Pepito

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What other religions have you explored, if any?

1. I'm interested in Buddhism quite a bit since I went to China... I like the philosophy and the whole "my religion is kindness" saying, as I don't label myself religious.

Will you ever act or dance again?
2. I still dance! Still love to dance, but acting not so much. I've never been an actor at heart, just a dancer. I've stopped ballet for a while but I'm looking into other forms of dance to get more rounded (and healthy!).

When you imagine yourself hitting somone, are you using implements, what hand etc?
3. For some reason a black glove. ....hot?

Is it better to have loved and lost and why?
4. Ehhh, I'm not so sure. If you've loved and lost then you have all that baggage and pain and heartache but you haven't loved then you just don't know what it feels like and remain blissfully ignorant. Then again you HAD someone who loved you once. So it's a hard thing to decide for me.

Why is sorbet better than normal icecream. SRSLY why?
5. Because icecream makes me feel bloated and sorbet doesn't. Plus I love "icy" things as opposed to "creamy" and thick things. Sorbet just tastes like frozen fruit and that's just yummier!

*CUTE OVERLOAD*

I'm free!!!!!!

(Apart from work)

But I have the week off!!!

(Apart from Saturday when I have to work).

But still, I feel gooood. Just had my Intro to Nursing Prac exam and they told me I passed (You can only pass or fail ;)) And I also had my clinical log back which I also passed, so I definitely know for sure I passed at least two of my units this semester. Just have to wait around two weeks now for Human Bio and Sociocultural Health results.

Haha, I so thought I failed that prac exam. I got all my vitals perfect until the end where my examiner asked me to "now write them all down :D:D:D:D" by which time of course I had completely forgot what they were. But I got blood pressure, pulse and reps right and of course totally forgot what my patients temperature was. But I was a few degrees over it was ok (36.4 degrees, meh). Would have been better if I was actually allowed to write them down as I went along but I passed so who am I to whinge?

Now I'm working and this week I have to work on my application to Sir Charles Gardiner hospital (seriously, I never know you could pack SO much into one application... it feels like I'm about to go on a solo mission to repair a space station - do they really need to know so much?). I've been slack with everything but uni lately so hopefully I can work on those things now. My bedrooms a shambles.

*stetches* nothing to do today. Yay.

oh and i'm going to be leaving woolies soon... yes the news is so earth shattering that it needs its own extra special separate entry! :P i'm applying to be a nurses aide at sir charles gardiner hospital, i'm super excited! the pay is great but the most important thing is that i feel i'm getting somewhere in my career and it'll obviously help my nursing course!

super yay!

I must say... life has a way of turning pretty crap at the worst possible time.

Ok, well, perhaps not so much "life" all around but right now I'm feeling pretty down. I have an unbelievable amont of work to do for nursing right now - I've already had one group talk and an assignment due this week, and I still have to finish an essay by friday, 2 human biol tests AND another talk due by next week! *headwall* And that would be TOLERABLE if I was in the best of health, but alas I am suffering weekly migraines now that I've had to go to the doctor for, and they aren't exactly inspiring me to sit down at my desk and study the hell out of my couse. I have exams, brain! Can't you torment me after them?

Plus I have to be up so early tomorrow to go on my second prac session and meet up with my patient. And I don't think I'll be able to as I've had a migraine all night and am feeling pretty damn exhausted from it. I just want to stay home in bed and rest my braaaain (and perhaps start on my essay... :S) - so I'm stuck with what to do. I'm freaking out that I'll end up failing this unit because of my health issues and I really don't feel like taking it all over again next semester.

I wish uni was a little more spread out, you know? Like... not just hurling 20 billion things at us all at once and call it the "sharp" end of the semester. WHY DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A SHARP END? WHY CAN'T IT BE MODERATELY POINTY? WHY DO YOU DO THESE THINGS WHEN EXAMS ARE IN A FEW WEEKS TIME?

