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| Wow, it's been a while hasn't it?
well here's all I have to say:
2 Big XII Championship Tickets for sale $75 each. must get rid of these. too many tests. email me.
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| Since my last entry (in no particular order):
1. I got into a car crash, but thankfully everyone is ok, hardly even a
dent on the Audi (nice car Bo Bo [is that even how you spell it?]).
2. We got a new baby turtle! Hi Scooter! (no, we didn't name it Hard
Jr.) This time it WILL NOT die, gosh dangit. Gus made a terrarium
for it (hehe, how cute) and just bought a huge aquarium, filter, UV
lamp, the works...aww, he's such a good daddy. Scooter likes to
sit on Gus's chest and burrow into his shirt. It is soo adorable.
3. I took my FIRST shot?!?! and got sooo sick from it. never
again. me and alcohol do not mix. So, the Tejas crew went down to
6th st. to celebrate Dan's 21st and go bar hopping. When we got
to the Aquarium, Gus happened to know the bartender from one of his
classes. Before I could even object, he poured 3 huge shots of
"Sex and Alligator" for free and made a toast. So, obviously I didn't
want to be rude and say, no sorry i'm not really into alcohol. So
I took it annnnd it didn't taste bad at all............30 mins later I
was sick, nearly passed out on Gus's shoulder the rest of the
night. What a horrible feeling.
4. I pretty much finished my personal statement.
5. the guys took me to a porn shop for the 1st time. also a NEVER again. guys are sick.
6. Gus moved back home 
7. Helped Matt move into the Tejas house
8. Went to Matt's Dad's Memorial Day BBQ (yuummmy)
9. Went to San Antonio with Gus. visited the med school. It was kinda
nice, of course it's no Vanderbilt....but hey it is state funded.
Walked along the Riverwalk. Mom took us out to Joe's Crab Shack
(yum!) I love shrimp and crab and lobster and just seafood in general.
10. Went to Gus's little sister's HS graduation. Brings back
memories. Man, am I really already a senior in college?? I coulda sworn
I was just at my own HS graduation...
11. Went out to lunch at a Brazillian restaurant with April and Octavio. Fun times guys, we shall do this again.
Gus leaves tomorrow for Houston. *pout* Here is to another summer
separated by numerous states. This summer we'll actually be on
opposite sides of the country. whooppee....
Theresa is now on tour with Frankie J as his one of his dancers. How sweet is that?
I'm really disliking this whole application process - so
complicated and looooong. MCAT scores come in soon, sigh. I
think I will take it in August bc I am almost certain I will be able to
do better.
I'm getting ready to leave for Ohio. Somewhat excited.
Excited about the actual internship, not excited about being in a
not-large city. Not that i will be with country bumpkins, but
Columbus/Athens isn't Houston/LA/DC/NYC. Maybe i'll get a chance
to visit some friends in DC this summer or see the ISL crew again in
Vegas. That would be so awesome.
I've been having weird, vivid dreams lately of ppl dying, the world
ending, fleeing to Mars, rowing on the Sun, adultery, running away fr
ppl, secret paradise swim spots...
Is anybody else?
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| My first entry since school was over. Feels good I guess to be
out although not exactly an escape from everything for me. I have
applications to do now. I want to get em done soon so I won't
have to worry about them at my internship. But at the same time, it's
really difficult to turn these applications in bc I want them to be
perfect -- hard to let go, u know? So I've been attempting to work on
my personal statement, something I have found to be very
difficult. Try summing up your entire life, goals, and philosophy
in one page. The hardest part is just getting started, but even
then...it's hard to get it all to fit and sound right.
I've been shopping a lot; bad Donna. I really don't need to be doing
that, but it's like a stress reliever for me -- I forget about
everything else, and it sets me at ease. Some "experts" call it
retail therapy. It's kind of disappointing that actually exists
in our society.
My grandma is in a coma in Vietnam. What do I do....My dad left for there 2 days ago.
Gus' 21st birthday is today. Happy Birthday to my Man! We went to
Bar Austin last night for the graudation festivities. Half of
Tejas lined up to buy him a drink. It was an interesting
night. I'll leave it at that.
