In need of a day off...

Listen,
I haven't had to work since... well, its been a week now. I know, I know, it seems like I never work, but I do indeed. I had planned to take Tuesday, and today (Friday), and Saturday to have a matrixectomy on my right big toe. Matrixectomy is just a big medical term for a surgical procedure to remove the toenail and it nail bed. I had this done on my left big toe 3 or 4 years ago. It really sucked.

To make it even worse the bulb on my tv went out a week before the procedure. After calling Best Buy and JVC it was determined that a new bulb would take 2 weeks to get from the manufacturer to me, so I was forced to "rent" a tv from Best Buy since I knew I was going to be laid up for about a week with nothing else to do, but watch tv or movies and since I felt Best Buy was screwing me, I decided to screw them.

Anyway, the surgery was really painful. At first I was prescribed Lortab, which did nothing for the pain, I then was given Percocet, again nothing. In a last ditch effort my doctor gave me Mepergan Fortis, which is a combination of Demerol and Phenergan. Many of you may be familiar with Demerol as a pain killer and causes pretty bad nausea and Phenergan or promethazine as an anti-emetic to treat the nausea caused by the Demerol part. It was crazy. I don't know if it killed the pain or just made me to dumb to care. Hana had to remind me several times to close my mouth, as my lower jaw wanted to stay agape. By the way, the red capsule is a generic Mepergan Fortis.

So, since I knew this surgery was going to suck I took a week off work, then it turned out that we found, purchased and moved into our new home, (the DSL was set up today) so I put off the surgery, but kept the days off to move and settle in. I know that all who read this are excited for a full photo tour so I will hopefully get around to that in a couple of days. You can also feel free to stop by and help us put away all our crap...

Well...if you haven't clicked on my minicity link on the left please feel free to do so ...
Good Night Now

Stanley Cup Finals...

Listen,
The Stanley Cup Finals start TONIGHT. This is very very exciting. If you can not feel the excitement you are either dead or should be. The Stanley Cup is such an amazing trophy. I actually got to see it during the 2002 Olympics with my own eyes and touch it with my bare hands. It was a moment that I will never forget. Some of you reading this were there with me and know what I am talking about. Walking into the room where it was on display brought on a feeling of reverence and respect only felt in holy places... I almost felt like I should take off my shoes. For those who don't know the names of the winners are carved into the silver bands on the trophy. To see the names of current and former hockey legends was amazing. Words really can't explain how cool this trophy is. More info on the cup can be found here

Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins will take on the Detroit Red Wings in game one in a best of seven series, for the right to hoist the cup and be champions just as my favorite player Joe Sakic has done in the past. It is amazing to see grown men shed tears of joy as the raise the cup and skate around the ice with it. It gives me chills...

So... who's gonna win? My money (well not real money, not that I find gambling wrong, in fact I won $10 playing slots on our last trip to California) is on the Pens. I believe they will win it in 6 games on their home ice. Which is really the best way to do it. So if you need me Tonight, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and if necessary next Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday between 6pm and 10pm forget about it cause I'm watching hockey...
Go Pens!!!

Couldn't Help It...

Listen,
From the start of this blog I didn't want to make it a big deal with family updates and so forth... However, on our recent vacation Hana took a picture of Brady that I just had to share. This was taken at about five o'clock or so. At this point we had been at Disneyland for 8 hours and the little boy had not had his usual nap at 3.
I just love the look on his face and the way his arms just dangle. It was a long day, but it was an amazingly fun day too...
Good Night Now

Jungle Man

Listen,

While on our trip we caught an inter-league baseball game between the Angles and the Dodgers. The Dodgers won the game 6 to 3. It was all-in-all a great time... Sadly, Brady's favorite part of the game was the older gentleman sitting a few rows behind us... Brady called him Jungle Man... he made Brady laugh for a good portion of the game...

What in the Hell would posses anyone wear this outfit anywhere? WOW!!!!!

Some Time...

