Quick and Dirty.

I know it's been wayyy too long since I've posted.  Life's been a hectic whirlwind.  One exam after another.  Early morning lab, after another, after many all-nighters.. after distractions after distraction.. barely time to breathe.

So. Here's the quick and dirty.  and some pics of the post-block parties that help us keep our sanity.

My days in numbers:
Typical time I wake up in the morning? 6.
Daily cups of coffee:  8.
Hours of the day I spend at home, not counting sleep?  2.
Meals I eat out? All of them.
Friday night cocktails I have after class?  4.
Classes we're taking?  3. 1 of which is BS touchy feely.

 

IBD one of my favs, and I pre-80s night block party.  Just finished our Biochem + Anatomy 2nd block!

HelloitsP -- clearly a soulmate of mine.  As Tom Cruise Risky Business.

Times I've been to the gym?  0

Runs with Coops since school started?  6.

Dates I've been on?  1 -- with Lui!

Lui (our VP) and I!  Love of my life.  We both are lost when it comes to boys... but that's ok.

Concerts I've been to? 3:  Shwayze, Juvie, and Magnetic Zeros -- Built to Spill tomorrow night!
New friends I've made?  Countless.  and our class seems to only be getting bigger.
Coffee shops I've become a local at?  3.
Emails that I desperately want/need to respond to from my fav hometown friends?  At least 4. (love y'all).
Times I've been hit by a car on my bike?  1.
Times I've hit something with my car here?  2.
Unopened mail by my entrance?  At least 40.
Times I've cooked a real meal that doesn't include eggs and/or cereal (or chef boyardee. or lean pockets)?  2.

Boxes of lean pockets I've consumed?  Easily 12. in the past 2 months.

And that's me as Jem.  Google it if you don't know this (classic?) 80s cartoon.

Last but not least.  Go Saints!  I'm a bandwagon fan -- but you reallyyy can't help it down here.  It's contagious.  Who Dat?!!

Potluck!

my loves.  potluck dinner.  which thanks to Pav's margaritas.. the night turned out to be a little bananas.  Somehow, one of my classmates brought his roommates dog to the French Quarter, where I took it upon myself to be it's chaperone.. and crying randomly on the street when anyone suggested we leave him behind to go into a bar (hello drunk ladyyy).  But thankfully, we found a good bar that let the pup in and all was well in the world.

..and this was all before everything got nuts with studying.  my life has been taken over by gross anatomy.  and this mini-break to post is about all I'll be getting until Friday. 

Class time with Lui.

My Love.  Med school is hard, y'all.

Summer Cocktails

Grown Up Lemonade [eat make read]

 Green Tea Mojito [The Kitchn]

Balsamic Lemonade + Vodka [What's Gaby Cooking]

Happy hour, anyone?

I. Love. This.

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Don't you love these shoes?  What if I told you that those lovely bows on there were DIY..?  It makes me want to do it now so bad.  Love these so easy step-by-steps on Green Wedding Shoes.

White Linen Night!

White Linen Night is one of those must-see events around here -- walking around the Warehous District with a cocktail, in white, and looking at artwork (alive, or in the gallery).  It was an absolutely ridiculously fun night with my classmates -- they are just as wild as I am haha.  Luckily, school isn't too much in swing yet to really overwhelm us all on the weekend.


yet.

The Flyest Future Docs.

This meant a lot more than y'all know.  With the parents.

 With CS -- my wingman

My love LC -- looking sharp in his bowtie!

love love my classmates.  It's going to be a fun 4 years.

Pack it up.

[Studded Hearts]

 [The Alternative Wife]

[Scout and Catalogue]

[Miss Moss]

If I didn't have to carry around a small library with me everyday.. I would love LOVE to be able to tote these around daily.  Don't you love? 

 

Week One Down.

We have officially been in medical school for one whole week.  And although I'm not completely overwhelmed.. it's getting a little stressful already.  I'm determined not to procrastinate, and thankfully neither are any of my friends -- who have kept me on track.

And then I saw one of my classmates write this on facebook as her status.  I don't really know her, but what I do know.. is she's in for a heap of trouble.

Dead.

After seeing this post by S$, I figs, no need to preserve her anonymity either.. b/c let's face it.  You played yourself on facebook.

Already in anatomy lab, we've become quite intimate with our cadaver -- skinned, gotten all the way down to the deep back muscles, touched the spinal cord, and bone sawed our way through the vertebrae.  It. is. awesome. 

And judging from how all my friends study -- Jax getting on her grind early, LC and LP getting stellar study guides done, and CT having stacks of flashcards bigger than my head.. this girl is in trouble.  But one less person to compete with in the long run.

I'll say it again..

[I've got a lust for life]

 [Post Grad Hair Cut]

[La Dolce Vita]

...I can't wait for my hair to grow out this long.  Side braid here I come!