I bought him a Florida Yellow Belly Cooter for his birthday. It
was the CUTEST baby turtle (1 month old)...about the size of a silver
dollar. He was a fiesty fella. Always was crawling
everywhere and burrowing. I fell in love with it the instant I
saw it. I wanted THAT one. It's shell was gorgeous and
vibrant. I took it around everywhere with me for 3 days, even to
restaurants. No, I'm not crazy...it needs constant UV light that
it wouldn't get in my apt. I gave it to Gus last night at about
4am. He really loved it. That makes me happy. Umm,
but...before we went to his birthday lunch at P.F. Chang's today we put
him outside to soak some sun on the Tejas balcony, and when we came
back...he was floating upside down....My heart broke. He was like
my little baby for 4 days. I watched him play, get scared and
hide. I fed him and played with his tiny, tiny tail. Now he's
gone... I guess it got just too hot for it...high of 102. That
wasn't supposed to happen. The pet shop owner told me it needed
constant UV light and heat and leaving it outside was good. I
guess we underestimated the Texas heat. Wonderful doctors
we will be...... underestimating things and letting things die in our
hands. ugh. never again! My parents used to not allow me to have pets
as a kid. They thought I wouldn't be able to handle it's death,
and I always argued back, and begged for a puppy or a fish or
anything. I love animals. Now, I know what they are talking
about. I am crushed. I hate it when they are right. I
called the pet shop owner and told him about my turtle. He said
if I bring back my frozen Cooter/Hard (Hard is what Gus named it...he
wanted something abstract. ugh, boys) he'd give me a new one for free,
which is nice...great actually. But I'm still sad; i don't have
my original turtle that I fell in love with. life is harsh.
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| I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time.
-Calvin & Hobbes
So much has happened. I don' t know where to begin. I find
this a reoccuring theme in my xanga entries. You probably have,
too. I s'pose that means I don't update often enough.....
Let's work backwards.
I just finished watching Armaggeddon. ugh, every single time I
watch that movie I cry; and it's not just tears dripping here and
there. I turn into this river. I can't control myself. It
sucks. But I love the movie.
Well, that big day is finally done and over with. Saturday April
16, 5pm will go down in my history. I wasn't really sure of what
to do with myself after the MCAT. We all sort of shuffled around
in front of the building like we couldn't believe it was over and
coudn't let it go. It's difficult to assess my feelings of the
test. I didn't walk out thinking it was the end of the world, so
that is good start. We'll see come June how I did and if I should
retake it. Afterwards, Gus and I watched Independence Day, and
then he took me out for a surprise. He made me dress up and then
took me downtown to Truluck's, one of our favorite restaurants
(exquisite seafood!). After ordering, a waitor randomly walked up
with a dozen red roses and said, "I believe these are for you
mam." Uh. What?? He had a florist deliver to the restaurant. How
sweet is that? He had also previously given me a certificate to
the UT Wellness Center for an herbal wrap and a massage. That's
my man.  Mind you, I gave
him a sleek new watch. After dinner, we strolled down 6th to check out
the excitement. One more month, Gus...just one more. Happy
anniversary. 
Hm, I am now a chair on the Student Volunteer Board. This should
be exciting. I can't wait to dig my heels in. The new Board
seems amazing -- the officers seem so dedicated, caring, and just plain
great. I say "seem" because I haven't officially met all of them
yet. However, that will change in the coming week with the
Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, 1st meeting, and retreat.
I also got another med school internship for the summer. This
time not at Vanderbilt MC, but in Ohio. 6 weeks of 1st year med
school classes, clinicals, fun, ethics, etc. All expense paid
once again, too (I'm not sure where I get all of this luck). So,
Gus got an internship as well. The irony is that he is going to
Houston (Baylor). 7 weeks separated on opposite sides of the
nation, when the most we've been apart since last summer ended was one
day.
I am going for President of ALD/PES. We'll see how that goes. I'm not
too stressed about it though. We have a Zilker Park retreat this Friday
-- food, team building, scavenger hunt, flag football, waterballoon
fight, games, prizes. Interviewing next year's officer candidates will
be fun. muahaha. I like to scare nervous people.
School is almost at its close. I hate school. Well.
particularly biochem and primate behavior. I think I may coach
some peewee cheerleading before I head out of the lone star state.
Anyway, Frederick Douglass beckons to me.
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