I'm here!

Yes, I know it's been quite a while since Ive posted, but honestly, I've been keeping myself pretty occupied. I've finally started working at the pharmacy. CVS has a very different system from what I was used to at Walgreens, so it's taking some effort to get used to it. Mostly because instead of being a visual based program (with boxes and cute buttons), CVS has a text/linix based program that is like using the command box on the computer. And believe me, whenever Alex or my father (both computer programmers) use the command box, I'm at a loss. I have a pretty nice schedule though, working from 11 to 7 most days as a graduate intern. Once I recieve my license, my hours will most likely go to 8am to 8pm. Boo 12 hour days. I don't eat dinner until 9pm as it is. There has been some interesting times in the pharmacy, such as a young couple coming up to me because the girl had thrown up her birth contol and they were worried she was pregnant. Explaining that there really wasn't much danger didn't seem to calm the guy down and the reason was that apparently he had only met her maybe 4 days beforehand. It was really funny when he said that and I had to try very hard to keep from bursting out laughing. On the sad side of thing, I found out last thursday that failed my MPJE... BY ONE FUCKING POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I recieved a 74 and you need a 75 to pass. So once again, I'm stuck studying New York State law. However, my mother says that because I'm working at a pharmacy now, it will be easier to see how the laws are applied. And that makes sense. I know when I need to call the doctors on controlled prescriptions because of something they didn't put on the script and what we can put on the script ourselves. I'm just extremely pissed off, as I did study quite a bit for that test. I think I even know what question it was that kept me from getting a passing grade. Sigh... Well I should be able to take it again after labor day, so it kind of works out well for me. It is only a month I have to wait.

As far as outside the pharmacy goes, I'm been spending a great deal of time with my two favorite guys, Alex and Ian. Sadly, Ian is leaving on saturday, so I've actually been trying to spend as much time with him as he will let me. It will be very sad to see him go, as he is one of my closest friends here in NYC. I hang out with him for the last time tomorrow. I will miss our conversations on the church, judaism and all kinds of crazy stuff. Alex and I, on the other hand, have a great time together. In fact, this past weekend, I went down to the Jersey shore with him to visit his family, who are awesome and make amazing food. Soooooooo gooooooood! I was mostly there to support him as he tries to purchase a house in Queens with his sister, but it was all good.

So now I have to once again start the studying again. I feel kind of lost on how to do it, as now that I am working, I don't have a huge solid block of time to just sit down and study intensly. I think I may have to tell Alex that he might not see me every day like usual, but we'll see. I hope this next go around is better.