Yesterday was a piss off kind of day

I blame the new medication because usually I'm a really easy going, glass half full kind of person. I've been nauseated for the past three days which is kinda cool in a crappy way because I could stand to lose a few pounds and I don't have money to eat anyway. The doc says the nausea is normal and will hopefully go away. The ex felt it necessary to im me about the new girl he's shagging and how great she is in bed, yadda yadda. Then I got flak on the phone for supposedly wasting all of my money. Cause I definately throw my $300 a month paycheck down the drain. I can't even afford my rent much less my bills, and I've been living on spaghetti o's and cereal for a month, so you can just go to hell.

Enough with the stream of consciousness bitching. Today was much better. I went to work for a few hours before my doctor's appointment. It was uneventful and productive and I listened to some really obnoxious punk rock on my mp3 player. I got my rabies titer results back today, and whoohoo I don't need a booster shot. Then I went home and packed for San Antonio and cleaned my apartment a little bit. Now I'm just vegging before I go for a run. I think I'll wake up early tomorrow and go shoot some hoops before work too. I'm going to miss having a nice park right across the street.

Yesterday I saw a downy woodpecker pounding on a tree branch. Then a scissor-tailed flycatcher came over and kicked his ass. It's sucks being the little guy.

I have a confession to make...

I miss school. I love having every minute of my day planned and so busy that I can't think. I have a bad feeling that they are going to kick me out in a few years. For the past two weeks I've done nothing but go to work, then to the gym, then sit around my house bored and lonely. I've been slowly cleaning out my closet, dressers and bookshelf to get rid of some clutter before I move. So far I've got 4 boxes of things to take to goodwill.

My lack of money reached all time lows this week when I bounced a few checks. Now I've got my fingers crossed that I don't bounce a couple more before my paycheck is deposited into my account on Friday. I do have to laugh whenever I see my balance of 59 cents in my account. Things could always be worse: at least I can still buy a stamp.

I saw the most exciting thing last weekend. Behold...

The Reese's Big Cup!

I have yet to try the big cup, because I'm not sure that I could handle all of that peanut buttery goodness in one sitting, and also the 59 cents thing. Here's what an online review said about the big cup experience: "This peanut butter cup had about the same radius as a regular Reese's, but it was about twice as deep, a whopping 7/8 inch thick. It was just like a regular Reese's, but more. Once you've taken one bite and can see the cup's profile, you'll be amazed by how much peanut butter they put inside." Good times.

Good Times in the Big Easy

Marc and I visited New Orleans last week. We visited family and friends, ate a ton of french donuts and cajun food, and drank some ridiculously strong drinks on Bourbon Street. Some highlights of the trip:

Our hotel had numerous mysterious passageways and staircases...

And a pretty courtyard.

We had to climb out of our big window to get to the balcony.

Our view from the balcony.

We hung out with the locals.

Marc searched for his ancestors at one of the cemeteries.

And I violated this awesome mausoleum shaped like a pyramid.

We spent our last day at the Audubon zoo where we got to pet a kangaroo and were solicited by a peacock.

The Hardest Semester

is finally over! And I even surprised myself by finishing out with all A's and B's. Last week Marc took me to New Orleans to see the sights and visit the kin folks. It's nice to have a guy with a steady paycheck because I'm poor as dirt right now. My only contribution to the trip was some fast food during the drive. It sucks not having any money, and I feel bad about asking my family for help because my dad just lost his job. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get a good rate on a grad plus loan for next year.

But on to happier thoughts. Like how I'm going to San Antonio next month to intern at the Southwest National Primate Research Center. I get to shadow a laboratory animal veterinarian and work on a small research project with marmosets. I'm also moving to a new place in July which costs the same amount as my efficiency apartment but has double the square footage and a big backyard. I'm hoping that if I make enough money during the summer that I can adopt a dog from the animal shelter. I'm thinking that a big, intimidating looking dog would be good company and protection since I'm moving to a semi-shady part of Bryan.

As soon as I go through my New Orleans pics I'll post some good ones and give some more info about the trip.