School Memories

Jul. 29th, 2008 02:19 pm Questions and Answers
Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black strips?
The average zebra has 26 stripes. A zebra is black with white strips. When a zebra is shaved, the skin underneath is mostly black supporting that they are black with white stripes, despite their white bellies.

If you shaved a tiger is it still striped underneath?
No. A tiger acutally has pink skin under it's fur. There are tigers without stripes too. Plus Dalamations are born white although their skin is spotted. The spots come in eventually.
Jul. 29th, 2008 01:51 pm Holding Doors Open
Remember when you were walking up the stairs towards the UC and you witnesses a nice guy hold the door open for the girl ahead of you however she simply looked at the guy, opened a different door by herself and walked inside. The guy was pissed and started telling his friends that girls don't appreciate gentlemen yet they claim they want one. Claimed he was done opening doors for chicks. I just couldn't help myself, as I passed the guys I said "I don't know if this will mean anything but if it had been me I would have walked through the door and I thought it was a very nice thing for you to do. She was just rude." The guy smiled and I'd like to believe that I renewed his faith in women! :)

"qual es tu apellido?" -Tyler Faust over and over again

Jul. 28th, 2008 12:46 pm The Craziness of School
This is my last week home with my family. Three weeks still at home but they will be gone at the cabin while I work and earn a few more bucks. The thought of summer ending has started to really set in. I'm excited to go back to school because I miss everyone so much but on the other hand, I'm intimidated at my RAAD job and starting my first legit clinicals. Plus there's always that longing for home and my puppies when I'm gone. I am amazed at how fast time goes. I'm already a junior in college! My sis is going to graduate this year! I feel old.

Last night I was watching a show and they showed someone getting an IV. In my head I thought "I couldn't do that. I wouldn't want to do that. I don't think I want to be a nurse." I hate when it comes up, the doubt behind my future profession. However I really do wonder if it's what will make me happiest in the world. Last night I rationalize to myself that I have to try it first to know if i don't really want to be a nurse but I think that's what's got me so anxious for this coming semester. What if I hate it? Find out it's not for me. 2+ years of college where the classes don't match any other major. Having to start anew which may not even be financial possible. I try and remember that I'll face that road if it comes and not to worry about it until then. It's hard though sometimes. I really do love helping people and telling people about the medical stuff I learn. I hope I find my passion this next year. I hope that I solidify that nursing is for me. If I can do that, my mind can finally rest.

Jul. 28th, 2008 12:33 pm Natalie/Eric Weekend
This weekend was a very lovely one! First I put on a garage sale Saturday morning and made myself 70 bucks selling off our crap! I just sat outside reading, which I needed to do anyway, so it was great! Bridgette of course set her stuff out using our garage sale signs to lure her customers....when I was closing down the garage sale, I had mom and mandy go and take down the signs while I stayed seated in the same chair. I sat out there for a good hour while Bridgette paced around her drive-way unable to figure out why we weren't getting anymore customers! It was beautiful!

After my garage sale, I headed down to PLU to visit Miss Natalie who was in town. She is feeling pretty good and I must say it was a comfort to see her with my own two eyes. Clarified that she really was okay. She's got a sperm shaped tatoo now which I think is pretty sweet!! Anywoo, Miss Natalie and I ate dinner together at Farrelli's and then spent the night traveling house to house saying hi to people. We saw Ashley Pickard and Andy Osborn at the Shrine where we were feed amazing red velvet cake! We eventually stopped by Shannon Halloway's house which was really neat. I'd love to get to know her better since we'll be with each other in nursing school for a while. It was overall a great night. Nat and I eventually crashed at Kirsten's house. It was great getting to lay there and chit chat. I do love Miss Natalie oh so much.

Sunday morning I woke up and drove up to Eric Greibenow's house which let me tell you is GOREGOUS!! Overlooks this huge valley and I marvelled over how high tech the kitchen was. I love that boy! Eric is one of the most genuine people I know and I hope to have him in my life for a very long time. We didn't do too much. Just lounged around and talked but it was more than I could have asked for. When it was time to go Eric tried to verbally tell me directed from his house back to I-5. Let's just say that it was rather confusing but eventually I found the highway and got my but home A-OK.
Once I got home, about an hour since I last talked to Eric, I gave him a call and innocently asked "Should I have hit I-5 and Enchanted Village yet?" I heard him sign before he replied "Yes, where the heck are you now?" I just started laughing and told him that I was really sitting in my drive-way at home. He thought it was a cruel joke but I found it rather funny! It was a good weekend. What can I say!

