Hello all.
I have news.
I received a job offer today!
As a result of my own perseverance and a few twists of fate, I will accept the job position of Collection Development Librarian at a university in Gainesville, Georgia tomorrow. My job description sounds crazy, but I think it will be a great experience for me. I love the small academic environment.
More to come later...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
B-O-R-E-D
A silly stupid survey to begin...
1. Do you drink milk? Yes
2. Do you prefer apple or orange juice? Orange Juice…I’ve given apple juice multiple chances and it just doesn’t do it for me
3. Do your computer speakers plug into the back of your computer or your monitor? I have a laptop, so neither
4. How many clocks are in your house? Not sure
5. How about the room yer in right now? Two
6. How often do you check your email? At least once a day
7. Do you live by yourself? No
8. What's the most you've ever won on a scratcher? What is a scratcher? Is that one of those toy grabber things that you put a quarter in and you can try to claw the items out? I won a few stuffed animals from those…
9. What's the nearest food to you right now? Animal cracker jar across the room
11. Do you know what a plecostamous is? No, but google says it’s a catfish
12. Have you ever watched a sunrise rise over the ocean? no
13. How many messages are in your inbox/outbox on your phone? Not sure
14. Do you prefer wooden or mechanical pencils? mechanical
15. What's on your feet right now? nothing
16. Do you have one best friend, or a lotta good friends? A few best friends
17. Snapple or SoBe? water
18. Where do you buy birthday/christmas cards? Um, hallmark?
19. What's your take on "puppy love"? I love puppies! haha
20. Do you enjoy breaking hearts? Break hearts?
21. What date/time was the last text you recieved? Not sure
22. When's the last time you sent a text? Not sure
23. Do you believe there is only one "right" religion? Not at all
24. What's your favorite planet, besides this one? Neptune…it’s so pretty
25. Does anything special happen for you on March 15th? Ides of March
26. If you could get back in touch with one person you've lost touch with, who would it be? My best friend from freshman year of college
27. What type of internet connection do you use? DSL…boo
28. Do you vote for city-related issues? no
29. Do you say 'ya'll', 'you guys', 'dudes', or something else when addressing more than one friend at a time? Well dude is awesome, but I say both y’all and you guys
30. Would you want marijuana legalized if it meant alcohol would be illegal? I don’t really drink or smoke, so I wouldn’t care
31. Have you ever been to the Vatican? no
32. Have you ever waved at someone who was waving at you, only to realize they were waving at someone else? Yes, hasn’t everybody
33. What did you do? Get over it
34. How many remote controls are in your house, and what are they for? A lot…TV, ceiling fan, stereo, etc.
35. Do you mainly use use your house phone or your cell phone? cell
36. How many 2005 calenders are in your house? none
37. Do you take baths or showers? both
38. Do you take quizzes in magazines? Not really
40. Do you buy bananas when they're green so they won't go bad as fast? Yes, they are only good that way anyways
41. Do you do anything for a bad sunburn? I rarely get sunburnt
42. Do use mouthwash? If so, what kind? Yes, Listerine whitening
43. What noises reach your ears right now? My TV and the one downstairs as well
44. Have you ever been to Grand Canyon? No, but I really want to go
45. Have you ever been to a national park (i.e. Yellowstone, Yosemite, etc)? Lots…I have a goal to visit all the Nat. parks in the country
46. How old are your parents? 54 (both)
47. Does anyone have the keys to your heart? no
48. Have you ever had to run for your life? no
49. Is there an empty place in your heart? sure
50. Have you ever been to a family reunion? yes
51. Have you ever scraped a pipe? Um no
52. Do you prepare soup in the microwave or on the stove? both
53. Is it sunny out right now? yes
54. Do you have a catnip plant in your house? no
55. Do you use surge protectors? yes
56. Do you pay attention to the stock market? no
57. Do you take precautions against contracting West Nile Virus? no
58. Do you meditate? no
59. If your lover cheated on you and profusely apologized, would you accept them back into your life? Not sure
60. Do you eat carbs? yes
61. If you could be one animal for the rest of your life, what would you pick? dog
62. Are you the kinda person who will search the entire room for the remote because you don't wanna change it on the TV? no
63. Has your insurance gone up because of something on your DMV record? no
64. Have you ever gone too work/school drunk? no
65. Is it all about YOU? um right
66. Are you allergic to any insect bites? no
67. Are you allergic to any kind of food/medicine? Pumpkin seeds!
68. Have you ever swam in Lake Tahoe? no
69. If you could hug one person right now, who would it be? Not sure
70. Are you in debt? From grad school, but that’s it
71. When you say "often" do you pronounce the "T" or leave it silent? Say the “t”
72. If you could have a plane ticket to anywhere right now, where would you go? Greece
74. How many pairs of socks do you own? Like 15 or something
75. How often do you do laundry? Once a week
76. What do you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger? eh
77. Do you own your own car, pink slip and all? Not yet…will soon though
78. Has anyone ever given you jewelry on Christmas? yes
79. Do you count down the days till anything? Not now
And a couple of other things...
-I'm going to Brookwood's Band Camp at the end of the month (I know I said I would stop doing color guard, but Brookwood is well worth coming out of retirement for just this once...plus I get to spend the week with one of my best friends, and I don't have to choreograph or make design decisions because I'm not really on staff, yay!). And don't forget hanging out with Brett!
-My room is painted. It is an awesome green apple color. I totally proved my mother's insecurities about the color wrong, because she loves it. I now officially feel settled.
1. Do you drink milk? Yes
2. Do you prefer apple or orange juice? Orange Juice…I’ve given apple juice multiple chances and it just doesn’t do it for me
3. Do your computer speakers plug into the back of your computer or your monitor? I have a laptop, so neither
4. How many clocks are in your house? Not sure
5. How about the room yer in right now? Two
6. How often do you check your email? At least once a day
7. Do you live by yourself? No
8. What's the most you've ever won on a scratcher? What is a scratcher? Is that one of those toy grabber things that you put a quarter in and you can try to claw the items out? I won a few stuffed animals from those…
9. What's the nearest food to you right now? Animal cracker jar across the room
11. Do you know what a plecostamous is? No, but google says it’s a catfish
12. Have you ever watched a sunrise rise over the ocean? no
13. How many messages are in your inbox/outbox on your phone? Not sure
14. Do you prefer wooden or mechanical pencils? mechanical
15. What's on your feet right now? nothing
16. Do you have one best friend, or a lotta good friends? A few best friends
17. Snapple or SoBe? water
18. Where do you buy birthday/christmas cards? Um, hallmark?
19. What's your take on "puppy love"? I love puppies! haha
20. Do you enjoy breaking hearts? Break hearts?
21. What date/time was the last text you recieved? Not sure
22. When's the last time you sent a text? Not sure
23. Do you believe there is only one "right" religion? Not at all
24. What's your favorite planet, besides this one? Neptune…it’s so pretty
25. Does anything special happen for you on March 15th? Ides of March
26. If you could get back in touch with one person you've lost touch with, who would it be? My best friend from freshman year of college
27. What type of internet connection do you use? DSL…boo
28. Do you vote for city-related issues? no
29. Do you say 'ya'll', 'you guys', 'dudes', or something else when addressing more than one friend at a time? Well dude is awesome, but I say both y’all and you guys
30. Would you want marijuana legalized if it meant alcohol would be illegal? I don’t really drink or smoke, so I wouldn’t care
31. Have you ever been to the Vatican? no
32. Have you ever waved at someone who was waving at you, only to realize they were waving at someone else? Yes, hasn’t everybody