On top of this the stress is getting to me relationship wise. I hate hate hate fighting with Chee and over the last week we've had a few of them due to stupid stress. More on my part I admit... I have been really overly sensitive... but whatever. Fights suck.

I love how I'm complaining about all of this on my journal and not actually DOING the work right now. But I'm fizzed out and don't think I can continue.

I can't believe I'm tossing up over whether to buy a head scarf and earrings at Diva or not.

I'm SURE a head scarf and a pair of earrings will not prevent me from buying a Getz... I mean it's DIVA for crying out loud, the accesories aren't exactly ridiculously overpriced. I buy things from there all the time - because it's the sensible thing to do (you get loads of stuff for the same price that you'd get one piece with in some other stores... well, Kleins and Equip do the same but they are infinately more out of fashion). Yet I turned away from it yesterday. All in the noble name of "saving money".

Have I inadvertedly become the most pathetic cheapskate in history?

I am so buying them today.

Ruby Room tonight - going to be good or so help me! I was working 9 - 6 today. Shit.

It's John's friends 21st we get free entry and half price drinkies... I am going to get so drunk. Today was hectic and I want to relax a bit... Has anyone tried a Splice? They're so yummy! It tastes like the Splice ice-cream. I think it's malibu and midori and something else but yes. Mmmm, cocktails.

Yesterday I was at work all night too while my boyfriend took work off to go to a superheroes party dressed as Spiderman.I wanted to go as Catwoman damnit! I think I shall poke him with a harpoon!

As a Bachelor OF Science student let me say.... THANK GOD. :P

I got 76% on my microbiology test! And the test was worth 30% of our whole grade for the semester...

*RELIEF*

Had a migraine today, and I mean I proper, real migraine. Not one of those bad headdaches that make people say "OMG I HAD A MIGRAINE" just to up the pity. I had a damn big migraine today. And the worst thing? I had to go in to uni for a Microbiology test! I'm just glad it didn't get really bad until I was back at Chee's house later on. His dad even gave me perscription pain killers and it didn't work, wtc? What is the POINT of perscription pain killers if they DON'T KILL THE PAIN?! It REALLY hurt!

At least it did knock me out for a few hours. Damn Chee's bed for being so comfortable! It was torture getting up to come back home.

So I'm finally over that. To be honest I feel really really guilty that I even had a migraine today because Chee is sick aswell with a really bad cough and I was sleeping and in pain and he had to take care of me when I should be taking care of him! And he had to go to work tonight. Stupid head. I hate simultaneous sickness :(

Micro biol is blah. Human biol is too much. Two tests in the contact free week? Give me a break!

The most horrib;e, horrible thing happened on Sunday. I wrote half of this huge essay I have to do for Sociocultural Perspectives on Health - I was pleased with it and planned to finish it off when I came into ni on Sunday. I went into uni, and apparently it wasn't there. There was no file. Somehow my entire half of my essay had disappeared and I had to write the ENTIRE thing again by today... I actually went outside and cried my eyes out, how embarrasing. But really... I honestly felt like giving the whole thing up right then. I was so upset and frustrated with everything and just... bleh. It took a good hour to stop crying and get back in there and do my essay :( Wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for John's awesome words and hugs. He seriously is the reason I carried on yesterday. I love my boyfriend <3

Made me stronger I think... how things will always go wrong but you can't give up. You have to keep striving to become what you want to be. Because it's sooooo easy to be a bum for the rest of your life, nothing to do but smoke and drink all day - but I know I'm better and smarter than that. And I'm passionate about becoming an ICU nurse so I have to keep going, no matter how shitty and frustrating uni can be. Or how many migraines it causes.

I feel proud of myself.

Superbad is an awesomely funny film. Go watch it.

