Last night, just before the sun set, I went out to work on my support beams-- the old telephone pole that I cut up into six and a half foot chunks. They are lying just off a trail, about half a mile from my camp. Some lovely low-gage copper wire was holding them all together and I brought a nail-puller to pull out the tacks. I was bent over, ( Read more... )

-- I had a nice weekend. Mike and I got our stuff cleared up; he apologized and I apologized and we really love each other very much and are able to tell each other so. I get very cranky when I'm tired and hungry and it seems like my family has forgotten me. Which is normal, but I can't help but think that I should be able to handle it better ( Read more... )

... that's how early 0430 is. Wufta, I'm tired ( Read more... )

Today has been a busy day of classes with tests and all. It's midterm, and I'm 2% below a 4.0 -- the suspense! Tomorrow, I've got to be ready to roll by 0515, to get to clinic by 0630 ( Read more... )

I'm at the half-way point in the digging. When I first started this project, I was worried that the soil would have enough clay in it to make the cob woodstove. Happily, this is not a problem because, under the topsoil, there is clay ( Read more... )

-- I was in a bathroom stall yesterday, changing out of my scrubs, and dropped my phone into the toilet. Damnit ( Read more... )

It's got cold this week. Frost on the tent cold. Brrr, don't wanna throw back the blankets cold ( Read more... )

The night before last, I was just dozing off when something started scurrying around my tent. I could tell that it was bigger than a mouse, but too fast to be a coon. Squirrel, I thought to myself. It was dark, maybe 1 am. I unzipped the little window near my head and peered outside. Something long and tan zipped right past my nose. I ( Read more... )

Well, here I am. Sisseton is very nice. I am rocking my Coleman tent. But stealthy? HA! One of my instructors can see my tent from her porch, which is over a mile away, so I'm thinking she got curious and checked it out with a scope. Anyways, doesn't matter because no one cares. There is talk of maybe me rooming with someone from the nursing ( Read more... )

Basic Nursing Practicum MTWR 8:00 am -- 10:00 am 9 credits ( Read more... )