How come when we leave our comfort zone, we are more able to focus on what needs to be done and actually accomplish tasks that will benefit our future? BUT! when we are in our comfort zone, we slack off to all high heaven ad never get anything done even though we know it will be detrimental in the long run.

I have been sitting here, trying to study for my boards exam for the past 2.5 hours, have accomplished nothing, stared at the same 5 pages of notes and not remembered a thing. But last month, when I was away at a test prep facility, away from my home and out of my zone, I was studying and being productive and accomplishing and remembering things like crazy! I get home on Saturday after that month long training and I fall right back into my old habits and get nothing done.

Pretty pissed about this downward turn of events! Only 20 days left to get about 500 drugs memorized, and review 2 years of Med school knowledge in order to pass this damn exam and here I am not being productive. Today, I am officially my own worst enemy. KHHHHAAAANNNN!

Update: Wizard Worlds Chicago looks to be epic this year! After the preview night last night, this show has gotten kinda back on track. still no big production houses there. Marvel, DC, Avater, Image, IDW all are absent again, which kinda blows cuz the show seemed much cooler and, lets be honest, there was much more free stuff handed out when they were there.

I already picked up a lot of show exclusives, hard to find items and mapped out my plan of attack for the rest of the weekend. Plus I located the SG booth which was overrun with Gorgeous babes on Thursday night so I can only imagine what will happen when Friday and Saturday hit!! *excited* I'll have the pics to share on Monday, but I'm just glad to say the the show looks to mostly be getting back on track. Can't wait for Stewart and Lloyd events, geeks of the world UNITE!

Later

So, I've been struggling with my decision about whether to go or not to Wizard World Comic Con in Chicago. I've been going for about 11 years now and have seen it change over the years from a small event with a few booths, to a larger event with poor planning, to a super awesome event taking up a gigantic portion of the Stevens Center, very well organized and laid out with multiple platforms of interaction with both artists and guests. Now, unfortunately, in the past 2 years it has lost a lot of luster and fallen on hard times again since the big production houses no longer attend and the prices for autographs and pictures and such have gone through the roof! I know it's all part of the game we geeks play with event coordinators and the industry, but it kinda pisses me off that it feels more and more like they are price gouging $50 to $100 for the same signature that cost $20 just a few years ago.

I guess I'm giving this whole thing another shot for a few reasons. First is that my dad is a gigantic Star Trek Next Generation fan, and Sir Patrick Stewart is really attending this year. I had purchased tickets for the Shatner-Stewart event last year, only to get bummed out when Stewart had to drop out. Shatner was still amazing to see, but this year, the Captains chair it filled and I'm taking my Dad to meet his Captain of the Enterprise. Second, A lot of y comic geek friends have been getting excited for this even this yea cuz they have been hearing mumblings about how it is going to be better all around, the reduced prices and better seating options already prove this.

In the end, I'm pretty happy about my decision to go again this year, since it is my yearly pilgrimage (even though I live in Chicago) to a geek event where I can mingle with my people, find the comics I need to complete my various collections, find cool shirts or one off artwork and just feel good about being a comic book geek. Plus, another trip to the SSG booth to hang out with all the girls in real life that I see every day on the web...how could I pass that up?!?! So, who's gonna be there working the booth and what area number are you at?? Last year it was Radeo, Tita, Rizzo, Kraven, Caprica and Rosaliign (sp?) . They were a freakin BLAST to meet and hang out with and probably the most inspiring reason as to why I joined this sit. They took the time to talk to you, sign the stuff you purchased if you asked and were just super down to earth. It was totally awesome to see how the guys clustered around and became mumbling fools in front of them all!

So, if you are going, I'll see you there! If you aren't, I will report back as to if this was a good decision or not. And, as always, I'll upload my pics to share, though I still have yet to get the done from last year, ha!

Later SG-philes!

Yikes, well I got my score back for my boards and did not study enough, so now I have to re-test for them in October. That just means that I have to go back to pulling 8 to 15 hour study / review days for the next 4 months in order to learn all the info I either didn't know at all or only kind knew the first time. It just sucks to have put so much effort in to not only not pass them but to have to do it all over again and hope that something changes. The major down side is that school policy dictates that all persons who do not pass boards on the first attempt must take and pay out of pocket for a course at the U of I that is a month long. That means I have to pawn my dogs off on to either a friend or family member for the month of September. Which means I will be living in a dorm room with some stranger, paying for all my food and laundry (hoping someone doesn't steal any of my clothes) and sleeping in a bed that feels like a rock and I won't have my dogs around to make anything better. It's situations like this that really make one question if they chose the correct path. I'm sure in the end it will all pay off ad this will just seem like a bad nightmare, but right now it just really sucks. Hey, how's that Donald Downer story for ya, HA! On the up side of life, I saw Harry Potter 5 hours before anyone else did and it totally kicked ass, so that's pretty cool.

