The Intensive Art

SO!!!

I have my iPod! And I must admit that I’m absolutely as
obsessed with it as I expected I would be. I bought the 30G iPod
photo. I’ve spent the last few days uploading the last of my CD’s
into iTunes and then downloading them onto my iPod. I have just
over 3000 songs on my iPod with about 20 CDs left to upload.

*phew*

I’ve also had fun dowloading pictures onto it…as well as taking more
with my digital camera. People get a kick out of my “old fashion”
camera which is only about six years old, but people give it looks as
though it was something my great grandmother owned.

“It’s SO big! Does it take good pictures?” LOL. I
spent so much money on it, that even now, years later, it takes better
pictures than most digital cameras. Even though it is big.

I took some pictures of my co-workers, and more of my research group
making our poster, and then some of R and myself. All safely on
my iPod.

iMac fever is destroying me lately. I MUST have an iMac. I
won’t do it though I can’t afford it. I guess since I don’t
have the money, I have nothing to worry about. I’m just worried
I’ll do something stupid like finance it, or put it on my credit
card. I just need to keep chanting “You have a good computer that
you love and cherish…..don’t do it….don’t do it…don’t do
it!”

I spent three days with R. over the weekend. Something
happened…I’m not sure what, but sometimes you can just physically
feel yourself falling for someone just a little bit more. We have
a pretty darn good time hanging out together.

Tomorrow we present our poster…I hope it goes over well….I’m not too worried though.

*Must not buy an iMac*

“I spent some time in the ER and the ICU as a student nurse to see if I
would enjoy it as a profession. I kept fainting.
Yes…consciousness…a key nursing skill in those areas!”

That was just a funny quote from one of our presenters in class today. She made me giggle with delight.

MAN! Am I ever tired today. Class all day long, worked on a
project, cleaned house, went shopping….now I’m going to try to stay
up and see some of the Pope’s funeral.

A lot of people don’t understand why I would do that since I’m not
Catholic. What can I say? I’m a pop culture junkie.
And lets face it, whether you want to hear it or not, the Pope’s death
has become pop culture. One of those “where were you when in
happened” moments.

Anyway, I’m still steadily loading CDs into my computer…converting
them to MP3s. I am up to about 2200 songs with about 60 more cd’s
to upload. MAN! I wish my tax return would arrive so I can
go purchase my iPod!.

*continues to wait patiently*

Do you know what sounds like fun, but really isn’t?

Taking all the hundreds of cds you own, and uploading them into
iTunes…all this in preparation for downloading to my new (crosses
fingers and chants *please let it happen*) iPod. My regular cd
player doesn’t seem to be working anymore, so I’m stuck using my older
one….and it’s taking FOREVER for each cd.

Oh well…it’s giving me an excuse not to study. And it’s easy to do while watching The View and Days of Our Lives.

The funny thing is: I’m sipping my last cup of coffee in the
house, wondering if I can afford to buy more. I had my last
granola bar a few minutes ago, and wonder how I’m going to eat
today…no food, no money. I’m worried about getting an interview
for a unit clerk or nursing assistant position because I’m lacking nice
clothes to wear.

But I’m buying an iPod. I know…sounds strange. But tax
returns are a magical thing. I’m getting more than I’m used to,
and decided that although most will go to food and new clothes, I
wanted something special for myself. I even started a debate at
work over which MP3 player is best.

In other news…I’ve begun craving an iMac. I had one for about
six years. When it just became too old to handle modern life I
had to look for a new computer. I dreamed of having an iMac
again, but I didn’t have $3000 to spend on one of those fancy ones with
the adjustable screens. So, I bought a cheap PC. I love my
PC, but there’s just something magical about having a Mac. As
though you’re part of a special club.

Still missing R. I miss his arms, and the way his clothes smell
of snuggy. I miss the way he takes care of me.

Am I a nursing geek? I bought “Gray’s Anatomy” for
fun. I am enjoying exploring the drawings and the
descriptions of human anatomy. That reminds me, I need to order
those books on blood gasses and fluid balance from amazon.

The clock is ticking until my RN examinations…eight hours of
joy….and I need to start the process of knowing all there is to know.

Pyrsos

SO!

Nothing new and exciting to report. However, I did go to the
Calgary drop-in centre today. What a scary, sketchy place.
I absolutely advise everyone to NEVER be homeless. We were there
as part of our psychiatric nursing practicum. You can certainly
see the mental issues these folks have in vivid technicolour.

It is a five story building, the roughest floor being one, and the
nicest being the fifth floor. The first floor is literally a
drunk tank. At 9:00 pm they open the doors to drunk and high
peoples. They herd them into a large room, close the doors…and
watch the sparks fly. Violence and craziness abound!
Apparently it’s the most stressful and dangerous place in the centre.

On the second floor is a common area with a giant kitchen that feeds
1000 people per meal. There were people yelling to something
invisible, people fighting, people throwing up, and people shouting
profanities.

On the third floor, row upon row upon row of mattresses. This is
where people go if they aren’t to violent or high or drunk. Going
up from there, the floors get nicer, and become more
transitional….with the purpose of getting people back into the
“contributing member of society” mode.

Anyway, I expected it to be a lot nicer than what I imagined. I
expected the people to be calmer than I imagined. I expected that
my imagination all these years had run away with me and that it wasn’t
as bad as I thought….

It was much worse….

A definite horror…