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| Grandma Owens... |
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| 10:00am 05/07/2006 |
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"She endured 63 combined months of pregnancy, approximately 2 years of morning sickness, and 15 solid years of potty training one child while having another in diapers." -Uncle Jack
This Saturday was hands down the best funeral I've ever attended. Sure we all cried but it was a good time, somehow. All the uncles brought their guitars and sang - which is what we do when we all get together. Why quit for a funeral? Grandma enjoyed her boys singing ... that's why they did it.
I love my family. We're a huge interesting family with some strange dynamics. I re-met some estranged family members - an uncle (actually his wife) who decided not to speak to the family about 15 years ago and his kids, who now harbor bad feelings toward their mother for kidnapping them from the world. They managed to grow up quite pleasant despite being the offspring of satan herself. I got to meet new spouses and babies of cousins I've not seen in years. I got stuck in the middle of a bitter breakup between my closest cousin and his manipulative wife. Uncle Steve had a seizure again the night of the funeral so we all ended up at the hospital where grandma died just days earlier. Alcohol withdrawal. He's starting rehab this week... Uncle Jack and aunt sheila both work at a prison. they live for the days that inmates escape...they love going on inmate hunts. staking out at a designated point in the woods creating people perimeters. sheila carries a handgun in her purse all the time...she's an interesting lady with the most southern accent I've ever heard...and I'M from the south. Uncle Jack is the guy in charge of the inmates mental health he also teaches part time at columbia university. Good stories come from this direction. I rode back to arkansas with them. Uncle Jack drove...after he popped a couple valium. |
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| 02:44am 03/07/2006 |
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i'm finally getting around to playing online and getting pictures in line again. I got a new computer after my old one died and along with it went my pictures before I got a chance to post them... this is a favorite.
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| You might be a nurse if.... |
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| 10:55am 09/05/2006 |
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*You think it is acceptable to use "penis" and "vagina" in a normal conversation.
*You believe every patient needs TLC: Thorazine, Lorazapam, and Compazine.
*You hope there´s a special place in Hell for the inventor of the call light.
*You can comfort anxious patients with, "I know just how you feel. It's my first IV, too."
*You see stress as a normal way of life.
*You´ve ever been telling clinical stories in a restaurant and had someone at another table throw-up.
*You firmly believe that "too stupid to live" should be a diagnosis.
*You mutter, "great veins" when being introduced to a complete stranger.
*You think that caffeine should be available in IV form.
*You think "awake and stupid" is an appropriate choice for mental status.
*You refer to someone in severe respiratory distress as a "Smurf."
*You have ever restrained someone...and it wasn't a sexual experience. |
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| Finally... |
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| 12:47am 29/04/2006 |
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I have the internet again!! Look forward to frequent pictures and updates. Ha! |
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| Hey... |
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| 08:04pm 24/02/2006 |
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I passed state boards! Now I'm a real nurse! =) |
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| OMG, I'm so stupid! |
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| 09:36pm 18/02/2006 |
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mood:  anxious
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The more days I spend working as a new grad in the ICU the dumber I feel. Seriously. But that's the way it's supposed to be, say the experienced nurses, so I'll believe them. I'm young for a nurse. I'm very young for an ICU nurse. One of the cardiac surgeons asked me yesterday if I'd even graduated high school yet. Big statement. I think this age thing will give me some trouble over the next couple of years. Anyway - am enjoying myself.
Was supposed to move into my townhouse today but was unable to do so because of the ice. Independence postponed. Will survive another day with the parents. Will post pictures soon. =) |
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| 09:07pm 21/01/2006 |
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Have completed my first week as a nurse in the ICU. Is exhausting, rewarding, and fun. Thirteen hour days on my feet kill me. On the to do list this week - buy new extremely comfortable shoes. |
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| 01:35pm 12/01/2006 |
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1. name:
2. birthday:
3. place of residence:
4. what makes you happy:
5. what are you listening to now/have listened to last:
6. do you read my lj:
7. if you do, what is particularly good/bad about it:
8. an interesting fact about you:
9. are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
10. favorite place to be:
11. favorite lyric:
12. best time of the year:
RECOMMEND
1. a film:
2. a book:
3. a band, a song and an album:
PLUS
1. one thing you like about me:
2. two things you like about yourself:
3. put this in your lj so i can tell you what i think of you. |
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| Oh yeah... |
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| 08:36pm 10/01/2006 |
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and for anyone who watches David Letterman on a regular basis...I met and took my picture with Rupert from the Hello Deli! :) I'll get pictures up soon... |
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| Some tidbits from the NY trip... |
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| 08:20pm 10/01/2006 |
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mood:  good
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My party got lost in the halls of subway system of NYC in the wee hours of the morning...luckily, there was a blind man there to help us find our way.