I did indeed go rockclimbing yesterday, but for some reason was a bit more subdued than usual which sucked. Jesse ended up coming with us this time so we had the whole gang going on, tres yay. We went to Freo afterwards for dinner and a movie (hence the Superbad reference... ahhh subtle) and then back to Joe's house where Betty and I slept on the couch while the boys all had to sit on the floor - HAH! However this did not bode well, as they begin to throw cushions at us and Betty felt rather wrathful in the car back to her house.

Chee is sick today :( He has a bad cough and so we have been lying in my bed for most of the morning, which in itself isn't a bad thing :P But I have to get him some cough medicine or something... poor thing.

It's so sunny lately! This makes me happy. I'm going to go for a long walk in the sun I think. Readying myself for summer and the beach :D HOWEVER, I currently have a Sociocultural Perspectives on Health essay looming on Monday and I am only just half way through it (as usual). I'm so lazy lately! I leave EVERYTHING to the last minute and I haven't even STARTED studying for my Microbiology test which is also due ON MONDAY and then my Human Biology test on THURSDAY. Fuck this "non-contact" week! I'm in uni more often in that week than I am in contact weeks!

However I have Reubens 21st at the Ruby Room to look forward to on Sat which is going to be lovely I'm sure and then I'm going to the Royal Show on Sunday with Chee. For some reason I REALLY love the Royal Show, despite all its tackiness. It is a good day out where you don't have to think or stress much about anything :P So that should be good. Weather permitting.

Am getting quite sick of uni actually. I'm saving up for a new car (I want a Getz SO. BADLY.) and it's really not happening what with my 10 hours a week of work! So when the holidays roam around I am so going full-time.


That's about it for me right now. Uni sucks but I'm happy anyways.

So I work in fashion now, which is great.

My friend Betty and I are designing clothes together and her mum makes them. Oh wow, does she make the MOST gorgeous clothes! I tried a few on the other day and we took photos of them... so beautiful. I tried on a pink and black dress which was sooooo drool-worthy, it has straps criss-crossing all the down the back and *sigh* I love clothes. I love that I can get to design some with Betty. I'm probably going to look into a fashion design evening class or something, so I can be, you know, good. At it. Yeah. *drools*

Saturday was awesome!!!! Hung out with Chee and I'd friends, went rockclimbing, went to Metros and got completely drunk on shots. Hoo rah! We wanted to play drunken monopoly back at Joe's house but alas I got too tired and Chee and I went home to schleep at about 4:30. I had my first funnel... wow, what an experience.

Going rockclimbing again this sat with my friends. I actually have a close group of people I hang out with on a regular basis now, really close friends, that's awesome, I love it. Chee's friends turned out to be the best people ever :) Lucky!

Off to workies now. Poooooo.

Went to see Varekai last night... it was amazing. Words won't be able to describe what an awesome kind of night I had.

It wasn't just the show, which was obviously spectuacular and awesome and wonderful in itself, but it was one of those days that you just know will be in your memory forever. Something that makes you smile and feel warm inside when you look back on it - and also the kind of memory that makes you a little sad because you won't be able to relive it.

I'm at uni now so I won't be posting photos (I took photos! And am glad I did!) - but I had the BEST night ever; it was mainly due to Chee being there too, getting there early with him, taking photos of us with many a mask on our face :P, buying some coke, hanging round the sponsors tent, seeing ERICA THERE AT INTERMISSION!! (that was unexpected and fricking awesome :P) and waiting for the show to start. It was everything with him. It's always the best time with him. I don't stress over half the things I used to stress over now because I know at the end of the day, he is there and that makes everything ok. I know it sounds sappy and whatever but it's true! THAT'S what makes a night so awesome - the person you're with.

Chee's hopefully getting a job with transperth and I'm trying to get a job as a nurses aide during my studies so that we both can have enough money to move out! YAY FINALLY! It should be soon anyway, as long as we both have better jobs than woolies (not hard) then it's very probable that we'll be moving in by next year sometime. I get to finally be an adult with rent and money problems... scary stuff.

