Friday, January 30, 2004
Clarification
Ok, there seems to be some confusion about my contest. You have to send me a picture of someone. Anyone. The only requirement is that the picture has to be fun, entertaining, H.O.T., exciting or cute. That's it. A picture. I'll post a picture on the contest page as an example.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Contest!
Ok, I'm going to have a contest. Everyone is invited to participate (tell your friends) and the deadline is February 14. I'm the only judge and my decision will be final. This contest is in no way representative of anyone's opinions except my own. Also, this contest is not sponsored by anyone except me and thus there will be no prizes and no compensation to anyone except me. If you feel my judgement is biased in any way and you seriously doubt the validity of my wholly unscientific method of evaluation, tough shit. Valentine's Day is the deadline because I think I have ADHD and keeping my attention beyond that date will be quite difficult. Okay, now here's the contest and its rules:
1. You must submit a picture.
2. The picture must have at least one person in it.
3. This person may be you or someone you know, but be sure they are aware that you took their picture to begin with (I don't want to get sued or anything like that).
4. This person may be of any age, but keep in mind that child porn is illegal and I don't want to see disgusting pictures of old people.
5. I will be judging the picture on its entertainment value. Send something cute, fun, exciting, H.O.T., or entertaining in some way.
6. Email me the picture. If you don't know my email address, there should be a link somewhere on your screen right now.
7. I will not accept prints. All submitted pictures must be digital. I can resize it if you don't know how, just send it.
8. You may add captions to the picture if you feel that they may make the picture more entertaining.
9. You may enter the contest as many times as you like.
10. Contest ends on February 14 and the winner will be announced soon after that.
11. There sure are a lot of rules to this contest.
12. Any of these rules may change at my discretion and no, you can't dispute them.
13. Good luck! (this isn't a rule, just me sending my well-wishes)
1. You must submit a picture.
2. The picture must have at least one person in it.
3. This person may be you or someone you know, but be sure they are aware that you took their picture to begin with (I don't want to get sued or anything like that).
4. This person may be of any age, but keep in mind that child porn is illegal and I don't want to see disgusting pictures of old people.
5. I will be judging the picture on its entertainment value. Send something cute, fun, exciting, H.O.T., or entertaining in some way.
6. Email me the picture. If you don't know my email address, there should be a link somewhere on your screen right now.
7. I will not accept prints. All submitted pictures must be digital. I can resize it if you don't know how, just send it.
8. You may add captions to the picture if you feel that they may make the picture more entertaining.
9. You may enter the contest as many times as you like.
10. Contest ends on February 14 and the winner will be announced soon after that.
11. There sure are a lot of rules to this contest.
12. Any of these rules may change at my discretion and no, you can't dispute them.
13. Good luck! (this isn't a rule, just me sending my well-wishes)
Stuck at home
You know what really sucks? When you don't have a car and you're stuck at home. To be honest, even if I did have a car, I don't think I'd be going anywhere anyway, but at least I'd have the option of leaving home. Right now I'm thinking of all the things I could be doing if I had a car. Maybe I'll walk to IGA or something. Nah, then I'd have to walk home carrying all that stuff. Maybe I could walk to the sushi place for lunch. Its kinda cold out though so maybe I'll just make something here. Oh well.
I've never seen the movie 12 Monkeys. Is it any good? I've always wanted to see it, but just never got around to it. Have you ever seen the move Seven? The one with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. That movie is seriously twisted. Whoever thought of that shit is one crazy mofo. Legends of the Fall was on TV again yesterday. That was a good movie if you're into that sort of thing. Tristan's life was pretty tragic. The only movies I've really been into lately are stupid comedy movies. I watched a couple of Monty Python movies and that golden oldie Airplane!. "Surely there must be something you can do." "There isn't. And stop calling me Shirley." And those two black guys that needed subtitles. Omg, I'm laughing out loud now. "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" "Yakum smakum." lol.
BTW, if you didn't get the Province newspaper yesterday, it was the Babies of the Year issue. I was going through it and there's, like, 4 or 5 babies that I knew in it. Holy crap there's a lot of kids around. Maybe I'm getting old. Naw, I'm still just a kid.
Man, I need to get out of the house...
