back in madison to check mail (since amy's in france), do laundry and get an oil change. i do laundry here because i don't understand or want to deal with the laundry system in our apts in milwaukee. we're supposed to get a "laundry access card" or something from the front desk, put money on it, do laundry, and return the card within 24 hours or we are fined something ridiculous. and all of this must be done within business hours. yeah, so i guess the system isn't all that complicated, but fuckit, i'd rather just feed a machine quarters.the OC is descending into madness. the series becomes less believable every week. and i get more excited every week.
i watched "best week ever" for the first time last night. it was actually pretty funny.
DFA 1979 played conan last night, and max richter ended up taking over the drums for the last minute or so. that could best be described as dumbfounding.
i love drug reps. they buy me lunch about 3 times a week, bring me free pens, and invite me to fancy schmancy dinners on their dime. i also love my clinics in milwaukee, which not only allow me to live a normal 9-5, mon-fri life, but also welcome these drug reps with open arms, providing me with a lot of free food.
i think i've listened to ciara's "goodies" and amerie's "one thing" about a million times this past week.
i'm going to see interpol tomorrow night in milwaukee. i have this fear that the show is going to suck, that they're the sort of band that is too cool to enjoy themselves on stage, rock out, or talk to the audience. i hope i'm wrong.
i finished murakami's "kafka on the shore." i think it took me about a week, but i ended up reading the last 300 pages within 3 days or so. excellent book, surprisingly suspenseful, made me very hungry for udon noodles the entire time. now i'm working on murakami's "norwegian wood," and next up will be "the wind-up bird chronicles." color me a fan.living in milwaukee is somewhat cleansing, in a sense. there isn't a whole hell of a lot to do there, so i find myself doing more reading (that's reading for pleasure and not assignment), working out, eating (slightly) better, and sleeping a lot more. it's been a long time since i've grown accustomed to a full 8 hours of sleep per night. the past few years i've really adapted to my 4-5 hours a night.
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i just read norwiegan wood. it was really really good, and made me thirsty for midori. and i hate midori. still, great book.
i may/may not go to the interpol show.
i may/may not see you there.
mike
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Dude, Norwegian Wood is bloody amazing( did I just write bloody??)
I adored that book. And I usually hate reading love stories..but damn...its a modern classic in my opinion. Its a shame that most western writers seem to have lost the balls to write like that.
And DUDE!!!! YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THAT OPTIMO MIX ALBUM THAT JUST CAME OUT. I know that you of all people will adore it!!!!
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ye ole vinegar soaked manacles of doom! on 13 March, 2005 08:16 [*]
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do you feel at all like all your free lunches are raising the cost of drugs for most people? i mean, i know the drug companies make money hand over fist (which is really the biggest problem), lunches or not, but they'll never cut into that profit margin. they just tack on those costs on the pills they sell to the consumer.
sorry to go off on this, i just saw that simpsons episode last night on this and was feeling feisty.
dropped by nat the brat on 14 March, 2005 15:54 [*]
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nat, i feel your pain. i myself felt very compromised by the entire drug-rep culture going on in milwaukee. i'm used to the wall of righteousness that surrounds madison (i know that sounds sarcastic, but it's not really meant to be). but the thing is, they're going to bring a free lunch to the clinic whether or not i myself eat it. it's such a cop-out excuse, i know. i guess it's just nice to go from eating a whole lot of ramen to being served lunch every once in a while. but i do realize the inherent cost in that gesture. it's just going to take more than me not eating lunch to affect real change. am i making any sense? maybe i'm too cynical. or maybe i'm starving.
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My dad actually schedules reps based on what they'll bring for lunch that day (usually 3-5 times a week). He is what the drug reps in milwaukee term a "top 10 'script" and they're at the office all the time. He was even forced to make a sign that says "No Pharmaceutical Reps will be seen today." This isn't as bad as it used to be though...I went to a lot of luxury box games at the bradley center, enjoyed free carry out dinners, got my own hotel room in Lake Geneva when I was 12, and even saw the Packers for free a few times...then some doctor blew a whistle on 20/20 and they cut back the benefits big time...so now all i get are pens, pads, desk calendars, computer peripherals, wall clocks, duffel bags, and leftovers. A winner is still me.
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...oh, and box seats to see Phantom of the Opera in '99...in '01 I listened to Warren Spahn give a talk before a Brewers game on behalf of Claritin (grab bag included a novelty bat and two official baseballs), in '96, I got a free Brunch and reserved bleacher seating at the Great Circus Parade...and I'm just the doctor's son.
dropped by lol. ror. on 15 March, 2005 12:50 [*]
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wait, so you're saying that box seats to phantom of the opera (or any andrew lloyd weber show) is some kind of perk?
dropped by nat the brat on 15 March, 2005 12:57 [*]
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RDRR.
It was actually Miss Saigon. Phantom of the Opera's seats were on the floor.
dropped by lol. ror. on 15 March, 2005 16:56 [*]
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drop some science: