Last Night

Ashley, being the awesome friend she is, decided she wanted to go see Train at the Orpheum in Memphis and wanted to take me along...YAY!

I like Train's music, not a huge fan, though. But I love concerts in general so I was still excited to go. We drove all the way from Jackson to Memphis (that's a long haul, lemme tell ya) and got there in time to eat at the Flying Saucer. It was Delicious. I had some kinda buffalo chicken wrap thing that was yummy.

Then we head to the Orpheum. I was SO EXCITED to see a huge poster for Wicked up on the side of the building.

I am so so so excited about seeing this show live, people. I want to travel to the Land of Oz for a couple of hours and sing "The Wizard and I" with Elphaba!!!

Also, once we got there I realized that a band a absolutely LOVE was there... NEEDTOBREATHE!

And, they played one of my favorite songs by them "Girl Named Tennessee". Then, they played "Washed by the Water" acoustic. No mic, only a guitar and a wood box (drummer used) and the guys harmonizing. So gorgeous.

We were so excited to be there...

After the concert we went to Chels's house in Collierville and spent the night with her. So great to catch up a bit with them and be around friends! I miss people who are related to me! Haha.

All in all it was a great night. Train played all of my favorites and plus some that I didn't know but still loved. Pat Monahan came out into the crowd during the gorgeous song "Marry Me" and was so close I could touch him. I am so grateful that I got to go! :)

Wonderful Ways to Waste Time

I am an internet junkie.
I love wasting my time on pointless websites that entertain me.
Because of this, I have compiled a large list of awesomely bad sites to waste time on.
Here they are, because you know you wanna go!

1)Regretsy

You know that wonderful site, Etsy, that allows people to sell their homemade items online? Carly, my previous preceptor, showed it to me and I instantly fell in love. It's a wonderful way to find interesting homemade things. And you wouldn't believe the random items that people make and sell! There's even a way to request a certain something to be made for you.

Well, someone realized that people don't just post normal, appropriate items for sale.
Some people are very strange.

This website, REGRETSY, lists some of those hideous/crazy/unusual things for us to see. Amazing.

2)Lamebook/Failbook

Most of us have heard about lamebook by now, but in case not, here ya go. This one celebrates the idiots and the things they post on Facebook.
There are also countless other sites that are just like it, but these two are my favorites.

I'm intrigued, enthralled, and wondrous at some of the insane things people post for all of the world to see.

3)PostSecret

Five years ago, a man named Frank decided to do a community art project. He named it postsecret. Basically, all he asks is for you to write down you deepest, darkest secret on a postcard. Decorate it and give/send/email it to him. All anonymously. Then he puts them together for books, his website, etc. I love reading some of the secrets because they're so outrageous you wouldn't believe somebody would actually admit to it. Other times I have the same secret, so obviously it can't be that big of a secret. New posts are added every Sunday and I check it religiously.

4)STFU, Parents

Do you have that Facebook/Myspace friend that is now a parent and all they talk about is their child? While it can be cute at first, some things just cross a line. This is where those things are cataloged. Anything from a parent posting a poopie diaper pic to them discussing eating placenta can be found here. Disgusting but also totally enjoyable.

5)Not Always Right

If you've ever worked in customer service, you understand my pain. And theirs. This is a blog list of crazy people who harass customer service reps. People are so, so stupid. It's astounding.

6)Crazy Things Parents Say

Ever have a normal conversation with your Mom or Dad and out of the blue they say something so outrageous you can't help but laugh? So did they.

7)People of WalMart

You've seen that guy. The one that you look at and think "No way in hell he thinks that's ok to wear in public.". Welp, some people took pictures of those people and sent them in to a website for all of us to enjoy. Could also be a warning.

8)FML

Ever have one of those days that just sucked? You should have written it down and posted it here.
(BTW, FML stand for "F*ck My Life", a term that basically means, my life sucks so bad I just want to say "F*ck it" to all of it.)

9)Texts From Last Night

These people got very drunk and woke up to very random and interesting texts that they apparently sent or received the night before. It's like a trip back to college!!

Random Thoughts

Just a bit of what's going on in my head...

I'm pretty sure that I have the best musical tastes of anyone.
And when other people share my musical tastes or introduce me to cooler music...I instantly fall in LOVE.

I'm going shopping for "interview" clothes today. I hate shopping. But I kind of love it. 

It's the type of thing that I want to love it, but I know I'm not gonna find anything that fits.

Big Brother and True Blood come on tonight.

It's sad how excited I am.

I am in DESPERATE need for money, people.

PRAY HARD that this interview with River Oaks pans out.

I miss my Oxford peeps. But it hasn't quite sunk in yet that I actually live here in Madison.

I still feel like I'm just visiting my parents for an extended amount of time.

So, everyone knows I'm lazy.

I have never denied that.

What people don't know, is that I get it from my mother.

