….endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, transient bacteraemia, septicemia.
lymphadenitis, lymphadenopathy, lymphangitis.
HIV, infectious mononucleosis, marburg and ebola viruses.
Ehrlichial disease. Bacterial infections. bubonic plague, tularemia.
Shall i go on?
Everytime I see a # symbol, I trade it for the word ‘fracture’.
Eg. right now on my screen there is a little christmas tag attached to the word tumblr. the little tag says #XMAS.
In my head, I said “fracture Christmas”. That’s because # is the symbol for fracture in nursey land!
Aren’t you glad you know that now?!
See that super huge smile? Notice that incredibly excited slouch? Catch that ridiculously amped thumbs up?
No?…..ya well that’s because I”m missing a Christmas party that a good number of my friends are going to. Why am I missing it you ask? Well…a little thing called a Microbiology final has decided to schedule itself for tomorrow morning at 9am. Ya. You hear me.
9am. On a Saturday. WHO DOES THAT?!
“Hello may I please speak to Amy?”
“Yes, this is she.”
“Oh hi Amy. This is BLANK calling from the university registrar’s office calling. I have some good news for you. It turns out that the Spanish class you took at your previous educational institution can be counted as transfer credit for the 0.5 credit open elective you need to fill!”
“Oh. Ok…You mean that 0.5 credit open elective that I decided to fill this semester by going into course overload and taking Philosophy of Religion for? That open elective that I just wrote the final exam for on Tuesday?”
“Um….yes. I guess what would be the one.”
“Oh well…I guess we’re about 3 months too late on that one aren’t we now Mrs. Blank. It would be have been great news in September if I could have told this great news before I registered for, went to 12 classes for, wrote 2 papers and 12 reflections and a final exam for that class hey? Oh well. These things happen. And I totally don’t mind taking an class I don’t have to take because really..if we look at it objectively, I’m really not that busy at all. I mean, what’s 6 classes, 1 lab, 2 seminars, mentoring, drop in, 16 hours of clinical at the hospital, work, church and bible study plus sleeping and being normal? I really think I should take an extra class I don’t have to take next semester too. Any suggestions on that?”
**I def didn’t say that although I will admit, it definately ran through my head**
This is how I really replied.
“Oh shoot! I just wrote the final for the philosophy of religion class that I took to count as that elective. Oh well. Thanks anyway! Merry Christmas!”
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Amy Frances Marigold (Last Name)
Nicknames: Ames, Ame, Joubert
Hometown: Edmonton Alberta Canada North America
Favorite Color: Pink…particularly Blush and Bashful (name that movie!)
Favorite Tv Show: Glee. I. LOVE. GLEE.
Favorite Movie: Little Women, Anchorman, Tommy Boy.
Favorite Movie Quote: “You’re so intent on reshaping your dear little nose than en-fashioning your character. Jo will not supervise your education.”
Really Good At: Procrastinating. Organizing and cleaning.
Really Bad At: Being coordinated, finding my frustration, being happy when the kitchen is messy.
Scar stories?: One time I was in Africa with my bestie Bethie and we were on a Piki (its like a vespa scooter) and we each had a kid on our hips (yes..thats 5 people on a vespa) and we got t-boned by a car and my leg got ripped apart and the top of beth’s big toe got scrapped off. One time I was holding a baby and I fell into a cement pit that you have to jump over to get into the church in Uganda. One time I was exploring an abandoned building at 4am with my friends and i fell 6 feet through a basement window and landed on cement straight on my knees. That one sucked.
What do you want to be when you grow up: A nurse and then a wife and then a mom and then a nurse again and then a nana. In that order.
If you could change your name it would be: Emma- Sophie- Carly- Olivia -Mae. Those are all my favorite girls names and I’d want to be named them all. Except Mae could probably be my middle name.
You’d really like to: Buy a motorhome and live in it like the girlfriend of the dad in My Girl.
I’m trying really hard not to break out dancing right now. It’s hard.
Bang Bang- K’Naan ft. Adam Levine
paint you a picture. I have a Nursing Research Methods exam at 2pm. I’m in a study room in the library on the 3rd floor. I’m in a little cubby and it has a desk and 2 chairs and the desk isn’t nailed down right so if i lean on the edge, it comes apart from the wall and then makes a loud noise. On the desk is my empty coffee cup, an empy bag that used to hold my seasame bagel toasted with herb and garlic cream cheese, my red water bottle, my ipod (from which i’m listening to K’Naan), my blackberry, my empty spidey snack fruit snack bag, my wallet, my pink folder thing, some paper and my favorite pen EVER.
My cubby overlooks the stair case and i can see 3 floors. I like this spot. I need to get back to studying. Anyone want to know what the difference between qualitative and quantitative methodologies are in nursing research? ya… didn’t think so.
PEACE
Yo Crooks, you’re the best cousin.
Yo Sis, you’re the best sis.
Yo Aves, you’re the best niece.
This is what study procrastination looks like.
Y’all be getting a ridiculous amount of Christmas mail from a ridiculous girl in Canada soon!
Hey Poopsie. One of those better be for me….OR ELSE.
Via crooked tooth
I went to Black Honey this am and grabbed a cup of coffee and some banana bread and sat at the table that faces the windows and people watched.
The countdown is on. 5 days till I go home and I am so ready to jump on that plane that every time I think about it I want to break out in sobs.
A woman from the registrar’s office at the university called me this morning to tell me that my previous courses in Spanish were going to be used to fill my open elective. I should be thrilled at that because it means one less course to take but guess what TRENT UNIVERSITY! I JUST WROTE THE FINAL EXAM FOR THE CLASS I TOOK ALL YEAR SO THAT I COULD FILL THAT OPEN ELECTIVE. It’s a great feeling knowing I definitely did not need to be in course overload this semester.. a lovely Christmas season surprise I’d say (can you sense the dripping sarcasm?)
Last night I went to a friends house and there was a bunch of women there and we talked about my friends massive and stunning engagement ring, drank wine, watched grease and sang and danced along. I wore a long purple wig, a pink feather boa, and danced my best ‘Sandy’ moves with a hannah montana microphone for part of the time and with a wine bottle for the last bit. It was great.
My ipod only has music from Glee on it and Christmas songs. I love love love christmas music.
I have an exam in Nursing Research and Statistics on friday night at 7. Boo. I have an exam in Microbiology on saturday morning at 9am. BOOO!!!!!!
5 days…5days….5days…5days….
