tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61248662009-12-19T22:57:57.198-06:00Adventures of the New Grad NurseI am diagonally parked in a parallel universe.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1159800658487381732006-10-02T08:39:00.000-06:002006-10-02T08:50:58.523-06:00Just got back from Summit this past weekend. Fun times to be had. Just a bit of an explanation...Summit is a weekend retreat put on by Campus for Christ for university students. Alright...so I'm not a student anymore...but I'm still allowed to go. Although, I will admit...after the weekend I made the decision that this would be my last Summit ever. Why? Well....I guess it's because I don't the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1158428423262363972006-09-16T11:33:00.000-06:002006-09-16T11:40:23.263-06:00I am beginning to feel like a nurse. I mean, I've been a nurse for a few months now. I've been working full time on a medicine ward and I have learned so much while there. I guess the turning point that made me feel like a real nurse, was when another nurse asked me how to do something. You see, I was still feeling like a student. Someone that needed to learn from everyone else, but couldn'tthe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1157037709378733522006-08-31T09:14:00.000-06:002006-08-31T09:21:49.396-06:00Well, it's just about time for a new post I think. I thought long and hard about what to write today and then I remembered something I had in my email inbox. It was a letter written by my boyfriend back in March. I remember I had asked him to write sometihng for my blog, so he did and he sent it to me. At that time I didn't know if I should post it, so I decided to sit on it and wait. Well, I the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1155088634461763142006-08-08T19:34:00.000-06:002006-08-08T19:57:14.476-06:00I recently bought a new cd by a Canadian Christian band called His Season. First of all, let me say that I absolutely love them (shameless plug). I love their sound and their harmony. In their newest cd, they have a combination of praise/worship songs and orginal ones. So far, my favorite song is one titled "Love You so much". The lyrics go like this:Hear these praises from a grateful the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1154448352960549872006-08-01T09:51:00.000-06:002006-08-01T10:05:53.006-06:00It's already August. I can't believe it. This summer has just flown by. Pretty soon, it will be September. People will be getting ready to go back to school. But I won't. It hit me the other day that what I'm doing now is what I'm going to be doing for at least the next year. If not longer. It's a scary thought. I am an adult.I am in the real world.I am a working professional.I am a nursethe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1152800780565006942006-07-13T08:17:00.000-06:002006-07-13T08:26:20.586-06:00Well, it has been a long time since I have posted. Almost 2 full months, in fact. So much has happened in the interim, which is why I haven't posted. I graduated from school, wrote the RN exam (which I still don't know if I passed), I got a job and started working full time, and....well that's it really. Work has been taking up most of my time. It's crazy. There are days when I feel like I the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147988092826268502006-05-18T15:33:00.000-06:002006-05-18T15:34:52.826-06:00Please note, I have a new title. I contemplated long and hard as to what I should change my blog title to. After all, I'm no longer a nursing student, having just graduated. Therefore "Diary of a Nursing Student" doesn't quite fit. If anyone has any other suggestions for a title, feel free to make them.Maybe I should hold a contest.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147987862055794932006-05-18T15:26:00.000-06:002006-05-18T15:31:02.070-06:00Last night another commercial for the Hanso Foundation aired and advertised another website. http://www.letyourcompassguideyou.com . I logged on but had no idea what to do.And this marks the end of my blogging on the Lost experience. Oh, I might still follow it casually. But ultimately, I have run out of time to devote to this experience. You see, I am currently doing orientation for my new the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147531126959468852006-05-13T08:36:00.000-06:002006-05-13T08:38:46.973-06:00Who is Alvar Hanso anyways? If you follow the easter eggs on Alvar Hanso's bio under executive bios, you find out that the last record of him was in Madrid on Dec 31, 2002. I decided to send an email to Hugh McIntyre, because accorinding to our friends at the lostexperience.net he is finally answering some emails. Perhaps he knows where Alvar Hanso is. If he even existed.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147530239828932032006-05-13T07:53:00.000-06:002006-05-13T08:23:59.860-06:00I went into the Joop's corner and inputed "heir apparent" as suggested below. This is what I got. It looks like some sort of cellular thing. You know, cells dividing and everything on a molecular level. You click on some things and a letter comes up. This letter is from the Global Welfare Consortium to the Dr. Roderick Johnson, the clinical director of the Center for Disease Control. It wasthe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147314557669314222006-05-10T20:24:00.000-06:002006-05-10T20:29:17.686-06:00So I finally got in. Basically the first page on the sublymonal site is 6 boxes (TVs) in a circle. You click on them until they each turn green. There was no specific pattern that I picked up. Of course, I had no idea what I was doing. Once all the screens are green, they twirl around and you're sent to a new page. Sublymonal message unlocked. Code: Heir Apparent. Don't ask me what it the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147313029489505222006-05-10T20:02:00.000-06:002006-05-10T20:03:49.506-06:00The same Hanso Foundation commercial occured again during tonight's episode of Lost. This time they included a website. http://www.sublymonal.comOf course, every person and their brother are trying to get on right now. But I'll post what I get off of it.