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The joys of politics
So I picked up a free paper on campus this morning and one of the first things I read is John Key effectively saying that euthanaisa - illegal as it is, is happening in NZ hospitals. Only thing is, the examples he gives are related to palliative care, not euthanasia and its palliative care that is happening....that was the focus of a class earlier ( Read more... ) -
Practical assessment is over!
Today was my practical assessment, the only one this year - turn up in uniform with kit (stethoscope, sphymanometer (Blood Pressure thing), pen light and thermometer.....which was finally working having replaced the battery it came with which must have been defective as it died instantly and everyone elses are still working). Of course the battery ( Read more... ) -
A good day
Had a good day yesterday,
Went to give blood( On giving blood ) -
At which point I realise I haven't posted since midtri break
I am still alive! Despite due dates, placements and the lovely 7am starts that require getting up at 0545 (as I like to start my day with a shower and my ride comes at 0630 ( Read more... ) -
I've been home :)
Went home for a couple of days to do stuff I haven't done for a while - sleep under the same roof as my parents for more than one night (eight weeks). Have a haircut (first since last August...my hair is so light now!). Made bread by hand...unfortunately my parents don't have a warming drawer and the sunlight was already disappearing. Went to my ( Read more... ) -
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Over the last weeks (months), procrastination has mainly consisted of reading blogs...especially nurse and paramedic ones....its really hard to find good firefighting ones. (I get about as exited about fire trucks as the average 6 year old :) Yes, this is what my friends told me last time I saw a fire truck go up Kelburn parade whilst on the ( Read more... ) -
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Has anyone else been spammed on LJ ( Read more... ) -
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Lol, Just saw my last entry and realised how much has changed since then ( Read more... ) -
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Maybe my LJs days are limited - Facebook seems to be taking over....I guess I should wait till the end of summer, then make a decision.
I've moved into a flat on Thorndon Quay, 6th floor apartment, front room, oodles of sun, warm and clean, student professional mix. The two professionals and one ? move out when the lease rolls over in Febrary, me ( Read more... ) -
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Seriously, every time I end up on Facebook, I turn into even more of a bio geek! It really helps when people write songs about biochemical pathways (The TCA/Krebs/Citric acid cycle in full).
I've also found my new revision tools: Whiteboards....Has anyone seen them anywhere on campus thats warmer than McLaurin?