time flies

So it's been a really long time since I've posted anything. I think it is mostly because this quarter has kicked my ass. It is unfortunate, because a lot has gone on. We moved, had lots of friends in town to visit, went out of town a bunch. Luckily, I have my Anatomy final tomorrow night and my lab practical on Tuesday. Then I'm done! This is the last quarter where I'm taking a huge courseload and working at the same time. Next quarter I only have Physiology, and then I'm off to nursing school!

On Friday we saw the Wombats at The Basement. I really hate that venue. The audio sucks and it takes the bands an hour to get it to sound halfway decent. The only thing it has going for it is $1 Natty Cans. Mmm! The opening band was really crappy. I don't even know what they were called. The Wombats were awesome, though. I started talking in a British accent after they came on, and like a dumbass, went to the merch table and ordered my t-shirt with the same accent. The nice, British merch vendor responded "Brilliant!" a la Orbit gum. It was great.

Joe's mom was in town on Saturday. I hung out, studying, while they went to see The Lion King. Then we went to the Ox Roast and followed up with beer and food at Old Bag.

Today, I've spent the day studing more. Perkins for brunch.

Joe and I are working the details for the trip to the South for the NADE conference. The conference is in Nashville, but you know me. I've planned many stops and not-so-side-trip side trips along the way. I'm hoping to document it on here as it goes on, but last year's huge NADE Conference roadtrip through the Midwest didn't receive much of my internet attention. I really want to get more into blogging, if not just for my own way of keeping up with what I've been up to. We'll see. Anyway, the tentative plan is this:

Friday: Jim Beam Distillery Tour
Dinosaur World
Picture break at Wigwam Village Inn #2, if we don't end up staying there on the way back...
Spend the night in Murfreesboro, TN

Saturday: Jack Daniels Distillery Tour
Joe presents the 2012 Conference bid with Laura and Kristen and I hope to get Charles and the rest of the delegates to watch the OSU vs. USC game in the hospitality suite or at a local bar

Sunday: The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson's house)
Belmont Mansion (I don't know what it is exactly...)
Grand Ole Opry
President's Reception

Monday: Meetings all day
Evening "Brews Cruise" all over Nashville with our friends, touring breweries and tasting Nashville's finest beers

Tuesday: More meetings
I have no idea, hospitality suite? Hopefully a trip to the Flying Saucer, our favorite bar that doesn't exist in Ohio.

Wednesday: Meetings...that is why I get paid to go on this trip
Conference activity/Hospitality suite!

Thursday: Ditch the conference and head to Memphis!
Tour Gibson Guitar Factory
Party Hearty on Beale St.!

Friday: The moment I've been waiting for....trip to GRACELAND!

Saturday: Either stay an extra day in Memphis, or more likely head back to Cave City to check out Mammoth Cave

Sunday: Return to C-bus


I can't wait. I love our trips. Traveling is what I'm all about. I can't wait until I'm a nurse and do the travel nurse thing. My first stop will be Alaska. I've already got it planned!

Well, I guess it's back to the grind for now. Although there's pretty much no way I can fail Anatomy at this point, I don't want to bomb the final...

Hopefully I'll write more soon.

byebye