Late Night

Remember how I said I joined a summer volleyball league? Well last night my team all decided that we would go play at Bonsor to "practice". Well our team isn't very good, in fact, we suck. We did, however, have a great time. After playing, we went to a pub for a drink. My plan was to grab something to eat, have a drink, and then go home. Here's what actually happened: grabbed some food, had a drink, talked and laughed, had a drink, heard some stories of past outings, had a drink, prepared to leave but instead had a drink. I don't even like beer that much. I had this idea that I'd be home by 1am at the latest, but at 2am when the pub closed, the 5 of us that were still there realized that we had to walk a couple of blocks to Tim Horton's to try and sober up. We sat there, had a coffee and at 3:30am, we called it a night.

We figure we should "practice" at least once/week.

The Time Between

You know what I hate? When you're busy, but at the same not really busy. For example, I've been working since Sunday and my schedule is 2 days, 2 nights (12 hr shifts). So I've been busy since Sunday, right? Well, yes and no. I come home from work and I eat and then sit around for a few hours before going to bed. Today, I don't work until 7:30pm so I have all day to kill (as long as I get a 2hr nap later). So I've been busy since Sunday with all this time between that I can't fill. I guess I could do laundry or something.

Revenge

Have you ever gotten revenge on someone just cuz you wanted to be a prick? Couldn't take the high road and forget about it? Had to get someone back no matter what? I've never done it but I hear some great stories. One guy told me that when a doc pisses him off he'll page him and leave random numbers from the phone book. Sometimes it doesn't work though. Just like in Seinfeld when you buy something at an expensive store just to prove to the stuck-up jerks that work there that you can afford their shit but then when you get home you realize you didn't even want it. Anyway, my point is: take the high road. When you die, people will have better things to say about you.

Then again, if you take the low road you'll have better stories to tell.

Its Official

Last week I gave my official notice of resignation to the ward and formally accepted the position in the IS department. So, in 3 weeks, I'll be back to my desk and my regular schedule. I'm gonna miss the 5 days off though...

Today, I went to talk to my new (old) manager to determine a start date and to go over some administrative stuff. When I start, I get a new colour Blackberry! For free! I guess I won't have to buy a PDA after all.

Book Review

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

I totally forgot to do a review on this book after reading it! So, here it is:

Hard to put down. I really liked this one.

Seriously though, I've read reviews saying that Dan Brown is anti-Catholic but I disagree. Someone studying evolution and the history of mankind can still be Catholic, I mean come on, do people honestly believe that the world was created in a week and the entire population of the earth started with Adam and Eve? That's just unreasonable - and don't even try to say something like "you just have to have Faith." But with Brown's book, just because he offers a different take on the life of Jesus and the history of the Catholic church doesn't mean he's anti-Catholic. There's nothing wrong with a little creative thinking and questioning established beliefs. In the book, I don't know where the fact ends and the fiction begins and that's what makes it so damn intriguing. And just because I find the ideas in the book interesting doesn't mean I'm a satan-loving heretic. Besides, you'll find the book in the Fiction section at Chapters, not the History section. Just read it and make up your own mind about whether Brown is just spinning a good yarn or trying to bring down the Catholic church.

Recreation Time

I joined an outdoor volleyball league this summer and I figured that before it starts, I should do a little practicing. I don't want to embarrass myself too much, you know. So tonight I went to drop-in volleyball with a co-worker and her friends. If you've ever played drop-in, you'll know that the skill level can vary quite a bit. I wasn't very good, but at least I wasn't the worst either. I haven't played volleyball in over a year so it was a lot of fun. I have to lose a little bit of weight because I got pretty damn tired trying jump around. I'm sure I'm going to pay for it tomorrow. I think I'm going to be pretty sore. Oh well, at least its the good kind of sore.

Blockbuster Late Fees

Its over.

Sick?

Last night was actually a pretty good night at work. Except I felt like crap the whole night. I had a stomachache and a headache and one annoying patient. So today when I woke up (way too early) I called in sick. I think the stress from the job is getting to me. I can't wait to get out.

