:)
MLS, Garber and Anschutz, all your monies cannot buy you a trophy. Woohoo Real Salt Lake!
22 November 2009
21 November 2009
let's do shots and get craaazy
Woohoo. I am officially re-certified to bring you back from (clinical) death. I had to drive an hour to my CPR class this morning. It turns out that the easiest way to get to a fire station is to follow a fire truck after getting off the freeway. I met three girls who will be in my class.
The instructor was reminding us to work from the top down (head, chest), and then commented that for those of us attending my school, perhaps we should throw in a gesture to the right and then one to the left. The school is Catholic.
Anyway. I treated myself to some retail therapy on the way home as a reward for my lack of sleep, thus breaking my own cardinal rule: no shopping on Saturdays between Halloween and Christmas. It was ugly.
I have a mass of school paperwork to finish before Monday (ew), but I did find out that the H1N1 shot is recommended, not required. I can't tell you how much this delights me.
My cat ate my homework. She shredded the darn thing all over the recliner and now is curled up on top of the poor decimated tree pulp. See?
Sigh.
The instructor was reminding us to work from the top down (head, chest), and then commented that for those of us attending my school, perhaps we should throw in a gesture to the right and then one to the left. The school is Catholic.
Anyway. I treated myself to some retail therapy on the way home as a reward for my lack of sleep, thus breaking my own cardinal rule: no shopping on Saturdays between Halloween and Christmas. It was ugly.
I have a mass of school paperwork to finish before Monday (ew), but I did find out that the H1N1 shot is recommended, not required. I can't tell you how much this delights me.
My cat ate my homework. She shredded the darn thing all over the recliner and now is curled up on top of the poor decimated tree pulp. See?
Sigh.
18 November 2009
haters to the left
Last day of World Cup Qualifying. The last six slots went to, in no particular order: Slovenia, Greece, Portugal, Uruguay, Algeria and France.
I love Yoann Gourcuff so much. He's one of the world's most beautiful men. However, even he can't make up for Les Bleus earning a spot by cheating Ireland. Ireland and France were one goal all on aggregate, then Gallas scores the winning goal in overtime. Assisted by an offside player with two blatant handballs? Really?
I hate tainted wins.
I hate Thierry Henry even more. Soulless hack. I have not forgiven him for his behavior versus Spain in the 2006 World Cup.
Ireland deserved to go to South Africa.
I love Yoann Gourcuff so much. He's one of the world's most beautiful men. However, even he can't make up for Les Bleus earning a spot by cheating Ireland. Ireland and France were one goal all on aggregate, then Gallas scores the winning goal in overtime. Assisted by an offside player with two blatant handballs? Really?
I hate tainted wins.
I hate Thierry Henry even more. Soulless hack. I have not forgiven him for his behavior versus Spain in the 2006 World Cup.
Ireland deserved to go to South Africa.
stabbity stab
I got my second hepatitis B shot today. I was supposed to do it ages ago, but I thought I was afraid of needles, so I "forgot" on purpose. Then I found out that I definitely had to have it for nursing school, and the flu shot got me over my residual childhood needle issues, so I'm back on track.
Ha. So, they're regularly out of the hep B vaccine at work, but they had it in today. It was the proper needles they were out of. The nurse found a 22-gauge needle.
It's big.
Bigger than they usually use.
The nurse told me not to look at it. The medication aide couldn't tear his eyes away. She loaded the syringe and shanked me in the left deltoid.
It wasn't that bad... or maybe I was just playing tough for the med aide's benefit.
That doesn't mean I didn't guilt-trip her for the rest of the shift, just for fun.
Ha. So, they're regularly out of the hep B vaccine at work, but they had it in today. It was the proper needles they were out of. The nurse found a 22-gauge needle.
It's big.
Bigger than they usually use.
The nurse told me not to look at it. The medication aide couldn't tear his eyes away. She loaded the syringe and shanked me in the left deltoid.
It wasn't that bad... or maybe I was just playing tough for the med aide's benefit.
That doesn't mean I didn't guilt-trip her for the rest of the shift, just for fun.
16 November 2009
'nursing school' is synonymous with 'blood'
Getting ready for nursing school is scary.
On one hand, I think whoever let me in must be crazy. On the other, I think about some of the nurses I've known and then I fear the classes, clinicals and boards far less than I did previously. I think I'll be fine once I get there, but I have seven weeks to worry about it.
Right now I have to catch up on my immunity. Yippee for me. Today I needed a TB test, so I went in to work on my day off to let somebody stab me. Voluntarily.
She told me I had thick skin. I told her it's because I have three brothers.
The RCM told me that it looked like the nurse had done it wrong, and maybe I should let the RCM do it again in my other arm. I suggested she do it between my eyes instead.
I have two more shots to get, a CPR class to take, and infinite papercuts by way of Necessary Forms to receive. Booo.
I'm gonna go brush up on the rules of Keno and roulette for my stats class now.
On one hand, I think whoever let me in must be crazy. On the other, I think about some of the nurses I've known and then I fear the classes, clinicals and boards far less than I did previously. I think I'll be fine once I get there, but I have seven weeks to worry about it.
Right now I have to catch up on my immunity. Yippee for me. Today I needed a TB test, so I went in to work on my day off to let somebody stab me. Voluntarily.
She told me I had thick skin. I told her it's because I have three brothers.
The RCM told me that it looked like the nurse had done it wrong, and maybe I should let the RCM do it again in my other arm. I suggested she do it between my eyes instead.
I have two more shots to get, a CPR class to take, and infinite papercuts by way of Necessary Forms to receive. Booo.
I'm gonna go brush up on the rules of Keno and roulette for my stats class now.
15 November 2009
the doomsday clock is ticking
Old people say weird stuff.
On Friday (the 13th), I walked into a lady's room to check on her. She was curled up in her armchair and her eyes were wide. She was staring intensely at the bathroom door.
Me: "Hi! What are you doing?"
Her: WAITING FOR ARMAGEDDON
Me: "Oh... is that supposed to happen today?"
Her: I HOPE SO
Guess it didn't happen.
On Friday (the 13th), I walked into a lady's room to check on her. She was curled up in her armchair and her eyes were wide. She was staring intensely at the bathroom door.
Me: "Hi! What are you doing?"
Her: WAITING FOR ARMAGEDDON
Me: "Oh... is that supposed to happen today?"
Her: I HOPE SO
Guess it didn't happen.
14 November 2009
down the rabbit hole
I needed a space that wasn't topical. Anything to avoid muddying the magic of my world adventures with the daily grind. Voila!
Welcome to my head.
The worst part of those wonderful, fleeting moments of perfect happiness is that they go so quickly. And when they're gone, no matter how much I try to recreate them, loneliness is gouging at my heart like a rusty knife. I don't know if it's harder to never do anything interesting, or to do interesting things two months of every year and then miss it so badly the rest of the time.
For the record, I can't look at pictures of my trips without getting homesick.
I don't have time to be homesick right now. I'm starting nursing school in eight weeks.
Welcome to my head.
The worst part of those wonderful, fleeting moments of perfect happiness is that they go so quickly. And when they're gone, no matter how much I try to recreate them, loneliness is gouging at my heart like a rusty knife. I don't know if it's harder to never do anything interesting, or to do interesting things two months of every year and then miss it so badly the rest of the time.
For the record, I can't look at pictures of my trips without getting homesick.
I don't have time to be homesick right now. I'm starting nursing school in eight weeks.
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