What a shitty day man.
I couldn't sleep last night because I had a stomach ache. I finally fell asleep at around 230, and slept on & off until my alarm went off at 530. I got up and drove to school, with about 3 minutes to scarf down half a breakfast burrito until it was time to start.
The lady we'll be working with is super nice, as are most of the lab people. I can tell it's going to be a good experience.
Anyway, we got into the lab and I was standing there feeling kind of hungry when I got that feeling that starts like a tingling, then the whole cold sweat, blacked-out stuff took over. I tried to shake it off and wait for it to pass, but I seriously felt like I was going to pass out- I couldn't see anything. So I tapped my classmate's shoulder and she turned around and said, "Wow, you're pale!" Then they found me a chair and helped me take off my jacket kuz I couldn't move right. I was drenched in cold sweat, couldn't see, and couldn't breathe. All in front of this lady that I just met who is the supervisor for med techs- aka she could be my possible future employer. Greeeaaatt first impression.
It passed, but I still felt kinda dizzy and tired, so I went to go get some water from the water fountain. On the way, I encountered a nurse who said, "Ooh, honey are you feeling ok? You look kinda pale." I said I was feeling a little shaky, then she asked if I'd eaten anything that morning and told me to cough (to get more air flow) and to go get myself some orange juice or a soda. Then she tried to take me to the emergency room, but I wasn't going to do that, haha.
I did get some orange juice but my stomach was feeling upset. I managed to hang in there the rest of the day, but holy crap I felt bad. Then since I was over by the parking office, I decided to go pay for January's parking. It's like a 20-minute walk from my locker. I waited in line for 15 minutes or so, only for the lady to tell me I needed a certain form. The same form that I asked about in December if I would need, but was assured I wouldn't. Fuckers. To get the form would require walking 20 minutes to the Dean's office and 20 minutes back, just to stand in line again. There was no way dude.
I paid my $12 for parking in the visitor's lot, which I will have to do again tomorrow because of the stupid form, didn't print out anything I needed to, drove home, and took a 2-hour nap. I had to wake up to call the financial aid office about disbursement dates, and I found out I have to wait 10 business days to get my federal grants. Which means I have to come up with $400 somehow to avoid late fees- by the end of today.
I feel a little better but my head and neck hurts. I just want to go back to bed and I certainly want to feel better and redeem myself tomorrow. I also need to make a doctors appointment about these strange dizzy spells. I know they're just going to try and diagnose right away without running tests, and probably prescribe me anxiety pills or something. I should have had the lab draw blood after it happened and we could have ran some tests ourselves. Low iron? Low blood sugar? Blood pressure? I dunno but I can tell you right now it's not anxiety. I bitch about a lot of stuff, but then I feel better about it and let it be.
Let's hope tomorrow goes better...
04 January 2010
03 January 2010
I resolve!
Resolutions.
Haven't really had time to sit and think about them until now.
This is the first year that I haven't looked forward to the new year with optimistic feelings.
It seems like since I've turned 25, a switch has been flipped. It was acceptable for me to be still in school, living in my mama's garage while I was 24, but once I turned 25 I began to feel even more restless to be an adult. Like I've had enough time to figure shit out and make it happen, and now it's just pathetic to be borrowing time against whatever biological clock I've all of a sudden got ticking.
It's 2010- the year that's been next to University of Houston as my projected graduation date on facebook for a long time. It's finally 2010, and I'm even more restless. I've got 8 very long months to go. I still feel excitement when I mentally fast-forward to August. I'm so ready to be done.
I feel burnt out with school. I think I've simply taken too many exams and studied too many Saturday nights to really care about it anymore. Now I'm just going through the motions and hoping most of the information sticks or is reinforced by repetition or actual use. That's the good thing about this stuff I've been learning- we actually use it. I think that's what's keeping me going.
We start rotations tomorrow and I have no idea what that will be like. At least so far in my college career I've had a good idea what the coming semester will be like. Here, it's completely new. I can't make any mental plans yet; I just have to go in and see what it's like. I know it will probably be good, but the unknown is making me anxious.
That, and Chris is leaving in a week and it's kinda putting a damper on my mood. I'm used to him being around, especially when I need some comfort after a particularly stressful day. That's another unknown being thrown on to the pile of anxious.
It's like all these things are hitting me at once and making it hard to think positive. Once things start rolling I know I'll feel better.
So, my resolutions.
1. I want to exercise- no really. I always say this, and I always go through spurts of exercising and not exercising throughout the year. It's better than nothing, I guess. I can't afford a gym membership or anything like that, so I've been looking for a cheap bike on Craigslist and I guess I can always run or do workout tapes. My goal is to make it through school to graduation and not have any extra weight. If I lose the 5 pounds I've gained this past semester, that's cool, but I'm not too worried about it. I kinda like that extra curvage. I need to find a workout buddy, because I really do keep on track when someone's doing it with me. Takers?