33. What did you do? Get over it
34. How many remote controls are in your house, and what are they for? A lot…TV, ceiling fan, stereo, etc.
35. Do you mainly use use your house phone or your cell phone? cell
36. How many 2005 calenders are in your house? none
37. Do you take baths or showers? both
38. Do you take quizzes in magazines? Not really
40. Do you buy bananas when they're green so they won't go bad as fast? Yes, they are only good that way anyways
41. Do you do anything for a bad sunburn? I rarely get sunburnt
42. Do use mouthwash? If so, what kind? Yes, Listerine whitening
43. What noises reach your ears right now? My TV and the one downstairs as well
44. Have you ever been to Grand Canyon? No, but I really want to go
45. Have you ever been to a national park (i.e. Yellowstone, Yosemite, etc)? Lots…I have a goal to visit all the Nat. parks in the country
46. How old are your parents? 54 (both)
47. Does anyone have the keys to your heart? no
48. Have you ever had to run for your life? no
49. Is there an empty place in your heart? sure
50. Have you ever been to a family reunion? yes
51. Have you ever scraped a pipe? Um no
52. Do you prepare soup in the microwave or on the stove? both
53. Is it sunny out right now? yes
54. Do you have a catnip plant in your house? no
55. Do you use surge protectors? yes
56. Do you pay attention to the stock market? no
57. Do you take precautions against contracting West Nile Virus? no
58. Do you meditate? no
59. If your lover cheated on you and profusely apologized, would you accept them back into your life? Not sure
60. Do you eat carbs? yes
61. If you could be one animal for the rest of your life, what would you pick? dog
62. Are you the kinda person who will search the entire room for the remote because you don't wanna change it on the TV? no
63. Has your insurance gone up because of something on your DMV record? no
64. Have you ever gone too work/school drunk? no
65. Is it all about YOU? um right
66. Are you allergic to any insect bites? no
67. Are you allergic to any kind of food/medicine? Pumpkin seeds!
68. Have you ever swam in Lake Tahoe? no
69. If you could hug one person right now, who would it be? Not sure
70. Are you in debt? From grad school, but that’s it
71. When you say "often" do you pronounce the "T" or leave it silent? Say the “t”
72. If you could have a plane ticket to anywhere right now, where would you go? Greece
74. How many pairs of socks do you own? Like 15 or something
75. How often do you do laundry? Once a week
76. What do you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger? eh
77. Do you own your own car, pink slip and all? Not yet…will soon though
78. Has anyone ever given you jewelry on Christmas? yes
79. Do you count down the days till anything? Not now
And a couple of other things...
-I'm going to Brookwood's Band Camp at the end of the month (I know I said I would stop doing color guard, but Brookwood is well worth coming out of retirement for just this once...plus I get to spend the week with one of my best friends, and I don't have to choreograph or make design decisions because I'm not really on staff, yay!). And don't forget hanging out with Brett!
-My room is painted. It is an awesome green apple color. I totally proved my mother's insecurities about the color wrong, because she loves it. I now officially feel settled.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Doctors Remarks
Some of these are too funny!
1. A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby
in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the
lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed
that there were several cabs -and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by
Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Antonio, TX.
2. At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and
slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. "Big breaths," I
instructed. "Yes, they used to be," replied the patient. Submitted by
Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA
3. One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that
her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five
minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he
had died of a "massive internal fart." Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg,
Manitoba , Canada
4. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his
cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble
with one of his medications "Which one?" I asked. "The patch. The nurse
told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of
places to put it!" I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped
I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now,
the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new
one. Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk, VA
5. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, "How
long have you been bedridden?" After a look of complete confusion she
answered..."Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was
alive." Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis, OR
6. I was caring for a woman and asked, "So how's your breakfast this
morning?" "It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem
to get used to the taste" the patient replied. I then asked to see the
jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labeled "KY Jelly." Submitted
by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit, MI
7. A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room, when a young woman with
purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly
determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled
for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating
table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and
above it there was a tattoo that read, "Keep off the grass." Once the
surgery was completed, the surge on wrote a short note on the patient's
dressing, which said, "Sorry, had to mow the lawn." Submitted by RN no
name
AND FINALLY!!!............. ..
8. As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB, I was quite embarrassed
when performing female pelvic exams. To cover my embarrassment I had
unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly. The middle-aged lady
upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and
further embarrassing me.
I looked up from my work and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry. Was I tickling
you?" She replied, "No doctor, but the song you were whistling was, "I
wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener." Dr. wouldn't submit his name
1. A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby
in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the
lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed
that there were several cabs -and I was in the wrong one. Submitted by
Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Antonio, TX.
