Birthday officially celebrated - Liver needs to recoop.

I celebrated my 23rd birthday with friends last night at 140West. I had a lot of fun, partly because of the alcohol, but mostly because of the company. I had 11 drinks in all last night, which is 2 down from my 21st birthday, but hey, at least I didn't throw up at the club this time (I threw up at home... mildly better?). Anyway, now that it's over and done with, my liver can rest in peace for the next 12 months. Hopefully I won't drink as much next time!

It is getting better, isn't it?

I received a comment on my last entry stating that my articles were getting better, and that they were better than my old ones. I do appreciate the comment, and it makes me happy that someone is deriving entertainment from my posts. On the other hand, since majority of my posts are life-based it makes me also think that my life wasn't very interesting up until recently :p All the same, it is comforting to think that things are starting to look up!

I had my night class, and starting tomorrow I'll be working on a 20-minute presentation for Monday. I'll also be in the lab for most of tomorrow, learning how to identify Spleen/Liver in thoracic CT scans. Woot.

Ugh. I thought I could have dairy products again. Nope. Apparently not. Even taking those lactose pills doesn't help! :(

I want to play WoW.... but I opted to do some studying tonight instead. *sigh*

Productivity

I feel so productive! I went to a meeting with my prof this morning, and it looks like I'll be presenting at a conference in Edmonton in June! This is pretty big news for me! :) I am so stoked. This also means the likelihood of me working at Linamar may not happen. (I'm looking at requesting 4 days off in June for the conference and my graduation, and I need to do stuff in the lab likely, so the chances of me working a "real" job... not high). I may stick around in the summer and find a summer job working odd things, like at the bookstore, or a shoppers drugmart, or something. This is pretty cool!

Anyway, I bought my Kin453 textbook at the Used Bookstore on my way home, threw out the mountain of recycling (I lost a bet), cleaned up the kitchen and everyone's dishes... and I even completed like 60% of my lab report! :) I feel so good. To makes things better, my Bath & Body Works order arrived today too (I bought anti-bacterial hand soaps and Classic Body Lotions from the Semi-Annual Sale).

I am going to see Sherlock Holmes tonight with my beloved Jenn. The people upstairs must really like me today.


EDIT: 5:33 pm

Aaaaannnndddd... go figure, my mom isn't even happy for me. It seems like nothing I do is ever good enough to make her proud of me.

Happy New Year!

Wow, 2009 is finally gone. We're finally in the double digits of 2000, people!

My new year's eve was quiet, but good; my friend slept over and we stayed up until 5 am watching movies and the first season of Big Bang Theory. We ate popcorn covered in seasoning salt, drank icy Smirnoff at midnight, and pretended to be about 12 years old again. There are only 2 people that I love this dearly (other than my parents and family, that is), and she is definitely one of them. My 2009 ending was sweet and as a result, my 2010 is off to a great start. I'm sitting in my living room staring out onto the street as the snow gently falls to coat everything in a soft, powdery layer, like in a Christmas card. I just ate an egg and cheese omelet, a tiny piece of cherry-almond pound cake, and enjoying my French Vanilla instant coffee.

Life is good. Short, but precious.

Let's make 2010 rock.