I've never seen the movie 12 Monkeys. Is it any good? I've always wanted to see it, but just never got around to it. Have you ever seen the move Seven? The one with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. That movie is seriously twisted. Whoever thought of that shit is one crazy mofo. Legends of the Fall was on TV again yesterday. That was a good movie if you're into that sort of thing. Tristan's life was pretty tragic. The only movies I've really been into lately are stupid comedy movies. I watched a couple of Monty Python movies and that golden oldie Airplane!. "Surely there must be something you can do." "There isn't. And stop calling me Shirley." And those two black guys that needed subtitles. Omg, I'm laughing out loud now. "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" "Yakum smakum." lol.
BTW, if you didn't get the Province newspaper yesterday, it was the Babies of the Year issue. I was going through it and there's, like, 4 or 5 babies that I knew in it. Holy crap there's a lot of kids around. Maybe I'm getting old. Naw, I'm still just a kid.
Man, I need to get out of the house...
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Stuff I Think You Should Know
1. A broken bone and a fractured bone are the same thing.
2. The Lord of the Rings is actually one book broken down into 3 books but further broken down into 6. If you read it you'll know what I'm talking about.
3. Your sense of balance is in your ear.
4. If you break your neck above the C3 level, your respiratory system stops.
5. When you do the whole "cheers" thing with drinks its because in the olden days, you would drink with your enemies and you banged your glasses together hard enough so that your drinks would splash and mix. That way, you knew your enemy wasn't trying to poison you.
2. The Lord of the Rings is actually one book broken down into 3 books but further broken down into 6. If you read it you'll know what I'm talking about.
3. Your sense of balance is in your ear.
4. If you break your neck above the C3 level, your respiratory system stops.
5. When you do the whole "cheers" thing with drinks its because in the olden days, you would drink with your enemies and you banged your glasses together hard enough so that your drinks would splash and mix. That way, you knew your enemy wasn't trying to poison you.
101 Things About Me #41-45
41. I have 15 pairs of shoes. Jeff probably has double that (or more), but a lot of people tell me its a lot for a guy. Is it?
42. My favourite kind of junk food is chips.
43. Last year around this time I had a fracture of the right distal radius and styloid process that was casted for 5 weeks.
44. When I make frozen orange juice I water it down a bit. I find it too sweet and thick if I don't.
45. My favourite book of all time is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
42. My favourite kind of junk food is chips.
43. Last year around this time I had a fracture of the right distal radius and styloid process that was casted for 5 weeks.
44. When I make frozen orange juice I water it down a bit. I find it too sweet and thick if I don't.
45. My favourite book of all time is The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Monday, January 26, 2004
Vacations
Well, I have three vacations this year. No, wait, let me rephrase that: I have three scheduled times when I am off from work for 2weeks. I'm not actually going on vacation because I'm just staying home. First vacation: I just want to go snowboarding. I'm off for 2 weeks starting next Tuesday. I can't wait. Second vacation: This is in July and I'm planning to go to Winnipeg for Randy's wedding. This ought to be fun. There's a bunch of us going so it should be enough to make Winnipeg interesting. I haven't been back there since I was 20. Its been a long time. Third vacation: This comes at the end of August and I don't have any plans. I'd like to go away somewhere but I don't think I'll be able to afford it. Oh well, paid time off from work is good enough.
Sunday, January 25, 2004
1974
What happened 30 years ago? Thirty years ago it was 1974. I know some of you are thinking "It wasn't that long ago." Let's consider this: take your current age, and subtract 30. If this value yields a negative integer, you are still young. If the result of our advanced math yields a positive value, you're starting to reach what teenagers call "OLD". *damn those teenagers. The reason I bring this up is because last night I was thinking and realized that most of my friends are married and have children, some with 2 or 3 kids. Holy crap. It doesn't seem that long ago when we were all going out and getting drunk or just sitting around at restaurants having coffee for hours. Now when I talk to Lisa I don't even understand her language. I say Skybar and she says, "What?" She says Movies for Mommies and I say, "Huh?" Thank God I'm only turning 26 this year because I don't feel older than 22. But age is just a number anyway. Its all about how you feel (and sometimes how you look). I know some 30 year olds that look fabulous and can still party like it was 1999.
