lodi23

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Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:18:11 GMT

Life really sucks at the moment...

Happy Birthday!

Wed, 02 May 2007 18:56:39 GMT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADYSONNET!!

Yay!

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:19:29 GMT

I got the job everybody! I'll probably start sometime next month. It's a little daunting to think about how huge of a transition I'll be making, but nevertheless I'm excited about it. I'll have EVERY WEEKEND off!! (except for a day here and there that I'll pick up per diem at the UW and the VA) I might even have every Friday off, which hasn't been determined yet. The pay isn't too much less than what I currently make and there is additional money after I'm there for a couple of months. Once the doc feels comfortable with me, she will let me see 10 to 12 patients a day on my own with her checking in and as a result of the extra work I would get 10% of the return for each person, which I was told averages out to about $4 a person...that's a good amount of money extra a month so when it's all said and done, I'll probably be making more money than I currently do. The doc told me that I would essentially be working in the capacity of a nurse practitioner...interesting. I just checked my e-mail and the doc actually sent me a thank you for accepting the position. She also told me that dermatology is a fun field in medicine and that she thought I would do well with my "attention to detail." Did I also mention I'll have all major holidays off? Like Thanksgiving and Christmas!!!! Sweet! I'm happy, nervous, but happy! Maybe we can all get together and celebrate...

Also forgot, she mentioned that she sends her nurse to two big nursing dermatology conferences each year. One in spring and one in summer...the summer one this year is in San Diego I think she said for 5 days...

SHOOT ME PLEASE!!!!

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:19:32 GMT

I just got to lunch...at 3pm!!! When I'm working a 12hr shift. I've had such a heavy load with very sick people, I'm exhausted. And then I get to be charge nurse until I get off at 1900...problem is, there are NO inpatient beds in the hospital, which means we have to board people in the ED. The ED is full to capacity...I am so stressed!!!! I'm off tomorrow, but then work Thurs thru Sat, off Sunday, work Monday and then I'm off until the 2nd of Jan. I almost signed up for extra shifts at the VA during my time off, but now there's no way in hell. Wish me luck in the interview! I'm getting to ready to head back into hell now... :(

Update...

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:03:54 GMT

I just got off the phone with the department manager that I interviewed with last Monday and now understand why he hasn't returned any of my e-mails. The clinic itself didn't lose power, but since so many of the staff did they've running a mini daycare out of his office so that they didn't have to cancel all of their appts due to lack of staff.

I was told that the physician has e-mailed him a few times asking when we were going to meet. I have the date and time set now, but was told by this manager that the nurse who currently has the position is concerned that I might have issues with losing a lot of my autonomy, which I would in a clinic setting. I figured as much and think that I might be able to handle it. Especially since I will stay per diem at the UW and at the VA...I don't want to lose all of my skills.

This nurse also mentioned that the nurse before her didn't last because of this autonomy issue...we'll see. I'll interview and just see how it goes. I really do need the change though... Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know since I was beginning to think that they changed their minds.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 23:13:26 GMT

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Ice Cream...

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:50:32 GMT

Tomorrow, when do we plan to start the ice cream feast? My fiancee would like me to do dinner with two other couples in the evening so he wants me to determine when I'll be home... Though I have a feeling after ice cream, I may not be able to fit any food into my stomach :)

Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:18:49 GMT

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Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:22:31 GMT

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Kennel Cough...

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 19:30:30 GMT

This so sucks, my new kitty Tigger was pretty sick for awhile but is much better after taking some antibiotics. Now my other kitty Kailey is getting sick. She's been sneezing on and off for the past couple of days, but started the horrible coughing this morning. She's also looking a tad listless and I think she might have a fever. Another week of antibiotics to administer, this time to her...once I can get to the vet. Gettin' ready to head off to my last day of clinical!!! That is something to be very happy about :)

Again, I Procrastinated...

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:52:26 GMT

You were so right Becksbooks when you predicted that I would not start any of my 4 papers early this quarter. It's 1:50 in the morning and I am yet again in the process of writing my third paper that is due tomorrow. And guess what? I just started working on it last night. This was true for the second paper as well, but it got completed at a reasonable hour. Damn us poor English majors...when will we ever learn to stop procrastinating?

Fear of Needles

Tue, 02 Nov 2004 20:14:07 GMT

I thought that I would mention that I hate going to the dentist. Especially when the normal amount of Novacaine doesn't do the trick to numb you. They had to inject directly into the ligaments of the tooth that they were filling. So not cool. I am still super numb.

Frankenocchio...

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 01:04:48 GMT

So, I was thinking that Friday October 15th or Saturday October 16th might be days that everyone could go and see Frankenocchio. Would either of these days work for everyone? Tickets are $25 a person, but if we have at least 10 people going they would be $20. It would be even cheaper if we bought them at the Box Office with cash (save ourselves the damn ticketmaster fees)...they only take cash or check though. If people are still interested, would it be possible for Scourge to be given money and then we can buy the tickets en masse so we're in the same part of the theater? Or would people just like to buy tickets on their own? Open to suggestions...

Pompous...

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:53:20 GMT

I turned in my cancellation notice to the gym I had been going to yesterday and what an experience. Rude, bitchy 'customer service' girl at the desk is what I got in return. She took my paper, then in a whiny voice asked 'who gave you these? Tell me who gave you these?' I was thinking what's the big deal...I have every right to cancel my membership whenever I want to. She then asked where did I move to. Fremont I said. She then told me I could still drive from there to the gym with no problem. Yeah right. I'm going to drive 20 minutes out of my way every day to work out. Then the little snot began to answer the phone while I was still talking to her. She then started to walk off in the middle of a question I was asking. 'What, did you need something' she rudely asked. I can say right now that if I ever considered coming back to that gym, even the $100 discount offered wouldn't get my business back.

