Two weeks into my internship. I observed the speech pathologists interacting with the inpatients my first week, but pretty much took over their outpatient caseload right away. The second week I started seeing most of the hospital inpatients, too. I'm learning so much in such a short amount of time that some days I feel like my brain might ( Read more... )

The votes are in...well, mine anyways. Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat beer = very very good. I'm so happy I can still find Leine's out here.

I haven't updated in a long time because it seems all I ever do is bitch about how busy and stressful my life is. In reality, that's where my life has been for the last 4 months but it doesn't really seem worth putting down in words at this point ( Read more... )

I've been pretty upset by a theme present in a lot of news coverage of the VA Tech incident. The media seems intent on finding a way to blame someone other than the shooter for the incident. Because failing to do so would mean that anyone could potentially turn homicidal at the drop of the hat. Particularly horrifying, in my opinion, is the ( Read more... )

This week has been filled with drama and frustration. Weeks like this leave me wondering whether or not I should be in this program or even in this field. I usually think I'm on the right path, but every once in a while I'm gripped by panic and feel trapped. At times I feel like my future is so mapped out that it's palpable. That if I wanted to ( Read more... )

The big news is that I got a car while I was visiting my parents for Spring Break. I'm excited because it's the first car that's actually been mine. It's a dark blue 2001 Hyundai Sonata. My parents really surprised me by saying they would finance it as long as I pay for insurance and other expenses. This is such a huge weight off my shoulders ( Read more... )

I'm at my parents right now for a few days during my Spring Break. It came at a good time...I don't think I've ever needed a break as much as I do right now. However, riding on Greyhound was a nightmare. I always give it another shot, thinking, maybe I've just had really bad luck in the past and this time it has to be better. Stupid, stupid. I ( Read more... )

No, I'm not dead. Part of me is in deep hibernation, though, and will remain so for at least the next year. I've never been so busy and stressed in my entire life. I guess you could say, "Welcome to grad school." I'm actually surprised no one has dropped out of the program yet ( Read more... )

I'm going crazy right now...there are just not enough hours in the day. This semester is going to be hell.

I was just wondering what other people's opinions are about Obama vs. Hillary in 2008. At first, I thought HRC was a better choice because of experience, but after reading Obama's autobiography and doing research I'm not so sure. I really REALLY like him. And at this point, I don't know that "inexperience" is such a bad thing. It could be an ( Read more... )