It's Friday and I'm in a "type-ative" mood, so here goes.

I can drink Jack Daniels straight up. Yeah, take that, Dennis!
I looooooooove high thread-count sheets- they're so soft and so luxurious! Definitely a good investment because sleep is yummy!
I can find almost anything online, and I auction things off on Ebay for my friends.
I kinda miss studying now that I'm done with school I think that tells you right there I am weird, capital W, e, i, r, d!
I like to change my hair color quite a bit. Just check out the gallery. I recently went from blonde to dark caramel brown- ha ha!
Um, I don't know what else, check out my interesting list thingy on the profile here, and my Myspace too!

More graffiti today where it was painted over last week. See http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2243&Itemid=2&PHPSESSID=a9f6f54b4ecb52c1d1af825e29efc01a

I see nothing wrong with "artistic graffiti", but that's an oxymoronic phrase, isn't it? What I mean is, when artists use the graffiti style to do murals or things like that to make the neighborhood, playground, etc. look better. I've seen that when I lived in Philadelphia, and it can be nice.

When someone or some people decide that it would be 'cool' to spray their gang BS on someone else's property, it pisses me off. And I definitely feel for the victims! I remember years ago when it happened to us, my family, on this very house. We felt violated, wondering what we did to bring this on. Nothing, I tell you!

(We live near the high school, and we think it could've been kids from there that did it, but we'll never know for sure. If you are familiar with Hazleton, you might know how bad parking, littering, and loitering is in the neighborhood that surrounds the school. When we have complained about the issues, the security guards and city cops have told us that it's OUR FAULT that we decided to live so close to the school. So, what, should no one live in a five-block radius around the school? And it doesn't matter that we pay taxes and that my sister and I are alumni of the school!)

And if you're going to make the effort to spray paint words, KNOW HOW TO SPELL THEM! It was quoted in the Standard Speaker that they misspelled an expletive- IDIOT! That made me laugh, shows how intelligent they are...

As for the mayor's proclaiming English as the town's official language and making illegal immigrant employment and housing illegal, I generally agree with it, but it may be too little too late.

My view: if my great-grandmother was able to learn the language when she came over here as an adult, I think it would be at least worth a try for others to do so as well. Wouldn't I have to do the same if I moved to say, Russia or Poland or Spain or France or India? I have many non-English customers and try to communicate with them as well as I can because I know how important a person's health is. It's great when there is some general understanding of English or if there is a family member or friend that can translate, but sometimes we're stuck if there isn't.

My view: illegals are ILLEGAL! This has been a problem for the whole country for years and not enough is being done about it. Look at the story about the Ohio company and their illegal workforce in Coal Township (in the Standard Speaker today, and talked about on the Jumpin' Jeff Walker show today). The ICE wouldn't even investigate! COME ON! What to do about it? I don't know, honestly. It's been going on so long and no matter what they try to do at the borders, they still get through. It's so dangerous and many die in the desert trying to cross, is it worth it?

What are your thoughts, my reader? Please let me know if you live in Hazleton or not, it's ok if you don't, lol! I'm just curious as to how it is for other towns in the area and outside NEPA as well. Thanks for reading my ramblings!

Hazleton: I don't know if I can leave! Farmer's Diet Iced Tea, Senape's/Longo's pizza, Third Base Hoagies, memories, family, friends, etc. etc. etc.

Thanks to Gort for commenting! Now I know I was read at least once, lol! If you are living or from or just plain interested in NEPA politics and current events, check out his blog, http://gort42.blogspot.com/ It's the best!!! (Even though we don't see eye-to-eye on some things! )

Last day of training today- kinda say that no more getting paid for sitting around all day, ha ha. Now I'm just waiting for my boards & Law exam results!

No 'wanted' mail recently. Gotta get over it, that's all!!!!! (so much easier said than done)

Bye bye...

...I'll be in Clarks Summit until Wednesday. Boards and law exam. Gonna hide out to cram and hopefully pass both the first time! I don't feel like spending $700 more than once. Ha ha.

Let's see.
$450 for prep course.
$50 for PA RPh License Fee
$700 to register & take NAPLEX & MPJE
PASSING THE FIRST TIME = PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!
(Always wanted to do my own...)

I may have internet access, maybe not. Who knows if the laptop will behave or not...

(X-posted to my MySpace blog, http://www.myspace.com/pharmacister)

Get ready for more wasting of Luzerne County's taxpayer money by our wonderful and professional (gag, ick, you have to know I'm being overly sarcastic!!!) DA's office. You've gotta love all the money we have to fork over from our paychecks every week (or every other, however you're paid) that is going toward cases like this that is only based on circumstantial evidence.

The problem is that so many people that call this area home think they know Hugo and know he's guilty. Sure, you may not like him, maybe think he's arrogant or whatever, but that doesn't mean he's guilty. Did he confess to you? I don't think so. First of all, innocence until proven guilty- remember that? Nope, didn't think so, so shut up and keep repeating that until you get it and then apply it to Hugo. He wasn't proven guilty in the first case, and I doubt Lupas will accomplish anything different in this case.

And how long will it take until Hugo goes to trial? It took almost three years for the DA to get their act together for the first trial, so so help us if it takes another three! Three more years from a person's life, three years' worth of taxpayer money wasted on keeping someone behind bars with only circumstantial evidence to hold them. I'd love to see someone try to get a show like Law and Order to make this into an episode or something. And you know why, because they'd laugh and say that it's bullshit, too!

You may say you think Hugo shouldn't have said the things he did yesterday. I say, put yourself in his place. Feel the frustration he must feel being locked in a windowless room almost 24 hours a day for the past 3 or so years. No contact with family or friends other than a letter here or there, the only daily human contact with prison guards who just may hate you, and reading up on law books to prepare yourself for the fight of your life. Lupas is provoking Hugo, you and I both can see that. He wastes his time at press conferences whining about the attention Hugo receives because he's jealous the attention isn't being heaped on his amazing prosecutorial work (again, sarcasm, and maybe a new word coined!). If I was in Hugo's shoes, I wouldn't have even needed to be provoked to have a few words with the DA, but then again, if you know me, you know that about me!

Yeah, I'm pissed and you know it. You wanna talk about it, then comment or message me or email me or whatever. But if you just wanna hate on Hugo or my views then you can keep your negativity to yourself.