I don't get it

I really don't understand why people can't tell me what they want when they call in for refills. Is it really hard to say I want this or that or this? I had a woman today call and tell me to just fill all her meds. Okkkk....

Brought up her profile and saw 24 different meds spread over the past 45 days. All of them could be considered regular meds, but honestly who the hell knows. I filled the 18 or so that I thought made the most sense, but Lord knows when she comes in she'll probably bitch because she didn't want those particular ones.

I'm going to go to the grocery store tonight, walk up to an employee and tell them I want food for my apartment. When they ask what kind of food, I'll just tell them the stuff I normally get. That'll probably make me feel a little better.

Betty White should be the Queen of Pharmacy

Nothing better than an 86-year-old woman with a briefcase full of cocaine.

Easter

I've never fully understood Easter. I mean I understand the religious contexts just fine, but as for all the other stuff... it seems to escape me. I mean think about it, when we're young we are essentially thought that there are chocolate bunnies who frolic through the woods laying candy eggs.

Now first off what stoner thought that a bunny should be laying eggs? A bunny's butthole is not big enough for an egg to come flyin' out, nor would it make much sense for a bunny to lay an egg. Perhaps in this case they should have picked a snake. Snakes lay eggs and are good for instilling fear into people. Why do we need this fear? Because it'll keep a child from going after a nest of eggs under the notion that there is candy inside. The snake will definitely save countless animals from senseless deaths.

Secondly why the hell do we eat chocolate bunnies? I bet ya a hundred bucks if I go outside, kill a bunny and then gut it that there will be no chocolate inside. Maybe some tasty meat, but definitely no chocolate. If they really were full of chocolate than there would be hordes of women with PMS going on perpetual bunny hunting trips.

Perhaps my mind isn't sharp enough to comprehend such things. I think the same thing at Christmas time. What other time of the year would you allow your child to sit on the lap of a strange old man in a mall? Eleven months out of the year that's considered a pedophile but near Christmas time that's considered Santa. Go figure.

Oh well, at least I'm off work today.

Medieval Pharmacy

I was blessed enough to work in a medieval pharmacy today. What is a medieval pharmacy you may ask?

Well you see the building I was in today was built in 1903. Due to this fact most of the items in this building are from... well about 1903. Turns out we have an issue with one of the main breakers now. What this means is that the breaker decides to randomly blow throughout the day. No one knows why this is happening and the breaker itself is 30+ years old (which means they no longer make it) and its going to take several days to replace it.

Thus at we had the breaker blow four times in a three hour span. That means virtually everything in the store turns off as someone treks in the basement to go and flip the flaming hot switch. In the mean time we are left in virtually complete darkness. Then it takes about 10-15 minutes for the computers to reboot.

This is where the Medieval Pharmacy comes into play. Have you ever filled a prescription in near darkness? Without any computers or labels? Without billing with insurances? Lemme tell you it was fan-fucking-tastic. I think it went more smoothly without power than it does with power. Granted I only filled one script that was needed ASAP and the rest were simple refills (and yes it was bright enough to properly fill things), but it was still rather exhilarating. I think I'm going to build a time machine and move to a time similar to what we experienced today. That should be rather bitchin' in my mind.

Spring Break

I am on spring break this week which offers a slight relief to the dredges that is college. Ironically enough it is a beautiful day (and beautiful day up here is in the upper 30s to lower 40s) and what am I doing? I am mopping the kitchen. Ya know when you decide to go to college they never mention the exciting things such as that.

I was a good boy and went into work for a short while today even though I wasn't scheduled. Our owner filled in last week and filled in 3 DEA forms with of C-IIs with one of our wholesalers. Thought I would be nice and come in and finish that up for my fellow co-workers. If we had an employee of the month award, I would have won it for the past three years straight. Why? Because I come in on my day off and work for free, that's why. I think I deserve a beer

Pre-Pharm Life

I noticed in the chat box there are several people who appear to be interested in pursuing this field. Lemme give you a little hint, be prepared to bust your ass in college. Someone actually asked me at work the other day which local Tech School you go to receive your pharmacy certificate. Needless to say I was flabbergasted, but to save some trouble I'll give some of the younger readers a general idea on what to expect.

Biology - You'll need the general biology courses, which are a walk in the park. Then there's the anatomy and physiology and microbiology courses which involve considerable more studying then the general courses.

Calculus - Enjoy a full year of calc, it'll piss you off when you finish once you realize how easy the class really is.

Chemistry -Learn to love Chemistry because you will be its bitch for the next 6-8 years of your studying. Pharmacy is Chemistry. General Chem is a fairly simple class once you wrap your mind around it. Organic Chemistry will whoop your ass back to the 17th century. I am not exaggerating that at all. To put it in layman's terms imagine having to know exactly what will happen when you combine to materials down to a molecular level. It will make you cry at night.

Then there is Biochemistry. You will take this again upon entering pharmacy school, but its still not a bad idea to take it in your undergrad. If O Chem knocks you back to the 17th century, this course will kick your ass back into a fetus. The course itself is not overly difficult, but the sheer amount of material you learn is astounding. You literally learn how your your body takes the food you eat and converts it to energy. You will learn that pathway like the back of your hand.

Then there is a year of physics, your English, History, and other gen eds. One top of that you essentially need to average an B+/A- in all those courses to even be considered.

And that is why I drink so much at times. Only way to relieve the stress.

That being said if anyone does have any questions, especially those of you in college, I will be willing to answer them. I am going to be an Organic, and probably Biochem, tutor next fall so I can help answer questions and such. To you others, I hope this was a slightly more enlightening experience.