Listen,
Having been on vacation for the last few days had made me realize that I feel even more strongly about one aspect of my life even more than I ever had...
wait for it...
wait for it...
I hate my job. Plain and simple.
Just the thought of going back makes me cry...no really I mean it, I cried today as I thought about it...sad indeed.
I do not have a lot of time now to tell of the wonderful stories and wonderful experiences of SoCal, but boy are all of you (both of you anyway that have commented on my blog) in for some fun as we dive into some of the following thoughts:
1. How many diet cokes i can drink in a day at the wild animal park, when you get free refills in your souvineer cup...the answer will astound you...and yes, its over 10
2. How fun Disney Land is...even when you have to carry a 35 pound child around for 98% of the day
3. How not to dress your kids at Sea World... 5 year olds just should not wear bikinis anywhere, but at the beach, or swimming pool....check that they should never wear them... dress your children like respectible human beings...they deserve it
4. Internet withdrawl...
5. Carrying said 35 pound child freaking everywhere.
and 6. Holy crap, it smells like a skunk in here all of the sudden...really, it does it is really strong.

In closing I would like to quote a magnet that I saw at a little shop near the beach in Oceanside...I almost bought it, but it was $5, but with all the other crap we have bought, I just couldn't spend it... I will edit it for those of you with sensitive ears and eyes:

"Many people say that I have a bad attitude... well, I say f--- them."

Good Night Now

Oh, BOY!!!!!

Listen,
Not much to complain about here tonight. We found out that Brady is going to have a little brother in Mid-September!!!!!
How cool is that?
I would like to point out that for the time being, I am the only Sokol son able to produce a man-child...
Good Night Now

D'ohn't Bother Me

Listen,
And listen good:
If you are going to go up to the pharmacy, bypass the line of people who are patiently waiting their turn, talk over the center of the counter, interrupting the pharmacist from doing whatever he/she was doing and ask for some advice please DO NOT do the following...
Here was my conversation (italics indicate my responses)
Excuse me!
One moment please
Excuse me!
What can I do for you?
What is the best cold medicine?
Who is it for?
Me
What symptoms do you want to treat?
I want the best one!
That is determined by what you want to treat...
Everything
If you wait a moment I can come show you some options
(she them made that "tuh" sound that all women can make and do make whenever a man doesn't or isn't doing what they want or they aren't doing it fast enough...you know the noise...)

After finishing counting the prescription I was counting, for the second time since she had interupted me the first time, I went out to help.
Ok, so you have a cold?
I don't know, I have what's going around.
What symptoms do you want to treat?
All of them.
Ok, do you have a stuffed up nose?
Obviously
Are you coughing?
No (which by the way means she doesn't have "everything)
Do you have a runny nose?
No
So basically you just want to treat a stuffy nose
Yes
Ok, I'd recommend sudafed, do you have any blood pressure problems, or other medical conditions?
No, why?
Sudafed can increase blood pressure
Will it make me drowsy, it can't make me drowsy?
Actually it makes most people a bit more awake
Well, what about this one (as she picks up a generic Ny-quil)?
It has medications to treat a cough, runny nose and chest congestion, and it will make you drowsy.
Well, I think I'm going to get this one
I'm just letting you know that it will most likely make you drowsy.
Whatever

Then she walks away... I could've just slapped the stupid b#@$&

So, here is the lesson:
If you are going to ask the pharmacist for some advice you might want to listen to the advice that is given. I'm not saying that I am all-knowing, but for the love of man, don't waste my time if you are going to buy whatever the hell you were going to buy before I took the time to come out and help.
"I'm just sayin'"
Good night now

New House

Listen,
We bought a house today... crazy.
Then MLS# if you want to check it out (thought they may take it down soon) is 776676.

...if they take it down before you get to see all the specs and stuff let me know and I can post everything about it.
Here is the gist: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 office/workspace ( I needed both an office and a work space, but oh well...you can't have everything...), updated kitchen, hot tub (which is in a solarium off the master bedroom), master bath, and great yard. The location is just north of Skyline High School, so yes, our children will be Eagles, as well as Wasatch Warriors. They will however go to Eastwood Elementary, not Upland Terrace.
I have not been to work for the last couple of days, so no great stories tonight.
I do return tomorrow, so let's keep our fingers crossed for a real jackass to come in so you can hear all about it.
Good night now

Another late post

Listen,
It is again late, 12:38 am by my computer's clock... I think my last post was a bit over the top (or is that over-the-top)... don't know.

