passed everything on the state exam except one of the three practicals, specifically the practical where I was the "assist" and not the "lead". My partner, the "lead", made some bad choices that I verbally disagreed with him on and he still went through with those decisions. Suffice it to say, when I retest in a couple weeks, he will not be my ( Read more... )

had a meeting at bottom's up downtown today... depending on whether it passes code I should start sometime this week. The state exam for my EMT license is thursday night, and I take the firefighter entrance exam for newport news on september 8th. It'll be a bit of a drive to get to work, but hell, its only twice a week, I think I can handle that ( Read more... )

just before eight am this morning we got a call for an unconscious male. By the time we arrived on scene, he had been unresponsive for no less than ten minutes; he wasn't breathing. The crew I was with started cpr and defibrilation, a backup ALS crew also arrived on scene to help administer drugs. This man, a week away from his sixtieth birthday ( Read more... )

well today is my first day of emancipation from Bottom's Up west end. There have been a few moments that I never thought this day would come, but indeed the downtown location is finally reopening. I am speechless ( Read more... )

so, where to begin? Thursday night I got off a little bit earlier than expected, went to the gym, and eventually headed out to mars bar by myself just to get a drink or two and catch up with whoever was there. Long story short, mel (a girl that has been a drinking buddy of mine for months) kissed me, which to say the least I had not been ( Read more... )

saturdays have come to be known as the only day I'll ever have off in a given week. So y'know, there's a bit of pressure on saturday to have something for me to do. I must say I'm feeling a bit let down today, but only a little bit. I woke up at nine, went jogging, made breakfast... made some kung po chicken from scratch a little later... and ( Read more... )

let me start off by saying mark just threw a bottle of pabst out of our third story window at some belligerent asshole sitting at the bus stop below - hilarity ensued ( Read more... )

I seem to be unintentionally growing a beard. That along with the ten or so pounds I've picked up since not returning to the gym has got me looking all kinds of hot. I did however quit smoking for the millionth time and plan on running before work a couple days this week. We'll see how that turns out ( Read more... )

its funny to me that somehow I became this unattainable thing that someone would want. Self deprecation aside, I am more or less a waste of anyone's time, and I understand that. All modesty aside, I am an unattractive man with horrible habits, and a penchant for saying things that people don't want to hear - I could totally see how some girl out ( Read more... )

been a long time. Dated a girl, she dropped the four letter word after only two weeks of knowing who the fuck I was - she has been dispatched. Good girl, had a lot in common, just a little too clingy. Stopped smoking pot. Started my emt-basic class, which means quite a few things, not the least of them being that I'm going to be working with ( Read more... )