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HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA:
Where to start with this one? It was described to me as something similar to entourage. At first I didn't see it, but as the show has progressed, there is definitely a similar feel. This is a show about the struggle and the grind to make it big in the biggest city in the world. It's about fashion, art, girls, more girls, hustlin', friendships, loyalty, dreams, aspirations, and everything in between, living and coming up in Brooklyn. The script is beautifully written and gets better with each episode. The characters are relatable and capture you with their under-dog essence. The music is unique, adding to the NYC flavour, making you search amazon.com for the soundtrack. The show will hook you with the first episode, and have you addicted by the second. Watch this!

Dear drug reps,

Dear drug reps,

If you see that I am busy, please do not bother me. I honestly have no interest in the bullshit that your are selling, nor am I interested in selling your product, for you, to a patient who can't afford the upgrade, and especially if they don't need it.

If I ask you a question, I appreciate an honest answer. I understand you answer to your bosses, but I'm not going to rat you out. I just need facts, not opinions. I will make up my own mind about it, and the less bullshit I have to sift through, the better your product will be remembered. But what's worse than a slick salesperson? a dumbass one. Don't lie to me, I didn't go to school for 6 years to be talked to like an idiot. If you don't know, just say so and look it up. I don't need guesses. I can make better guesses than you can, but it's my license, and my patient's health that are in jeopardy when you misinform me. I just need honest, factual answers and when it comes time for me to decide whether or not to give a patient something, it will be strictly about the medications and not about you.

One last thing, If I took the time to listen to you, you NEED to buy me a coffee... I'm probably holding a cup as you speak to me, but that's not the point. It shows that you value my time, and you appreciate my attention. It is not about greed, possibly about ego, but for sure about respect.

Thank you.

Absolutely disgusting

This literally happened to me 30 mins ago...

It's getting late and after watching this week's episode of entourage, I exit my girlfriend's apartment and suddenly empty beer cans start falling from the sky. Scared the crap out of me. After further observation, I see that it's not the first to be thrown, there are at least 4-5 dozen cans on the ground. I look up to see if it's falling from the roof, or some other logical location, and yup... some douchebag is throwing them out of a darkened window... Seriously?

Stupid, disgusting m***** f*****... What in the world would possess you to practice such douche-bagery. Should I call the cops and report this dumb shit? I kept on going back and forth on this, here's what I came up with

Reasons not to call cops:

1) it's midnight, only way to get a hold of a cop is 911, it is just littering

2) it's empty beer cans... in an alley... in downtown. A homeless person will eventually get to them.

3) it's annoying

4) I guess no property damage occurred... and no one was hurt

5) I park there all the time, and I don't want to get keyed

Reasons to call the cops:

1) littering, however minor it may be, is still a crime

2) if he really wanted to give the cans to the homeless, a plastic bag could have been used... lazy prick

3) it's shit like this that compounds over time and we end up with a shithole city.

After debating for a few minutes, the douchebag, looks out the window to see if anyone's around... and then turns ON his lights. M***** f*****... he knew he was doing something he shouldn't be. Stupid dumb shit. So yeah... I called the cops... they were really nice about it. I really don't care about a fine (although he deserves it) but I really hope they made him clean it up, it's a busy alleyway and it was quite a few cans... 50-60 by my best estimate. Also, I hope they make his dumb ass pick up trash as community service.

Steaming about it more.. I realize it's these same people who:

1) throw their gum out onto the ground, where other people step on it

2) stick their gum on the bottom of shit... and I touch it when I look for my phone after dropping it

3) take up 1.5 parking stalls

4) piss on the toilet seats

5) throw garbage out the car window

6) leave shit places so other can clean them (frick, i know it's their job, but it's friggin McDonalds. Help someone out and stick your own trash into the garbage can)

Is this shit not common sense? I feel like people need citizenship courses in school... screw that... how about a common sense course...

ARGH! I'm still steaming!

Random notes:

It's always funny (or annoying) when patients from a different country come into the pharmacy looking for help. I really don't mind as long as they're good hearted and open to the Canadian concept of a pharmacy.

