Time to re-evaluate

When the weather started warming up I decided that I would tough out the next few weeks of living in the glorified attic before moving locations.

...it's going to be at least in the high 80s for the next 10 days. Definitely reconsidering this as I type this on my bed in the least amount of clothes necessary to sleep in w/ my door wide open (so I can get some air circulation from the fans in our living room.)

Pretty sure I'm going to end up sweating out a few pounds tonight, oh baby

Lap Swim

I swam laps for the first time in months today & it felt awesome. I always have the urge to get junk food when I'm going back to my place, today the craving was for Dynasty. So bad, but so (guiltily...if that's a word) good. Instead, I resisted & came back to make alfredo w/ chicken sausage, shredded chicken, broccoli, & mushrooms. Okay that might sound kind of weird but some of the stuff is going to go bad in a few days & it tastes pretty good! (:

I love how I have time in the summer to cook balanced & somewhat healthy meals while still having enough time to study & take care of everything else.

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

I had such a great day today: paid attention in class so I won't have to relisten, hung out a little in lab w/ Lenah & Scott, went to shadow my P4 mentor, had a great time hanging out w/ Zach & his family + dinner, & then I had time to see Mike on the way back! It felt a little weird being around Rochester w/o stopping at home buut I'm pretty scared to go home w/o the dish that my mom has been asking about for the last few weeks haha. Oops?

I learned a lot about OTCs (over the counter) today, which sounds really dorky but it was pretty cool still. Also, if you think you have poison ivy but the rash hasn't shown up, use laundry detergent to wash the area to prevent infection. If you do get it though, your best bet is hydrocortisone. I'm a nerd, but there's your friendly random knowledge tip of the day?

...Okay it's not like I've had random knowledge tips before but shh.

To add on to the OBAMA gas station, there is also an OBAMA party store that exists on Detroit's West Side according to Zach's dad. Very interesting.

Time to write these journal entries & wash the dog slobber off me.

PS- if you're wondering about this blog's title, I have it stuck in my head as it was on the radio during the drive home (oldies radio station ftw). One day while studying & very sleep deprived, I misheard one of the lines. Originally it goes 'I got this burning burning yearning' but from my altered perception/the way she sang it, it sounded more like 'I got this burning burning urine' & so I instantly thought of a urinary tract infection. From that point onwards the rest of the song has sounded like she's talking about having a UTI & I feel like a weirdo. Okay I am, but even still that's just weird for me to admit. Aaaaanyways, bye.

So random.

Driving to an underserved clinic in Detroit for a group visit/orientation, I found out there is a gas station called OBAMA, complete w/ paintings of his picture & all. It was really, really strange & there were no gas prices listed. Next time I head that way I'm definitely taking a picture of it!

Other than that, I'm excited to volunteer in the clinic, I think it's going to be a great experience because it's helping those who are truly in need & seems to be very well organized.

Yay!

I officially have an internship over the summer!

As long as I pass a drug test & can figure out this crazy work schedule around class, pledging, research, & if I'm not too ambitious, hanging out w/ friends. Man does that make me sound busy.

The biggest 'small city' there is

Reason for this post's title:

My housemate knocks on my door & invited me to go to a local bar w/ him. We're chilling & watching everyone sing at the karaoke machine & then I notice that one of the people singing a song was one of my professors from last summer. I point him out to my housemate & he tells me that the other guy singing Sk8r Boy (sp? by Avril Lavigne) w/ him was his professor in the same department last year. After they finish their song they walk over & say hi to us. I tell my prof that I'm surprised he still remembers me to which he replies w/ 'I could never forget you! You were my best student!'

...that's bullshit. But it was funny. So I asked him what he was up to & I got "oh you know, just getting shitfaced". Classy.

But anyways, after this my housemate & I are eating a pizza when we see our profs come back together to sing another song which ended up being Too Sexy Song - Right Said Fred.

Needless to say, it was awkward watching my professor in his late 20s start unbuttoning his shirt & dancing around. But highly entertaining as well (:

Lately

So the Baltimore/NYC trip was too short but fun. Saw & did so much! Definitely a trip I'll remember.

Of the more memorable points:

1) on the way to the airport, seeing a bunch of people eating watermelon out of the back of an SUV parked on the street. Oh Detroit.

2) seeing a billboard that said 'National Federation for the Blind'. Call me a jerk, but that's ironic.

3) getting hit in the face w/ a frisbee thrown from 50 feet away

4) playing Star Fox on N64, yeah boiiiii

Other than that, living life & chilling. Did a lot of reading during our few days off. My favorite two books I read were My Sister's Keeper and Even Silence Has an End. Even though the latter was a little slow at points, it was overall interesting.

I got the weirdest hang nail on my toe last night. Check it out...when I'm not too lazy to get out my camera & upload the picture.

Other than that, this summer is shaping up to be the busiest one to date (w/ class, pledging, & a very probable 40hr/wk internship) even though I thought this was going to be chill. Hopefully there's enough room in there for a life outside of work & such.

Just for you Jordan...

Other than that, I love my week break off school! NYC was pretty cool, if I walked around like that everyday I'd be in such good shape. I wish Detroit had more people, it was really nice to see people using a city for once & Central Park was gorgeous