2. At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and
slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. "Big breaths," I
instructed. "Yes, they used to be," replied the patient. Submitted by
Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA
3. One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that
her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five
minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he
had died of a "massive internal fart." Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg,
Manitoba , Canada
4. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his
cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble
with one of his medications "Which one?" I asked. "The patch. The nurse
told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of
places to put it!" I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped
I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now,
the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new
one. Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk, VA
5. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, "How
long have you been bedridden?" After a look of complete confusion she
answered..."Why, not for about twenty years - when my husband was
alive." Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis, OR
6. I was caring for a woman and asked, "So how's your breakfast this
morning?" "It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem
to get used to the taste" the patient replied. I then asked to see the
jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labeled "KY Jelly." Submitted
by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit, MI
7. A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room, when a young woman with
purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly
determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled
for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating
table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and
above it there was a tattoo that read, "Keep off the grass." Once the
surgery was completed, the surge on wrote a short note on the patient's
dressing, which said, "Sorry, had to mow the lawn." Submitted by RN no
name
AND FINALLY!!!............. ..
8. As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB, I was quite embarrassed
when performing female pelvic exams. To cover my embarrassment I had
unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly. The middle-aged lady
upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and
further embarrassing me.
I looked up from my work and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry. Was I tickling
you?" She replied, "No doctor, but the song you were whistling was, "I
wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener." Dr. wouldn't submit his name
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Travels
Well after a week of crazy amounts of driving and riding in a plane, I am safely home and ready to enjoy the quiet life again.
Quincy/St. Louis was great. I got to see a good portion of my mother's family. I went to the fairly new Lincoln library and museum in Springfield, Illinois on Monday. It was pretty cool and engaging, especially for people like me, who don't exactly enjoy the Civil War time period. On Sunday evening, we had a traditional fireworks show out at the farm in which both my father and brother (and myself I guess) will eventually inherit portions. My brother used to lead the fireworks shows, but since he hasn't attended in a while, a friend of the family spends around 400 dollars on fireworks, and sets off some amazing things. The fireworks which are now considered "dinky" were once our grande finale. It's pretty cool. On the 4th, my parents and I stayed in a hotel in St. Louis and watched around 10 different professional shows at different points on both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, which was also cool.
DC was also fun. Adrian and I did a ton...a tour at the White House, two Smithsonian Museums, Jazz in the Park, followed our friend to various bars and restaurants with senate workers, the Holocaust Museum, Library of Congress (see my favorite quote below) Howard University, Georgetown, and a melodramatic, but highly amusing ghost tour in Old Town Alexandria. I also got to briefly see an old college buddy...dating way back to freshman year (yay Hagan!). Parts of the trip were stressful, but things came together in the end and we're back in one piece.
Overall, I'm glad to be back, not eating out so much, and finally beginning to put stuff together at the new house (painting and carpeting the room this week!).
And yay for Lauren finally being in Gwinnett!
Quincy/St. Louis was great. I got to see a good portion of my mother's family. I went to the fairly new Lincoln library and museum in Springfield, Illinois on Monday. It was pretty cool and engaging, especially for people like me, who don't exactly enjoy the Civil War time period. On Sunday evening, we had a traditional fireworks show out at the farm in which both my father and brother (and myself I guess) will eventually inherit portions. My brother used to lead the fireworks shows, but since he hasn't attended in a while, a friend of the family spends around 400 dollars on fireworks, and sets off some amazing things. The fireworks which are now considered "dinky" were once our grande finale. It's pretty cool. On the 4th, my parents and I stayed in a hotel in St. Louis and watched around 10 different professional shows at different points on both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, which was also cool.
DC was also fun. Adrian and I did a ton...a tour at the White House, two Smithsonian Museums, Jazz in the Park, followed our friend to various bars and restaurants with senate workers, the Holocaust Museum, Library of Congress (see my favorite quote below) Howard University, Georgetown, and a melodramatic, but highly amusing ghost tour in Old Town Alexandria. I also got to briefly see an old college buddy...dating way back to freshman year (yay Hagan!). Parts of the trip were stressful, but things came together in the end and we're back in one piece.
Overall, I'm glad to be back, not eating out so much, and finally beginning to put stuff together at the new house (painting and carpeting the room this week!).
And yay for Lauren finally being in Gwinnett!
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