Seven young Chinese students, all in their early twenties came to the pharmacy and asked about omega fish oils. I took them to the natural health food aisle and showed them what they needed. As I was leaving, one of them asked...

Student 1: What about for buns
Me: buns?
Student 2: yeah buns (points to his knee)
Me: I'm sorry, what?
Student 1: you know, b-o-n-e-s
Me: Oh! Bones!
All 7 students: BONES! (clapping)

I swear when they realized it was pronounced "bones" they clapped and cheered like they were on a Japanese game show.

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Since I work for a grocery chain, I get to interact with the front store staff; this means I get to overhear their conversations in the break room. Here's a particularly odd one:

Staff: "wait, did I call you, or did you call me?... what?... no, I swear I didn't call you!"

LOL

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Here's one to show that I'm not the only one who gets the strange ones:

Technician: hello, how can I help you?
Customer: where's the "vagi-sal"?
Technician: Vagisil? it's down aisle 8
Customer: ok, thanks (goes to aisle 8)

Technician: Wait is it down aisle 8?
Me: I think it's in 10
Technician: oh (searches for patient)

Technician: (comes back) oh dear
Me: what?
Technician: she was looking for "veggie-salt"
Me: lol, what the heck is that?

PDA

Working in the pharmacy behind a pane of glass allows me to observe people as if I'm invisible. Mind you, the glass is completely transparent, but people don't seem to notice me, notice them. One of the interactions I get to watch, are public displays of affections (AKA PDA's). Here's a couple that just should not be done:

1) Do not stick your hand down your boyfriend's pants. I'm not talking about the back pocket, or even the front pocket... I'm talking about right into the pants; bare skin. This is neither cool, nor sanitary, especially if I can see your hand moving inside his pants. I desperately hope you sanitized your hand after.

2) If you decide your hand NEEDS to be on your boyfriend's ass, then please do not wedge your hand into his crack. hand-wedgies should not be performed in public. Is this even comfortable?

I don't know if I should laugh or be grossed out. Either way, please stop. Thank you.

Prayers to Norway

Despite, race, gender, religion, or any other difference between us, may our prayers be with the victims and the families affected by the tragedy in Norway. God bless.

Bathroom Ediquette

I'm a pretty relaxed guy, and I'm not too picky about much, but I can't believe the amount of crap (pun intended) that I have to put up with in the staff washrooms at work. I'm not just talking about simple sanitation, I'm also talking about the strange and weird s*** (pun) people do in there.

1) Wash your hands!

I thought I'd start simple, its basic, everyone should do it, especially staff. I don't care that you don't do it at home, but for appearances, just do it; I'm standing right there for frig's sake. And please, please, please do it in a reasonable manner. If I get to the sink before you, you should be there for at least as long as I'm there. Also, use the damn soap. It's there for a reason. Someone once told me they don't use the soap cause water takes off 85%, whereas water and soap take off 95%... besides the fact that handwashing studies assume proper hand washing, I'd like to think that the people preparing my food would appreciate the additional 10%.

2) Don't wash your hair or feet in the sink

Why are you taking a shower at work? there is neither shampoo nor pumace stone beside the soap dispenser for a reason. Other than the obvious sanitary reasons, I don't enjoy walking through your dirty swamp water to get to the now-infested sink. Go home, take a sick day, do whatever, just don't shower here

3) Don't pee on the seat

Don't pee on the seat. Serious? I have to tell this to you? I have to mention it? ARGH! lift the damn seat. One day, your a** will need to sit for a s***, so stop peeing all over it. Do you do this at home? Never in my life have I gone over to a person's house where there was urine all over the seat.NEVER!

4) Don't s*** on the seat

Really? is your a**hole that big? or is the toliet too small? how do you miss? it's not exactly the million dollar shot from half court during the half time show. *sigh

5) Cups?

Why are there cups in the washroom? it's never just one... what are people drinking in the washroom... have you ever heard the phrase: "Don't s*** where you eat"... does drinking not apply???

Five, that's a good start... more will come... :( :( :( more will come...