I wish I had something exciting to write about..

But I don’t.  Nothing.

My day so far:

1.  Up.

2.  Outlined pharmacology notes while watching two episodes of “Crossing Jordan” & then a History Channel special on Charles Mason.. (I never really knew the story of him…  it was interesting… didn’t know Sharon Tate was married to Roman Polanski when she was murdered. Is that before or after he was exiled from the US??)

3.  Shower

4. Lunch (pizza & diet root beer)

5. Trying to find a clean nursing uniform (10 minutes)

6. Dressed.

7. Paid some bills (PECO, TMOBILE)

8. Deciding on whether to eat a chocolate bar or not.

9. Still deciding on the chocolate.

10. Wondering if the White Sox will win on Opening Day (my thought… probably not).

11. That’s now.  I have to leave for school in about 10 minutes…  I really like the 3-11 shift…  It’s quiet.  I’ll be able to study.

You are all caught up.  I know… fascinating… isn’t it?

It’s almost over.

I only have a little over a month left of school.  Classes officially end on May 2nd.  My last final is on May 9th.  I’m so tired I could just sleep for a week.  I’m tired of studying.  I’m tired of memorizing.  I’m tired of the little callus on my thumb from writing so much (it’s actually hurting right now).

I know I can get through this last stretch.  I really feel like I’ve been running a marathon.

I’m in a bad mood if you can’t tell.

Yesterday was a crappy day.  Today it looks beautiful outside and I haven’t been out once.. been inside all day studying.  So, today hasn’t been all that great either.

I think I will take a drive… go get some dinner…  Wow.  I feel better already.

Yippy.

I have a job interview at a hospital for a summer position.  V.V. excited.

That’s it.  Bye.  See ya.  Have a good weekend (an added plus of nursing school… 3 day weekends)!

Happy Birthday!

Dear Yaacov,

Happy Birthday. I think today makes it 35? Wow. How time does fly! Anyway, I hope it’s a great one. And to let you know… that you’re still a part of my life almost 8 years since I’ve seen you last.

I’ll never forget all your help & conversation while I was in the hospital. You were an amazing Intern. I’m sure you’re a genius neurologist (well, if not yet a “genius”… I’m sure you’ll be there soon!).

(And to my nine readers… if life ever throws you a neurological curve ball and you happen to be in NYC… look up Yaacov Anziska.)

The end of a long week

And it’s only Thursday evening… Looking forward to a new episode of “LOST” in about 25 minutes.

Other randomness…

1. I still am amazed that my tub drain isn’t clogged anymore. Everytime I read anything about Liquid Plumber… it was that it NEVER worked or did a mediocre job…

2. I have been sick for the last 2 weeks. I got sick a few days after I returned from Seattle. The busyness of school hasn’t given me much time to sleep this thing off… I’m FINALLY getting a little better. Which means… I’m finally able to sleep throughout the night.

3. I have clean clothes. And I own 25 pairs of usable underwear. It’s actually wise to know how many pairs you own… Today I’m at that pair of underwear that you try to hide..because frankly… it’s an embarrassment to all the other underwear to share drawer space with it.

4. I need a job. In the worst way. Ok… I’m not going to be kicked to the curb anytime soon…but a job for the summer would be nice. I’m not sure what I’m not doing right. I’ve applied to the hospitals. I have been persistent without being abnoxious….but I’m not getting any calls back. Worse case scenario, I’ll do temp work with the university. Maybe my old boss will hire me back for the summer? Just a thought.

5. Is it baseball season yet? I just got an awesome White Sox jersey t-shirt in the mail. It was my St. Patrick’s Day gift. It’s this awesome color green… Unfortunately, some non-baseball friends of mine (which, I don’t hold against them–most of the time) thought the shirt said “SEX” instead of the “SOX” logo. How sad. Why would I wear a shirt that said “SEX” on it???

6. The IRS hasn’t come to get me yet. I rec’d my refund… the biggest this taxpayer has EVER received… I’m still waiting for them to break down my door. I’m hoping that doesn’t happen.

7. I miss J. Enough said. Still mourning the loss of that friendship in a horrible way (ie.. I cry when I think of him in the weirdest of places… on the train.. there is so much stuff that I want to tell him that’s happened… but I just don’t think he cares.)