I am tired so...
...
...
...
We placed an offer on a house today... crazy.
It will be exciting to see what happens...
Good night now

4 overtimes and a Lesson

Listen,
I just got finished watching the Stars beat the Sharks in quadruple overtime. That means 3 periods of regulation (20 minutes each) 3 full periods of OT (also 20 minutes each) and part of another period. (for those of you who kind of suck, I am talking about the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL)... and yes they do still play hockey in America.) It was freaking amazing.

Now its time for my rant of the day.
While at work today, well yesterday as I see it is almost 12:30 am Monday... Anyway, a girl, or should I say lady, comes up to the pharmacy and asks me to fill her birth control. I look on her profile and inform her that she is out of refills and I (meaning the pharmacy, not me personally) need to contact her doctor for refill authorization. She replies, "but I am supposed to start taking it tonight!" I just stare at her blankly for a moment and say, I'm sorry, but I (again meaning the pharmacy) need to contact your doctor for refills, to which she responds, "but I am supposed to start taking it tonight!" At this point I say, "I am sorry, we'll call first thing tomorrow morning." She looks at me as if I have just made a nasty comment about her mother, and asks me, "so what am I supposed to do?" So I say, "give us a call tomorrow afternoon to see if your doctor has responded to our call." She says, "won't you call me?" "No, you may want to call your doctor too tomorrow morning if it is that urgent, otherwise give us a call tomorrow afternoon." She huffs and storms out of the store.
Unfortunately for me, she has hurt my feelings deeply with her sour faces and angry departure from the store. I just don't know how I will go on with my life knowing that this poor woman will not be able to start her birth control tonight... I just can't put into words the depth of my misery. (italics added for emphasis)

So here is the lesson:
If it is vital that you take a particular medication on a particular day please, for the love of man, make sure that one of the following occurs:
1. Make sure that you have a prescription with sufficient refills before coming to the pharmacy after having taken the last of your pills.
2. Look in your bottle, or in your packet (in the case of most birth control pills) and you see that you have enough pills for the next few times you need to take it, especially to get through a weekend or holiday, (when most doctors are out of the office.) If it is getting low, go ahead and call your pharmacy... Most insurance companies will pay for medication when you have used 80% of it ((that means if you have a prescription for 30 tablets that you take 1 tablet per day, you can refill it when you have taken 24 of the tablets... that means you can call in your script (pharmacy slang for prescription) 6 days early.)) This gives the pharmacy a couple days to contact your doctor in case you are out of refills. Amazing.
3. If you are out of refills make sure to come to the pharmacy and attempt to give the pharmacist a guilt trip. This will not work. He or she (the pharmacist) couldn't give a rat's ass that you are out of refills and "need" to start your birth control that night (I don't anyway.) Just use a freaking condom for prophylaxis and shut up... Or you could just practice abstinence... this is what I wish your parents had done in the first place.

Sorry for the long post... I just had to get that out.

Also, thank you to all who made Brady's birthday celebration a success. We all had a lot of fun. You are all great, wonderful people.

Pieces have been set into motion...

Listen, after talking with many people, one in particular, I have decided to blog. I guess I should set up some ground rules for my blog, which is in fact my family's blog, but I will be doing most of the thought sharing. I actually have no "rules" per se, just a few warnings and guidelines:

Warning 1: I have a very dull profession, which I really hate most of the time. Many of the things I write about my "job" will include boring stories and "R-rated" language. If you don't like reading about the exciting goings on in a retail pharmacy, don't waste your time here There will be more that boring, crass stories, but they may be few and far between.

Warning 2: I really like to use ellipes (plural for ellipsis) which the dictionary defines as marks or a mark (as …) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause.
So get used to these... (...)

Guideline 1: Spelling really doesn't matter to me. I know this has spell check built right in, but I personaly doo knot kare if wat eye right iz speld gud. If that really bothers you, I guess you can take a flying leap...

Well I guess that is all for warnings and guidelines. My plan for this blog is to share stuff I find amusing and fun. I really don't care if you like what I write, but since there is an open forum now for my thoughts you can read them...Scary huh