I'm Off!

I can't believe it but I am off on my Australian adventure. I came out the other side of the bar alive at least and can't wait to forget it until November. Ugh, like they actually read all those essays.

First up, exploring the north and barrier reef with Kristal. I land in Brisbane on Sunday and can't wait to soak up sun instead of rain. Sad that their winter is warmer then our summer this year. Well I hope to post as I travel but I'll only have my itouch so detailed descriptions will have to wait until my return. Wish you all the best!

Wow - it has been way too long

I can not believe how long it has been. apologies to both of my readers. ;-) I let of go so long that it seemed like to much to catch up but that is a silly reason to continue not to keep you all updated on my life. Here is the quick summary with details and photos to follow.

- I put my condo up for sale
- my job got postponed (if anyone knows of some temporary vet jobs let me know)
- I sold my condo, closing on Aug 1st
- I graduated, yep I am a doctor, vet and LLM
- I started studying for the NY and MA bar exams, miserable and seem to be 4 weeks behind on Barbri even though we are only 3 weeks in. Go figure.

Well that is about it. I'm sure I forgot something but nothing too important. Since my computer is broken no quote for this blog. Takes too long to type on the iTouch. Hope you are all doing well.

[Posted from my iPod touch]

Liz’s 30th

I got to be a surprise for Liz. Her hubby through a 30th for her – we went to a roller derby where the Albany team kicked some major ass and then to a local brew house and restaurant. Mucho fun was had and I got to spend two weekends with Liz!!!! Ed and I even managed to surprise her, she had no idea I was going to be there. Next morning I woke up to some great French toast courtesy of my mom; I love French toast.

Quote of the Post:
I wanna be thirty. Thirty and flirty and thriving...
- Jenna Rink in 13 Going On 30

Jenna: Wait, listen to me. I'm 13!
Lucy: Jenna, if you're gonna start lying about your age, I'd go with 27.
- 13 Going On 30

NYC

I headed to NY for a fun end to Spring break (I had to take a few days to catch up on classes and finish a sheep & goat exam (which took approximately forever). I was staying with some buddies from Firm’s summer program and got to see another friend from undergrad. I was also intending to do some apartment shopping but that got nixed due to a change in Firm’s plans for me. Ugh, but more on that later. I did manage to get convinced to buy some fun earrings, guess I have to go out to wear them now.

Quote of the Post:
There are two million interesting people in New York and only seventy-eight in Los Angles.
-Neil Simon

Reliving Undergrad

Two weekends ago Liz came to visit and we relived college – we walked campus for three hours with our pups, ate late night Hot Truck, saw Cornell Hockey cream RPI (Go Big Red), ate great Wegman’s Pasta, saw old cheesy movies and basically had a great time. We even got to celebrate her 30th – yeah to 30 and fab (borrowed from my other lovely, Jenan, who is doing her 30th year in style). Yep, I’m finally old enough to relive the good ol’ days.

Quote of the Post:
This is my house. I live here, Beanie. I'm 30 years old. None of us are enrolled in the college.
-Mitch Martin in Old School

Dragon Day

It’s one of my favorite Cornell traditions. For those who don’t know – the 1st year architecture students build a large Dragon and parade it through campus surrounded by architecture students in all sorts of crazy outfits (my favorite this year was a faun who I later found out was arrested, go figure) with the engineers attempting to stop it with a Phoenix before it all ends on the Art Quad with the 5th year architecture students lighting the Dragon into a large bonfire – except this year, thanks to changes in NY open fire law, the Dragon couldn’t be burned. So sad. They did light a bonfire but it wasn’t the same without the dragon going up in flames.

Quote of the Post:
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
-J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit

Agreeing with a Republican

I never thought it would happen but a recent column in The Cornell Daily Sun captured my anger and position on where stimulus money should and shouldn't be spent. All that and it was written by a Republican. Well, enjoy the article and here is hoping for a better tomorrow.

Quote of the Post:
The worst generation enjoyed all of the fruits and plenty of the labor, hardship and sacrifice of those that came before.... Despite that privilege, they’ve indulged this nation in social values that should make us all cringe: a greedy pursuit of unlimited individual financial accumulation, mocking of collective rights and responsibilities, militarism over intellectualism, and war in the name of democracy. To that worst generation, I ask: please stop squandering our future.
- Matthew Ricchiazzi, The Cornell Daily Sun