Recap: Graduate without gaining weight. Vicky has that on tape from New Year's Eve, haha.
2. Cook more. Picture this: I come home from school starving, and while I'm thinking about what to eat for dinner I grab a granola bar, some cookies, a pickle, piece of cheese, and some popcorn left on the counter from last night. Then I'm not even hungry and I've eaten a random assortment of crap for dinner. I need to have self-control and patience. Ooh, those are big ones to tackle.
3. Since August I've slowly stopped caring so much about how I look. I used to never walk out of the house with frizzy hair. I'd figure out some way to make it look presentable, and then I'd worry that it had gotten frizzy once I'd left the house. If I had a zit, you can bet it was covered up with makeup. I usually wore mascara and a little blush every single day. Nothing crazy, but it was my routine.
As the semester got busier and I got more tired, I'd leave for school sans makeup (zit or no zit), and if my hair got frizzy it was the least of my worries. Most of my classmates did the same. I don't know if it was the fact that I was too busy and tired to care about my looks, or if I was growing up and abandoning the last of my adolescent self-consciousness, but either way I can walk out of the house in any state and not worry about what people think of me. Of course I'm not going to neglect my personal hygiene or start looking like Broom Hilda, but I like this unplanned change in attitude. It feels free. I plan to keep it this way.
4. Spend more time with friends. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed and caught up in schoolwork that I forget to take a break. I need to step away from school and clear my head. I managed to do this fairly often last semester, and I want to keep it up. I'm thinking of organizing a weekly or bi-weekly event, like game night & potluck dinner, redbox night, or jogging photography. Something cheap for sure, but scheduled so I can plan for it.
Well, that's it for now. They're pretty standard resolutions, but I feel like that's what I need to get me over this New Year's funk.
Haven't really had time to sit and think about them until now.
This is the first year that I haven't looked forward to the new year with optimistic feelings.
It seems like since I've turned 25, a switch has been flipped. It was acceptable for me to be still in school, living in my mama's garage while I was 24, but once I turned 25 I began to feel even more restless to be an adult. Like I've had enough time to figure shit out and make it happen, and now it's just pathetic to be borrowing time against whatever biological clock I've all of a sudden got ticking.
It's 2010- the year that's been next to University of Houston as my projected graduation date on facebook for a long time. It's finally 2010, and I'm even more restless. I've got 8 very long months to go. I still feel excitement when I mentally fast-forward to August. I'm so ready to be done.
I feel burnt out with school. I think I've simply taken too many exams and studied too many Saturday nights to really care about it anymore. Now I'm just going through the motions and hoping most of the information sticks or is reinforced by repetition or actual use. That's the good thing about this stuff I've been learning- we actually use it. I think that's what's keeping me going.
We start rotations tomorrow and I have no idea what that will be like. At least so far in my college career I've had a good idea what the coming semester will be like. Here, it's completely new. I can't make any mental plans yet; I just have to go in and see what it's like. I know it will probably be good, but the unknown is making me anxious.
That, and Chris is leaving in a week and it's kinda putting a damper on my mood. I'm used to him being around, especially when I need some comfort after a particularly stressful day. That's another unknown being thrown on to the pile of anxious.
It's like all these things are hitting me at once and making it hard to think positive. Once things start rolling I know I'll feel better.
So, my resolutions.
1. I want to exercise- no really. I always say this, and I always go through spurts of exercising and not exercising throughout the year. It's better than nothing, I guess. I can't afford a gym membership or anything like that, so I've been looking for a cheap bike on Craigslist and I guess I can always run or do workout tapes. My goal is to make it through school to graduation and not have any extra weight. If I lose the 5 pounds I've gained this past semester, that's cool, but I'm not too worried about it. I kinda like that extra curvage. I need to find a workout buddy, because I really do keep on track when someone's doing it with me. Takers?
Recap: Graduate without gaining weight. Vicky has that on tape from New Year's Eve, haha.
2. Cook more. Picture this: I come home from school starving, and while I'm thinking about what to eat for dinner I grab a granola bar, some cookies, a pickle, piece of cheese, and some popcorn left on the counter from last night. Then I'm not even hungry and I've eaten a random assortment of crap for dinner. I need to have self-control and patience. Ooh, those are big ones to tackle.
3. Since August I've slowly stopped caring so much about how I look. I used to never walk out of the house with frizzy hair. I'd figure out some way to make it look presentable, and then I'd worry that it had gotten frizzy once I'd left the house. If I had a zit, you can bet it was covered up with makeup. I usually wore mascara and a little blush every single day. Nothing crazy, but it was my routine.