101 Things You Shouldn't Do at the Opening of Star Wars 3

8. ask if there's in any Qidich in this one
9. say, "Who's the little green guy?"
10. talk to Triumph the dog
11. ask the 3 girls in line if they want to go on a date.
12. when they say no, ask if you can watch them make out with their girlfriends
13. ask where the Ewoks are

Gross

This patient I had today had the nastiest foot I've ever seen. He was missing some toes and the other ones were all black and dead. Fuckin gross.

Cypress

Yesterday Rodney and I went to Cypress Mountain. We were going to go back to Whistler, but decided that since Cypress got a bunch of snow, we'd just stay local.

Highlights:

• mountain to ourselves. there were only a handful of people there
• we built a jump. the jump was good, the location wasn't
• warm weather and a little bit of sun now and then
• I finally did some jumps again!
• I did a grab
• Rodney's backside 180 with a grab
• good, cheap sushi after with a large Sapporo

Ahh... good times. :)

Oh Thank God...

My old new boss came by today and offered me the job back in IS. Thank God, now I can leave the ward. This is like a "Get of hell, free." card. I wrote my letter of resignation and left it with my current boss, but I haven't talked to her yet. I guess I'll have to talk to her on Monday.

Hooray! Oliver is now finished with wiping ass and bodybagging.

101 Things you Shouldn't Do at the Opening of Star Wars 3

1. dress up like Gandalf and block the entrance to the theatre and yell, "You shall not pass!"
2. during the whole movie say, "who's that guy?" and "What did he say when I asked 'who's that guy?'"
3. read the opening text out loud
4. go dressed up as Spock
5. say things like, "I heard George Lucas was making 3 movies after this about Anakin's children."
6. at the end, ask out loud, "So you mean Anakin is Darth Vader?"
7. stand in line for the midnight show and make comments about how only losers watch Star Wars in the middle of the night.


Feel free to add on.

Movie Review

Sin City with Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, and Clive Owen

A little violent.

Another Good Day

I went to Whistler yesterday. Beautiful! There was almost a foot of new snow so I found a lot of untouched powder. I didn't go crazy this time, just took it easy and had fun. Let's see, highlights:

• almost went off a cliff
• knee-deep powder everywhere
• freshly groomed packed powder
• soft landings on all the little jumps
• empty mountain, only a handfull of people were there
• no line-ups at the lifts
• nice warm day with the sun shining

Back on the Block

So I started my shifts on the ward on Wednesday. Its been a while since I've worked on the ward so needless to say I was pretty rusty. The whole day I was disorganized, running around, and completely lost. My first night shift was a little better but I'm so tired right now I'm falling asleep at my keyboard. I've made my decision: I can't be a bedside nurse for long. Its not that its too hard or too tiring, I just don't have the patience for it anymore. I end up babysitting adults and catering to the needs of my patients. "My water is too warm, I need ice in it." "Can you straighten out my sheets?" "My linens need changing, they're 2 days old." You don't need a degree in anything to do these tasks. I didn't spend 4 years and thousands of dollars to make a bed or get someone water. My education can go to bigger and better things. Sure being a bedside nurse is a "noble" profession, but I'm finding it more and more demeaning. I'm not your waiter, I'm not your housekeeper, and I'm not your babysitter. If all you want me to do is carry you to the washroom and not listen to a word I have to say about your health and the fastest way to recovery, well then you've just lost another nurse to something better. If everything I've learned has been reduced to babysitting duty, thank you, but I'll find something else to do.

Movie Review

Closer with Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, and Jude Law

Holy Crap Natalie Portman is hot.

The movie was pretty good too.

Inspirational Quotes

He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
- unknown

I'd rather be right than President.
- Henry Clay

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
- Leo Buscaglia

If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
- unknown

Most people seek after what they do not possess and are thus enslaved by the very things they want to acquire.
- Anwar El-Sadat

Last Day

*sniff sniff* Today was my last day in my HIS position. On Monday I go back to my old job on the ward. Oh well. I've already applied for a permanent job with HIS so I expect to be back before my birthday.