Anyway, this is just something that popped into my head last night. Stop rolling your eyes at me, let's see what you think about at 4am.
Anyway, this is just something that popped into my head last night. Stop rolling your eyes at me, let's see what you think about at 4am.
Saturday, January 24, 2004
101 Things About Me #36-40
36. I know absolutely nothing about financial matters. What the hell is a GIC or a variable open mortgage or whatever?
37. I think math is interesting but I'm not very good at it.
38. My biggest role models in life are my parents and my relationship with them got a million times better when I moved out.
39. I like crossword puzzles. The tabloid Star has a really big, easy one.
40. I enjoy books and movies that let you see a whole different world rather than stories that take place in the real world.
37. I think math is interesting but I'm not very good at it.
38. My biggest role models in life are my parents and my relationship with them got a million times better when I moved out.
39. I like crossword puzzles. The tabloid Star has a really big, easy one.
40. I enjoy books and movies that let you see a whole different world rather than stories that take place in the real world.
Dilemma
I hate it when things conflict in my schedule. I mean, I have so much time off you'd think that I'd be able to spread out my activities. Next Tuesday I had an offer to go snowboarding at Mt. Baker - my favourite mountain - but instead I have to go to an inservice on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis at work. I know, it sounds so exciting. :/ I can't believe I'm missing out on snowboarding so I can sit in a classroom for 4 hours. At least I'm getting paid for it...
Friday, January 23, 2004
Cars
I'm finally making progress with the whole car situation. I emailed a mechanic in New West the other day and asked roughly how much it would cost to make my car safe. He emailed me back with a rough guideline and when I called him he gave me a good idea of what I would be spending. It looks like it'll cost me anywhere between $1000-$3000. I made an appointment on Monday to drop off my car with him. So starting on Monday, I won't have a car for a few days. This is what you'll hear from me, "No, I can't go. No car." and "Hey, can you pick me up?" I'll let you know how bad the situation is with the car...
Thursday, January 22, 2004
IQ
I just took an IQ test online and it said my IQ was 133. I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I don't really believe in IQ tests. From the various online tests I've seen, they mostly just test your ability to read a question properly, find patterns, think logically, and know some high school math. I also found that if you didn't know some mathematical formulas like the Pythagorean Formula, you wouldn't be able to answer the question without guessing. "Sure," you might say, "but you have to be smart to know that stuff." Not really. Learning how to spot patterns, knowing formulas and carefully reading questions can all be learned in school by anyone. All it takes is a little bit of effort. I think the real test of how smart someone is lays in one's ability to get through life and say, "After all that, I'm alright."
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
101 Things About Me #31-35
31. A & W has my favourite fastfood burger: The Teen Burger.
32. Wendy's is my #1 fastfood joint because their menu has the most variety. (well not really, but i like their menu overall)
33. The first thing I like to drink in the morning is something cold, like orange juice, rather than something hot.
34. I'd rather hand-wash my dishes than use my dishwasher because I don't really feel like their getting clean unless you're wiping them with soap and a sponge.
35. I wear jeans a lot.
32. Wendy's is my #1 fastfood joint because their menu has the most variety. (well not really, but i like their menu overall)
33. The first thing I like to drink in the morning is something cold, like orange juice, rather than something hot.
34. I'd rather hand-wash my dishes than use my dishwasher because I don't really feel like their getting clean unless you're wiping them with soap and a sponge.
35. I wear jeans a lot.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Oh No
This getting out of hand, I think. Another obsessed fan. This one was a little more obvious though. I'm really starting to get nervous! Pretty soon I'm going to have to hire security. This guy even sent me a picture! How bold. I'm really going to have to be more careful...
Monday, January 19, 2004
My Job
In my job I need to be tough with my patients. I'm not dealing with the sick and dying, I generally deal with healthy individuals that have undergone ELECTIVE surgery. They wait 6 months or more to have this surgery - don't tell me they didn't have time to read the information package they received in preadmission. They are having major surgery. I think it should be their responsibility to know what they are facing. Its called informed consent. Too often I get patients saying, "If I knew it would be this hard, I wouldn't have done it." Now why would you think that having your hip removed and replacing it with a stainless steel prosthetic hip wouldn't be hard? Its not that I'm uncaring or mean, I just expect that if you're having ELECTIVE surgery, you should do your homework.
