This one is for Beth.....

I called my sister last night to congratulate her on graduating UT Austin this weekend. Pretty excited for her......nothing like ending three years of constant partying and irresponsible behavior with little to no consequences to enter the real world.
And when I refer to the "real world," I'm talking about Biggie's life down in H-town because it is tough trying to survive life as a 5 pound white Maltipoo with a name like Notorious BIG (aka Biggie Smalls). He works each day to fit in all of his napping and licking....not to mention the outfit changes he must endure. My only hope is that Beth will have an easier time out there in the real world than Biggie.
Beth wanted me to comment on The Office and Grey's Anatomy. I do have a tv up here, but have not been watching it much, mainly because there are only 3 channels. I did make a serious effort to catch both the office and grey's anatomy last night though. It is very difficult to sit at the Rosellini dinner table with the whole fam without quips from the office in the ole knoggin (I'm not sure if that word has a silent "k" but I like it). So, Beth, here are my two comments:

1. The office: Dwight is my hero. The look on his face when Michael came back to announce he withdrew his name from the corporate position was AWESOME! I also love that he painted his office black to intimidate his subordinates. My future dental office is definitely going to be painted black with black trim to intimidate my receptionist and patients and really let them know who is boss.....or I might just hire Cassie to sit in my waiting room and give them her notorious look of intimidation. If I was offered a job with the promise that the same office dynamics from that show were present, I would drop out of dental school and go work there.

2. Grey's Anatomy: There have been two times in dental school when I was told that I might have to start the whole year over again.......once my second year and then again my third year, both because of the heart surgeries I had no option in having. It is one of the worst feelings in the world when you work that hard and then are told you have to start all over. There are many things in life you should only have to do once because you know how hard or miserable it will be. The first time going through it isn't as bad because you don't necessarily know what you are in for.......open heart surgery, dental school, choosing a mullet for haircut, going through your first year as a surgical intern like George, but the second time around is harder because you do know how hard it is going to be. Fortunately, I did not let the opinions of anyone who told me I would have to redo the year stick with me. I focused on all of the people that said I could finish, and there were definitely a limited number of people who truly believed I would finish each time.
So, I did not really enjoy Grey's last night because I know how George feels. My question for George would be, "pete and repeat were on a boat. repeat fell off. who was left?" I would then watch as George figured out the riddle I incorrectly presented him. When he finally would answer "pete" I woud say, "congratulations" because George needs a little positive affirmation after failing his test........i'm going to eat some lunch. watch for my blog about the food up here later this afternoon.