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05/20/2007 16:17 #39352

If they were Drug Operas instead of Soap
So in my process of trying to get rid of old school papers I started reading over tihngs. This was a presentation we had to do for a Biotechnology and Society honors class at Canisius. My group tried to make it more entertaining by making it a soap opera. I think I prolly forced everyone else into this idea as I loved soap operas and was taking a script writing class at the time. It was funny cuz we still had to make it a education presentation about the drug so i had to throw the science into the script.
By the by, I feel like typing the script here cuz I found it hilarious. Though I generally find tihngs I do hilairous (haha) so I'm sure most people won't read through it but there are lots of good parts...enjoy!

Ok so i started typing it and it is way too long. But bascially it is the story of a little boy with asthma and a shady doctor who kidnaps him to do drug trials. The boys parents tell his little sister (who had promised to always protect him) that he died while she was playing with his friends cuz he choked and she wasn't there to save him. (they thought it would be easier to handle than telling her he was kidnapped) The shady Dr. marries the head of a drug company but then gets divorced. The kid with Asthma, Christolph who is now 18 escapes and goes to a homeless shelter as he has nowhere to go. Vivianca, the shady dr.'s ex-wife, volunteers there 2 hours a week to make up for charging poor dying people millions for life saving drugs. Christolph and Vivanca fall in love but he can't tell her he has Alpha-1 protinease inhibitor deficiency hereditary ashtma because she talks about how she hates people with weakness. Meanwhile, Amanda , Christolph's sister has devoted her life to researching a cure for the disease she think killed her brother. She discovers it and brings th info to Vivianca who refuses to make ti saying they oculdn't make neough money on it since not enough people have it. Amanda convinces her they can sell it really expensively to the poeple cuz they really need it and so Amanda and Vivanca go out to celebrate. Christolph is there and after a brief wonderful reunion, when he finds out his sister is involved in charging millions for a life saving drugs he leaves them both and runs away again. Vivianca learns a lesson and creates a progaram where people can get the drug , Aralast for cheaper if they are poor and eveyrone gets reunited in happiness. Except Dr. Shady who goes to jail and is always "tested" on by his 400 lb. cellmate named Sharky.

The best part of it all though is that it really does have lots of infiomrations worked into it. I tink we got an A. It was really ridiculously cool. I will try and scan it in sometime.
tinypliny - 05/26/07 01:01
That was HILARIOUS!! LOL
amanda - 05/20/07 20:00
haha i sooo remember acting that out. i completely forgot about it!! it was fun though!

05/18/2007 17:47 #39335

Best Garage Sale Ever and SCORE!
Everyone should really stop by the (e:lilho) garage sale tomorow. I was there today and it was pretty amazing. There is some really cool stuff. 24 LInwood , tomorrow afternoonish I'm guessing she'll put it out. This ho had some good stuff...check it out\

Also I got a B+ for my final physics grade. For seriously not understaniding one thing about physics...that is pretty awesome in my book!
leetee - 05/19/07 07:43
B+! Yay! Well done, Mike! :O)
amanda - 05/19/07 01:54
i knew you could do it. celebration drinks are in order!
james - 05/18/07 22:05
You don't understand one thing about physics and you got a B+? Well done. Well done. Now enjoy your summer as you are due.
jenks - 05/18/07 19:18
way to go, smartie pants!

05/16/2007 23:43 #39312

Lilho will kill me
So tonight felt good for two reasons. One the Sabres won and it was fun to watch (that is why (e:lilho) will kill me). I can't help it. I am not the hugest sports fan but there is something exciting about the Sabres and just about anything that makes so many people exctied. I like the idea of everyone being excited about everything and being in a good mood. Secondly, I threw all my physics related materials into the recycling bin tonihgt. It felt so good to just rid myself of them finally!! Ugh I hated physics so much and now it is all done.

It was nice to have two things that made me happy and excited tonight. I have been lacking in the exciting/happy things department lately. I'm just at another one of those kinda blah phases. I don't know, I just kinda wish I knew more what I wanted out of life.
james - 05/17/07 11:20
I think Hockey is one of the most dull sports to watch. But then, I think all sports are dull.

But there is something about being in this town when the Sabers are in the playoffs. It is really exciting and I find that I am concerned about how they do. Clicking the refresh button on the ESPN website to keep up with the score.

All this group cheer is some powerful mojo.
museumchick - 05/17/07 08:41
I know what you mean about the Sabres thing. I really don't know much about hockey, but its definitely fun watching people get excited.

Hey, congratulations on being done with physics!
mk - 05/17/07 00:32
you want a lot of grape bubble gum and candy cigarettes, and of course, me. that's about it.

05/14/2007 22:22 #39278

Grey's Anatomy
I am totally drawn in to anything in marathon form. As some of you know last summer I tried to get into Grey's Anatomy and watched Season 1 but then gave up on it. While in Tennessee me and (e:jill) watched a lot of grey's anatomy season 2 cuz jen has it on dvd. Like i fell in love with it. TO an obsession. Last night we watched some more but then Blockbuster was closed before we could rent the next DVD of it. I could watch it for hours. I just need to know what happens next. ANything I watch a lot of episodes in a row about I feel like that though. I can't wait until we see it again. I am torn about watcing it on tv since i haven't seen any of season 3 and should prolly just wait for the dvd and watch it in order. I don't know.

Also last night me and (e:jil) lconvinced ourselves someone was tyri9ng to break in her porch so after a lot of hiding behind the ocuch and under blankets we finally went in the driveway and searched with knives. It is by some act of God that we did not stab a) ourselves b) each other c) an innocent bystanding negihbor but lukcily we idd not!
lilho - 05/14/07 23:33
you are so crazy, and ridiculous. i love it!

05/12/2007 18:53 #39254

Congratulations Graduates
Congratulations to everyone graduating this weekend!!! You all hopefully will find great things in the future!!! Maybe you can use your degrees as well as I have (hahah!) !! You all deserve greatness!! image