Monday, November 22, 2004
Muck Fichigan
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Pennsylvan-ese
So, my Critical Care clinical educator, Gail, who is an amazingly smart and dedicated nurse that I am absorbing much wisdom from, speaks PENNSYLVAN-ESE.
For those of you out of the great state of PA, that means she says things like:
"Let your bags there, we're back after lunch yet." meaning: "Leave your purse there, we'll be back here after lunch."
"To may-zjure..." which is "To measure"
And the ultimate brain-piercing PA word: SODA. Which if you're from TN is Coke, and if you're from Ohio or MICH is "pop."
And a Grilled Steak salad is lettuce, tomatoes, FRENCH FRIES, steak, and cheese. That's worse than Taco Salad. Who puts french fries on salad and then tops it with dressing!?! It's just gross.
Sorry, I've been sitting in class these last few weeks listening to her say MAY-ZJURE over and over again. It's grating on my ears.
That being said, not much doing around here other than work and class. Andy is going to Columbus for the game this Saturday, leaving me alone to watch the game and throw things at the TV. Next weekend we're going to his parents for a Thanksgiving (belated, since I'm working Thursday and Friday). As far as my Christmas schedule, Amanda, I don't know what's up b/c I don't have my work schedule yet. I know for sure I'm not working Saturday and Sunday, but I could be forced to work Friday and Monday so I'm awaiting the finalized holiday assignments. You should come see me! All are invited to see the wonders of Central PA and visit Jenni and Andy. We have an extra bed, and a lot of beer. Andy promises a skiing weekend in January sometime. I want to explore the Northeast in the spring. Certainly have to get back to TN when it's warmer :-) Andy may also be in New Orleans for a conference in May. FUN! Jet setting young-uns. Bye y'all!
love
jen
For those of you out of the great state of PA, that means she says things like:
"Let your bags there, we're back after lunch yet." meaning: "Leave your purse there, we'll be back here after lunch."
"To may-zjure..." which is "To measure"
And the ultimate brain-piercing PA word: SODA. Which if you're from TN is Coke, and if you're from Ohio or MICH is "pop."
And a Grilled Steak salad is lettuce, tomatoes, FRENCH FRIES, steak, and cheese. That's worse than Taco Salad. Who puts french fries on salad and then tops it with dressing!?! It's just gross.
Sorry, I've been sitting in class these last few weeks listening to her say MAY-ZJURE over and over again. It's grating on my ears.
That being said, not much doing around here other than work and class. Andy is going to Columbus for the game this Saturday, leaving me alone to watch the game and throw things at the TV. Next weekend we're going to his parents for a Thanksgiving (belated, since I'm working Thursday and Friday). As far as my Christmas schedule, Amanda, I don't know what's up b/c I don't have my work schedule yet. I know for sure I'm not working Saturday and Sunday, but I could be forced to work Friday and Monday so I'm awaiting the finalized holiday assignments. You should come see me! All are invited to see the wonders of Central PA and visit Jenni and Andy. We have an extra bed, and a lot of beer. Andy promises a skiing weekend in January sometime. I want to explore the Northeast in the spring. Certainly have to get back to TN when it's warmer :-) Andy may also be in New Orleans for a conference in May. FUN! Jet setting young-uns. Bye y'all!
love
jen
Monday, November 15, 2004
Let's go Suckeyes!
That's what Dad, Andy and I are calling the OSU football team. Nevermind the big CLARETT CLOUD that's haunting us again. Stupid media. Stupid Maurice. Get over it, you are an idiot!
That being said, Amanda has put some really funny things on her blog lately, check out the Diva Domain for funny pictures of dogs and beavers.
Also, for those of you Christmas shopping already, check out my cousin Amy's website for fun handmade ornaments. I'm ordering several last minute gifts from there. I have ornaments that say Jennifer's First Christmas on them! (Hope I'm not dating you Amy)
JR was really good today. That was the best part of the week so far! I have to get a picture of him up here.
So my sis Tara has a site now too, even though she's transferring from Lambuth next semester.