As the semester got busier and I got more tired, I'd leave for school sans makeup (zit or no zit), and if my hair got frizzy it was the least of my worries. Most of my classmates did the same. I don't know if it was the fact that I was too busy and tired to care about my looks, or if I was growing up and abandoning the last of my adolescent self-consciousness, but either way I can walk out of the house in any state and not worry about what people think of me. Of course I'm not going to neglect my personal hygiene or start looking like Broom Hilda, but I like this unplanned change in attitude. It feels free. I plan to keep it this way.
4. Spend more time with friends. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed and caught up in schoolwork that I forget to take a break. I need to step away from school and clear my head. I managed to do this fairly often last semester, and I want to keep it up. I'm thinking of organizing a weekly or bi-weekly event, like game night & potluck dinner, redbox night, or jogging photography. Something cheap for sure, but scheduled so I can plan for it.
Well, that's it for now. They're pretty standard resolutions, but I feel like that's what I need to get me over this New Year's funk.
02 January 2010
Avatar
hmmm, not so much.
The special effects were great, but the plot didn't capture me. I was fidgeting and bored by the halfway point.
Yet another reason why I purposely don't try things everyone raves about- nine times out of ten they're overrated!
If my internet stays on with old dinosaur lappy, I shall get some school-related stuff done tonight. It's been on and off all day. Can't wait till the new one arrives!!
The special effects were great, but the plot didn't capture me. I was fidgeting and bored by the halfway point.
Yet another reason why I purposely don't try things everyone raves about- nine times out of ten they're overrated!
If my internet stays on with old dinosaur lappy, I shall get some school-related stuff done tonight. It's been on and off all day. Can't wait till the new one arrives!!
01 January 2010
Fabric coaster tutorial
I -hate- water rings on tables. I have a ton of random fabric scraps laying around, and they are perfect for making a quick coaster. The way I figure, the more coasters laying around, the less water rings I will see. And, since I'm using materials I already have lying around, the cost is zero.
Cut 2 squares of fabric equal in size- about 4 inches.
Cut a slightly smaller square of old absorbent cloth- I used one of those chamois things you use to dry cars with.
If desired, cut a small piece of plastic approximately the same size as the absorbent square. I used an old plastic party tablecloth. I figured this would serve as backup to prevent seepage.
Later the fabric, absorbent cloth, plastic, and fabric into a sandwich- patterened side out.
Pin the 'sandwich' shut on the edges, and sew the outer edge closed around the absorbent cloth. I used a zig-zag stitch to resist fraying and also because it looks neat.
To prevent the inside absorbent cloth and plastic from bunching or moving around, sew another border inside of the first one, making sure to sew through all the layers. Trim the excess fabric close to the outer border, and you're done.
These will eventually fray, but I'm kinda going for that shabby look.
To make a more polished finished product, sew the two fabric squares together on three sides with the patterns facing in. Turn it right-side-out, insert the absorbent cloth and plastic, then sew shut with two borders as before.
Cut 2 squares of fabric equal in size- about 4 inches.
Cut a slightly smaller square of old absorbent cloth- I used one of those chamois things you use to dry cars with.
If desired, cut a small piece of plastic approximately the same size as the absorbent square. I used an old plastic party tablecloth. I figured this would serve as backup to prevent seepage.
Later the fabric, absorbent cloth, plastic, and fabric into a sandwich- patterened side out.
Pin the 'sandwich' shut on the edges, and sew the outer edge closed around the absorbent cloth. I used a zig-zag stitch to resist fraying and also because it looks neat.
To prevent the inside absorbent cloth and plastic from bunching or moving around, sew another border inside of the first one, making sure to sew through all the layers. Trim the excess fabric close to the outer border, and you're done.
These will eventually fray, but I'm kinda going for that shabby look.
To make a more polished finished product, sew the two fabric squares together on three sides with the patterns facing in. Turn it right-side-out, insert the absorbent cloth and plastic, then sew shut with two borders as before.
Homemade ornaments and inexpensive gifts
Yeah, this is posted after Christmas because if I posted before, everyone would know what they were getting!
I was pretty broke this holiday season, so I made a lot of gifts. I made ornaments using an easy and inexpensive salt-dough recipe, also used to make these beads. Many of my friends are celebrating their first Christmases in a home they don't share with parents, with husbands and/or children, and many are starting from scratch with their decorations and ornaments. I thought this would be a nice idea.
