jenny craig's worst enemy

so this lady walks up to the counter today... (5'6'' 135lbs- totally normal looking- i wouldnt even call her "skinny" (i know those measurments because she told me later))

"whats this for" handing me a 6 pack of Ensure
"well it can be used for meal replacement if someone isnt really hungry... "
"well i want to gain 10 lbs... so"
"wait... you want to gain 10 lbs?"
"yeah i want to gain 10 pounds"
"YOU?"
"yeah me"
"you dont need to gain 10 lbs"
"well i want to"
"well you dont need to... i mean we are talking about YOU right? not someone else?"
"yeah i'm talking about me- i just want to gain 10 lbs"
"well i'm looking at you right now and i really dont think there's any reason for that"
"well i just eat salad and vegetables and stuff all the time...i just dont think i'm getting enough vitamins and minerals"
"well.... here... take this multivitamin"
"thats it?!"
"yeah thats it... just keep doing what you are doing- sounds like you have a very healthy lifestyle... you shouldnt change anything"
"wow! ok i guess you're right- i'll just take this"


and there is the EVER popular
At the counter is a lady with a 10 dollar bottle of Advil sold 3 dollars cheaper as ibuprofen::
"excuse me ma'am, do you realize that you could save a few dollars on the generic substitute for this medication?"
"oh its only the brand name for me..."
"uh huh... well i'm not sure if you're aware, but the FDA of this country happens to be the strictest in the entire world and they endorse this product as being identical in every way be that quality, effect, or otherwise based on billions of dollars spent on double-blind randomized placebo controlled tests... "
"yeah... well i just want Advil... nothing else works for me..."
"Advil is just some company's name for ibuprofen... look right here... it says the exact same thing on both packages- you can't deny that"
"i just want the Advil... i dont care if it costs more... its the only thing that works for me..."
".......................sigh... ok.... it's your money"

i dont know how much those people realize that saying that stuff puts them on equal footing as the crazy homeless guy i ran into one time who told me he was thirsty and then told me he was "Allergic" when i offered him an unopened, ice-cold bottle of gatorade i had with me...
"no you arent! its all in your head!"...
oh well...

i've actually learned to not push people about generics anymore... people think of generics in the same way they think about say, Coke- "generic" sams club coke tastes like muddy water... its cheaper, but really not anywhere as good as the real thing-
in terms of DRUGS- when you say something is generic- it would be the the same thing as saying a different company making the same Coke from the same ingredients, in the same can, but instead of the can being red, its yellow, and instead of "Coke" it says "potato"... however- the actual contents of the new yellow "potato" can are identical to those of Coke- they are just packaged differently and sold cheaper because Coke no longer has a monopoly on the beverage-- now- say you work in a gas station- and someone walks up to you with a can of "potato" and says
"whats up man? you're out of Coke? all i see is this potato garbage!"
"oh well yeah, the coke truck didnt come in- but really thats exactly the same stuff... it just looks different... its literally the same drink in a different can"
"uh yeah... whatever- I only drink the real thing... this stuff just doesnt taste as good"
"well... yeah, man... it actually does- its just all in your head... its the same stuff"
"whatever- i'm going somewhere where they actually have coke..."

JUST like that- every day... i really think people in memphis are just about 5 times more paranoid than... everyone else...
"my grandpappy has been taking 'Motrin' (ANOTHER name for ibuprofen) his whole life and all we knows is that it WORKS"

its really kind of funny- i guess you'd have to be there...

it was really funny... i was kinda out of it today in the pharmacy... seems like i've got a lot on my mind. I've been doing a lot of thinking about a lot of things the last few weeks. "about what?" well i guess just where i've been, where i'm going, and what i should do in-between- lots of stuff... i've realized one large fact the last week- it occured to me one morning when i got out of bed... i had to work, but not until 4pm (until midnight)- i didnt have any plans, i didnt have anyone to meet, anywhere to go, anything to do... my entire day was spread out before me and it was nothing until 4... i woke up at having gotten about 8 hours of sleep- which is more than enough for me- i was about to get out of bed when i thought to myself... "why?".... and i just kinda lay there for 3 more hours thinking about that question... and it wasnt really an answer than i came up with, but a realization: i am uninspired. i wouldnt say it was so much a bad thing- its not like i was laying there in agony by any means, its just...

if life were a book i was writing, i would have writer's block

if life were a movie i was the lead actor in i would be asking the director "what's my motivation for this next scene??"

i can think of several motivators i've had over the last 10 years- some were people, organizations, goals, passions... things that pushed me, inspired me, warmed me from within, or that i strived to achieve or attain- i can think of a couple things that SHOULD motivate me- i guess what i'm saying is that they just arent for some reason- i'm just in a small "rut" i guess you could say... but i still know that i'm blessed, and that i have many things to be thankful for- please dont misunderstand me on that- its more just... how should i be using/enjoying/applying my time, gifts, energy, passion, and heart...



I've also realized that i'm extremely flexible and helpful- well i suppose not "realized" so much as "fully-realized"...some other people might call that a "pushover"... i say that because i have said "sure" to every schedule change every person has proposed to me at work-
"you want to go to a concert saturday? sure i'll work 2pm-midnight for you... "
i guess i would stop them if i had plans- i KINDA wanted to be off saturday night so i could see the results of DCI finals- but i guess i can get someone else to tell me when the scores come out-
i dunno... i AM off friday so thats good... i dunno... i think its good to be flexible and i do know that my attitude gets me noticed in a good way- as i've been praised by several of the pharmacists- i just wonder sometimes if i should stand up for myself more in terms of "yes i CAN do that for you... but there might be something i'd rather be doing"...
i actually got in trouble for not taking my breaks...
"scott, you've got to take at least a 30 minute break whenever you work over 6 hours- especially on the 10 and 12 hour days"
and its just like... i get so busy doing stuff at work that i cant tear away from it... and i dont want to inconvienience anyone becuase i'm not there... i think i've got to learn to be just a smidge more selfish- i know i've got it in me somewhere... hehe

i've been hanging out with brent and his girlfriend, jennifer some the last few days since brent lives here now- thats a welcome change.. we watched a movie tonight--

i think i'm-a gonna go to best buy and get me a DVD burner (about 100 bucks or so) and maybe some better speakers for my desk- i mean electronics make me happy... i think i might be able to put a DVD burner to good use... good use inDEED.. :)

but really- i'm doing well, no real complaints- i guess the leg still hurting after all that is a let down, but we'll see how that goes... i'm doing just fine.