8. Good Friday is tomorrow. Looking forward to going to St. Pius’ service. Catholics really know what makes a Good Friday Service good. Evangelicals have a lot to learn. A. Lot. To. Learn.  (author’s note: I LOVE my church….but when it comes to Good Friday, Christmas Mass, communion, and some other things it was crazy to mess with a good thing.. I know that doesn’t make much sense…but whatever.  I’m tired).

9. Fourteen minutes until “LOST”. This is the 8th episode. I can’t remember if there will be a break before the new ones resume. I’m sure there will be.

10. I think I should eat some dinner now. I’ve finally come down from my sugar high… I ate one of those cookie things with the whipped cream in the middle from the Amish Bakery (at Reading Terminal Market). Man… my head was spinning in hyperglycemic overdrive.

Ok. Bye for now. Don’t eat too many marshmallow peeps (my favorite Easter Candy… next to an endless supply of black jelly beans!!!)

Oops.. almost forgot… Happy Purim to my Jewish friends out there! Maybe next year Good Friday & Purim won’t fall on the same day… It would be great to attend a Purim party.

It actually worked!?!?!?!?!

Who knew? The drain in my tub has slowed down considerably in the last couple of weeks… I was at a loss of how to fix it..

Well, I *knew* that there is Liquid Plumber…but never actually thought it would work… right? I mean, seriously… there is 8 yrs of hair & gunk in that drain (actually to go eight years w/o it clogging up until now.. I think is pretty good). Anyway, I broke down today after church and bought a bottle of Liquid Plumber… and it worked.

I love when products do what they are supposed to do. (maybe Palm, Inc could learn a lesson from little Liquid Plumber).

That’s it. I’m soo behind in studying for a test on Wednesday.

Failed.

Yep, tis true folks.  I failed my first test in school.  It was an anatomy lab test.  40 questions.  I think I got about 20 wrong.

You know the  really sad thing—- I don’t care.  Not at all.  Because now I can concentrate on my 3 nursing exams.  Two tomorrow & one on Friday.

Maybe I didn’t deserve that scholarship after all?

That’s it.

Monday 3.10.08

I know.. I know… really boring heading… I couldn’t think of anything clever.

Nothing horribly exciting to write about….

I did arrive back from Seattle in one piece. The sleeplessness continued throughout the weekend. I finally let myself sleep in this morning (I don’t go back to school until Wed). I slept until 9am..which is very late for me.

Seattle was a great experience. I would like to go back again to visit.. I’m really not sure about living there full time.. It’s just so far away from everything and everybody that I know. I wonder if London is actually closer?

Bummer news today: my PDA.. my $315 PDA that I use for all school/nursing references has bit the dust. It was a piece of junk to begin with and calling to get help from Palm, Inc. was a comedy of errors. When it first started to go on the fritz in October it somehow righted itself. It’s not coming back from the dead this time. The screen looks like a little Jackson Pollack painting. I’m actually not as mad as I thought I would be. It was a useful tool and I enjoyed having it..but there are other ways of looking the info up… I will miss checking my email in the middle of church though (hmmm… God did YOU make it go to an early grave??).

I’m getting a sore throat. This can’t be good. Especially during this week… it’s going to be crazy when I return to school on Wednesday.

Ok.. that’s it…

Sleepless in Seattle!

Greetings.  It’s about 4.30pm  here in Seattle.  Rainy, cold Seattle.  Not even nearly nice today.  Just cold & wet & damp.  I think tomorrow is my do-over day.  Today was just a trial run.  I got lost in the city today.  I took the long way to downtown…  I was cold.  I was wet.  The soup that I ordered to make me warm wasn’t very good.  I’m drinking (slowly) a glass of red wine…  It’s not making me warmer.  I think I’m going to go put on a sweater. 

Last night was a hard night.. I had a horrible stomach thing and was up the majority of the night.  Maybe that has something to do with why I’m so grumpy now.

The thing is… I have met some wonderful people.  Very friendly people.  I was invited out to dinner tonight by some other guests of the B&B where I’m staying.  They own some vacation cabins by Mt. Ranier. 

OK..that’s it… I’m going to go put that sweater on.. 

Ta-ta for now.