One of my pet peeves at work is when I get patients that don't belong on my unit. Now I know this isn't a problem that is easily fixed. Its a bigger problem than I know how to solve, but I don't have to like it. I work in orthopedics. Not on a medical unit, not in psychiatry, and not in extended care. And just because I'm a nurse doesn't mean that I can do any nursing job in the hospital. I know a little general surgery and orthopedic surgery. I don't know anything about oncology. And, no offence to them, but a lot of medical nurses can't work on a surgical floor. Its just not safe. No experience, no orientation, no specialized knowledge. I don't know what to do with a new stroke patient. I've just never done it before. But I do know the difference between an Austin Moore Hemiarthroplasty and an Omega Hip Pinning. I know how much blood loss to expect in a Total Knee Replacement, and I know how to watch for signs and symptoms of a DVT or Compartment Syndrome. My nursing knowledge has become very focussed and specialized. Don't expect that I can work anywhere in the hospital.
One of my pet peeves at work is when I get patients that don't belong on my unit. Now I know this isn't a problem that is easily fixed. Its a bigger problem than I know how to solve, but I don't have to like it. I work in orthopedics. Not on a medical unit, not in psychiatry, and not in extended care. And just because I'm a nurse doesn't mean that I can do any nursing job in the hospital. I know a little general surgery and orthopedic surgery. I don't know anything about oncology. And, no offence to them, but a lot of medical nurses can't work on a surgical floor. Its just not safe. No experience, no orientation, no specialized knowledge. I don't know what to do with a new stroke patient. I've just never done it before. But I do know the difference between an Austin Moore Hemiarthroplasty and an Omega Hip Pinning. I know how much blood loss to expect in a Total Knee Replacement, and I know how to watch for signs and symptoms of a DVT or Compartment Syndrome. My nursing knowledge has become very focussed and specialized. Don't expect that I can work anywhere in the hospital.
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Car trouble
Last month I mentioned that my car was seriously f#@-ed. Well, its now the middle of January and its still f#@-ed. I hate having to get my car serviced, so over the years I've done what every other poor, lazy, idiotic car owner does: I ignored the problem. Now, I'm seriously thinking that I should get it looked at. Based on what I've been told by friends, I'm looking at major engine repair/replacement. Holy crap I'm an idiot. Maybe I would be better off just getting a new car. I'm kinda attached to the little old green-machine as I've had it for about 10 years now. Fixing it would still cost me less money, I guess.
Friday, January 16, 2004
Stalkers
So I'm a little worried here. I think I might have a stalker on my hands. I don't know too much about this whole "fame" thing, but I now know what Madonna means when she says she doesn't always feel safe - even in her own home - because of stalkers and obsessed fans. Let me back up a little here. There was this guy that I'm friends with. Sure, we hung out, we were buddies, but I'm starting to realize what's going on here. I recently got a posting on my guest book and it was signed "Your number 1 fan." Now, whenever you get these kind of letters you really have to be careful. These people can be unpredictable. I think I might have to watch my back for now on...
So I'm a little worried here. I think I might have a stalker on my hands. I don't know too much about this whole "fame" thing, but I now know what Madonna means when she says she doesn't always feel safe - even in her own home - because of stalkers and obsessed fans. Let me back up a little here. There was this guy that I'm friends with. Sure, we hung out, we were buddies, but I'm starting to realize what's going on here. I recently got a posting on my guest book and it was signed "Your number 1 fan." Now, whenever you get these kind of letters you really have to be careful. These people can be unpredictable. I think I might have to watch my back for now on...
Delays
Well I think it'll be longer than I thought before getting my own domain name. Don't ask why or I'll give you some smart ass answer. In the meantime, however, you can go to my website here. Its nothing special, in fact its pretty bad, but it'll have pictures (when I get around to putting them on) of me and my friends, and some other fun stuff. Check it out but remember, its still under construction so there's hardly anything there. If I hear about anyone complaining that it sucks, well I've got something else you can suck too, jerk.
