Nikola: Update #5 - Funny Story

So there was this drunk guy..

Doctor: "Niko, Can you figure out what meds this guy is taking? He won't talk to any of us."

So I go into the room with my little clip board and a piece of paper...

Niko: "Hi, my name is Niko and I'm the pharmacy technician. I just needed to get a current list of medications that you're taking at home."

Drunk Guy: "Well, I'm a lost little reindeer... and I don't think I'm going to make it."

Niko: "Make it where? Where are you going?"

Drunk Guy: "To deliver the presents."

Niko: "Too late for that, the sleigh has already left. You need to concentrate on getting better! So do you know your meds or not?"

Drunk Guy: "No, but I'll know them if you tell them to me! They are two blood pressure medications."

Niko: "Okay. What pharmacy do you use?"

Drunk Guy: "Rainbow"

Niko: "Rainbow? I've never heard of the Rainbow Pharmacy. Where is that exactly."

(Drunk Guy give an intersection)

Niko: "Rainbow? I think you might mean Riverbend"

Drunk Guy: "Yeah, that's what I mean... but I think it should be called Rainbow instead. That's more fun!"

Niko: "Okay, well I think they are closed right now, but I'm going to go call them and I'll figure this out for you. I'll be back in a few minutes."

Drunk Guy: "Oh yes... Please come back.. Pretty please with sugar on top!"

Niko runs off to call the pharmacy. Closed. He then looks to see if there are any records within the computer. Nothing since 2007. Amlodipine and Metoprolol - two blood pressure medications. It was worth a shot.

Niko: "Alright, so I called the pharmacy and they are closed for Christmas Eve. However, I did find two medications within the computer records that I would like to ask you about."

Drunk Guy: "Listen. I don't know how many horses or donkeys it's going to take to drag me out of here!"

Niko: "Wait. Why are you worrying about being dragged out of here?! I thought you were a reindeer and reindeer can fly!"

Drunk Guy: Pause. (Confused look on face) "Well, I can only fly with the help of my father!"

Niko: "And who is that? Santa?"

Drunk Guy: "HOW DID YOU KNOW!?"

Niko: "Because I did my research, now about these medications, we've got Metoprolol and Amlodipine."

Drunk Guy: "YEAH! I know those are it because I can't pronounce them... WAIT! HOW DID YOU KNOW? Can you read my miiinnnddd?"

Niko: "No, sir, I'm just smart."

Drunk Guy: "Listen. Don't call me, sir because that will make me seem young!... And since you're so smart, can you help me figure out how to use this phone?"

Niko: "Well, sure, would you like me to dial for you"

Niko dials the number and hands the man the phone. The man puts the snatches the phone and holds it up to his ear upside down.

Drunk Guy: "(At the top of his lungs) HELLO? HELLO? I don't think I'm going to make it!!!"

Niko: "Listen buddy, you have the phone upside down and I think its still ringing. Nobody has picked up yet."

Drunk Guy: (Crooked smile on his face) "Oopsie. I tooted. He he."

Andrea and Nikola Bridging the Gap

Andrea and Nikola wanted to be culturally diverse.

We decided to do a SERBIAN KOLO outside of KMart one day just to see what kind of reactions they could get out of the people driving past.

Unfortunately, every one was paying attention to the road, which is good; however, we would have liked at least someone to cheer us on.



Andrea and Nikola

Nikola: Update #4 - I've Learned to Just Say Okay

I drove into the driveway today and my garage door opener wasn't working, so I parked the car, got out, went up to the front door and started to unlock it when my tata rushed and opened the door.

"Oops! Sorry, I locked the garage!" my tata said, as he closed the door in my face and rushed to go open the garage.

I got back in my car, started it and waited for my tata to open the garage door. I sat there for almost a minute and then I realized that he didn't open the garage for me, he just unlocked it.

So I opened the garage, pulled in and parked, got all my stuff and went into the house.

"Why did you lock the garage?" I asked him.

He replied with, "... Because I was waiting for your brother to get home."

So I said, "First of all, in addition to being my brother, he is also your son so don't put all of the responsibity of him on me.. but let's not focus on that right now. You locked the garage because you are waiting for him to get home? Does that make sense?"

My tata nodded.

Doesn't make ANY sense to me, but okay. I wonder what to have for dinner...

NIIIKOOOOLLAAAAA

P.S. Blake Lewis's new record is brilliant. "The Remedy" is on repeat. Ch-ch-check it out. (How do you like that for beatboxing, Blake?!)

Nikola: Update #3 - Does anybody have a pen?

Incorrect Answer(s): No. Who, Me? Why? I haven't seen one.

Correct Answer: What kind? (As the respondent is pulling pens out of his or her pocket)

Everything runs so much more smoothly if everyone is on top of their game. We don't need anybody to flake on us. Especially when, for example, you are converting all the patients in an entire hospital from the paper form of the home medication reconciliation form to the new electronic form.

In addition, I'm not a boss. If you think I act like one, its only because there needs to be communication. If I am interrogating you on what you are doing, I'm only acting "bossy" because there is a lack of communication and I need to know work is done and what work I still have to do.

So next time anybody asks if you have a stapler, answer with "Electronic or manual?" Tape? "Scotch, duck, or boxing tape?" Don't be obnoxious and act like you've never seen or heard of thumbtacks before.

These are patients. We are here for patient safety and patient healing. Let's work together to help our patients to a better, speedier recovery.

