Passing the Boards

If you are a doctor, or have ever watched a doctor-type TV show, than you probably are well aware of board exams and how doctors take them every year until they pass them.

My mother is an anesthesiologist, the person that puts you to sleep before an operation, and she was just notified on Friday that she has passed her boards this year. When she became a doctor, passing the boards wasn't as big of a deal, and so she actually didn't take them for a while.

But, she has taken them every year for a while now. And she is so shocked she passed. I just wanted to let you know how much of a big deal it is for her. I guess, I am dedicating this post for Mother's day.

Boards are a lot harder for anesthesiologists. Their specialty involves knowing all types of surgery. With surgeons, you have people who specialize in hearts, people who specialize in nerves and brains, and well- you get the point. Anesthesiologists have to know ALL of it. I'm not going to really explain the entire role and requirements for an anesthesiologist, but hopefully you get the point.

Happy Mothers Day,
Casey

Summer brings...

I love summer. Although, my favorite season is spring, summer deserves second place. The nice weather, the pool, no school, and the boys at the beach.

But, their is a major flaw in summer. It doesn't interfere with my love for summer, but without this I could enjoy summer much better.

So what do I hate so much that I could just... kill?

Those creepy crawlers that I really could care less about- spiders.
They have started to come out of their caves (or webs, or wherever they hide) and I have seen many, especially with the nice weather that has come lately.

Why do I hate them? How can you not? They are ugly, and scary. They are everywhere, and they just don't know where to stop. I don't really know why or how they can be such hideous creatures, but I have a strong dislike for them. And I freak out when I see them.

Call me your average girl, but sorry I just hate these things. The only good they do is they get rid of mosquitoes. That's it! Otherwise I wish they were dead. Unfortunately, if they were gone it would cause an imbalance in the ecosystem, etc etc.

The reason I am ranting on spiders a lot is because I have came across quite a few today. There is actually one that is HUGE and furry, and it's in my garage. My dad saw it and came back to kill it but he couldn't find it. You know what that means? It's still somewhere in there!

Anyways, spiders, and mosquitoes could die together and we could all live happily ever after... I wish.

Roll N Grow

"You hoe and you rake. You shovel and you ache. And for what? Flowers that might not bloom? Forget all that work!"

I saw this commercial on GSN the other day and laughed my ass off! It's a commercial for a product called "Roll N Grow". It really is surprising how lazy and careless we are these days.

Roll N Grow is basically a carpet looking thing, and you roll it on the ground where ever you want, water it, and tons of flowers will grow.

What I found interesting was they made it seem like gardening is a thing of the past, and that it is a really laborious work. "And for what? Flowers that might not bloom?"

How lazy is it to have a nice fake garden? I mean, it's pathetic. The whole point of having flowers is to not only make your lawn look nice but to show your beautiful work. Call it cheesy, but it's the damn truth. It would be like growing potatoes and corn by just laying out a carpet on a patch of dirt. And boom! Instant veggies!

"You can spend HOURS and HOURS digging and hoeing and planting tiny seeds ONE by ONE."

Ohh! The pain! The suffering that humans must do every day of our lives! How inhumane it is to have to plant seeds ONE by ONE and spend whole entire HOURS planting? It is just unbelievable right?

Is this not one of the laziest commercials you have seen? It's ridiculous.
I couldn't fine the video on youtube but it is on the homepage of their website: www.rollngrow.com.

You know, some things are just meant to be done by hand.

No gas on May 15th?

This has been going around for awhile so I thought I would take a swing at it myself and tell you what I think.
If you are wondering what this is about, and are completely oblivious to the internet world around you, then here:
People are trying to form and boycott the purchasing of gas for one day, on May 15th.

Will it work?

My answer: Most likely, no.

Why? It's simple. I'll list it on in brief terms for you.

1) Not enough people would actually do it to make a difference.

2) Twice as much gas will just be bought either the day before, or the day after.

3) Half the people that say they will do it, actually won't.

4) 24 hours is not enough time to change and impact gas prices.

5) In relation to number 2, I just read this article and it makes a good point. People would actually have to avoid using their cars that day to make an impact.


So unless everyone plans on taking a day off, it will never work.

Link Exchanges?