Yeah, she's an anal-retentive neat freak.

And she looks like she's always working.

But deep down, she just wants to lay around and watch tv all day just like me.
Don't let her lie to you!

I know I've said this before, but I want to be BFF with Idina Menzel.

Just watched a video of one of her recent concerts.

She always forgets the lyrics to her songs.

I find it endearing.

So, of course, she forgets the lyrics to "Poker Face".

Turned around and told the 80-something piece orchestra to stop.

And then called herself (jokingly) a "classy gig".

HAHA!

Love how she makes fun of herself.

The video is here.

Well, I guess I better get on with my life today.

As long as I'm complaining...a Boyfriend would be nice too.

Top 2

So it's definitely not Tuesday, the day this is supposed to be done. But I just read Rachel's post about it and HAD to do my own. Because who loves tv/movies more than me? NOBODY.


Top 2 Tuesday: Top 2 Characters You'd Want to Play on a TV Show or Movie!


1) Easy, easy. Rachel Berry from Glee



I LOVE HER. She is hysterically funny, endearing and bratty. All the things I consider myself to be. :) PLUS... Another favorite of mine, Ms. Idina Menzel "Shelby Corcoran" plays her biological mother. Ahhh, that would be the life.









2) Addison from Private Practice/Grey's Anatomy



She's always been one of my favorite characters from the Grey's/PP world. She's funny, smart, charming, screwed up, and has GREAT taste in shoes. And, let's not forget that she has kissed every single hot guy on the show. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Patrick "Derek Shepherd" Dempsey, Eric "Mark Sloan" Dane, Justin "Alex Karev" Chambers, Tim "Pete Wilder" Daly, David "Kevin Nelson" Sutcliffe and finally Taye "Sam Bennett" Diggs (aka Idina's husband!). God Bless Shonda.


Now there are SO many other women that I would love to portray, but these were just the two that instantly popped in my head. Some others:
"Maureen" from RENT played by Idina Menzel
"Elphaba" from Wicked played by Idina Menzel (so this is a play, shut up.)
"Fanny Brice" from Funny Girl played by Barbra Streisand
"Sookie Stackhouse" from True Blood played by Anna Paquin
"Satine" from Moulin Rouge! played by Nicole Kidman
"Dr. Sara Tancredi" from Prison Break played by Sarah Wayne Callies




oh, I watch WAY too much tv. but you knew that already.

Getting to Know You Sunday

I read this first from my friend Rachel (her blog), though it originated from MannLand5 (blog).


1) What kind of athlete has the hottest body? 
Oh, but they're ALL so pretty... I guess I'd have to say football players because I've always been into really big guys, ya know? I like lots of muscle :)



2) Planner or procrastinator?
A little of both. Some things I plan to a "T" and others I just don't care.



3) Diet or regular soda?
Diet Coke. AAHHH I love it so. 



4) What's your one "must-have" for fall? 
FOOTBALL! Hotty Toddy! ;)



5) Favorite fast food restaurant? 
Taco Bell. I always crave it more than anything else. I love Chick-fil-A as well.



6) What do you think is the sexiest profession for a guy?
That's a hard one. I love intelligent guys, so a Doctor or a Lawyer would be perfect, but someone who works with their hands is sooo sexy too, such as a Carpenter. Can we just chalk this one up to "it depends on the guy"?



7) Did you wear braces?
Nope. Funny thing is, I wanted them SO BADLY. I knew I didn't really need them, but all the cool kids had them.



8) Would you rather have a guy that's super sexy or kind? 
Can't I say BOTH? I feel like they are both important to a lasting relationship. At least, in my mind, my perfect guy is both Sexy AND Kind. :)

Bad News

So remember a few days ago I was excited about the possibility of a part-time job at my Dad's work? Yeah...that's not gonna pan out. Apparently, the fact that my father works there makes me ineligible. Crap.

I was really looking forward to some money.

Even MORE bad news. I went to Baptist and to UMC the other day to hand out my resume and speak with the nurse recruiters--BOTH of which told me they had no positions open. HOW is that possible? I just don't understand. A huge part of the reason I started nursing school was so I could have a job waiting for me...seems there are none.

Sure, I could go into home health right now, but this close to Jackson, there's no telling the type of places I would be sent to. Not to mention, I can see myself not only hating that job, but hating nursing in general because of such a job.

I am getting seriously desperate, here.
At this point, I'm willing to take a job on ANY floor at ANY hospital around here.

Please pray for me.

Music

Hey guys! I wanted to share some of my new favorite songs with ya'll. I don't have a whole playlist like normal so I'm just gonna post some videos. Tell me what you think!

1. "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes....Found this randomly on youtube the other day and instantly fell in love. I downloaded their whole album because of this on song.