Quick Review...

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 05:01:58 GMT

If you haven't watched it yet...DO! Spiderman-2 was so much better than the first movie. It was great! The air conditioning in the movie theater was mighty nice this evening as well...

I Hate Moving...

Sat, 24 Jul 2004 22:19:28 GMT

When I was younger and my dad was in the ARMY, we moved all the time...I used to enjoy moving. Now I hate it. I hate packing everything up into boxes, I hate having to go through all of my books and papers to decide what needs to be gotten rid of, etc. Maybe the fact that the temperature is about 90 degrees outside has a little something to do with it; definitely doesn't help it much. Oh well...I am hoping to not have to do this again for another 2 or 3 years.

Family...

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 22:24:17 GMT

Am I nuts? My boyfriend seems to think I'm over reacting to something my sister-in-law told me today, but I highly doubt it. First off, this girl is 80% of the reason why my brother has such bad credit as well why he is in the army now. She tells me today that her mom is going to open a bank account, in which a couple to several hundred dollars of my brother's money will be deposited into every month (to save money because supposedly my brother can't if it's available to him). The bank account will be entirely in her mother's name, which means my brother can't access it if he so desires without going through her. What kind of bull is that? My sister-in-law hasn't worked a day since they got married. Did I mention that when they first opened their Army bank account, she tried to open the account in only her name?!! I just wrote my brother an e-mail asking if he was aware of what she was going to do and told him not to let her do it. I mean if the two of them get divorced, he'll never see that money again. And the ditz tells me "What, I don't see anything wrong with this." Please tell me that I'm not the only person who thinks this is ludicrous.

Crappy Schedules...

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:36:52 GMT

So far I like my new job...the hospital is so organized, the units are set up well, the training is excellent and the benefits are okay...but my orientation schedule sucks!! I'm working a combination of days, nights and evenings for the next 5 weeks. I'm scheduled during one 2 week period to work 6 days, off one day and then work 4 more days. Other weeks, I work 3 days, off one day, work 2 days, off a day...it's just so scattered. I understand that it's this way so that they can keep with the same 3 preceptors, but geez...There is a light at the end of the tunnel though, cause I already know what my non-precepting schedule will be.

CRAP!!!

Thu, 20 May 2004 16:45:17 GMT

So I come down to Tacoma to take my three cats to the vet (two of them live with my parents) and am now stuck here trying to come up with ~ $400!!! It was only supposed to be $150. My youngest cat (who much resembles yimisty's) has a pretty bad abscess on his side, which according to my parents had already drained on its own...but no, when I get to the vet, my poor kitty has a temp of 105 deg F!! So needless to say, I agreed to let them keep him today to lance it, place a surgical drain and get him started on antibiotics. This is just not going to be my day. Then to top it off, the vet gives me a massive guilt trip about how my other two cats need serious teeth cleanings...at about $315 a pop!! I will get them cleaned as soon as I'm making some decent money or I win the lotto so that I can pay off my credit cards. Ye Gods!! So, I also agreed to let them do a 'simple' cleaning on my kitty with the fever for 'only' an extra $54. Why do I need to have full mouth x-rays and a specialist who costs $74 to clean teeth for the other two!!! Okay, I will stop ranting now and in earnest try and figure out how I'm going to pay for this...hopefully the parental units will assist.

Eye Candy...

Tue, 18 May 2004 02:29:06 GMT

I recommend Troy to anyone who is interested. Some of the acting isn't the greatest, but the movie is definitely epic and amazing to watch. Unfortunately for Scourge, Paris (Orlando Bloom) may not quite live up to her expectations, but seeing Brad Pitt and the actor who plays Hector makes the movie better(don't worry, the guys have enough to look at as well :)

Happy yet, sad....

Sat, 15 May 2004 03:04:15 GMT

So I got the job that I've been hoping for the last few weeks, but it's so bittersweet. I mentioned to scourge that I felt guilty feeling happy when our friend is dead... Life goes on though. It'll just take some time.

Nice Place...

Thu, 13 May 2004 04:42:34 GMT

So scourge, you need to move to Wallingford, Greenlake or Fremont this fall cause we're going to be moving to Fremont come September! The place is nice and since we know the owners of the condo, things will be much easier. The only bad thing is that the place is much smaller than our 2 bedroom 2 bath place, but then again, it's close to everything. It'll be fun trying to coordinate the moving since 3 of the 4 of us will be out to sea with only a 10 day window at the end of August when we'll all be around to help with moving and the 4th person will be about 6 months pregnant. Volunteers???

Interview Jitters...

Fri, 07 May 2004 01:37:24 GMT

So I applied for a position in a new hospital last week, which is also when I had my first interview. I had my second interview with the nurse manager today and will have a third interview pending with the night shift staff of the unit I am being considered for. I'm more nervous about the last interview!!! I have to impress a staff made up of only RNs, being a LPN who might be invading their work space. A bit daunting... I think that I would really like to work there...despite the fact an annoying classmate will also be working there as a tech. Only problem Scourge, is that I might not be able to go on the ROPOS cruise if hired :( I indicated though, how strongly I still wanted to go on the cruise since I had made the plans before I ever applied for the position. We'll see...

For the robins...

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:33:43 GMT

Damn livejournal!!! I had just finished writing a plethora of stuff concerning the robins who had been living outside of our living room window and was getting ready to post it when it disappeared!!Everytime I tried to go back, the box would flash all of my text before going completely white again! I will probably post about the robins later...it was a long and involved post, and very sad. Anyway...

Awesome movie...

Sun, 18 Apr 2004 01:44:51 GMT

So I went to see Hellboy last night and I loved it! There was a good story line and the characters were just so fun to watch...especially hellboy. I highly recommend it for matinee viewage to anyone who is interested.