopping

34. One person who emails you regularly? Mom

35. Favorite place to eat? Mexican

Gotta watch this

Has anybody seen this show? It's "Dallas Divas and Daughters" on the Style network. Oh my goodness it's a mess. The moms are snooty patooties and the daughters are following in their "I'm special, and I deserve the best" attitude. It's just hilarious to watch. On this week's episode, it was prom time. One of the girls was going to tell her date her true feelings about how much she liked him. He was OBVIOUSLY gay, and he confirmed that when she spilled her feelings. I felt so sorry for the girl.

If you like the Real Housewives series, then you'll love this show, too. A couple of the moms are snippy with each other and a fight is surely on the agenda for a future show.

Southern Belles? Probably not. Another "It's pitiful but I have to watch it anyway" show? Yep.