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This actually happened a while ago but I never put up a link to the Flickr gallery. So, without further ado:

The Wedding of Paul and Suzy AKA A Zombie Wedding

A few posts ago I mentioned that I’m scheduled to take the MCAT on August 16th. That leaves me with about two months to finish preparing and with little else on my plate, a few things have become startlingly clear:

• It is quite difficult to study at home, given that we have wireless everywhere and OnDemand in the living room
• Not exercising regularly makes me somewhat crazy
• Five cups of coffee over the course of three hours is probably somewhat excessive

Obviously, something had to be done. In no particular order:

• Starbucks, while somewhat repulsive, is both close and open at decent hours (and no free wifi)
• 24 Hour Fitness has these $24/month membership deals that no ones knows about… just ask nicely and see what happens
• Chewing gum can act as a decent stand in for coffee (and five cups of coffee is too expensive at Starbucks)

So instead of starting my day with the usual caffeine overdose and jumping right into Newtonian physics, I decided to put in a little time at the gym, in hopes of being able to focus for the entirety of the day (so far, no such luck as I seem to be sitting at my Mac, writing this blog but I digress). Missing my biking days, I decided that sitting on a stationary bike might be a good way to get back in shape. Facing the cardio equipment is a wall with seven or eight huge flat screen TVs, each with some very trashy selections on. Maury Povich, Montel Williams and a soap opera or two.

It struck me: people actually plan on watching this. It isn’t just people on the StairMaster at the gym, or those taking the day off work/school because they’re feeling a little under the weather. There must be some folks out there who actually plan on and enjoy watching Maury provide make-overs. The advertisers pay good money to get commercial spots so they must actually succeed in selling something.

In any event, I’ve decided that while studying for the MCAT doesn’t make for the most thrilling of summers, it is much better than the alternative of watching hours of daytime TV. Maybe next time I go to the gym I’ll bring a book… and some coffee.

This is quite a gem. I remember when being emo had less to do with wearing lots of black clothes and more to do with cheesy/sappy lyrics and a penchant for admiring autumn leaves. Nowadays* it apparently involves self-injury and online quizzes to assess how emo you are.

 * I believe this is the first time I’ve written the word ‘nowadays’.