Uhg. I am stuck in Boards studying hell. I take my med school licensing exam next Friday and all I do every day is study, 15 hours a day, all the info I learned over the past 2 years (or was supposed to learn anyway). It's exciting to be done with the classroom aspect of med school, cuz that shit sucks, what with all the labs and exams and lectures and stuff. And it's cool to be starting the last 2 years of school where I actually get to be out in the hospitals working with real patients and seeing all the diseases I have been lectured about....but this last hurdle is just hell. One 8 hour exam to test "all our knowledge" is just grueling! Plus, how do I know what they are going to ask and if I know it or not....pressure and stress suck too! Uhg, anyway, this was my non-classroom interaction with the real world today. It's only 8 pm here, I still have 4 good hours of study time left. Have fun SG, I'll be here if you need a diagnosis.

Well, haven't been here in awhile. School got busy but I am now officially 2 weeks into my last quarter of the classroom part of medical school. I have to seriously start studying for my Licensing exam in June, but I needed a break from class studying before starting that tonight. And, the girl I've been hitting on for a month just gave me the "very good friends" answer after sharing with me that she just got laid from some random ex she keeps around for booty calls, so that majorly sucks too!! And I needed to vent somewhere and this is my only outlet right now. I think I should start a regular blog spot too, that way I can keep the crappy stuff away from this fun arena. On the plus side, C2E2 starts tomorrow so my weekend will be filled with super awesome geek-tacularness!! It's the second year for the event and my first time going so I hope it's as good as it was last year, cuz lately the Wizard shows have been sucking it up big time and trying to get passes for the San Diego event is next to impossible anymore! C2E2 has the perfect opportunity to step up to the plate and create another International Comic Con event, and it's in Chicago so that works perfect for me and it's at the second largest (I think) indoor convention space so all signs point to a brilliant future, if they can keep it going right. Ok, well, COMLEX studying calls, thanks for reading. Till next time!

Wow, I haven't written here in a long time! It's a new year, and I'm trying to take a part of each day and do something for myself instead of just studying all the time like last year. I still need to study a lot (all the time) but I was going a bit nuts doing all work and no play. With 2011 still being fresh, I have decided to be more active on this amazing site, and part of that is to write more here. I understand that 99% of the people don't read this stuff, especially if you aren't on their friend list, but it's a but cathartic to just write this stuff and get the ideas out of your head and the things you think out on web based paper so that you have new room for new fun stuff. Anyway, i have a huge Micro exam on Wed I should be studying for, and so I will go study for that for now. I'll make sure to write more for those who read it, and for those who don't, you're missing out on some good stuff! (probably not really, but it sounds better to say that.)

- D

Wow, not even a full week as a member yet and I've already seen so many gorgeous ladies on here. Finally joining SG is either going to be the most brilliant or most disastrous idea I've ever had. I log onto do school work and always end up traveling to this site first and spending way to much study time here and then cramming for exams. Even now, I should be studying for my Infectious Disease exam next Wed., but instead, here I sit, blogging about how AWESOME this site is.

I'm not really sure what this whole blogging deal is about actually. Are these things supposed to have a theme or a purpose or a direction or just flow like the ramblings in my head? I guess I'll just do what I am currently doing until someone tells me to do otherwise.

OH, just got my copies of the canceled comic by Nick Simmons, Incarnate, and it is AMAZING! I tried to see what art they claimed he stole from Bleach, but I can't see any direct copy, just stylized themes. I would have purchased them at Chicago Comic-Con, but I was too busy chatting up the girls at the SG booth. HA! Not really, I just stood there in wonder at how pretty they were and how well they interacted with all of us geeks. Plus at the Con they want way to much for these books....and that's why I love eBay!!

Ok, seriously, I should study now. Maybe just a few sets of pics form girls I haven't seen yet, then I can study....maybe.

Hello Ladies! I've been a fan for years! This is the best way I've found to relieve stress from studying, and since all I do is study, I need lots of breaks. Thank you for being unique and allowing me to share in your beauty.