Nikola

Nikola: Update #2 - Run Nikola, Run!

Why can't I ever go on a run in peace? There is always something that has to bother me and, well, I would listen to my headphones if I wasn't so paranoid that something was going to jump out at me or run me over. I need to stay aware. Plus, my cross country coach always said that if we listened to music, we would become dependent on it and well, I'd rather be an independent person.

Anyway, about today's run. First of all, do I look like my city's human roadmap? Every single time I go for a run, it never fails that someone has to drive right up and ask me for directions. Uh, hello - do you see me running and out of breath? The last thing I want right now is to be giving you directions. Have you ever heard of a GPS? Oh.. I guess not.

Second of all, there is always a dog. I never grew up with animals because my father claimed he was allergic to pet hair. No. He was just "allergic" to cleaning pet hair. Because I've never grown up with animals, I don't really know how to act with them and it seems that all the sweet little puppies I run across need to transform into vicious, rabies-carrying dogs.

Lastly, what's with the bugs? (This is more of a problem during the summer.) I hate bugs. I won't even kill spiders, like I'm afraid they're going to come and get me in their next life. Seriously, this huge, nasty bug flew right into my face today. I then, of course, had to stop and make a scene and flinch and swat. Then I realized I was a perfect target as I was standing there, so I took off sprinting. I guess it's important that I get those speed exercises in.

All I know is that I have to work 11 days in a row. Don't think I'm going to be going on another run in at least 2 weeks. Ah, well, I'll have to make a couple rounds throughout the hospital to burn off my pint of mint chip ice cream.

Until next time... watch our videos,

Nikola

Nikola: Update #1 - Hair is like.. such a metaphor for life.

Oh, the things I could talk about. I could go on about the people at work who love my scrubs, or the fact that my friend desperately wants me to get the new December issue of Cosmo that she is in [pg. 192 ;)]. However, I've decided to touch on a different subject - my lack of hair.

Why does every one feel the need to touch my bald head? I don't have hair to absorb the natural oils that my scalp produces so my head is quite slick. Do people understand this? No. There is some sort of pure joy that people get out of rubbing my head. I guess this nice little gesture should make me feel like people care about me and want to be my friend. Then again, I don't like when people touch me. So stop.

Regardless of what friends of mine that I've known since childhood might say, I am surprisingly quite content with my little bald head. Years ago, I was so bent out of shape about how my hair looked. I would purposely buy sunglasses that had mirror-like lenses so that I could look at myself and make sure that every hair was in place. Quite odd if I do say so myself.

Irregardless, I love my little bald glava. There are so many days that I just hop in and out of the shower and get ready for the day. So unbelievably easy. Sure, I have to take the time to shave it, but by now I'm a pro, so I really only need about 10 minutes every other day. Brriillliiaanntt. I suggest the shave for anybody out there. You'll love it.

Would I grow my thick head of hair back if I had the chance? Of course, but let me tell you - I wasn't about to be beaten by genetics. You've got to get up earlier than 04:00 a.m. to fool me. You've also got to learn to work the system, not let the system work you, wear you down, and break you apart. Uh, hellooo, like I said I don't like when people touch me... or tell me what to do, for that matter. (Andrea rubbed off on me I guess, what can I say?)

Well, time for dinner. Chicken, french fries, some kupus salad and a glass of orange juice. Prijatno. Peace out.

Nikola

Introduction:

Word Up:

This blog is new to The Andrikola Show, but we know how you bloggers like to be all up into other people's business.. Show.Business. that is! ;)

Although our schedules are quite hectic, we are promising to update this blog regularly and speak about current pressing topics, current events, gossip, all the things that are going on in our lives, and about our YouTube videos of course!

Keep up to date with us. Many more videos are to come. Nikola is actually devising a plan on how he is going to videotape a dance practice. He's definitely going to also try and get his warm up for the group in there, because you know... there's no better way to get the most out of a work out than warming up first!

Andrea, on the other hand, is searching for a fan. Her beloved fan broke and is in desperate need of a new one. For what you might ask? Some may think, "Well, hey! She needs to keep her cool!" On the other hand, other bloggers may read between the lines and think, "Oh! Andrea is planning some kind of photo shoot!" Will she tell you the truth? Not a chance.

So stay tuned bloggers - more to come!

Peace out,
Andrea and Nikola

The Andrikola Show: Theme Song

"Phineas and Ferb" is quite a brilliant show. We decided to put our own little twist on the theme song, which is performed by Bowling for Soup.



Lyrics:

There's 104 days of summer vacation
And school comes along just to end it
So the annual problem for our generation
Is finding a good way to spend it
Like maybe..

Checking our pockets or loving our mommies
Or eating something really sour
Discovering something that doesn't exist
Or having a wedding shower (For Cathie)

Dancing at the Rave, banging on some pots
Studying my brother's brain (Is that the corpus callosum?)
Reading some crazy words or fun times with a pet
Or driving my sister insane (ANDREA)

As you can see there's a whole lot of stuff to do
Before school starts this fall (Come on Sunny)
So stick with us 'cause Andrea and Nik are gonna do it all (Yeah)
So stick with us 'cause Andrea and Nik are gonna do it all (Alright!)

Mom, Nik and Andrea are filming a title sequence!

Show.Business.

Yes, the dots are required. Show.Business.

This was the beginning of The Andrikola Show. (Actually there were previous videos to this. However, this one was brilliant, so basically our show.business. stemmed from here.)