My Aunnee is coming to see me tomorrow - hooray for friends who fly down to visit! I'm very much looking forward to having her here this weekend. If the past 14 years have taught me anything, it's that we shall have ourselves some mirthful times.
The past week has been busy as usual. On Monday we had our orientation to the human operating room. What does that mean, you ask? I'll tell you. It means that, starting tomorrow, I will be attending human surgeries so I can sketch surgical procedures. The process is fairly in-depth. First, I had to choose a surgery from the list of patient procedures and surgeons that is printed up each afternoon over in the OR. Then, I had to call the surgeon (yipes!) and ask permission to observe her surgery in the morning. So I chose to attend a laproscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) at 7:30 tomorrow morning (we have class in the afternoon, so all the surgeries we attend will be early early ones). So tomorrow morning, Emily and I have to get to the hospital by 7:00, get our sterile scrubs from the machine (it's pretty cool, you swipe your card and it spits out your pre-programmed size of scrub top and bottom), don our caps, masks and shoe covers, and head down to the OR. Scary! Emily has a tendency to pass out, so I'm to act as both moral and physical support for her should such an event occur. Let's hope not...
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005
Currently Playing: U2
Best of 1980-1990
I am not going to wish you a happy Valentine's Day. Nay, I shall not. Walmart has been advertising for this day since the day before Christmas (I kid you not, I was in Walmart on Christmas Eve and there were several displays full of the pink and red and white M&M's and cheap boxed chocolates), so I'm pretty much Valentine's Day-ed out.
What I will do for you, my beloved friends, is offer you a website that shall bring you two things. First, it will bring you bewilderment. You will gawk and wonder if what you are seeing is in fact happening. Second, it will bring you mirth. You will be unable to resist laughing at the enthusiastic display unfolding before you. The song you shall hear (for you will have the sound on your computer turned up to a respectable volume) is very popular in Europe right now and, I would wager, is soon to become popular with you as well. Enjoy.
I am not going to wish you a happy Valentine's Day. Nay, I shall not. Walmart has been advertising for this day since the day before Christmas (I kid you not, I was in Walmart on Christmas Eve and there were several displays full of the pink and red and white M&M's and cheap boxed chocolates), so I'm pretty much Valentine's Day-ed out.
What I will do for you, my beloved friends, is offer you a website that shall bring you two things. First, it will bring you bewilderment. You will gawk and wonder if what you are seeing is in fact happening. Second, it will bring you mirth. You will be unable to resist laughing at the enthusiastic display unfolding before you. The song you shall hear (for you will have the sound on your computer turned up to a respectable volume) is very popular in Europe right now and, I would wager, is soon to become popular with you as well. Enjoy.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Currently Reading: The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3)
by Stephen King
Yesterday I was a mere Medical Illustration grad student. But today...today I am a surgeon. :) We started our animal surgery class this week and today was my day to go. I had a great time!
We started out by scrubbing in and gowning up. Alissa and I were a surgical team and our assignment was to perform a nephrectomy (removal of a kidney) on our pig. I was the lucky head surgeon, so I did all the cutting, tying off, and suturing. It was so cool to see the organs in action. I can now say I've seen and heard and felt the heart beat, the lungs inflate, peristalsis of the digestive tract, etc. It was one of the most amazing things I've had the privilege to see. I love grad school. And it turns out, I've got a knack for suturing, so if any of you ever need to be stitched up, I'll be happy to oblige.
The picture to the left is me in action. I've edited out the stuff that some strange people would term "gross," so if parts look a little funky, that's why.
Yesterday I was a mere Medical Illustration grad student. But today...today I am a surgeon. :) We started our animal surgery class this week and today was my day to go. I had a great time!
We started out by scrubbing in and gowning up. Alissa and I were a surgical team and our assignment was to perform a nephrectomy (removal of a kidney) on our pig. I was the lucky head surgeon, so I did all the cutting, tying off, and suturing. It was so cool to see the organs in action. I can now say I've seen and heard and felt the heart beat, the lungs inflate, peristalsis of the digestive tract, etc. It was one of the most amazing things I've had the privilege to see. I love grad school. And it turns out, I've got a knack for suturing, so if any of you ever need to be stitched up, I'll be happy to oblige.
The picture to the left is me in action. I've edited out the stuff that some strange people would term "gross," so if parts look a little funky, that's why.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Currently Playing: Garden State Soundtrack
Fact: Georgia gets ice storms.
Fact: Georgia residents do not know how to drive on ice.
Fact: Georgia residents drive anyway.
These were the three lessons I learned this weekend. It rained all day Saturday and, with temperatures of about 32 degrees, formed a thick sheet of ice over everything. While it was beautiful on the trees and the pink blossoms outside my front door (yes, there are flowers blooming right outside my front door. And yes, it is January.), it made for treacherous driving conditions. So I chose to stay inside and get things done instead of attempting to perambulate with the crazies (the crazies being the Georgia drivers).
I also decided to prolong my stint as a Martha Stewart facsimile by making myself some curtains this weekend. I have a very large window in my bedroom and it has always seemed a little bare. So, using sheets and nails, I managed to fashion myself some rather attractive curtains. Whether my landlord will appreciate the nail holes above my window is another story, but I am relying on the fact that the nail holes are very high up and my landlord is what I would call a "wee little man" (not named Zaccheus, unfortunately). Here's hoping that they are too high up for him to notice.
Fact: Georgia residents do not know how to drive on ice.
