notcho
Well-Known Member
So I guess he knows where my pool is located then
Mia Meets Bike
- Thread starter Meatball Mia
- Start date
Oh sweet, you have a pool? Maybe we can come check it out sometime?
Did you recently start adding regulations to Jim's pool time? Just curious because he suddenly started texting me again.
It was legit funny when you asked me if Matt put up a bigger fence 🤣
What riffraff? It's an honor for him to host us.
serviceguy
Well-Known Member
This rabid monster is available for rent at a very reasonable price. She hates mountain bikers. Also available as motivational heckler during MTB races for an hourly fee...
My next chapter …
So I’ve been a little MIA (no pun intended) with my blog since my last race of the season at Thunder Mountain, but that has mostly been because I’ve had to prepare for the next, big chapter in my life: pharmacy school.
I’ll start with a quick overview/summary of my summer. In just a few words, it was totally awesome. This was by far one of the best summers I've ever had. What surprised me the most about why this summer was so great was that I didn’t race as much. Now I absolutely love enduro racing, but in the past few years, I would kind of force myself to race the whole series and put pressure on myself to do well in the series overall. Because I knew I couldn’t go for the series overall this year, I had more fun racing. In the end, it didn’t really matter how the race went, as long as I had fun, I was happy (except for a few moments when I knew I could have done better).
Besides racing, I also did a ton of really awesome riding this summer. I actually looked back at my strava, and I rode the most dumb gnar this summer than ever, and I can say it was magical. I also looked, and I am pretty sure I rode with @JimN almost every day I was riding. On that note, I feel like I had a lot of progress riding technical trails and features this summer. The one highlight of that progress was during my last week at home, I was riding the Ridge with Jim, and I finally rode a downhill that I never thought I would be able to and I made it up some rocky features that were pretty daunting most of the times I’ve been there.
Because my summer was so awesome, it made it really hard to leave. Right before I left, I felt like I was riding my bike the best I ever have, and I was having a ton of fun doing it. It was hard having to go somewhere else where I knew I could ride a bike, but a lot less often and it wasn’t going to be the same as home. I also had to come to terms that I was going to be a lot further away from home, so when I miss the trails, my bike, and the people at home, I can’t just get in my car and drive home for the weekend like I used to.
So now the move to Michigan. The drive was about 8 and half hours and actually not that bad. Luckily, my parents let me drive the whole way in my car by myself. Now I know many of you don’t know my parents, but this was a big step for them because they usually don’t even let me drive myself to Mountain Creek, which is like 45 minutes from where I live, but they’ll let me race double black tech trails in the rain there without questioning it. My move-in went pretty well and my apartment is really nice and in a great location for school and walking to football games in the Big House.
My parents stayed with me throughout my orientation week for pharmacy school, the first week of classes, and the second week of classes. It was really nice having them here for that extended period of time because they helped me build all my furniture, they helped me figure out and adjust to life here, and they kept me company for the first weeks when I still really hadn’t met a lot of people. My dad also got to ride bikes with me at least three times a week, which was really awesome because I didn’t get to ride with him as much as I wanted to this summer because he had an ongoing leg injury. The trails here are definitely different from New Jersey and the Northeast in general, but there are a few spots that are pretty fun. Unfortunately, my rear rim cracked on like the fourth ride here, so now I don’t have a bike until the local bike shop builds my new wheel. I joined the mountain biking team here, which will be really fun, and I’m looking forward to finally getting to ride with them once my wheel is finished.
Staying on the topic of school, my classes have been pretty good so far. It’s only the beginning of week 3, so I know it's going to get worse. My schedule is pretty busy, and I have a lot of moving parts in my classes as well as extra things we are required to do outside of class times, so I’m a bit all over the place sometimes. What makes all this work a little easier is that I actually enjoy what I’m learning and can see how it will be applied to my future career. The most stressful thing going on right now is trying to find internships for the upcoming summer. I’ve been on most pharmaceutical companies’ websites to find information or openings, but I’ve been struggling to find information.
