This Is Jacq: Archive

May 17th

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Characteristics of Management

I just want to break down this apparent “definition” of the characteristics of management from the first lecture of Pharmacy Management class. I cannot be 100% sure, but this is most likely the moment (third page, first day) that I mentally checked out of this class. It was that or the Industrial Revolution question. Sigh. Here’s the definition: “Abstract collection of...

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Jun 24th

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Shivers. I will never forget this game. GO HAWKS!

May 10th

While visiting work:

 I recently asked the two pharmacists that I work with to write recommendations for me so that I can volunteer at a pharmacy in the city.  One of the pharmacists, John, told me a couple weeks ago that he completed and submitted it.  I emailed my contact person last week, and she said that she had not received it.  I figured that it was some sort of online form, and that John had neglected to hit "Submit" or something, based on my experience watching him work with computers.  When I got to the pharmacy, he told me that he faxed it (something that he does multiple times on a daily basis) awhile ago, but he still had the form.  He went to the back and got it, then showed it to me.  My name was not indicated anywhere on the form.  An excerpt from the subsequent conversation follows.
Me: Could you please write my name on the recommendation?
John: [Gazing intently at me] Your eyes are two different colors, aren't they?
Me: [Suddenly concerned that I am having some sort of brain malfunction] Um, not that I know of? 
John: Yeah, that one's darker than that one.
Me: [Baffled] Oh, really?  Ok. Anyway, could you write my name here?
John: Yeah, that's probably why they haven't accepted you yet.
 [I ignored the fact that what was supposed to be a 9 in the fax number looked suspiciously like a 5 in his handwriting, so I am guessing that he just faxed it to the wrong number.]
 I suppose there are a couple of lessons to be learned here.  One is that fax is whack.  The other is to always be on your toes and expect the unexpected when talking to older male pharmacists.  From what I've seen, the profession always seems to make them kind of quirky after awhile.  Maybe that's just how all older men are.  
 Also, please note that I examined my eyes when I got home, and they are still, as they always have been, hazel-ish green.  I can't believe I actually checked.

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I want this. →

Mar 21st

“Hold fast to the human inside of you, and you’ll survive.”

– -The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Fantastic movie.

Feb 7th

Ruminations

This video and this article have me thinking. As I see it, the somewhat common theme between them is a sense of bombardment from the outside and the struggle to maintain balance within. Lots of thoughts are boiling in my head, and I will need to mull them over before expounding. Perhaps I will follow up later… EDIT: Here’s another video that relates to the one previously posted. ...

Jan 7th

Sigh.

So at work today I was telling the pharmacist, John, what I did yesterday. Me: I saw my roommate from undergrad last night. She’s at Washington State University for pharmacy school, so it’s always nice when we can get together. John: Oh, where’s that? Me: Um…Pullman, Washington, I think. John: State? Me: Yeah Washington state. John: Oh what is she doing out there?...

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Oct 9th

Arcade Fire - Wake Up Addicted.

Sep 21st

Sep 8th

Run yo ass!

Today I officially signed up for my first ever 5K race. Called “Groovin in the Grove,” it starts at my school and courses through nearby neighborhoods. I’ve never been a runner. The height of my physical fitness was probably during my first year of high school, when I was doing tons of conditioning for gymnastics and taking swimming/fitness in gym class. Even though I was...

Apr 29th

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Apr 22nd

Going Crazy

The other day I was reading an article about construction on a building in Chicago. It mentioned that all of the work would be unionized. I read it as “un-ionized” and was baffled for a moment as to how that word worked in that context. I must be on science overload…

Mar 27th

My New Word

procrastastic (adj.) (proh-kras-TAS-tik) - really good at procrastinating She is a procrastastic Facebooker, and all those people writing 25 random things about themselves isn’t helping one bit. I’ve been reading blogs on Google Reader procrastastically for the last half hour instead of studying for my 7:30 am exam.

Feb 3rd

I love Pandora. The other day a song by Ray...

Jan 26th

Jan 23rd

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt. She inspires me.

Jan 22nd

Yeah, sometimes I make good choices. →

Jan 11th

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Study break!

Dec 12th

This exists. →

Dec 8th

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Nov 18th

The Devil Never Sleeps - Iron & Wine This...

Nov 16th

“Instead of seeing a pair of eyes as two bespeckled buttons, when we look into...”

– from A General Theory of Love I picked up this book yesterday, as it was recommended to our class by our biochem professor. I feel that it is going to get really interesting. It’s intriguing to see how the authors will integrate scientific theory with raw human emotions to see how they mesh...

Nov 10th

(Embedded) My favorite song right now: When Your...

Oct 6th

Maybe the coolest word ever:

disdiadochokinesia

Oct 6th

8-11-07

Right now I’m in the process of transferring files from my old computer to my new one, and I came upon Word document containing a journal entry of sorts that I wrote in August 2007. I wrote it while on a camping trip, and the lack of Internet there made me rather introspective. That summer was one of change for me, all for the better. The writing is imperfect, yet perfectly me. ...

Sep 29th

Interesting →

Sep 27th

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Sep 14th

Condom Condom

To combat HIV/AIDS in India, BBC has launched a campaign to promote condom use, part of which is a ring tone of a cappella singing of the word “condom” repeatedly. It’s so catchy! Listen here.

Sep 11th

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The way the music is paired with the video is pretty interesting.

Sep 11th

Sep 9th

Responsibility

Today after work I stopped at the Sam’s Club gas station for a fill-up. A really sweet older gentleman named Dave works back there, and he came out to talk to me. “Are you working on Monday?” he asked. I told him no, and that I wasn’t going to be working for awhile because I was starting school Monday. I had talked to him about my studies before, and a smile came across...

Sep 7th

“I dwell in possibility…”

– Emily Dickinson

Sep 1st

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I love Jon Stewart.

Aug 29th

Anti-Drug

So I was thinking about those commercials that would feature a teenager talking about a hobby or sport that he enjoyed and how it kept him out of trouble. Specifically, said hobby/sport was said to be his “anti-drug” as if this activity was the only thing to keep him from spiraling downward into a deplorable world of addiction and chaos. With my future profession in mind, I can...

Aug 29th

Pretty awesome. →

I miss having the internet. =(

Aug 28th

Oh Arby's...

Sometimes people take the liberty of creatively combining words and gleefully sprinkling them into the lexicon. My middle school’s “cafetorium” (cafeteria + auditorium) comes to mind. Although it sounds atrocious, it’s not particularly harmful, but just a little annoying. Arby’s has commercials out right now advertising their new buffalo and barbecue sandwich. ...

Aug 19th

Aug 17th

Gymnastics!

It’s been awhile since I’ve been as entertained by something on TV as I was by the US men’s gymnastics team’s performance last night. Although it was the first time any of them had been to the Olympics, (both the Hamms were injured) the team still took home the bronze. My favorite performance came from Jonathan Horton on the high bar. His giants are so powerful, and his...

Aug 13th

Aug 11th

http://tenreasonsitwouldruletodateaunicorn.com/ →

The reasons NOT to date a T-Rex are pretty good too.

Aug 5th

Aug 2nd

Jesus Christ

It seems that every few months someone somewhere finds a divine manifestation of a god in a commonplace object. Marvel at this amazing breaking news video. In honor of this momentus occasion, I have compiled a small collection of other examples of such miracles. Jesus Chip Jesus Toast Jesus Water Stain Jesus Shrimp Tail Gotta love the news.

Jul 31st