Well I think it'll be longer than I thought before getting my own domain name. Don't ask why or I'll give you some smart ass answer. In the meantime, however, you can go to my website here. Its nothing special, in fact its pretty bad, but it'll have pictures (when I get around to putting them on) of me and my friends, and some other fun stuff. Check it out but remember, its still under construction so there's hardly anything there. If I hear about anyone complaining that it sucks, well I've got something else you can suck too, jerk.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Another bad night
Man, last night was one of the worst. Let's start with the easy patients. The first lady, very sweet little lady really, decided at 2am that she needed to get up and "take care of some things." The problem with this is that she is a high risk for falling and breaking her hip. This lady was very very confused. I just didn't have time to babysit her because down the hall I had a patient just get back from the OR. He was stable, but his wound was bleeding like a mofo. That had to be dealt with ASAP. In another room, I had a patient with alzheimers and severe dementia. He had no idea what was going on and he was climbing all over his bed. He's another one that's at risk for hurting himself. These three patients would keep anybody busy all night long. Then, to top it all off, I had another guy that was going downhill very fast. Starting at about 2:30am, he was having more and more problems breathing and by 5am, we had the doctor up there calling a code blue. He wasn't breathing, no pulse, completely unresponsive. Basically dead. We brought him back, but then when I called the family, they said to stop. Don't bother doing that again. Its difficult to ask the family what they want in situations like this. As if they didn't have enough on their minds. The guy is doing somewhat okay now, but his breathing still sucks and I don't know how long he'll last. I'm dreading going back to work tonight.
Man, last night was one of the worst. Let's start with the easy patients. The first lady, very sweet little lady really, decided at 2am that she needed to get up and "take care of some things." The problem with this is that she is a high risk for falling and breaking her hip. This lady was very very confused. I just didn't have time to babysit her because down the hall I had a patient just get back from the OR. He was stable, but his wound was bleeding like a mofo. That had to be dealt with ASAP. In another room, I had a patient with alzheimers and severe dementia. He had no idea what was going on and he was climbing all over his bed. He's another one that's at risk for hurting himself. These three patients would keep anybody busy all night long. Then, to top it all off, I had another guy that was going downhill very fast. Starting at about 2:30am, he was having more and more problems breathing and by 5am, we had the doctor up there calling a code blue. He wasn't breathing, no pulse, completely unresponsive. Basically dead. We brought him back, but then when I called the family, they said to stop. Don't bother doing that again. Its difficult to ask the family what they want in situations like this. As if they didn't have enough on their minds. The guy is doing somewhat okay now, but his breathing still sucks and I don't know how long he'll last. I'm dreading going back to work tonight.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Help Me Out
Ok, I'm leaving this one up to you guys. I'm planning on getting a domain name but what should it be? Here are my choices:
www.oliverdelapaz.com
www.odelapaz.com
Also, should it be .com or .ca? This is such a big decision... Go to my guestbook with your choice.
Ok, I'm leaving this one up to you guys. I'm planning on getting a domain name but what should it be? Here are my choices:
www.oliverdelapaz.com
www.odelapaz.com
Also, should it be .com or .ca? This is such a big decision... Go to my guestbook with your choice.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
101 Things About Me #21-25
21. I like the smell of bleach, chlorine, and those little alcohol swabs at work.
22. My favourite sports to watch are volleyball, track & field, x-games snowboarding, and tennis.
23. My favourite sports to play are volleyball, tennis, and snowboarding.
24. My eyes are -5.25 and -5.5
25. I hate the dentist (sorry Dino).
21. I like the smell of bleach, chlorine, and those little alcohol swabs at work.
22. My favourite sports to watch are volleyball, track & field, x-games snowboarding, and tennis.
23. My favourite sports to play are volleyball, tennis, and snowboarding.
24. My eyes are -5.25 and -5.5
25. I hate the dentist (sorry Dino).
Sunday, January 11, 2004
I love email
You know what the best thing about electronic communication? You can have conversations with people you would never call (for whatever reason) and it lets you easily and conveniently stay in contact with hundreds of people even though you don't see them very often - or ever. I love getting email, even the stupid jokes and chain mail and all that crap (but not the spam). Every once in a while someone emails me with their favourite stuff lists or their petpeeve lists. I like those questionnaire emails. You know, the ones that go: what's your name? how many candles were on your last bday cake? what's in the trunk of your car? You know, those ones that no one seems to have time to fill out except for your 3 friends that keeps sending them to you. I like them because I can fill them in and be a smart ass and Steve gets a big kick out of them. I make stupid comments and tell monty python-esque jokes. I'll post one on here someday. Anyway, sometimes people don't have time to fill them out, but they DO have time to leave you messages on your msn messenger. (btw, check out www.mess.be/ for neat little msn hacks). Here's what Dinah wrote:
ya.. i hate it when people bump my board in the line!
