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Apprentice: White House in Ponderings of the Universe
I don’t want to write about the election, my disappointment and dismay. But there’s no ignoring it. Disbelief turned into shock and then sorrow and anger. We now have a demagogue as a leader, a p...
Thumb Twiddling in Ponderings of the Universe
The election coverage. The suspense. I can’t even. I want to watch but it’s a little panic inducing thus far. I need another beer.
Past my bedtime... in Ponderings of the Universe
Another late night out makes for another PB entry fail! So…here’s another youtube video that makes me happy
Too Much Fondue in Ponderings of the Universe
I am too stuffed to write a proper entry. Like, almost food coma stuffed. I need to go lie down and sleep this food off or something :P I love this :)
Shiny in Ponderings of the Universe
I painted my nails in the first time in....over a year. Maintaining painted nails is really hard in veterinary medicine so I rarely paint them because I feel they’ll get ruined as soon as I use s...
Cheese in Ponderings of the Universe
Whee! It’s Friday! I gots me some fancy cheese and crackers and am waiting for my guests to arrive. Today at work was pleasantly busy. I had 3 pee related cases. I guess that was the theme of th...
Do ALL THE THINGS in Ponderings of the Universe
Oh my goodness! My weekend has FILLED up and I’m busy every evening until next Thursday! EEEEEK! Tomorrow Kat and Genevieve are coming over to hang out, play games, eat food, etc. Saturday night...
Molasses in Ponderings of the Universe
Today was so sloooooow at work. I saw 4 appointments. On a busy day I might see 15-20. I spent a lot of time reading stuff in veterinary articles. Half of my patients today had really high fevers...
Happy November! in Ponderings of the Universe
The month in which I do this NoJoMo madness and try to write every day. Wheeee Which is good as I feel like I’ve been an especially bad PBer lately. Guys, what should I do for my birthday this y...
Mmmm...Four-Day Weekend in Ponderings of the Universe
Every weekend needs to be a four-day weekend. I feel more refreshed than I have in months! I took off Saturday because Aaron and I had tickets to go to Prairie Home Companion. At the time I was ...
Super Introvert Mode in Ponderings of the Universe
Here I am trying to write more than once a month! Whenever I’ve not been in school, I haven’t been the greatest updater. I think, in part, it’s because being in school means I have homework to av...
Insert Title Here in Ponderings of the Universe
Haven’t written in almost a month. Whoops! To be honest, I really didn’t feel like it. I was so full of anxiety about my stupid CT scan and knew anything I started writing about would come back t...
State Fair, Day One! in Ponderings of the Universe
Next year I’ll be more proactive about asking for days off during the fair. I succeeded in getting the first day off, which is actually my usual day off, and mostly failed at getting other days o...
Adulting in Ponderings of the Universe
Why is it that adulting is often so frustrating? Let me tell you about the boring adult things I did tonight. Went on mychart to request a refill for my birth control. No refills apparently ava...
STATE FAIR!!!! in Ponderings of the Universe
It starts tomorrow!!! WHEEEEE!!!!!! Let the gluttony and people watching begin!
A Silly Day in Ponderings of the Universe
I had the greatest day on Sunday. I don’t know if it’s that I’ve been so busy lately and haven’t had a lot of time to get out or if it was just what I needed to get out of my head for a while. A...
Life is good :) in Ponderings of the Universe
AHHHH life is so busy! But in a good way! Still working on wrangling graduation and Hawaii pictures. Have some Hawaii pictures on photobucket that uploaded from my phone. I particularly love thi...
Goodbye, Hawaii in Ponderings of the Universe
I can’t believe we’re leaving in a few hours!! I love it here! Every island we visited was amazing! Will definitely write lots and post too many pictures soon! Also, we were not involved in the ...
Dr. Okking Fool in Ponderings of the Universe
Currently waiting at the airport with Aaron for our flight to Texas followed by our flight to Hawaii!!! WHEE!!! Graduation on Saturday was lovely. I’m officially a doctor of veterinary medicine!...
One Week in Ponderings of the Universe
I graduate in one week. ONE WEEK! How crazy is that?! My brain seriously cannot comprehend it. I cannot fathom the idea of being done with school. It completely boggles the mind. My Ophthalmolog...
Sooooon in Ponderings of the Universe
I start my final rotation block of vet school tomorrow. Two more weeks and I’m done. Unreal. Necropsy was a completely different type of awful. Though it didn’t carry the same type of stress it m...
4 more weeks!!!!!!!!!! Also, all the THINGS! in Ponderings of the Universe
AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! 2 more rotations to goooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anesthesia was stressful as hell. But I survived! Such a great group of classmates this block, too. It made a world of difference. We a...
Anesthesia haiku in Ponderings of the Universe
Anesthesia 11 hour days, tired Don’t kill your patient Hour counts as one syllable, right? I have so much to write about but too tired and busy. Will soon, promise.
4 more to go... in Ponderings of the Universe
You guys are awesome and so supportive. Thank you for all the kind words on my last entry! I’m currently doing my Emergency and ICU rotation. It’s split into week-long sections between the two ar...
10 more weeks... in Ponderings of the Universe
Little sad my cardiology rotation is over. It was interesting and I am not looking forward to the rotations I have over the next 8 weeks. Last week I performed one of the most badass procedures ...