I never imagined that the style in NY would be clean shaven/preppy. My brother, sporting the style of Arkansas (longer hair, holes in the jeans, corduroy jacket, etc.) was very very out of place. While not the "in" thing of our age group it is apparently popular amongst junior high aged kids. This being the case, Preston was often mistaken for a 15 year old. He was also, incidently, mistaken for a pothead on multiple occassions. A dealer in times square asked my brother if he'd been interested in some weed to which he replied, "No, man, I don't smoke..." The guy offered him some hash instead.
I'm not a good looking chick by any means...but apparently I've got a friendly face. Every day on our train ride into the city people would sit next to me first. By that, I mean, if there was one person to all the rows of seats, the vacant one next to me would, without fail, fill up next. My aunt asked someone about this to prove her point...they said I didn't look intimidating at all and in fact, looked friendly.
We do apparently all sound very southern. I don't know why I try to convince myself otherwise. Denial, perhaps? The northerners love it, though.
I sprained my ankles ice skating in central park. Actually, in all honesty, I didn't even make it to the ice before spraining my ankles. Apparently you have to lace those suckers all the way to the top!! Someone should really tell first timers these things! |
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| 08:17pm 10/01/2006 |
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Updated list...for Nikki:
-Ice skated in central park (more of a story to be heard)
-Chinatown!
-Went to the top of the Rockefeller Center (amazing view)
-Had bubble tea - yummy stuff
-Visited strawberry fields in central park
-Went to a Rockettes show
-Times Square for New Year's
-Walked over the Brooklyn Bridge
-Visited ground zero
-Rode the Staten Island Ferry
-Saw the statue of Liberty
-Went to Battery Park
-Touched the biggest balls ever and took a picture of it
...they belonged to the big brass bull in the financial district
-Got yelled at on the subway
-Had a snowball fight with my brother (I never see snow in Arkansas)
-Ate a kebab from a street vendor
-Saw my first giant pool of blood |
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| 10:12am 03/01/2006 |
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For Nikki:
-Went to a Rockettes show
-Times Square for New Year's
-Walked over the Brooklyn Bridge
-Visited ground zero
-Rode the Staten Island Ferry
-Saw the statue of Liberty
-Went to Battery Park
-Touched the biggest balls ever and took a picture of it
...they belonged to the big brass bull in the financial district
-Got yelled at on the subway
-Had a snowball fight with my brother (I never see snow in Arkansas)
-Ate a kebab from a street vendor
-Saw my first giant pool of blood
will update again... |
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| 10:07pm 02/01/2006 |
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I love New York!
My feet hurt from walking so much...no wonder everyone here is skinny. I wear tennis shoes, run my ass off, and am having to take a vacation from vacation today - am holed up at my aunt's apartment taking a breather. How is it that everyone here does this everyday...in heels??? |
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| 10:01am 19/12/2005 |
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Maybe I'm an idiot for this...but...
I'm going to New York for New Year's!! Watch the TV...I'll wave ;) Haha! |
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| 07:46pm 15/12/2005 |
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It only takes 2 strong drinks to make me think I can sing well enough to karaoke...apparently. |
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| 02:10pm 12/12/2005 |
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I am done. With nursing school, that is. =) |
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| 11:18pm 11/12/2005 |
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1.) I make at least one list a day (things to do, characteristics, things accomplished, anything really, just so long as it's a list) and then fail to do anything with it. Sometime I manage to throw them away like I should, sometimes not - and I end up in trouble over them because they're not always nice, or embarrassed because very private things suddenly become public property.
2.) I cannot leave the house without fixing my hair. It drives people crazy if they're in a hurry but I can't help it. If you had crazy curly hair you'd understand.
3.) I talk on the phone when I'm driving. It's a long drive from Charleston to, well, anywhere...Ft. Smith. It gets lonely and I'm starting to get tired of my own singing. It's not real pleasant. I'd rather talk to someone.
4.) I'm horrible about paying bills on time. It's strangely not really hurting my credit, either, but I just can't get this down yet. Maybe it's because I'm too poor to handle it when it needs to be handled still. It's a new year's resolution. Don't worry, i'll stick to it
5.) I brush my teeth in the shower.
now, everyone else... |
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