and ER rocks
okay my pet peeve..cuz i don't have a blogspot i will blog on oliver's msn chat box
pet peeve #1 people who's status is "online" but not at their computer. hello..use "away" if you're not there!
pet peeve #2 why do filipinos say Happy Trip?
is the trip happy or are you happy during your trip? WHY?
pet peeve #3 if you call leave a voicemail, please leave me your number! how am i supposed to know how to call you? i don't have call display!!! and i don't have an address book.
pet peeve #4 if oliver doesn't come back soon then my messages will be erased when i sign off. WHERE ARE YOU OLIVER!!!!!
sheeesh.
pet peeve #5 stupid girls who blog on other people's chat box.
Okay, she'll probably kill me for posting this. Maybe she'll sue me cuz I didn't have permission to publish her creative property. Oh well, she's not Margaret Atwood or anything.
You know what the best thing about electronic communication? You can have conversations with people you would never call (for whatever reason) and it lets you easily and conveniently stay in contact with hundreds of people even though you don't see them very often - or ever. I love getting email, even the stupid jokes and chain mail and all that crap (but not the spam). Every once in a while someone emails me with their favourite stuff lists or their petpeeve lists. I like those questionnaire emails. You know, the ones that go: what's your name? how many candles were on your last bday cake? what's in the trunk of your car? You know, those ones that no one seems to have time to fill out except for your 3 friends that keeps sending them to you. I like them because I can fill them in and be a smart ass and Steve gets a big kick out of them. I make stupid comments and tell monty python-esque jokes. I'll post one on here someday. Anyway, sometimes people don't have time to fill them out, but they DO have time to leave you messages on your msn messenger. (btw, check out www.mess.be/ for neat little msn hacks). Here's what Dinah wrote:
ya.. i hate it when people bump my board in the line!
and ER rocks
okay my pet peeve..cuz i don't have a blogspot i will blog on oliver's msn chat box
pet peeve #1 people who's status is "online" but not at their computer. hello..use "away" if you're not there!
pet peeve #2 why do filipinos say Happy Trip?
is the trip happy or are you happy during your trip? WHY?
pet peeve #3 if you call leave a voicemail, please leave me your number! how am i supposed to know how to call you? i don't have call display!!! and i don't have an address book.
pet peeve #4 if oliver doesn't come back soon then my messages will be erased when i sign off. WHERE ARE YOU OLIVER!!!!!
sheeesh.
pet peeve #5 stupid girls who blog on other people's chat box.
Okay, she'll probably kill me for posting this. Maybe she'll sue me cuz I didn't have permission to publish her creative property. Oh well, she's not Margaret Atwood or anything.
Mountain Etiquette
-Please don't stop suddenly in the middle of the run. Move to the side if you can.
-Don't cut me off.
-I know its funny when you fall when getting off the lift, but please get the hell out of my way.
-When we're waiting in line for the lift, you don't have to get so close as to bumping my board with board/skis. No one is going to butt in front of you.
-Don't complain about the beginners "getting in your way", you were a beginner once too.
-Please don't stop suddenly in the middle of the run. Move to the side if you can.
-Don't cut me off.
-I know its funny when you fall when getting off the lift, but please get the hell out of my way.
-When we're waiting in line for the lift, you don't have to get so close as to bumping my board with board/skis. No one is going to butt in front of you.
-Don't complain about the beginners "getting in your way", you were a beginner once too.
