Warning: If you're not a big fan of injections, well, make sure you're sitting down while you read this. You know, just in case you feel like falling over. :P ( Read more... )

I heard in recent news about how technology has (partly?) led to a decrease in teen use of marijuana. Apparently, teens just text message each other to stay in touch instead of physically hanging out, which means less chance for them to smoke together ( Read more... )

Last week I did my clinical rotation in the OR (Operating Room). It was pretty awesome. The human body is so amazing and gross at the same time! :D ( Read more... )

I got a voicemail from my dad earlier: a very short message saying, "Nerissa, yung lolo mo, iniwan na tayo. Ok. Bye." Translation: "Nerissa, your grandpa, he has left us. Ok. Bye." At first I was like, ok, then deleted the message. And then it hit me. I had just gotten out of my clinical, still high from my experience at the OR, which will be ( Read more... )

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According to the Wall Street Journal, the top three jobs (based on 5 criteria: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress) are ( Read more... )

I've been sick for over a week now. Sore throat for several days, no voice for a few. No fever or aches, though, so it's not the flu. But the doctor said it was viral, which means it just has to run its course. The thing, though, is that I can't take the "sniffling, sneezing, etc" medication to ease my symptoms because of my parasite. Which, ( Read more... )

I went to Babies R Us yesterday. No, not for me. One of Aaron's friends is having a baby shower. It was kind of weird being in there. I thought to myself that soon enough I'll have to pick out stuff for my own baby. But that wasn't the weird part. The weird part was that I didn't feel excited about it. I think what I felt was apathy ( Read more... )

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Yay for having hope for the future of this country! I don't think the damage done by Bush can be fixed in 4 years. But I'm hopeful Obama's administration can at least get things started with rebuilding the country and picking up the pieces after Bush's HORRIFIC administration ( Read more... )