If you got my email petition about the FDA member David Hager that Bush is trying to appoint to the head of the Reproductive Drugs Committee, I did some research on the guy and the jury is still out. I think the opinions expressed against him took some liberties with his record in twisting him to be a Bible-beating right-wing women's oppressionist. His defense against the FDA approval of mifepristone has some vaild arguments, I think the drug needs more research done. I do believe that it can still be on the market though with more cautious instruction to doctors about its use. Also, he admits that he advises unmarried women to abstain from sex to avoid unmarried pregnancies and STD's. "If they insist on being sexually active, I advise them to always use birth control pills and condoms." I think the key word there is "unmarried." If you are going to advise women on the most effective way to avoid unwanted pregnancies it should be to all women, not just those out of wedlock. What about married women? I wonder if he tells the wife who does not want any more children to abstain from sex with her husband or if he prescribes her the pill right away? And I wonder if he believes that married couples are at a lower risk of spreading STD's to one another than an unmarried monogamous couple... Hmmm...
I think that the moral of the story is don't believe everything you read (which I usually am really good about!) and to MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND. I will be an informed reader (and forwarder) from now on. Look for a well researched dissortation on David Hager, MD. to come. Sorry Kristen!
Ok, I filled up another page with my ramblings...leave your ramblings...jen
That being said, Amanda has put some really funny things on her blog lately, check out the Diva Domain for funny pictures of dogs and beavers.
Also, for those of you Christmas shopping already, check out my cousin Amy's website for fun handmade ornaments. I'm ordering several last minute gifts from there. I have ornaments that say Jennifer's First Christmas on them! (Hope I'm not dating you Amy)
JR was really good today. That was the best part of the week so far! I have to get a picture of him up here.
So my sis Tara has a site now too, even though she's transferring from Lambuth next semester.
If you got my email petition about the FDA member David Hager that Bush is trying to appoint to the head of the Reproductive Drugs Committee, I did some research on the guy and the jury is still out. I think the opinions expressed against him took some liberties with his record in twisting him to be a Bible-beating right-wing women's oppressionist. His defense against the FDA approval of mifepristone has some vaild arguments, I think the drug needs more research done. I do believe that it can still be on the market though with more cautious instruction to doctors about its use. Also, he admits that he advises unmarried women to abstain from sex to avoid unmarried pregnancies and STD's. "If they insist on being sexually active, I advise them to always use birth control pills and condoms." I think the key word there is "unmarried." If you are going to advise women on the most effective way to avoid unwanted pregnancies it should be to all women, not just those out of wedlock. What about married women? I wonder if he tells the wife who does not want any more children to abstain from sex with her husband or if he prescribes her the pill right away? And I wonder if he believes that married couples are at a lower risk of spreading STD's to one another than an unmarried monogamous couple... Hmmm...
I think that the moral of the story is don't believe everything you read (which I usually am really good about!) and to MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND. I will be an informed reader (and forwarder) from now on. Look for a well researched dissortation on David Hager, MD. to come. Sorry Kristen!
Ok, I filled up another page with my ramblings...leave your ramblings...jen
Monday, November 08, 2004
Inhaling Gas
So last week I noticed that there was an odor of gas eminating from our kitchen. I opened the windows, turned on the stove, and noticed that the two right burners didn't work. Hmmm. I waited a couple days. Come home Thursday, big old gas odor in the house again. Called the maintenance guy. It appeared that the pilot light on the right side was out. He fiddled around with it for a while, got stuff to work, no more gas odor.
The reason I find this interesting is that last week I felt awfully crappy all week. Stomach aches, headaches, tired. I have noticed that since the stove got fixed I feel a lot better. MAYBE INHALING GAS IS BAD FOR YOU....
So now that I'm not slowly being poisoned by my appliances, Friday night Andy and I went to see the Incredibles. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE! I highly recommend it. Afterwards Harley and I were in the ladies room and what did my moron ass do? I dropped my cell phone in the toilet. Yes, in the toilet. After I did my business. I swooped in and rescued it, dropped it on the floor, and then went searching for a stall with toilet paper in it. This was one of those bathrooms with twenty stalls, two with toilet paper, and those eco-friendly air hand dryers and no paper towels. So my wet phone sat on the floor soaking up the pee-water while the uber-pregnant Harley laughed at me. Bottom line: my phone got dried off (and sanitized), still worked, but now does even funkier things with the screen and occassionally turns off in the middle of ringing.
Andy and I are headed to Verizon to get a new phone, a plan, and a landline for the apartment. Push came to shove with the toilet incident.