But right now life is grand. I'm excited for many things, uni doesn't stress me out too much because I know for sure now that it's not the end of the world. I'm just a very happy person with where I'm at and as such think I am trying to BE a better person. Not to bitch or judge but just be happy and nice, and things will turn out ok. You'll keep the people who matter and lose the people who made your life worse. And that's the way the cookie crumbles... mmm cookie.

Whoah, hullo unintentional heartfelt entry! I SHOULD get back to my human biol project on the vitamin b complex but yes... but it's so sunny outside and I want to go and run around with my doggy :(

I have hayfever... how like my body!

So... have a birthday party to go to tonight and have not as yet bought a present, or for fathers day either. Should go out but have a CRAPLOAD of human biol pre-labs to do. Depressing!

Chee and I went to Perf city yesterday and it was SUNNY!!!!!! I was so happy. Yay for Spring! I hath longed for thee.

I had subway and apple slices! Being healthy is awesome.

So Varekai is coming up on tuesday - and I was planning to go to dinner with Chee beforehand before I realised that WE BOTH HAVE UNI UNTIL 5. Bah. Which means we have to eat something fast and get our fancy butts down to the Grand Chapiteau by 8. Damn you Nursing and Health tute!

But still... *bounce bounce* am so very excited!! And I just found out that my good friend Erica is going the same night, and she's sitting close to us. So we shall catch up in the interval :P


Off to do human biol now. I got my essay in on time which is so relieving. Things are good uni wise.

I went on my first nursing prac yesterday! (Well, kinda...)

We met in the main entrance of G block at Sir Charles Gairdener at 8 am where we mooched aorund for a while waiting for a few other nursing students to turn up, we were all dressed in our uniforms so I was feeling a bit special if I do say so myself. Our academic liaisons officer met us and took us to Q block which is the education building within the hospital; we had a lecture about the hospital and whatnot, and I was getting really impatient. Wanted to be in the actual hospital damnit!!

So then we went on a tour of the smaller units in the hospital including the IV lounge and the delirium ward (yes they have a delirium ward) for patients with early onset of various delirious disorders who need close obs. I've been to this hospital before as a patient but you just don't realise how BIG a hospital is until you've walked around it all. It's like a labyrinth of units and wards, I expected there to be some Goblin King in the middle of it all...

We then went to the units that I had been on absolute pins to visit since I signed up for this prac - the ER and ICU units! First we went to ER which I'm not so interested in doing as a nurse but it was a great experience nevertheless. We went to triage and saw ambulance officers; all the stretchers were lined up ready to go as were the oxygen and almost everything else. In the emergency ward we saw the trauma ressus bays and observed a few patients there. We weren't allowed to walk past bay 24 because there was a volaltile patient in there (there were two security guards outside his bay :S)... yeah, gotta respect the ER staff, seriously.

Aaaaaand here is the best part, we then went to what I've always wanted to do as a nurse - the intensive care unit. We had to go in halves because there were too many of us to go at once (as you can imagine), so half of us waited in the ICU waiting room. I was looking around at things all the time, looking at what services were offered to families with a relative or loved one in ICU. There were a few people in there so we tried to respect them as much as possible and went into another part of the waiting room. And then we finally got our turn to go inside the unit... and I was seriously so inspired to continue towards my grad course in critial care... I've always wanted to help and be with the sickest people in the hospital for some reason. It's one nurse to one patient 24 hours a day in ICU. You have to be in arms reach of them during the course of your entire shift and that's something that appeals to me more than having to see about 50 patients in the course of your shift in something like Emergency.

We got shown around an empty intensive care bay which had everything to go ready to be set up to the patient. The way they take obs is different in ICU too which is something I learnt yesterday :P All the other bays were full with patients and nurses but I never saw a doctor. Ho hum.

After that we went to the high dependency unit which was much like ICU but without invasive respiratory aids. We then went to the neurology ward and respiratory disorders ward. All were fascinating.