Outside of classes, I have met some really nice people so far, which is good because the whole cohort has every class together and we do a lot of group work. Besides my own class, I am also assigned something called a pharmacy “Phamily.” This is a group of students including a P1, which is me, a P2, a P3, and a P4. My phamily has been really amazing so far. They are a really good resource and they are really nice. My P4 is 32 years old and has become a really good friend that looks after me, which I really appreciate.
I went to my first football game this past weekend, which was really fun. It was awesome to be a part of a stadium with over 110,000 people all in Mazie. The game itself did not end well, but it was a great experience.
Overall, life has been pretty good to me lately, and I am really enjoying pharmacy school. Next up is my white coat ceremony, which is less than a month away, and that makes my journey in pharmacy official.
So I’ve been a little MIA (no pun intended) with my blog since my last race of the season at Thunder Mountain, but that has mostly been because I’ve had to prepare for the next, big chapter in my life: pharmacy school.
I’ll start with a quick overview/summary of my summer. In just a few words, it was totally awesome. This was by far one of the best summers I've ever had. What surprised me the most about why this summer was so great was that I didn’t race as much. Now I absolutely love enduro racing, but in the past few years, I would kind of force myself to race the whole series and put pressure on myself to do well in the series overall. Because I knew I couldn’t go for the series overall this year, I had more fun racing. In the end, it didn’t really matter how the race went, as long as I had fun, I was happy (except for a few moments when I knew I could have done better).
Besides racing, I also did a ton of really awesome riding this summer. I actually looked back at my strava, and I rode the most dumb gnar this summer than ever, and I can say it was magical. I also looked, and I am pretty sure I rode with @JimN almost every day I was riding. On that note, I feel like I had a lot of progress riding technical trails and features this summer. The one highlight of that progress was during my last week at home, I was riding the Ridge with Jim, and I finally rode a downhill that I never thought I would be able to and I made it up some rocky features that were pretty daunting most of the times I’ve been there.
Because my summer was so awesome, it made it really hard to leave. Right before I left, I felt like I was riding my bike the best I ever have, and I was having a ton of fun doing it. It was hard having to go somewhere else where I knew I could ride a bike, but a lot less often and it wasn’t going to be the same as home. I also had to come to terms that I was going to be a lot further away from home, so when I miss the trails, my bike, and the people at home, I can’t just get in my car and drive home for the weekend like I used to.
So now the move to Michigan. The drive was about 8 and half hours and actually not that bad. Luckily, my parents let me drive the whole way in my car by myself. Now I know many of you don’t know my parents, but this was a big step for them because they usually don’t even let me drive myself to Mountain Creek, which is like 45 minutes from where I live, but they’ll let me race double black tech trails in the rain there without questioning it. My move-in went pretty well and my apartment is really nice and in a great location for school and walking to football games in the Big House.
My parents stayed with me throughout my orientation week for pharmacy school, the first week of classes, and the second week of classes. It was really nice having them here for that extended period of time because they helped me build all my furniture, they helped me figure out and adjust to life here, and they kept me company for the first weeks when I still really hadn’t met a lot of people. My dad also got to ride bikes with me at least three times a week, which was really awesome because I didn’t get to ride with him as much as I wanted to this summer because he had an ongoing leg injury. The trails here are definitely different from New Jersey and the Northeast in general, but there are a few spots that are pretty fun. Unfortunately, my rear rim cracked on like the fourth ride here, so now I don’t have a bike until the local bike shop builds my new wheel. I joined the mountain biking team here, which will be really fun, and I’m looking forward to finally getting to ride with them once my wheel is finished.
Staying on the topic of school, my classes have been pretty good so far. It’s only the beginning of week 3, so I know it's going to get worse. My schedule is pretty busy, and I have a lot of moving parts in my classes as well as extra things we are required to do outside of class times, so I’m a bit all over the place sometimes. What makes all this work a little easier is that I actually enjoy what I’m learning and can see how it will be applied to my future career. The most stressful thing going on right now is trying to find internships for the upcoming summer. I’ve been on most pharmaceutical companies’ websites to find information or openings, but I’ve been struggling to find information.