Friday, January 9, 2004
101 Things About Me #16-20
16. I upgrade my computer roughly every 12-18 months. Just so I can play games on it.
17. Empire Strikes Back is my favourite movie of all time.
18. I think Monty Python is pretty fucking hilarious.
19. I really like Coca-cola. Probably more than water.
20. I went to the Philippines for 3 weeks twice - Jan 01 and Jan 02.
16. I upgrade my computer roughly every 12-18 months. Just so I can play games on it.
17. Empire Strikes Back is my favourite movie of all time.
18. I think Monty Python is pretty fucking hilarious.
19. I really like Coca-cola. Probably more than water.
20. I went to the Philippines for 3 weeks twice - Jan 01 and Jan 02.
ER
Damn that show is good! Carter's back and he's having a baby with Thandi Newton. I think Cristina was right when she said Thandi will die in some heartbreaking episode. Maybe during childbirth, maybe Carter won't be able to save some guy's son and the guy blames Carter and kills Thandi. Who knows? Carter's life, however, is too tragic for him to finally be happy. But since she is still a "guest star" she obviously won't be around for the long haul. The cool thing about the show is that when they start talking medical stuff, I kinda get what they're saying. They go way too fast for me to really "get it", but at least its not just a bunch of gibberish. I kinda miss George Clooney and that other guy, Dr. Mark Green (I can't remember the actor's name). Hey wanna know something funny? There's a doctor at Surrey Memorial named Mark Green. He looks nothing like the guy from ER though.
Damn that show is good! Carter's back and he's having a baby with Thandi Newton. I think Cristina was right when she said Thandi will die in some heartbreaking episode. Maybe during childbirth, maybe Carter won't be able to save some guy's son and the guy blames Carter and kills Thandi. Who knows? Carter's life, however, is too tragic for him to finally be happy. But since she is still a "guest star" she obviously won't be around for the long haul. The cool thing about the show is that when they start talking medical stuff, I kinda get what they're saying. They go way too fast for me to really "get it", but at least its not just a bunch of gibberish. I kinda miss George Clooney and that other guy, Dr. Mark Green (I can't remember the actor's name). Hey wanna know something funny? There's a doctor at Surrey Memorial named Mark Green. He looks nothing like the guy from ER though.
Thursday, January 8, 2004
101 Things About Me #11-15
11. I like spicy food.
12. Pet Peeve: poor spelling and poor grammar.
13. The last PC game I was really good at was Quake2. You wouldn't want to come up against me in that game.
13.5. Steve wants a piece of me in Quake2. I told him to slowly back away.
14. I'm not mean to my patients at work. In fact, I'm quite nice to them. Sometimes I just have to be assertive.
15. I like Tomato Soup.
11. I like spicy food.
12. Pet Peeve: poor spelling and poor grammar.
13. The last PC game I was really good at was Quake2. You wouldn't want to come up against me in that game.
13.5. Steve wants a piece of me in Quake2. I told him to slowly back away.
14. I'm not mean to my patients at work. In fact, I'm quite nice to them. Sometimes I just have to be assertive.
15. I like Tomato Soup.
Wednesday, January 7, 2004
101 Things About Me #6-10
6. I like fiddling with my computer.
7. I probably smoke too much but I'm constantly trying to quit.
8. I can't cook.
9. I have one goddaughter and she's sooo cute!
10. I have one brother and a sister-in-law. We also say her sisters are my sister now too. So I now have one brother and 3 sisters.
I think my favourite part of this whole blog thing is that I can write about anything I want and not really care if people are rolling their eyes or not. Also, I can talk about myself and babble about all that crap that floats around in my head. This is great.
6. I like fiddling with my computer.
7. I probably smoke too much but I'm constantly trying to quit.
8. I can't cook.
9. I have one goddaughter and she's sooo cute!
10. I have one brother and a sister-in-law. We also say her sisters are my sister now too. So I now have one brother and 3 sisters.
I think my favourite part of this whole blog thing is that I can write about anything I want and not really care if people are rolling their eyes or not. Also, I can talk about myself and babble about all that crap that floats around in my head. This is great.
Working
Busy evening. I have a couple of people not doing so well, but they're okay for now. Its difficult to keep an eye on them when there's so much paperwork at night. Luckily, things have settled down now and I actually have some down time. Better than last night. I wonder sometimes how long some of these people would stay if they had to pay for their health care. Would they work harder to get out of the hospital? Would they be more motivated to participate in their own care rather than just become so dependent on the nursing staff? Hard to say. If you're sick its one thing but when the length of your stay is dependent on how much effort you put into your rehab... well, I won't get into that now.
