Crazy Bitch

I returned today from the concert event of my life. Rock on the Range rocked. It had been 5 years since I last saw Buckcherry. Oh my God, they rock harder now then they did then. Their guitarist is amazing. The drummer was awesome. And Josh Todd...he's better than ever. After their set, Cathy and I ran to the area where their tour bus was parked. We got to meet the entire band - and got some autographs (as shown in the picture). The drummer stood with us for 10 minutes shooting the shit about the band, the tour, Ohio, etc. It was great. A roadie shared a Snapple Fun Fact with us. "Humans and koalas are the only animals with distinct finger prints." He was awesome - and kind of instrumental in getting us to meet the band. They were AWESOME. I think I glowed the rest of the day. Chevelle was freaking awesome. They were so heavy - so loud - the bleachers vibrated! It was great. Papa Roach was freaking awesome. They were very loud. They had the crowd very energetic. 12 hours of driving and $300 later, I'm still reeling over the experience. It was totally worth it - I'd drive another 6 hours to see Buckcherry!!!! :)

Tickets to Concert - $60
Hotel Room - $70
Parking at Arena - $15
T-shirts to Commemerate Experience - $70
Bottle of Bud Light - $7.50
Meeting the Members of Buckcherry and Getting Their Autographs - FREAKING PRICELESS!

Conference Baltimore

Today I returned from my final conference as a resident. I managed to pull off my poster presentation without too many hitches, not fall off the wall into the bay, and navigate my way back to the hotel after partying at the harbor for 4 hours. By far the highlight of the conference was the view from my hotel room (please see the picture above). With all the excitement of a small child, I opened the curtains to my hotel room and found Baltimore's Rescue Company 1. I jumped up and down and snapped the picture found above. Of course, the luster of the fire department wore off somewhere around 3:30am when for the 100th time the firetruck went out the door sirens whaling and horn blasting. This was all negated this morning when I got to watch the guys wash the trucks. I think the rest of the conference centered around something pharmacy related. Actually I jest...it was a pretty good conference. The fire department was just an added bonus.

May in a Whirlwind

Reality sat in on Friday when I pulled the June schedule from my mailbox. I am officially a VA pharmacist. I'm on the payroll, and finally on the schedule. I did a little dance in the hallway. My gut did that little lurch it does when something new is around the corner. I happened to notice that June 30-July 1 I am staffing alone. I've never staffed alone...but I've staffed with other pharmacists that make me feel like I'm staffing alone, so maybe I am prepared after all. :)

The month of May is officially my last full month in residency - and in residency style is packed fulll of stuff. This past weekend I went to a murder mystery dinner. It was hilarious and thought provoking. I couldn't help but see the similarities in the sleezy-ball "husband" and a former friend's husband. It put goosebumps on the back of my neck. I leave Thursday for Baltimore to present my residency research project. It's been a couple years since I've been in Baltimore after dark. I'm looking forward to painting the town again! HA! (Side note - Last time I was in Baltimore I was kicked out of a bar and consequently had the best date of my life thus far.) The following weekend is Rock on the Range. I'm totally psyched. It has been 5 long years since I last saw Buckcherry. :) There's also an added bonus, but I'm trying really hard to not set expectations for the trip. The following weekend I'm staffing for the last time as a resident. Woohoo!!! And then...it's June. Hopefully I'll have more time to post between now and June. So here's to May, the end of my residency, and the concert of my life!!!! :)