I came home from work tonight with a ton of energy, which is a very unusual thing...largely because it is rare to have a night as slow as tonight was. On top of that, we had several four-legged visitors on our floor, and because things were a bit on the slow side, I actually got to play with them. I am referring, of course, to dogs. My hospital ( Read more... )

My mouth hurts. More specifically, the right back area of my tongue hurts. I had my first (and only) filling today, and really could have done without the experience. I mean, the whole numb-the-entire-right-side-of-my-face thing was fun for awhile, but then the numbness wears off, and you realize that while your face was numb, you accidently bit ( Read more... )

Woo Hoo for Christmas almost being here!!! And there is actually still snow on the ground! (unfortunately, my plans for a white Christmas may be ruined by the thunderstorms they are calling for tomorrow...but we'll see ( Read more... )

Well...the Triptofan is setting in, which is bad news, since I still have four hours to go. It was kinda nice...my unit did an everyone-bring-in-a-dish Thanksgiving dinner, which was at least something to look forward to since no one really wants to be working on Thanksgiving. Then, we set a time, and all sat around a table (with a TABLECLOTH and ( Read more... )

I had a very exciting moment this week...SNOW!!! I saw the first snow of the season! True, it was short lived, and didn't actually collect on the ground, but it was enough to put me in a super good mood, and enough to cause me to break out Handel's Messiah for the season. I hope this snow is a portent of a very white winter to come ( Read more... )

I had a very rough night at work last night. Maybe one of the toughest yet. I am actually orienting a new tech, which is nuts since I am only just beginning to feel comfortable drawing blood, but oh well. The night went fine until about 9:30, when we got a call that there had been a fire at a local nursing home, 122 people had been evacuated, ( Read more... )

We had an amusing night last night.  My mom got it in her head that she wanted to play Mario Kart with me and Dave.  It took a while for her to figure out how to go straight, but once she did, I am proud to say she actually came in first place in a race or two.  (it is important to note here that I wasn't playing...and I will not say whether or not ( Read more... )

This last weekend was the first annual Corn Ma(i)ze Weekend, and I can now say that I believe it was a success.  Let's put it this way, there was no burnt popcorn or liquored up attempts at roasting pumpkin seeds, which in itself makes it better then the first attempt.  (although, Joshy did have a moment of weakness in purchasing not one, but an ( Read more... )

I have never noticed it quite so much as this year, but the coming of fall, and therefore the coming of winter, puts me in a MUCH better mood. I find summer so oppressive, that fall is a huge relief, and everything is a lot easier for me to handle if I know winter is on the way. I love fall ( Read more... )

OK, so yesterday in class, several minutes after the professor starts talking, my phone rings. This in itself is not a good thing, since the normal professor reaction in this situation is to pause, look at you like you just killed their first born child, and then carry on, all of which my professor did with gusto. This was bad in itself, but then ( Read more... )