Fact: Georgia residents drive anyway.
These were the three lessons I learned this weekend. It rained all day Saturday and, with temperatures of about 32 degrees, formed a thick sheet of ice over everything. While it was beautiful on the trees and the pink blossoms outside my front door (yes, there are flowers blooming right outside my front door. And yes, it is January.), it made for treacherous driving conditions. So I chose to stay inside and get things done instead of attempting to perambulate with the crazies (the crazies being the Georgia drivers).
I also decided to prolong my stint as a Martha Stewart facsimile by making myself some curtains this weekend. I have a very large window in my bedroom and it has always seemed a little bare. So, using sheets and nails, I managed to fashion myself some rather attractive curtains. Whether my landlord will appreciate the nail holes above my window is another story, but I am relying on the fact that the nail holes are very high up and my landlord is what I would call a "wee little man" (not named Zaccheus, unfortunately). Here's hoping that they are too high up for him to notice.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Currently Watching: Brighton Beach Memoirs
So I started today with a not-so-pleasant surprise. Upon leaving my house to go pick up Kathy so we could be good girls and go work out at the gym I discovered that the front driver's side tire of my car was flat as a pancake. That effectively put the kibosh on me driving to the gym. However, being the dedicated girls we are (we've been to the gym TWICE now), Kathy took up the slack and came to get me. So, after working out at the gym and spending some quality time in the studio drawing and researching, I got to come home and change a tire. Such are the joys of my life. I aired up the flat tire and we will see tomorrow if it will hold the air or if I will need to shell out the kiz-ash for a new one. Until then, I get to tool around flaunting my ghetto spare tire. It really helps make my 95 Ford Taurus just that much cooler.
Another week is underway and I am pleased to report that I actually have things to do this week! If you haven't stumbled across this fact yet, the past two weeks have been a tad slow and I've been going a tad stir crazy for want of something to do. That's two tads, and unless we are talking about oddly named men who are here to cater to my every whim, two tads is too many. So, I now have three, count them 1-2-3, classes this week, with plans for a Wednesday trip to Atlanta for some fun with the girls.
On another note, I am liking the projects we are working on so far this semester. I am currently researching and drawing a Medical Legal panel concerning Retinopathy of Prematurity and an infographic about the use of adult stem cell donation in the treatment of Leukemia. The projects are definitely more in-depth this time around, which I enjoy.
Another week is underway and I am pleased to report that I actually have things to do this week! If you haven't stumbled across this fact yet, the past two weeks have been a tad slow and I've been going a tad stir crazy for want of something to do. That's two tads, and unless we are talking about oddly named men who are here to cater to my every whim, two tads is too many. So, I now have three, count them 1-2-3, classes this week, with plans for a Wednesday trip to Atlanta for some fun with the girls.
On another note, I am liking the projects we are working on so far this semester. I am currently researching and drawing a Medical Legal panel concerning Retinopathy of Prematurity and an infographic about the use of adult stem cell donation in the treatment of Leukemia. The projects are definitely more in-depth this time around, which I enjoy.
Friday, January 21, 2005
Currently Watching: The Big Lebowski
So tonight I made dinner for all of my classmates and it turned out very well, if I do say so myself. To quote my marvelous cousin Cassie "I've been getting my Betty Crocker on" these last couple of days. Although, it's been a bit more Martha Stewart than Betty Crocker I've been channeling (minus the attitude).
Tonight's menu included:
Parmesan Chicken
Oh-so-good mashed potatoes (recipe: Cathy Kahle)
A vegetable medley with oil, vinegar, and italian seasonings
Homemade egg dinner rolls (mmm) (recipe: Aunt Jeanette)
Sumptuous apple pie made entirely from scratch
Yellow Tail merlot
Various beverages
Thankfully it all turned out very well - the picture to the left was taken in between the main meal time and dessert (thus the reason for the lone piece of chicken and the untouched apple pie). A note: this picture was taken with my new digital camera which I am enjoying thoroughly. It arrived at 4:30 this afternoon which made it necessary to take numerous pictures during the evening. Not all of them are exciting (case in point: this picture). So. There you go.
Tonight's menu included:
Parmesan Chicken
Oh-so-good mashed potatoes (recipe: Cathy Kahle)
A vegetable medley with oil, vinegar, and italian seasonings
Homemade egg dinner rolls (mmm) (recipe: Aunt Jeanette)
Sumptuous apple pie made entirely from scratch
Yellow Tail merlot
Various beverages
Thankfully it all turned out very well - the picture to the left was taken in between the main meal time and dessert (thus the reason for the lone piece of chicken and the untouched apple pie). A note: this picture was taken with my new digital camera which I am enjoying thoroughly. It arrived at 4:30 this afternoon which made it necessary to take numerous pictures during the evening. Not all of them are exciting (case in point: this picture). So. There you go.
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Currently Watching: Napoleon Dynamite
I just ordered myself a brand new digital camera. In 7-10 days, a Nikon Coolpix 3200 will show up at my door and I shall be a happy camera owner once again. It's very exciting.
For those of you who have never seen Napoleon Dynamite, you really don't know what you're missing. If you have numchuck skills, if you have ever been so hot that you just had to shave your head, if the liger is pretty much your favorite animal, then this movie is for you.
For those of you who have never seen Napoleon Dynamite, you really don't know what you're missing. If you have numchuck skills, if you have ever been so hot that you just had to shave your head, if the liger is pretty much your favorite animal, then this movie is for you.
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