Where Shallow Thought Meets Frail Reason

I had the most horrid picture taken of me today. Nobody on Anschultz campus could have looked any better than I did at 8am this morning, complete with full cover-up of the most current zit. But I should have known better when I sat down in front of the camera that was no more than two inches away from me. For those not so well aware of my actual proportions, two inches is right about the extent of my nasal protrusion. It's a parameter of its own and largely dominates my remaining anatomy. Despite my stunning natural features and impecable preparation, I ended up looking like this. Needless to say, I prefer to look like this. Even our secretary and the lady in the cubicle laughed and agreed that I looked terrible.

Absolutely ruins my week.

I got a nosebleed today. Now I'm going to Wal-Mart to buy shampoo.

More later.

Now that was a movie I could personally relate to.

I'm motherfucking back, self-actualized as ever with a BS degree and a no less BS job. Other than that, nothing too glorious to report. Definitely more than seven zits on the face, extra dimples on the ass, and an over-all miserable health condition. Haven't been laid for days. But school is over and this is the start of a new life. While the common practice is to to indulge in something preposterous like marriage or travel of sorts, I choose to watch Gossip Girl and The Hills religiously for at least the next two years. Serena is my angel. Crooked mouths never looked so good.

Pardon my lesbian polarity, I'm in a bit of a spot with Boyfriend. You see, there finally comes a point in every relationship when you are certain that nothing could ever come between you two. And then something does. In our case, it was Mother. We are all familiar with the phenomenon of Mother. It's the one thing you always wanted to escape, thought you did once, but never actually will. Never. Mother will remain there, competing with whoever you choose to include in your life and constantly sabotaging your self-actualization. What's worse is that it was His Mother, and that's something an unambitious girl like myself would never care to compete with. So I'm back at square one on that, our future being re-evaluated. For now. At least until she's no longer in the same state.

I'm scared.

So anyway, I stand here at the start of something new. Not to be cheesy, but it's gonna be awesome. Totally going out like every Friday night. What research article will Anna read tomorrow? And just how many people will she not dance with this weekend? You know the drill, stay tuned.

University of Colorado Denver Graduate Programs Among Nation's Best
U.S. News & World Report Issues 2009 Edition of America's Best Graduate Schools

DENVER (March 27, 2007) – Public affairs, biological sciences and key health sciences programs at the University of Colorado Denver are among graduate programs considered the best in the country by the national ranking of U.S. News & World Report. The national magazine today released its annual rankings of graduate schools.

A number of graduate programs at UC Denver made the top 50 list in their area of emphasis. Six UC Denver graduate programs are among the country’s Top 10.

• Biological Sciences: No. 48
• College of Nursing, Master's program: No. 15
  Nursing specialties:
  • Clinical nurse specialist: No. 6
  • Adult nurse practitioner: No. 8
  • Family nurse practitioner: No. 5
  • Pediatric nurse practitioner: No. 3
• Public Affairs: No. 32
• School of Medicine, Research: No. 27
  Medical specialties:
  • Primary Care: No. 4
  • Family Medicine: No. 6
  • Physician Assistant: No. 8
  • Physical Therapy: No. 33

“We are pleased to see so many of our schools and colleges and departments recognized for their excellence,” said Chancellor M. Roy Wilson. “We are striving every day to give students the real-world learning they need to achieve their dreams and to make the research breakthroughs that truly change lives.”

Each year, U.S. News & World Report ranks professional school programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine based on expert opinion about program quality as well as statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty, research and students. Survey data was collected from more than 1,200 schools and some 14,000 academics and professionals in the fall of 2007. Programs in science, social studies, humanities and other areas are based on ratings from academic experts.

All of the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings will be available March 28 on the magazine's website, www.usnews.com, and will appear in print in the April 7 edition of U.S. News & World Report, which hits newsstands on March 31.

The University of Colorado Denver is one of three universities in the University of Colorado system. Located in Denver on the Downtown Campus and at Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, and on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. UC Denver offers more than 100 degrees and programs in 13 schools and colleges and serving more than 28,000 students in Metro Denver and online. For more information, visit www.uchsc.edu or the UC Denver Newsroom at www.uchsc.edu/news.

"Fat cells may also be broken down for that reason, if the brain's needs ever outweigh the body's."

I wish.

Steadily increasing numbers of retarded people and small children on the Lightrail these days. Usually I have multiple fresh ideas to explain things, but this phenomenon simply escapes me. So this is why I haven't emoted in a couple of weeks; been too frustrated.

Was kind of looking forward to Phoenix for spring break, but doesn't look like it's happening. I bought new tires and had massive court fees fall upon me a few months ago, so my current financial situation is like a midget with polio. Besides not having any lunch money I don't have any time to run basic errands either. My UNDER 21 horizontal license has been expired for over 2 months, and it's not so much the law-defying aspect of it all as the humiliation that comes with pulling it out.

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Boyfriend's been irritating as well, but now in retrospect I realize that I simply should have been having rougher sex instead of steadily pushing him away. Little do I have left of peace on prosperity that came to me over the last summer. I am no longer exceeding at school or at work, let alone love.

Gots to figure out how to manage my shit better. I begin by dying my hair.

I've been listening to my music on my iPod today and it's all bad. I need to escape my mundane reality and borrow someone else's iPod for a day. Anyone? Please? One can only listen to Coldplay so many years.

My life has been doing a great job convincing me that it sucks. So I'll be back later next week.

I've been talking to myself all day yesterday, so I decided it was time to grab a beer with boyfriend so I could aimlessly talk to him instead. That's right, I grabbed a beer. Because I could. And they didn't even card me.

It was a memorable birthday, all in all, so allow me to quickly summarize it in a series of keywords followed by useful commentary:

Denver - unless you're an office building or a 50-year-old acting inaproppriately, don't even bother

Alcohol - still prefer sex and food, since I am not yet a 50-year-old looking to act inaproppriately

Chicago - charming futuristic ruins

21 - an odd number

And while the birthday craze is still simmering down, Valentine's Day is on the way. And before that - a monthaversary. A monthaversary so epic I've lost count by now. In fact, it's an integer so mind-boggling we apparently don't even dare to celebrate these things anymore. Indeed, what's another card or a dinner going to do for our relationship? But it's something I ask myself more often as such dates near... What sign is this, exactly?

Are we growing stronger and no longer requiring the monthly confirmations, or did we get too settled to give a special fuck anymore? All I know is that I love myself a pat on the back, and what's better than well-deserved praise for still sticking around?

To boyfriend: I want gifts. And chocolates. Maybe diamonds. Definitely flowers and cards. The less practical the better. Live animals are ok too.