It got FRIGID and WINDY today in the Happy Valley. Yuck. They keep mentioning the "S" word but I'm in denial. It won't snow. Not until I'm ready. Hmph.
Kristen: Not really angry, so much as irritated at people who are sore losers. If you hype an American way and participating in the system in order to bring change for the country, and then you lose, why does the system suddenly become the enemy? Why should we feel shame in the country or the voters? I just hate sore losers. And I'm behind the winner. I will support my president. I just hope that he doesn't change a couple major things.
Love you all!
jen
The reason I find this interesting is that last week I felt awfully crappy all week. Stomach aches, headaches, tired. I have noticed that since the stove got fixed I feel a lot better. MAYBE INHALING GAS IS BAD FOR YOU....
So now that I'm not slowly being poisoned by my appliances, Friday night Andy and I went to see the Incredibles. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE! I highly recommend it. Afterwards Harley and I were in the ladies room and what did my moron ass do? I dropped my cell phone in the toilet. Yes, in the toilet. After I did my business. I swooped in and rescued it, dropped it on the floor, and then went searching for a stall with toilet paper in it. This was one of those bathrooms with twenty stalls, two with toilet paper, and those eco-friendly air hand dryers and no paper towels. So my wet phone sat on the floor soaking up the pee-water while the uber-pregnant Harley laughed at me. Bottom line: my phone got dried off (and sanitized), still worked, but now does even funkier things with the screen and occassionally turns off in the middle of ringing.
Andy and I are headed to Verizon to get a new phone, a plan, and a landline for the apartment. Push came to shove with the toilet incident.
It got FRIGID and WINDY today in the Happy Valley. Yuck. They keep mentioning the "S" word but I'm in denial. It won't snow. Not until I'm ready. Hmph.
Kristen: Not really angry, so much as irritated at people who are sore losers. If you hype an American way and participating in the system in order to bring change for the country, and then you lose, why does the system suddenly become the enemy? Why should we feel shame in the country or the voters? I just hate sore losers. And I'm behind the winner. I will support my president. I just hope that he doesn't change a couple major things.
Love you all!
jen
Inhaling Gas
So last week I noticed that there was an odor of gas eminating from our kitchen. I opened the windows, turned on the stove, and noticed that the two right burners didn't work. Hmmm. I waited a couple days. Come home Thursday, big old gas odor in the house again. Called the maintenance guy. It appeared that the pilot light on the right side was out. He fiddled around with it for a while, got stuff to work, no more gas odor.
The reason I find this interesting is that last week I felt awfully crappy all week. Stomach aches, headaches, tired. I have noticed that since the stove got fixed I feel a lot better. MAYBE INHALING GAS IS BAD FOR YOU....
So now that I'm not slowly being poisoned by my appliances, Friday night Andy and I went to see the Incredibles. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE! I highly recommend it. Afterwards Harley and I were in the ladies room and what did my moron ass do? I dropped my cell phone in the toilet. Yes, in the toilet. After I did my business. I swooped in and rescued it, dropped it on the floor, and then went searching for a stall with toilet paper in it. This was one of those bathrooms with twenty stalls, two with toilet paper, and those eco-friendly air hand dryers and no paper towels. So my wet phone sat on the floor soaking up the pee-water while the uber-pregnant Harley laughed at me. Bottom line: my phone got dried off (and sanitized), still worked, but now does even funkier things with the screen and occassionally turns off in the middle of ringing.
Andy and I are headed to Verizon to get a new phone, a plan, and a landline for the apartment. Push came to shove with the toilet incident.
It got FRIGID and WINDY today in the Happy Valley. Yuck. They keep mentioning the "S" word but I'm in denial. It won't snow. Not until I'm ready. Hmph.
Kristen: Not really angry, so much as irritated at people who are sore losers. If you hype an American way and participating in the system in order to bring change for the country, and then you lose, why does the system suddenly become the enemy? Why should we feel shame in the country or the voters? I just hate sore losers. And I'm behind the winner. I will support my president. I just hope that he doesn't change a couple major things.
Love you all!
jen
The reason I find this interesting is that last week I felt awfully crappy all week. Stomach aches, headaches, tired. I have noticed that since the stove got fixed I feel a lot better. MAYBE INHALING GAS IS BAD FOR YOU....