Busy evening. I have a couple of people not doing so well, but they're okay for now. Its difficult to keep an eye on them when there's so much paperwork at night. Luckily, things have settled down now and I actually have some down time. Better than last night. I wonder sometimes how long some of these people would stay if they had to pay for their health care. Would they work harder to get out of the hospital? Would they be more motivated to participate in their own care rather than just become so dependent on the nursing staff? Hard to say. If you're sick its one thing but when the length of your stay is dependent on how much effort you put into your rehab... well, I won't get into that now.
Tuesday, January 6, 2004
New Things Here
Here at Oliver's Blogspot, we're starting a new series. It's called "101 Things About Me." Its not listed in order of importance or anything, just random stuff.
Starting at number...
1. I'm not really a chocolate fan. I only like it once in a while.
2. I've worn glasses since I was 10 years old.
3. I like musicals.
4. No, I'm not gay.
5. I prefer tropical weather to winter weather but I like winter for the snowboarding.
Next time: #6-10
Well, I had a rough night at work last night. I don't mind having a busy day at work. I mean, it happens, right? The problem is knowing that I have to go back tonight and do it all again. Discouraging. At least tonight is my last night until next week. I'll let you know how bad it is.
Here at Oliver's Blogspot, we're starting a new series. It's called "101 Things About Me." Its not listed in order of importance or anything, just random stuff.
Starting at number...
1. I'm not really a chocolate fan. I only like it once in a while.
2. I've worn glasses since I was 10 years old.
3. I like musicals.
4. No, I'm not gay.
5. I prefer tropical weather to winter weather but I like winter for the snowboarding.
Next time: #6-10
Well, I had a rough night at work last night. I don't mind having a busy day at work. I mean, it happens, right? The problem is knowing that I have to go back tonight and do it all again. Discouraging. At least tonight is my last night until next week. I'll let you know how bad it is.
Monday, January 5, 2004
Saturday, January 3, 2004
Friday, January 2, 2004
The Couple Scam
This isn't something that has come up recently, but it came up in conversation and I got all riled up about it again. Okay, here's the situation: a buddy of yours is getting married. You're single and your friends are married. The invitation says "Presentation" (for all you people that don't know what that means, it means that the couple don't want you to go buy them a toaster, they just want the cash. Anyway, you're at the wedding and you're sitting beside your "couple" friends and you're all sealing the envelopes with the cheques in them. Just out of curiosity, you ask your friends, "How much did you guys give?" They give you this proud, we-spent-a-lot-of-money look and say, "a hundred bucks." You quickly glance into your envelope before you seal it and you see clearly written on one of your cheques: "seventy dollars". Ok, I'm not calling anyone cheap and I'm probably the last person in the world that thinks I have money to burn but how do couples get away with spending less on these things? You're probably saying, "I don't give seventy bucks, I give fifty." Well let's say there's a registry. You buy a gift for $40 off that registry. Maybe a couple of towels or something. The couple gets away with buying the same towels from both of them! Jeff and I have had this conversation many times and its the biggest scam couples have. Whoever said it was cheaper to be single was a moron.
This isn't something that has come up recently, but it came up in conversation and I got all riled up about it again. Okay, here's the situation: a buddy of yours is getting married. You're single and your friends are married. The invitation says "Presentation" (for all you people that don't know what that means, it means that the couple don't want you to go buy them a toaster, they just want the cash. Anyway, you're at the wedding and you're sitting beside your "couple" friends and you're all sealing the envelopes with the cheques in them. Just out of curiosity, you ask your friends, "How much did you guys give?" They give you this proud, we-spent-a-lot-of-money look and say, "a hundred bucks." You quickly glance into your envelope before you seal it and you see clearly written on one of your cheques: "seventy dollars". Ok, I'm not calling anyone cheap and I'm probably the last person in the world that thinks I have money to burn but how do couples get away with spending less on these things? You're probably saying, "I don't give seventy bucks, I give fifty." Well let's say there's a registry. You buy a gift for $40 off that registry. Maybe a couple of towels or something. The couple gets away with buying the same towels from both of them! Jeff and I have had this conversation many times and its the biggest scam couples have. Whoever said it was cheaper to be single was a moron.
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