Its strange that I should think about this so much...

As I approach my 30th birthday, I'm becoming more and more apprehensive about having to change the first number of my age. I don't look 30, I don't feel 30, I don't act 30. I'm only turning 30 because I have to. I read something once that said, "If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you feel?" I'd have to say somewhere around 24. Unless I had to exercise or something - then I'd feel a little older...

When you turn 20 its cool because then you think you're an adult. But now I'm turning 30 and I'm still not an adult. Is there something that's supposed to happen that makes me a grown-up? I used to think when you hit a certain age, you were an adult. Then after most of my 20's I realized "that's not it." Then I thought maybe its when you start your career. Nope. Maybe when you buy a car or a home? Definitely not. Ever since I moved, I feel more childish than ever. Do I have to get married or have children or something? If that's the case, I won't be an adult for a while yet. Oh well, who wants to grow up anyway?

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Celia!

Kill Bill

I ran across this Kill Bill game. Its hilarious. Its not in english, but its easy enough to figure out.

101 Things About Me #91-95

91. I'm older than I look. Apparently I still look like I'm in my early 20's.
92. I miss my old job.
93. Since graduating from nursing school, I've gained 30lbs.
94. I love breakfast food.
95. Every once in a while, I get zits in strange place.

Opportunities

As it turns out, the electronic health record application that we're implementing in the region is going to be delayed. As a result of this, my boss decided that she would hire 3 more people to join the team. There are 2 BCNU positions and 1 HSA position. If you know anyone that may be interested, let me know. The requirements are 4-ish years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, interest in the field of informatics, and preferably experience/education with computer software (doesn't really matter what kind). Believe me, if they hired me, anyone can get the job. There's a bit of travelling required (just around the fraser valley) so a car would be good. Anyway, if anyone's interested, let me know.

Oliver: done.

Movie Review

Troy
I liked it. Good fight scene between Brad and Eric. You should see it.

Thank you and good night.

I'm Oliver and I'm done.

Change is always good

As you can probably see, I've changed the look of my blog. I thought it needed a more mature look now that I'm turning 30 this year. I've also switched to the Blogger comments rather than using haloscan. So for everyone that left me a comment before, thank you, but I've lost it and I don't know how to get it back. We're starting from scratch here, people. Don't get mad at me, I'm just the messenger. Oh wait, no, it was my idea too.

I'm Oliver & I'm done.

Now I'm just being dumb

I've been watching American Idol 3 on and off this season and once in a while I'll catch Ryan Seacrest's talk show. I get a kick out of how he finishes all his shows with "Seacrest: out". So, for now on, I've decided that I'm going to finish all my blog entries with my own little phrase, a new one each week. Here it comes:

I'm Oliver and I'm done.

New additions

You'll notice that I've added 2 new names to the list on the right. Andy and Brian don't have blogs, but I decided to start adding people's webpages. Brian is an informatics nurse (nursing informatics: the use of technology in the field of nursing), and Andy is an informatics physiotherapist (if you can't figure this one out, too bad) who is also a photographer and, uh, does some other artsy stuff. I work with both of them in my department. Wow! Three guys in a department of 12 people. This is so new to me... I usually work with 95% women. Anyhoo, neither of them have updated their websites recently (especially Brian), but I thought I'd let you guys see what they have anyway. Andy says he'll be putting up more of his work soon.

Another Wedding

I'm finding my weekends are very busy. I'm still having a hard time adjusting to a five day work week and only a two day weekend. Friday night is usually busy with something and Saturday always seems to have something happening. Then Sundays are usually the relax day. What day am I supposed to get anything done? My old schedule would still give me two more days off! *sigh* It's only temporary...

Anyway, as the title of this post suggests, I went to another wedding. This time, it was Kim's wedding out at Swan-e-Set. Nice place. Nice wedding. Nice reception. Not so nice: this is Randy's little sister's wedding and she's moving to Calgary. I still picture her as this little, shy girl that Randy would stop from talking to boys. Well she's all grown up now! Congratulations Kim and good luck in Calgary. We'll miss you.

Pictures

If anyone was looking for all the pictures from my website, you probably noticed there aren't any right now. I'm trying to fix it so it looks a little better and since I'm pretty lazy, it might take a while. In the meantime, check out the pics from VJ's birthday.

Bloggers

The funny thing about blog is that once you really get into reading it you can't seem to stop. I like to write in my blog because it gives me a chance to speak my mind, tell a joke, say something about myself, be silly, and to let people I don't see very often a chance to see what's going on in my life. Lisa gets mad at me if I miss more than a couple days.

I was reading Michelle's blog and she had a story about the difference between having wealth and having health. If you don't have one, you'll do anything to get it. Working in the hospital, I've run into people that think because they have money, they DESERVE health or that their care should be better than anyone else's. These are the people I want to yell at. I've also met people that don't have money, but are very rich in illness. Often, they are very thankful for whatever you do for them. I'd hate to say that I treat some patients better than others, but I will say that I'm nicer to some. Anyway, my point here is that whether you have money or health, don't take it for granted because someday you'll need one of them and it won't be there.

I gotta quit smoking.

VJ's Getting Older

VJ and I have known each other for as long as I can remember. I remember visiting him in Moose Jaw and then coming to BC to visit. Now that we are adults, its a comforting feeling knowing that such an old friend is still such a good friend. Last night we celebrated his 30th birthday in the usual VJ fashion: with a little style, a little food, a little drink, a little music, and one helluva party. Someone told me I got drunk, but I don't believe her. I didn't even go to the party. I just stopped by, had one drink and I just woke up in my bed. If I was at a party, I think I'd remember... sheesh. Just kidding. What do you do when you the drinks are free and non-stop?

... and a good time was had by all! Happy birthday VJ.