Anatomy of a Hangover

Today is officially "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" for us UIUC-ers...what better day than to discuss the anatomy of a Hangover?!  So I've been studying for the PCATs and in the process I've learned quite a few things about alcohol (besides the structure >.<)...it's a diuretic and works against the vasopressin hormone in the body that helps you retain water...blah blah blah, that's why you have to urinate so much ... but apparently the reason you wake up with a hangover (depending on how much you drink) is because your body is so desperate for water that it ends up taking it from your brain while you sleep, causing your brain to shrivel in size...this shrinkage pulls on the membranes that attach it to your skull, resulting in pain...*ouch*...and apparently the lethargic and lazy feeling you get in the morning is because the alcohol breaks down mucho glycogen to glucose and expels it with your urine...so I guess if you're going to drink lots, make sure you hydrate LOTS and eat bread ... speaking of alcohol, the Grainger case race is next week, which I'm pretttty excited about since I missed it last semester ...

My Chem 312 study group went to Papa Del's yesterday to celebrate our friend Joanna's MCAT triumph ... 38 O!!! You smart cookie, you ... Haha, I'm jealous that she's done with the exam but I have 3+ excruciating months before my PCAT...so I'm aiming for at least a 95%ile, *shudder*...hopefully it's not too unrealistic... I hope I get an A in Inorganic too >.<; I don't know how much more I can take from this class *tear*

So Janice and I went to Canopy last Friday to check out Need To Breathe...they were soooo good!!! They're rock/alternative with a little Christian flavor in some of their songs... my favorite song's "Shine On"...it's really inspirational and the music video is sooo CUTE!!!  Check it out ...

I eat my feelings

I eat my feelings...yesterday after IB 151 (honestly the most boring 3 hours of my life), I was feeling particularly fugly so I stopped by the gas station on my way home and drowned my feelings in an extra-jumbo bag of chips, king-sized cookies n' cream chocolate, and an ice-cream sandwich - all of which I ate last night, haha ... I have a spanish exam and two chem exams this week...*shudder*...Inorganic has gotten to be even more abstract, as if that was possible; I hope I don't bomb this exam this time *cross fingers*...speaking of exams, my PCATs are exactly 4 months away from tomorrow !!!...So I found out there are 83 pharm schools in the US, and each school accepts like 100 students (more or less)...which means there will only be around 8,300 spots available when I apply this year, *Tear*!!!  And I don't really want to go anywhere south of Illinois, so that limits the number of seats to like 4,000 *double tear* ... anyhoos, that's my rant for today - back to work...  

God Hates Fags?

"God hates fags"... That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard - that and "the MCB exam was an easy A"...crazy.  I think many people have forgotten three simple words that pretty much sum up the basis of faith: God is Love... The Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas is at it again, proclaiming this time that the NIU gunman was a Godsend to eliminate students in support of LGBT lifestyle.  They are protesting at the victims' funerals today, telling their families that their loved ones deserved to die and are now in Hell.  This irritates me because not only are we a society that perpetually condemns one another, but what specifically disgusts me is that people of particular religious influence are preaching hatred in the name of God's Church.  I am glad I went to mass today because the Gospel is a constant reinforcement that God is Love...So i urge you brothers and sisters, to remember what Jesus said to his disciples about mercy:

"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful
Stop judging and you will not be judged
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned
Forgive and you will be forgiven
Give and gifts will be given to you.
A good measure, packed together, shaken down and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured on to you"