Outside of classes, I have met some really nice people so far, which is good because the whole cohort has every class together and we do a lot of group work. Besides my own class, I am also assigned something called a pharmacy “Phamily.” This is a group of students including a P1, which is me, a P2, a P3, and a P4. My phamily has been really amazing so far. They are a really good resource and they are really nice. My P4 is 32 years old and has become a really good friend that looks after me, which I really appreciate.
I went to my first football game this past weekend, which was really fun. It was awesome to be a part of a stadium with over 110,000 people all in Mazie. The game itself did not end well, but it was a great experience.
Overall, life has been pretty good to me lately, and I am really enjoying pharmacy school. Next up is my white coat ceremony, which is less than a month away, and that makes my journey in pharmacy official.
Awesome update! I'm super happy to hear everything is going well so far 🤗
Same.
This isn't news to anyone, but there is something very wrong with you.
You'd think I'd stop being surprised by your ability to ride a bike, but you definitely made some stuff, especially on those last few rides, that really surprised me. So awesome to watch you progress to the level you're at now.
Did you make sure to say, "do you know who I am?" when they told you how long it would take to get the wheel fixed? 🤣
Same.
This isn't news to anyone, but there is something very wrong with you.
You'd think I'd stop being surprised by your ability to ride a bike, but you definitely made some stuff, especially on those last few rides, that really surprised me. So awesome to watch you progress to the level you're at now.
Did you make sure to say, "do you know who I am?" when they told you how long it would take to get the wheel fixed? 🤣
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
Best of luck @Meatball Mia. Look for an internship which does rotations at various departments so you can narrow down what you'd like to eventually do or additional classes to get you to goal. Pharmacy majors going to a pharma company usually find their way in PV/safety, clinical or sales. So try to get exposure in as many areas you can.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Great update and good luck with the new school experience. Don't forget to carve out some time to have some fun. I don't know this world at all, but it's unreal to me that you already have to chase internships for next summer. Good luck with the hunt!
I was not aware Jim could express normal human emotions besides sarcasm. Interesting.
White Coat Ceremony!
I don't really have much to say about this other than I am officially on my journey to become a pharmacist now. The ceremony was really nice and it felt kind of surreal to be coated and thinking about becoming a doctor of pharmacy in just a few years. Normally, we are coated by our P4s in our pharmacy phamily as long as their rotation is within the area. Unfortunately, my P4 was back home for her rotation, so she didn't get to coat me and another P4 had to step in for her.
Eventually, I took some pictures with my bike in my white coat because I've taken a picture with my bike for every monumental point in my life. Also, mountain biking basically makes up most of my personality, so it would be rude not to include it for this.
Anyways that's a bit of an update so far. I'm halfway into the semester and I have fall break on Monday and Tuesday, but I'm staying in Michigan for it. I'll be home for Thanksgiving though, and I'm super excited about that because I'm missing New Jersey a bit.
I don't really have much to say about this other than I am officially on my journey to become a pharmacist now. The ceremony was really nice and it felt kind of surreal to be coated and thinking about becoming a doctor of pharmacy in just a few years. Normally, we are coated by our P4s in our pharmacy phamily as long as their rotation is within the area. Unfortunately, my P4 was back home for her rotation, so she didn't get to coat me and another P4 had to step in for her.
Eventually, I took some pictures with my bike in my white coat because I've taken a picture with my bike for every monumental point in my life. Also, mountain biking basically makes up most of my personality, so it would be rude not to include it for this.
Anyways that's a bit of an update so far. I'm halfway into the semester and I have fall break on Monday and Tuesday, but I'm staying in Michigan for it. I'll be home for Thanksgiving though, and I'm super excited about that because I'm missing New Jersey a bit.
You look too much like an adult with that coat on 😛
It's never too late to drop out, move back in with your parents, be a deadbeat, and ride bikes with me all the time.
It's never too late to drop out, move back in with your parents, be a deadbeat, and ride bikes with me all the time.