Dough:
1 c. corn starch
1/2 c. salt
1 c. baking soda
1 c. water
Mix all of the ingredients in a pot, and set it to medium heat. Stir constantly while the mixture starts to thicken. This will happen quickly. Once it is about halfway thickened, turn off the heat and keep stirring until a thick paste is formed. Spoon it on to waxed paper until it is cool enough to touch. This whole process only takes a few minutes.
Just roll it out like cookie dough, cut shapes with cookie cutters, poke a hole for hanging, let them dry, and paint.
I made a few ball ornaments using this tutorial, but instead of 20 circles I used 8. I have a ton of leftover scrapbook paper from years back and it worked great. They were perfect for my little 2-foot tree.
I also made biscotti, hot cocoa mix, chocolate peanut butter cookies, and cinnamon rolls and packaged them in cute bags with the ornaments and gave them as gifts.
I think they went over well, and even though they were similar, I tried to personalize each gift package for each person. Making gifts does take more time, but I was able to give my friends gifts without spending money that I don't really have.
I was pretty broke this holiday season, so I made a lot of gifts. I made ornaments using an easy and inexpensive salt-dough recipe, also used to make these beads. Many of my friends are celebrating their first Christmases in a home they don't share with parents, with husbands and/or children, and many are starting from scratch with their decorations and ornaments. I thought this would be a nice idea.
Dough:
1 c. corn starch
1/2 c. salt
1 c. baking soda
1 c. water
Mix all of the ingredients in a pot, and set it to medium heat. Stir constantly while the mixture starts to thicken. This will happen quickly. Once it is about halfway thickened, turn off the heat and keep stirring until a thick paste is formed. Spoon it on to waxed paper until it is cool enough to touch. This whole process only takes a few minutes.
Just roll it out like cookie dough, cut shapes with cookie cutters, poke a hole for hanging, let them dry, and paint.
I made a few ball ornaments using this tutorial, but instead of 20 circles I used 8. I have a ton of leftover scrapbook paper from years back and it worked great. They were perfect for my little 2-foot tree.
I also made biscotti, hot cocoa mix, chocolate peanut butter cookies, and cinnamon rolls and packaged them in cute bags with the ornaments and gave them as gifts.I think they went over well, and even though they were similar, I tried to personalize each gift package for each person. Making gifts does take more time, but I was able to give my friends gifts without spending money that I don't really have.
31 December 2009
cookies, diamonds, and fireworks
Taking these to Missy's New Years shindig tonight. There are plenty of big parties happening, but I'm more in the mood for a mellow time- just chillen and setting off fireworks without a lot of driving involved.
Been spending a lot of time with Chris this week- mostly packing and helping him move out of his apartment. Oy, so many boxes, cleaning supplies, packing tape, mopping floors, organizing, loading, and trips back-and-forth. Of course he drives the U-haul like he drives anything else- like a race car. Even in the rain. I'd be scared for my life if I didn't have faith that he's a professional driver. We stopped at this cool farmer's roadside stand on the way back Tuesday and got some fruits & veggies. I love those roadside stands. So, it's been a really tiring week but it's also been fun because we get along so well. I'm going to miss hanging out with him!
I'm so bummed that school starts in 4 days. I just got used to being on vacation and now I have to be at school at 7am every day for 2 months. Nooooo. That's freaking early. I don't know how it's going to go- I don't know if I will love it or hate it. I don't know if I will be busier or less busy than last semester. I guess I'll just have to find out.
Oh, check out the diamond earrings Chris got me for Christmas. Pretty sparkly, huh? I pretty much love them and I'm afraid I'll lose them!
Man, another year is gone. It was certainly an interesting one. Hope you guys have/had a great New Year's Eve!P.S. I ordered a pizza online at Domino's and it's so cool that you get to watch the progress- you know when it's being made, baked, and delivered. Neat!
26 December 2009
work it babayyy
I would just like the record to show that my lazy ass worked out today. I will be SORE tomorrow. Most of the treats are gone, too, so I guess it's time to (really) start eating healthy.
Then Pumpkin got all hyper and decided to mess with my mp3 player. It's so random that she'll ignore me until I get down on the floor to do crunches, then she wants to snuggle and play.
Carrying her prey off in her mouth
Well, she needs to work out too. When I took her to the vet, he said she was overweight. She doesn't look overweight, but I should keep her healthy- less vet bills down the line. No more wet food! I guess we both will be eating healthier.
Then Pumpkin got all hyper and decided to mess with my mp3 player. It's so random that she'll ignore me until I get down on the floor to do crunches, then she wants to snuggle and play.
Carrying her prey off in her mouth
Well, she needs to work out too. When I took her to the vet, he said she was overweight. She doesn't look overweight, but I should keep her healthy- less vet bills down the line. No more wet food! I guess we both will be eating healthier.
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