So, I sometimes look up songs on YouTube, and lately I've been listening to some songs from the old Super Nintendo game system. Even though it didn't have the audio capabilities of the newer video game systems, it still has some great music ( Read more... )

So, yeah... a while after the new Tucson anime convention called Con-nichiwa appeared, a new Flagstaff anime convention called Anime Kaigi appeared. And I was fortunate enough to get to attend this new con as well.

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Alright! I passed my medical laboratory technician exam! I'm now certified by ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology ( Read more... )

My ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) licensing exam is set for June 1st. Assuming I pass this exam, I'll finally be qualified to work in a med lab.

Just two weeks later, another entry about an anime convention. This time I traveled back East to my old home of Pennsylvania to attend Tekkoshocon.

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It was a lot of fun. There were a few downsides, but overall it was a great con.

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So, I've finished my work at Tiburon Labs - which consisted of chemistry, immunology/serology, microbiology, urinalysis, and hematology/coagulation. Now I'm at Oro Valley hospital where I will work on blood banking and phlebotomy ( Read more... )

So, since some people are not using Live Journal much anymore, I finally decided to get a facebook account. I used my nickname of Red Comet rather than my real name when I signed up. Some of you have already gotten friend requests from me. But some of you, I don't know what your facebook info is. So, if you could let me know, I'll send you a ( Read more... )

So, for those who haven't heard yet (I already mentioned this to some of you), I'll be able to attend Tekkoshocon this year. I've registered, got my plane tickets (and at a pretty good price), and have a room reserved. I'll definitely be bringing my Capt. Byakuya Kuchiki costume for the Bleach gathering. I'm not yet sure what my other costume ( Read more... )

Yep, that's the part of the med lab that I'm working in at the time. Like the other areas, this is also very automated nowadays. A machine called the Advia 120 can take blood samples and analyze them, giving a report on the characteristics of the blood. But when an abnormal result is found in the report, we must prepare a slide with the blood ( Read more... )