So, I have been posting for a few weeks now, and probably have had some visitors stop by. Of course, the comments don't really show it, but I know there must be SOMEONE listening to me! If you read and find something interesting, comment on it! If you have a blog, I'll leave you a comment back! Let me know that you are out there!

In an attempt to increase traffic and rankings, I am now looking for blogs to exchange links with me! The topic should be similar to mine: general, personal, current events, and interesting is a plus. PageRank does not matter to me, and your link will remain up on my blog for as long as you'd like, and as long as you keep my link on your blog as well.

If you're interested, please comment on this post with details! Thanks!

Simon Cowell gave an IDOL a KISS??

Yep, it's true. Last night on American Idol was a surprising event. After Lakisha Jones nailed Bon Jovi's "This Ain't a Love Song", Simon commented, "I could kiss you after that." And Ryan Seacrest takes Lakisha down to the judges table, and Simon gives her a big smooch on the lips! I could not believe it! I was laughing like crazy. He had shiny lip gloss on his mouth afterwards, and he said she had nice lips.

On another note, Idol Gives Back charity event raised over $70 million dollars! That should be plenty to make a big impact. Hopefully, they will do it again next year.

Two American Idols get voted off tonight, and Bon Jovi performs live.

E-Mail Scams

So, awhile ago I received an e-mail from an "accountant in Nigeria". This was well over a year ago. But, I come across the same e-mail from a poster on DigitalPoint Forums in a thread. At first I was interested in what the thread was about because it was titled "Yes No More Adsense For Me!" and was curious to see their alternative, but then he said he received this e-mail and laughed.

Lagos, Nigeria.
Attention: The President/CEO

Dear Sir,

Confidential Business Proposal

Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank.

We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the transfer.

The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:

(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.

(b) your private telephone and fax numbers — for confidentiality and easy communication.

(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.

Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us thirty (30) working days to accomplish.

Please reply urgently.

Best regards

Howgul Abul Arhu

Convincing right? First of all, if they had 47 million dollars to transfer why would they contact an individual?
This scam is one of the oldest e-mail scams in the book. It once was a huge "scare" and was on the news once, over a year ago but I was surprised to still see it around today. Anyone interested? ;)

Christina Concert

was amazing! It was so much fun! As mentioned before Danity Kane opened the show, followed by The Pussycat Dolls. My, are they so similar. They are both a group of young women who wear almost nothing and dance slutty. Yay... We had to wait about half an hour before Christina came on. She did almost all of her new songs, which only half of them I recognized, and then she did a few old songs that I knew every word to. I've been a fan since "Genie in a Bottle", which I wish she sung! She makes singing look really easy. She can just belt it out. I took some pictures and videos that I might add here later on in the week if you care, I wanted to add them today but I just didn't have the time.

Christina Aguilera

So, today I am going to go visit my girl Christina Aguilera in concert. I can't wait. Also with her is The Pussycat Dolls, and Danity Kane. It's going to be fun. It's downtown Baltimore I believe, and even though it starts at 7:30 we are going to leave around 4:30 which allows us to get there and go out to dinner. I'll try and take some pictures and share them, I think we have decent seats. There is a lot of us going. There's my family of 5, and my friend and her mom and my other neighbor. That's 8 of us.
I haven't heard much of any of her latest music at all, which is different from other concerts I've been too where I knew every song by heart. Oh well. It still should be fun. I'm not going with a Christina addicted fan that is way too obsessed, so I won't feel as awkward not being able to recognize have the songs, if you know what that's like.

ONE.org

Every 3 seconds, someone dies of AIDS. How could you have not seen one of the many advertisements for ONE.org.

ONE is an organization, a community, trying to fight the war of extreme poverty and AIDs around the world. It's to get people to raise their voice, and help out. Some activities include petitions, and calling senators to influence them on passing certain bills to help end poverty, especially in third world countries like Africa.

I decided to share this site, in case you haven't heard of it already, because of the recent Idol Gives Back television event. Not only can you donate money, but you can give your voice. They urge you to join and speak out for these global issues. You don't even have to register, you can submit your e-mail to sign up for their newsletter to keep you informed.

Right now, because of the Idol Gives Back event, their goal is to get 100,000 new voices by the end of this week, by Wednesday. Visit www.ONE.org for more information.

Here is one of their commercials, it's straight and to the point.