Jul. 24th, 2008 09:49 am
I want to marry me a gentleman. I don't think that's asking for much. Bring him on! I'm ready to be treated like a lady!

Jul. 24th, 2008 08:47 am Volvo, Dispproving Astrology, Hospital
Attacked by a Volvo
RA night out of the town fall 2007. I was riding in the backseat of Eric Troftfruben's yellow Volvo minding my own business. We drove from our amazing dinner at The Rock down to the Tacoma pier to watch the sun set. Eric, being the gentlemen he always is, moved the seat up for me and helped me out of the car. However as we started walking towards the rest of the group, Tyler looked at me and asked what the heck happened to my leg?? I looked down and sure enough my right leg, from the knee down, is covered in blood. No pain, just bleeding from some mysterious gaping wound! I need toilet paper fast so I ran to the small bathroom at the top of the pier. But of course, just my luck, the doors are bolted shut....I wandered back to the group, still bleeding perfusely, to ask if anyone had a band-aid. Kristi Greenaway being the crazy teacher that she is whipped out a first aid kit from her purse and helped clean me up. Once we had cleared the blood away I realized the source of the bleeding was a 2 inch gash just below my knee. Ends up that the roller tracks in Eric's car had savagely taken a hunk out of my leg! The wound healed but the scar stanyed with me throughout the whole year! Eric felt terrible! His car hates me.

Summer Hospital Job
Dad came home with a phone number for me to call. Kelly, his boss' wife, worked at Providence Hospital in Everett and could find me a job for the 2008 summer. I gave it a shot and low and behold, Kelly got me an interview with miss Gale Smith. I showed up dressed professionally with resume in hand. The women at the front desk were very nice and seemed to like me. Gale came and got me. Talked as though they would love me to start the second I got out of school and even introduced me to the girl I would be splitting hours with. I left the hospital pumped that I was going to finally get hospital experience at $15 an hour!
Once I got back to school, I waited a week before I called to inquire if I officially had the position. I had to leave a message which was never returned. A few days later I get a call from my dad who says that Jim mentioned his wife said that Gale was having trouble getting ahold of me. I gave Providence a quick call and left another message for Gale clarifying my phone number and apologizing for any inconvience in getting ahold of me. A few days later she finally called me back, very irratated that I was asking about the job. "I have been very busy. I'm finishing up my interviews tomorrow. I'll contact you tomorrow about the position." What a bitch! So I waited. Tomorrow came and went with no news from Gale. By now I'm about a week out from heading home with no idea if I have a job lined up for when I return home. I called again. About a week after she had indicated I would know. Left a message and it was never returned. Then mom calls one day and says that Gale called the house and mentioned she was trying to get ahold of me and asked that I call her asap. So i did! I called her and once a-freakin-gain she didn't return my call. The receptionist told me she would make sure to mention I had called....I couldn't wait anymore. I stopped pursuing and I never heard back from Providence Hospital!
So the other day I came home and my dad tells me that Jim told him that his wife and the other women that work at providence hate the person Gale hired. Guess the girl is a slacker! Haha! Serves them right! Gale retired so that was the last thing she did on her way out. Hire a loser! What an idiot! Gale Smith = dumb ass. Oh well. People like her make us appreciate the good people.

Dispproving Astrology Signs
I have found the way to dispprove the argument that people's personalities match the sign they are born into. The answer is "John and Kate plue 8." Their kids are all born on the same day yet they do not share the same personality traits and all hold the same sign characteristics. The arguments that people who don't follow their sign traits are "on the cusp" and a blend of two signs is bull! Too vague of traits and coinencies is all the astrolocial signs proves.

The Phrase "Queen of Sheba"
Full House
Even Stevens
Boy Meets World

Jul. 22nd, 2008 11:56 am Writer's Block: Time Capsule
You are allowed to place three items from your lifetime into a box that will be opened in fifty years. What do you put in, and why?

First I would put in a swab of my DNA because let's be honest, in 50 years they will probably be able to regenerate my tissues and do something cool with them. Clone perhaps?? Second would be a Wii because it's technolocally innovative right now but in 50 years I'm sure it will be a dinosaur. Third I would put a picture or my friends and I sporting current fashion trends and hair styles. I'm sure side, swoop bangs and layered Ts will be a thing of the past in 50 years so I think they'd enjoy criticizing our appearance.