2. Half of You by Cat Power...who doesn't love Cat Power? I do. This song was on True Blood...5 points if you can tell me which scene ;)



3. Drumming Song by Florence + The Machine and Cosmic Love by Florence + The Machine....one of my new favorite bands





4. Running Up That Hill by Placebo....It's not new in any way, but I love this haunting melody.



5. There Goes My Baby by Usher....C'mon. How can you not love Usher?? Plus, he's fine as hell in this video.

I need a hobby

So I guess it's bad that my only friends these days are vampires, werewolves, telepathic waitresses, crime scene detectives, chief medical examiners or stuck on a deserted island?

But oh, what a wonderful world it is. :)

I have always been a huge tv/movie fan. I love film and love the progression of characters. I love how for that hour or two you are taken away from your own life, and lead a much more exciting one whilst still staying safe. I love these characters like they were my own friends and family and hate when they suffer.

Is that a little pathetic? Maybe.

But I just don't care. Obviously, my obsession with television and its characters has gone on this long...it's not gonna stop any time soon.


In other news (well, it's kind of connected, but not really)...so the main character in True Blood is telepathic, right? While watching this show I've started wondering to myself...what would someone hear right now if they were "listening in" on my thoughts? And I've realized something....I don't think I'm normal.

See...Everybody know I have this thing for music. But what people don't understand is that there is CONSTANTLY music in my head. I'm not exaggerating. Even when I'm having thoughts, such as the ones I'm writing down now, there is music playing in the background. Right now it's "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin. Earlier this morning it was "No Good Deed" from Wicked. It's like my brain is an iPod on shuffle. And it never shuts off. The ONLY time I don't have music in my head is when I'm listening to it out loud. THAT'S why I like to have music playing all the time. My parents especially don't understand why I always have to have the radio on, or my iPod playing, or want to listen to something. It's so I don't have background music and just have thoughts. Does that make sense? Don't get me wrong...I love the fact that I have this sort of "talent" for good music and that other people respect my opinion on said music (nothing makes me happier when I introduce somebody to music and they love it....especially when it's something they would normally never get into), but I have to have it playing for real....outside my head. It just makes me feel better.

See, suppose I'm thinking a certain thought..."Man, I have to wash clothes today." I never just have that thought. What actually happens is I have that thought in the foreground and the music is in the back...just like a television or a movie.

I'm so weird.

Tell me your thoughts (or background music!).

New things

Hi friends! So... some good news came through today!

My dad works for a company called MS Department of Rehabilitation Services. He's worked there for as long as I can remember. Today he calls me (wakes me up, btw) and says "I think I've found a part-time job for you!". I instantly didn't really care what I was doing as long as I would make some money (like I said in my last post, $50 to my name).

So, the job. It's working for his company and going out to client's homes and assessing their living conditions. The counselors do this and have to have an RN present. Hey, GUESS WHAT? I'M AN RN! I would travel to these people's homes, check out how they're living, etc. I make $35 + $.50/mile for each visit! WHOO HOO!

Now, granted, this is NOT a permanent job. Nor will it ever be full-time. BUT it will help make ends meet while I'm looking for a hospital job. And I can probably continue it even after I find a job for extra cash! So needless to say, I'm excited.

And I get to sign off on paperwork as Megan Alderman, RN :) haha

So as soon as I start all that, I'll let you all know how it's going.

In other news, Ashley randomly called me today. She says she wants to go see Train at the Orpheum at the end of this month and I'm invited! YAY! She's being a doll and buying my ticket (of course I'll repay her later) so I can go!

I've been watching lots of True Blood lately. I had to catch up on the new season. Ohmygosh. I know that it's this huge hit, but I love it so much. Have you watched it? I mean who wouldn't want to stare at these guys?



;) Pretty boys.

Also, do you watch Big Brother? I'm hopelessly addicted to reality tv, and this is one of my favorites. If you do watch it, please comment so we can talk about the crazy people on the show this year!

Ok, nothing else new, I guess. Have a great night, guys! :)

I need a J-O-B

Hey guys! So sorry I haven't been updating regularly lately, but I've been so busy! Busy trying to get everything moved and then everything unpacked and in its place...and now, I have NOTHING to do. And I HATE it. I'm supposed to be working and making money. I'm not supposed to be sitting around and relying on my parents for everything. I know that it's only been two weeks since I took boards, but I feel so impatient about this. 


I NEED A JOB.


I'm trying to stay positive and keep in mind that God has a plan for me, but it's really difficult. I mean, I literally have $50 to my name right now. And while I know my parents will help me out, I don't want them to have to, ya know?


I am so discouraged that through ALL of these job applications (I swear, I've applied for at least 20 jobs since this past April) and I haven't gotten even ONE call for an interview. NOT ONE. Are you kidding me? Nursing jobs are supposed to be easy to find! And I have a freakin' BACHELORS! I am more qualified than most, so why am I not getting any calls? 


I don't know what to do except wait a little longer. Hopefully UMC or Baptist will call soon. If not, I have no idea what I'm gonna do.