State of the Hobbit: Mid-Autumn Update
Hello all you lovely people! I've been a rare sight on Livejournal lately. I miss everyone, but real life does take precedence. Here's what's been going on in my world:
1. Work: Still working the EMT job at the casino. Although I still dislike gambling on principle, and I really dislike cigarette smoke, there's actually a lot I like about the job. I have some fantastic coworkers, many of the guests are actually great, and I do get some interesting medical calls. It's still not an ambulance job. However...
2. I just got offered a part-time position at a local ambulance service. It's a dedicated town-based EMS service. YAY! Just waiting for the drug test and background check to come back.
3. School. Busy with two classes that are driving me batshit. Why batshit? Because they are both the biggest wastes of time I've ever had in my education. I'm taking Psych 101. I got into the Honors section, so I thought we might have some good discussions. Nope. The professor is ill-prepared, there have been no real lectures on core material, and he gives out assignments that he never collects. Remember that suicide poll I posted? Well, I did a really good write-up on that... and the bastard never collected it. Yeah. Not impressed. And as for my Anatomy & Physiology class... well, I've gotten 100% on the first four exams. Sounds good, right? Well, it's good for me, but the rest of the class is struggling, if not failing outright. The professor doesn't TEACH during the lab at all, and I've been effectively teaching the lab section. We've only done three real labs, and for each one, the professor didn't actually have all the materials for us to do the protocols correctly. *sigh* I just can't wait to start the real paramedic and fire training.
4. I'm signed up to take the "Fire Academy" courses during the spring semester. My college has changed their format from a "Take Fire 1 and then Fire 2" arrangement to a one-semester intensive "academy-style" training. This is gonna be fun. And then, paramedic school starts next fall. YAY!
5. We just had an epic Halloween party last night. I'm amazed that I don't have a hangover. Heee.
6. I've been doing some crazy harvesting and processing of the goods from my garden this year. Pickled peppers, several types of pickled cucumbers, frozen stuff, dried herbs. I'm positively domesticated.
7. Stress is leading to a flare-up of some of my autoimmune issues. It's not awful, but it's exhausting and modestly painful.
8. My new dog has really been fitting in with the family. She's growing like crazy, too. She's got to be over 150 pounds now. She's a fawn-brindle Mastiff, and a big, squishy love bug.
9. I need to stop paying attention to the news. It just depresses me.
10. Sorry, I haven't had time to write more fic. I know, that's awful and unfair, but... just don't have time.
11. There's pumpkin custard in the oven. Bringing it to Samhain ritual potluck at chuch. Which means I need to go take a shower.
Happy Samhain and/or Halloween!
1. Work: Still working the EMT job at the casino. Although I still dislike gambling on principle, and I really dislike cigarette smoke, there's actually a lot I like about the job. I have some fantastic coworkers, many of the guests are actually great, and I do get some interesting medical calls. It's still not an ambulance job. However...
2. I just got offered a part-time position at a local ambulance service. It's a dedicated town-based EMS service. YAY! Just waiting for the drug test and background check to come back.
3. School. Busy with two classes that are driving me batshit. Why batshit? Because they are both the biggest wastes of time I've ever had in my education. I'm taking Psych 101. I got into the Honors section, so I thought we might have some good discussions. Nope. The professor is ill-prepared, there have been no real lectures on core material, and he gives out assignments that he never collects. Remember that suicide poll I posted? Well, I did a really good write-up on that... and the bastard never collected it. Yeah. Not impressed. And as for my Anatomy & Physiology class... well, I've gotten 100% on the first four exams. Sounds good, right? Well, it's good for me, but the rest of the class is struggling, if not failing outright. The professor doesn't TEACH during the lab at all, and I've been effectively teaching the lab section. We've only done three real labs, and for each one, the professor didn't actually have all the materials for us to do the protocols correctly. *sigh* I just can't wait to start the real paramedic and fire training.
4. I'm signed up to take the "Fire Academy" courses during the spring semester. My college has changed their format from a "Take Fire 1 and then Fire 2" arrangement to a one-semester intensive "academy-style" training. This is gonna be fun. And then, paramedic school starts next fall. YAY!
5. We just had an epic Halloween party last night. I'm amazed that I don't have a hangover. Heee.
6. I've been doing some crazy harvesting and processing of the goods from my garden this year. Pickled peppers, several types of pickled cucumbers, frozen stuff, dried herbs. I'm positively domesticated.
7. Stress is leading to a flare-up of some of my autoimmune issues. It's not awful, but it's exhausting and modestly painful.
8. My new dog has really been fitting in with the family. She's growing like crazy, too. She's got to be over 150 pounds now. She's a fawn-brindle Mastiff, and a big, squishy love bug.
9. I need to stop paying attention to the news. It just depresses me.
10. Sorry, I haven't had time to write more fic. I know, that's awful and unfair, but... just don't have time.
11. There's pumpkin custard in the oven. Bringing it to Samhain ritual potluck at chuch. Which means I need to go take a shower.
Happy Samhain and/or Halloween!