So now that I'm not slowly being poisoned by my appliances, Friday night Andy and I went to see the Incredibles. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE! I highly recommend it. Afterwards Harley and I were in the ladies room and what did my moron ass do? I dropped my cell phone in the toilet. Yes, in the toilet. After I did my business. I swooped in and rescued it, dropped it on the floor, and then went searching for a stall with toilet paper in it. This was one of those bathrooms with twenty stalls, two with toilet paper, and those eco-friendly air hand dryers and no paper towels. So my wet phone sat on the floor soaking up the pee-water while the uber-pregnant Harley laughed at me. Bottom line: my phone got dried off (and sanitized), still worked, but now does even funkier things with the screen and occassionally turns off in the middle of ringing.
Andy and I are headed to Verizon to get a new phone, a plan, and a landline for the apartment. Push came to shove with the toilet incident.
It got FRIGID and WINDY today in the Happy Valley. Yuck. They keep mentioning the "S" word but I'm in denial. It won't snow. Not until I'm ready. Hmph.
Kristen: Not really angry, so much as irritated at people who are sore losers. If you hype an American way and participating in the system in order to bring change for the country, and then you lose, why does the system suddenly become the enemy? Why should we feel shame in the country or the voters? I just hate sore losers. And I'm behind the winner. I will support my president. I just hope that he doesn't change a couple major things.
Love you all!
jen
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
At least the commercials will stop...
Well, how quickly (relatively) the election came and went. And then there was one. Incumbent George Bush. In the thick of it all, OH-IO.
I have to emphasize to all those who might be quick to thrust me into the mire of the swing state, I have not been a resident of Ohio since I was 5. When in college I voted as a resident of Tennessee. Now that I live in here in State College, I voted here in Pennsylvania, which was not as important a swing state as Ohio (further proving my theory that Ohio is a supremely cool state).
I digress. The point is that now I will disclose the vote that I had been agonizing over and holding secret for months:
I voted for John Kerry. It was a vote of conscience. It was a vote of character and faith, not economics or terrorism. It wasn't even a vote of party affiliation. I just plain felt I couldn't watch the U.S. repeal Roe vs. Wade or ban gay marriage on my vote. Nuff said.
On the other hand, I think that Bush will not send the economy into the toilet, nor will he turn Iraq into Vietnam part duex, nor will his tort reform plan fizzle and die. So now I encourage you all to keep participating in the process, make the newly elected congress and president stand up and listen. And for goodness sakes, don't be bitter. There will be another election in four years, and guess what, GW can't run.
BTW, I just want to say that I saw something that made me sad today. Someone had spray painted on their own vehicle: ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN.
How can we be ashamed to be American when we just had the highest voter turnout since 1968? For the first time since 1988 the winning candidate won the popular and electoral votes. How can we be ashamed that the process founded, updated, revised, and upheld since 1776 worked yesterday exactly the way it was intended? And the losing candidate, a LAWYER, called off the threats of lawsuits and conceded with grace and dignity because of his faith in the country and the system. Today, though I voted for John Kerry who lost, I am still proud to be an American. This is a damn fine country. If you don't like it, keep trying to change it. If you can't handle loss every once in a while, move. Be sad, be disappointed, be deflated, be angry, be inspired, be determined, but don't be ashamed.
Okay, I got all political and fired up and now I'm va-klempt. Happy post-election!
I have to emphasize to all those who might be quick to thrust me into the mire of the swing state, I have not been a resident of Ohio since I was 5. When in college I voted as a resident of Tennessee. Now that I live in here in State College, I voted here in Pennsylvania, which was not as important a swing state as Ohio (further proving my theory that Ohio is a supremely cool state).
I digress. The point is that now I will disclose the vote that I had been agonizing over and holding secret for months:
I voted for John Kerry. It was a vote of conscience. It was a vote of character and faith, not economics or terrorism. It wasn't even a vote of party affiliation. I just plain felt I couldn't watch the U.S. repeal Roe vs. Wade or ban gay marriage on my vote. Nuff said.
On the other hand, I think that Bush will not send the economy into the toilet, nor will he turn Iraq into Vietnam part duex, nor will his tort reform plan fizzle and die. So now I encourage you all to keep participating in the process, make the newly elected congress and president stand up and listen. And for goodness sakes, don't be bitter. There will be another election in four years, and guess what, GW can't run.