I still definitely want to do critical care though and it's good that I've now had a prac that involved that department. It definitely affirmed what I've always known... great day had by me! :)


In others news, I am going to Cirque du Soleil on tuesday night! CAN'T WAIT! AM EXCITED LIKE A VERY EXCITED PERSON! I hope it'll be warm and not rainy and ewwy.

It is sunny today and that is awesome.

http://community.livejournal.com/girl_gamers/3375577.html

is it wrong of me to want to play these?! :P

My nursing course so far is AWESOME. I love it so, so much. Much more than anything I've ever done. I'm actually excited to be going to uni now!

Still very much want to be in critical care. It may change of course but right now I doubt it. Feel a very strong pull towards that area.

Had human biol and microbiol for the first times today! Human biol I've done a billion times before so it was quite easy for me but micro is REALLY interesting! I'm surprised by how much I'm interested in microorganisms and studying disease and infection. Something surely must be wrong with me.......

Anyway, YAY MY COURSE.

( DEATHLY HALLOWS SPOILERS! )

Just posting to say my surgery went ok. I went into hospital at 7am (I KNOW) and finally got into theatre at about 9 or so. Went under general and woke up in the first recovery room about an hour later and everyone around me had heart monitors on and were all sleeping :s then I realised I also had machines attached to me! The worst part of the whole thing was the IV drip! OUCH! That needle up your vein is frickin' huge....

My blood pressure was really low when I was in the second recovery room (where I spent about two hours with John and my mum there - thank God), something like 90 over 50 which, I don't need to tell my fellow medical peeps that that is not... so flash. So I had ot stay and keep getting my BP tried over and over again until it started rising. Only rose to 100 though (the average is 115 - 120) but at least it wasn't as worrying as before. I've always had low blod pressure.

They gave my ham and cheese sandwhiches which for hospital food were surprisingly ok! I also had Fox 8 on my tv! Kudos to Sir Charles Gaidener hospital! I'm seriously wanting to work there when I get my nursing degree... they are so good with after-care of paitents... I had a phone call from the hospital yesterday just to see how I was feeling.

I'm still in a bit of pain as the wound is all stitched up and whatnot; and also started sprouting stupid things to John while recovering from the effects of the general anaesthetic like telling him that his mum was one of the surgeons who was working on me, but I'm doing well. I have to go back next week to get my stitches out but so far I have to take quite a bit of pain killers that the hospital gave me.

Speaking of next week..... UNI STARTS! I have my introduction to nursing practice, nursing and health, sociocultural perspectives on health, human biology and microbiology. Eep! I also have a shiny sticker on my student i.d. that permits me into the anatomy labs... so I feel quite special :P I bought my lab coat the other day - my life goal is complete!


Well, I finished the HP book but that deserves a seperate entry I think. I'm going back to sleep now. Damn breasts.

Pfft, never has a Saturday seemed so far away... apparently everyone is getting spoiled over the internet but so far I haven't come across anything. Still, I remember last time when OOTP was out and my friend rang me, assuming I'd read the entire book on the day, and blurted out that Sirius died. Bitch!

John pre-ordered the book for me as a birthday gift but I don't think I'll be going early... I love HP and it'll always be my favourite book series but alas I fear I am not the obsessive fan I once was! Heck, I don't even have a favourite character anymore *sigh* I guess life kind of took over. lol. Damn life *shakes fist*

Anyway, I is off to Rottnest on Saturday with John and our dad's. LOL. John's dad is flying us there! Should be fun... I don't know if I should take the HP book though heheh ;) T'will be the first time our families have really met so ya know. Should be interesting. I'm a bit nervous but hey, they'll have to meet each other eventually right? :P

Oh and I'm giong ice skating tomorrow with a bunch of people. MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF IS AWESOME.



Anyway, I'm cold and bored, and in need of a shower but am too cold :( I have work tonight too, poopie.