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Letters from the Hospital
To My New Favorite Resident-
Thank you. Today you entered uncharted territory, you broke new ground, you boldly went where no MD has gone before. When the aide and I were getting our patient off the bedpan and you just happened to walk into the room, you came on in and then helped us roll himBecause of this, I forgave you when you rewrote your ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Month!
I'm a bit behind on my offerings for this Poetry Month!
For the first poem I post this month, I give you ( How to Read a Poem: Beginner's Manual ) -
I am very very tired.
Thursdays (today): Up at 0530. On campus by 0730. Homework. Class at 0830 until 1115. Doctor's appointment at 1120. Class at 1200. Out at 1400. Homework. Homework. Grocery shopping. Home. Dinner. Homework ( Read more... ) -
Oh, life.
Day One of Floor Nursing: Splatter blood in face while emptying wound drain.
RN: 0 Life: incalculable. -
Victories!
1.) Grades are in, and I totally PWNED my finals- papers, tests, etc. This is regular agony for me, as we are KICKED OUT for two final averages less than an 83. This isn't two per semester- it's two EVER. (The med students are pass-fail, with their pass set lower than an 83. Cue BITTER WHINING.) Every semester, I feel huge relief that I will be ( Read more... ) -
Updates in Hilarious Diagnosis.
Radiculopathy ( Read more... ) -
Joy!
I have a job! I'm to be a per-diem orthopedics floor nurse at the big hospital here ( Read more... ) -
Typography
I love words, and I like finding the beauty in practical, everyday things. Somehow I'd never paid attention to the way words and text come together ( Read more... ) -
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List of dorky things that drive me crazy about UVM:
1.) No 11x16 paper in the photocopiers, anywhere. Copying an article out of a textbook or journal is therefore ridiculously difficult and takes twice as long as it should.
2.) The linux machines in the library do not allow access to the command line. Tell me, WHAT IS THE POINT?