Musings
I'm thrilled the healthcare reform was upheld in yesterday's Supreme Court decision. I'm saddened to see the overwhelming amount of dissent against the reform. People in this country don't see to care about each other. I simply don't understand why. We are supposed to hold each other up, we should care for our sick, it's our responsibility as a nation and it's the whole point of living in society. Otherwise, why bother?
On a totally unrelated note, I am amused to see several facebook posts ranting about what facebook was "originally" about. Granted, I don't understand why people feel the need to broadcast their personal lives, thoughts, or feelings for everyone to see on facebook, but there are no rules written in the FB TOS saying "no you absolutely cannot share with everyone how much you hate your life" or "no you cannot share with everyone your religious or political opinion". Do I like seeing drama on FB? Well frankly it quite amuses me. Do I understand why people do it? No. Do I think they shouldn't do it because of some idea of the "original" intention of FB? No! It's a social networking site, people will do whatever they want for it. All it was "originally" meant for was for people to connect in some form... and to make Mark Zuckerburg tons of money. It's definitely fulfilling those purposes, whether or not the connection results in people talking about things that others don't want to see. Naturally, I don't like causing drama on FB myself, hence why I'm posting my own little rant here.
In other news, I've finished my first summer session. I start second session on Monday - pediatrics. I'll be working at Children's Hospital on a sort of "general" floor.. kids with diabetes and chronic conditions. I'm not sure what to expect since the only kids I've really interacted with are my nieces and nephews, and now of course the kids I work with in my data collection for my research position. Those kids are healthy, these kids will be sick. In theory I like kids. I like the my nieces and nephews, and the kids I've seen in research so far. But these will be sick kids.. and their parents. Yikes. Also, this is my last semester of the accelerated 15 month RN portion of the program. Essentially, the hardest part of the program is almost over. Starting this Fall I will be taking classes to get my Master's (I've already taken a few graduate classes, but after this semester it will be strictly graduate classes). Also, hopefully I'll pass my registered nursing boards, the NCLEX, and hopefully I'll get a job as a nurse, working for about $22 and hour. Words can't express how ready I am to make decent money. I want to buy clothes so bad. So bad.
David and I had a little "fight" I suppose a few days ago. It was more just the problems associated with long distance. I think we had started slipping on showing each other affection at a distance - talking on the phone, texting, reminding each other that we're thinking of one another. So I had sort of a freak out the other night and we talked on the phone. Eventually we worked it out and I'm not worried anymore. As far as I know at this point he's moving here in December. He wants to, it's just a matter of working out money, where his dad is going to go, his job, etc. He has sort of a "bucket list" of things he wants to buy before the move happens. Some of them being finishing his tattoo, buying another bike, updating his wardrobe. I'm not entirely certain how much of that he will get done. He claims he will not let those kinds of expenses extend his timeline for moving. If it does, I'm okay with it, as long as he doesn't change his mind in November or something. I'm more concerned about what's going to happen to his dad. He pays several of the bills for the house he and his dad live in, so if he moves out his dad can't stay there. The question is where will he go? I'm not sure David has figured that out yet. He hasn't told his dad that he's moving yet either. He's just told him he's thought about it.. what I'm worried about is how long is it going to take for them to figure out where his dad will go and then how long will it take to move? At this point it's 6 months away. I hope he tells him soon so they can figure out the best option for his dad. It makes me feel evil or something, David moving in with me will change his dad's life. I don't want that to happen, but I want David with me too. It's an interesting conflict of feelings.