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so finally, something of interest to post. i think i made my first guy friend! i was so excited, that's all i talked about with psychick. he's smart, nice, funny, interesting, good-looking (to me), and i love how i respond to him in such a platonic way. i've been wanting this for so long, a guy friend that's totally awesome but without the wierdness of attraction or hormones messing up the good times. he's head of the student association of men in nursing, which has like 2 attending members. they had a meeting tonight, a 10-minute meeting followed by pizza and a viewing of the movie rushmore. it's just really nice to interact with a guy that you can be super comfortable with. hopefully we'll get to hang out more. maybe see more interesting movies. sadly, he's in his last semester and will be graduating in may, but i don't have to think about that now.
well, this semester is quite a head-spinner. i've started my clinical rounds. first three weeks were at a long-term facility, or basically a nursing home. my resident was a 94-year-old, and boy was she spunky. we're just doing simple things like blood pressures, pulses, bed-making (i can make hospital corners now!), little things like that. but in the classroom we've been learning about aging, major health components, etc. nothing is super-difficult (there are just a lot of assignments), but having so many things being shoved into a small space of time makes it so draining and crazy sometimes. oh well, at least it keeps me out of trouble.
so besides school, nothing else is going on. the highlight of my week is going to the grocery store on thursdays. i look forward to spring break. i may be able to visit houston and seek my legal advisor who enjoys running around Rice and observing over-stimulated babies and slow dogs with short legs. i may able to decorate an easter egg. i could work ahead in my schoolwork. i could also sleep guiltlessly (which would only be guiltless until the end of REM sleep). sleeping has been a privilege this semester. but everyone goes through this, so it's nothing big. however, getting up so i can catch the 6 am bus is a bit hard. but one does what one must to get where they're going.
i haven't seen the nature boy on the bus, but i've been getting a lot of viewing time with the navy nurse. he tutors my friend in spanish, so of course i always happen to be with her just before they meet for a tutoring session. and he's also the 2nd member of student association of men in nursing, so i got to sit behind him today. it's gotten to the point where i can't look at this guy (because something will happen if i do, like an explosion or something. just a big BOOM!), even if he's leaning over me as my friend introduces me to him. i try to play "i don't care. you're just another pretty face", but it's not easy when they get so close to you. he is quite popular with all the pre-menopausal ladies, as well as the gay men in the nursing school. but the bad thing is he's not just good looking, he's also smart and funny and kind and interesting. i wish he smoked or was a total player or something discouraging like that. didn't i tell this story already? sorry about the repeat.
in other news, kings of convenience will be making their rounds in the u.s. this spring, and they will be stopping in austin for south-by-southwest in march. i so want to go see them. their music is just so mellow, it greatly decreases my dependence on "other substances" for relaxation. and it would be cool to be in the downtown area while all that hullaballoo is going on.
anyway, need to finish a module on strokes, so everyone stay healthy and free of abnormalities.
well, this semester is quite a head-spinner. i've started my clinical rounds. first three weeks were at a long-term facility, or basically a nursing home. my resident was a 94-year-old, and boy was she spunky. we're just doing simple things like blood pressures, pulses, bed-making (i can make hospital corners now!), little things like that. but in the classroom we've been learning about aging, major health components, etc. nothing is super-difficult (there are just a lot of assignments), but having so many things being shoved into a small space of time makes it so draining and crazy sometimes. oh well, at least it keeps me out of trouble.
so besides school, nothing else is going on. the highlight of my week is going to the grocery store on thursdays. i look forward to spring break. i may be able to visit houston and seek my legal advisor who enjoys running around Rice and observing over-stimulated babies and slow dogs with short legs. i may able to decorate an easter egg. i could work ahead in my schoolwork. i could also sleep guiltlessly (which would only be guiltless until the end of REM sleep). sleeping has been a privilege this semester. but everyone goes through this, so it's nothing big. however, getting up so i can catch the 6 am bus is a bit hard. but one does what one must to get where they're going.
i haven't seen the nature boy on the bus, but i've been getting a lot of viewing time with the navy nurse. he tutors my friend in spanish, so of course i always happen to be with her just before they meet for a tutoring session. and he's also the 2nd member of student association of men in nursing, so i got to sit behind him today. it's gotten to the point where i can't look at this guy (because something will happen if i do, like an explosion or something. just a big BOOM!), even if he's leaning over me as my friend introduces me to him. i try to play "i don't care. you're just another pretty face", but it's not easy when they get so close to you. he is quite popular with all the pre-menopausal ladies, as well as the gay men in the nursing school. but the bad thing is he's not just good looking, he's also smart and funny and kind and interesting. i wish he smoked or was a total player or something discouraging like that. didn't i tell this story already? sorry about the repeat.
in other news, kings of convenience will be making their rounds in the u.s. this spring, and they will be stopping in austin for south-by-southwest in march. i so want to go see them. their music is just so mellow, it greatly decreases my dependence on "other substances" for relaxation. and it would be cool to be in the downtown area while all that hullaballoo is going on.
anyway, need to finish a module on strokes, so everyone stay healthy and free of abnormalities.