BTW, I just want to say that I saw something that made me sad today. Someone had spray painted on their own vehicle: ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN.
How can we be ashamed to be American when we just had the highest voter turnout since 1968? For the first time since 1988 the winning candidate won the popular and electoral votes. How can we be ashamed that the process founded, updated, revised, and upheld since 1776 worked yesterday exactly the way it was intended? And the losing candidate, a LAWYER, called off the threats of lawsuits and conceded with grace and dignity because of his faith in the country and the system. Today, though I voted for John Kerry who lost, I am still proud to be an American. This is a damn fine country. If you don't like it, keep trying to change it. If you can't handle loss every once in a while, move. Be sad, be disappointed, be deflated, be angry, be inspired, be determined, but don't be ashamed.
Okay, I got all political and fired up and now I'm va-klempt. Happy post-election!
Monday, November 01, 2004
Bad Blogger
OK~I haven't done this in a while I know. sorry. I've been busy. Here's the skinny:
Started my critical care course at work, which means that two days a week I sit in class and take periodical exams to then take one big exam at the end of nine weeks. I have a five inch notebook of material to read through, and I fight off falling asleep all day in an uncomfortable chair in a lecture hall with powerpoint in front of me. I THOUGHT I DID THIS FOR FIVE YEARS ALREADY! DIDN'T I GRADUATE!?
Andy and I went back to Columbus this past weekend for the PSU/OSU football game. Go Bucks! OSU won, but it wasn't pretty. We have to beat either Purdue, Michigan State, or M!ch!g@n in order to be bowl eligible. That won't be easy. I'll have to appeal to a higher power on this one.
Saw bunches of friends and family in Columbus, but the weekend went by way too fast. I hate when I can't just spend quality time with people. I also had entirely too much fun on Saturday night and that hour of my life that I got back from Daylight Savings...I probably spent it detoxing. Oh well, work hard play hard.
The apartment is a mess, and I have a lot of work to do on my scrapbook. !!! Better get comfy on my nights off here this week.
Gotta go vote tomorrow...and so do you! If you weren't going to vote, or are undecided, vote Kerry for Lambert since he screwed up his absentee ballot. Yes, Matt, I'm going to keep giving you hell about it. How hard is it to register to vote!? You had four years to figure it out...
I'm still technically undecided. I will disclose tomorrow or the next day what my final decision is. I need to reflect.
Andy and I had a good time listening to the Grateful Dead Live Marathon on XM Deeptraks last night on the drive back to PA. Your homework for the next week is to listen to at least half an hour of Grateful Dead. Good for the soul.
Alright peeps...if anyone is actually reading this...later!
Jenni
Started my critical care course at work, which means that two days a week I sit in class and take periodical exams to then take one big exam at the end of nine weeks. I have a five inch notebook of material to read through, and I fight off falling asleep all day in an uncomfortable chair in a lecture hall with powerpoint in front of me. I THOUGHT I DID THIS FOR FIVE YEARS ALREADY! DIDN'T I GRADUATE!?
Andy and I went back to Columbus this past weekend for the PSU/OSU football game. Go Bucks! OSU won, but it wasn't pretty. We have to beat either Purdue, Michigan State, or M!ch!g@n in order to be bowl eligible. That won't be easy. I'll have to appeal to a higher power on this one.
Saw bunches of friends and family in Columbus, but the weekend went by way too fast. I hate when I can't just spend quality time with people. I also had entirely too much fun on Saturday night and that hour of my life that I got back from Daylight Savings...I probably spent it detoxing. Oh well, work hard play hard.
The apartment is a mess, and I have a lot of work to do on my scrapbook. !!! Better get comfy on my nights off here this week.
Gotta go vote tomorrow...and so do you! If you weren't going to vote, or are undecided, vote Kerry for Lambert since he screwed up his absentee ballot. Yes, Matt, I'm going to keep giving you hell about it. How hard is it to register to vote!? You had four years to figure it out...
I'm still technically undecided. I will disclose tomorrow or the next day what my final decision is. I need to reflect.
Andy and I had a good time listening to the Grateful Dead Live Marathon on XM Deeptraks last night on the drive back to PA. Your homework for the next week is to listen to at least half an hour of Grateful Dead. Good for the soul.
Alright peeps...if anyone is actually reading this...later!
Jenni