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1147195583333521962006-05-09T11:13:00.000-06:002006-05-09T11:26:23.363-06:00I stumbled across a link to this ad, from a newspaper in Philadelphia, as well as the Chicago Tribune. The Lost forums are already heavily discussing this ad. I can't wait to get my hands on this book.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1146942391258572992006-05-06T12:55:00.000-06:002006-05-06T13:06:31.276-06:00So there's this book being published called "Bad Twin" (I have it on order from the library). The author, Gary Troup, supposedly died in the crash of Flight 815. Obviously, the author is also a work of fiction. So here's a few Gary Troup clues:Letters between the editor and Gary Troup:LettersInterview with Gary TroupClip oneClip twoClip threeEditorial Review from Amazon.com :Book the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1146750584068708932006-05-04T07:40:00.000-06:002006-05-04T07:49:44.070-06:00Alright, so apparently someone has managed to get the Hanso Voice Mail system online. For ease, I'm linking there from here. The website is http://www.thelostexperience.com/.Main MenuOption OneOption TwoOption ThreeOption FourOption FiveHere's the cell phone number for Hugh McIntyre, Public Relations for the Hanso Foundation - (206) 861-5017 (also courtesy of the lostexperience.com). Apparentlythe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1146708050048426092006-05-03T19:58:00.000-06:002006-05-03T20:01:06.023-06:00So the first official TV clue aired on tonight's episode of Lost. It was a commercial for the Hanso Foundation, with a number to call for "more information".The number is: 1-877-HansorgThere is also another number floating around the internet: 011 44 800 6666 40I don't know if this will be the same information on both lines. I'm gonna phone tomorrow and find out.the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1146705364062386502006-05-03T18:37:00.000-06:002006-05-03T19:16:04.076-06:00The Lost ExperienceOk, so I'm really into this show called Lost. You might have heard about it. It's this show created by JJ Abrams. Airs on ABC every Wednesday night at 9pm. Quite addictive, as shows go.Well, the producers have created a huge interactive game for fans of Lost. The idea is that this will keep us occupied over the summer. This is from an article off the MTV website:"The Lost the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1110751977888905552005-03-13T16:00:00.000-06:002006-05-02T20:26:29.713-06:00i came to a blinding realization about guys and my life (or guys in my life) last night as i was lying in bed.let me back up and explain a bit.i am a flirt. i know this. i have fun when i'm out with my friends. i enjoy hanging out with my guy friends. and i'm not blind. i know when a guy has a crush on me and sometimes, i will admit, i play on this a bit. guys ask me out and you know what?the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1145802257228439602006-04-23T08:22:00.000-06:002006-04-23T08:24:17.236-06:00I received an email this morning from one of my friends from Campus for Christ at McMaster, who is also in the nursing program. She's currently in Niger with SIM working as a nursing student and doing missionary work. Check out her blog here: http://habeebi.blogspot.comthe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1145561787579497502006-04-20T13:28:00.000-06:002006-04-20T13:57:15.793-06:00What a gorgeous day! It's about time we got some nice weather. This is convertible weather. Driving with the top down, sunglasses on, looking cool, and blasting Greenday's Summer of 69 as loud as you can!So now that I'm done school (ok...I do have one exam left. It's for Pop Music, which is an elective I took. I do it tomorrow. Not that hard), I'm thinking up of my summer reading list. I the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1141748222348617742006-03-07T10:02:00.000-06:002006-04-20T13:10:49.416-06:00Announcer (Danny):Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another segment of the Rant and Rave Hour! Our contestant today is....*cue upbeat music* Sarah Nichols! Welcome Miss Nichols. Now would you like to "rant" or "Rave"?Sarah: Well, Danny, I think I want to "Rant" today.Announcer (Danny): Excellent! You have two choices a) "My Clinical Placement is Stupid" or b) "My College has gone on strike withthe Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1144942405841011832006-04-13T09:27:00.000-06:002006-04-13T09:33:25.856-06:00Helping the Children of RwandaMy sister sent me a link for a blog done by a missionary. This man and his wife are going on a trip with the The Wellspring Foundation. They will be leaving at the end of June and will be travelling to Rwanda to help construct and fix schools, as well as help train teachers. Check it out!the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1143313315727090712006-03-25T12:40:00.000-06:002006-03-25T13:01:55.800-06:00God spokeSo Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," he replied. "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1142443236558444622006-03-15T11:18:00.000-06:002006-03-15T11:20:36.560-06:00So this is my Jahari window. It is basically the way I view myself and how others view me. You choose 4-5 words out of a list that you feel describe yourself, then you ask your friends to do the same. The Arena are words that both I and my friends feel describe me. The Blind spot is words that others use to describe me that I did not use. Facade is the words that I used to describe me that the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124866.post-1142443075634500452006-03-15T11:17:00.000-06:002006-03-15T11:17:55.650-06:00 Arena (known to self and others) cheerful, confident, extroverted, friendly, witty Blind Spot (known only to others) bold, brave, calm, caring, clever, energetic, helpful, intelligent, introverted, kind, loving, observant, quiet, reflective, religious, self-assertive, self-conscious, sentimental, silly, spontaneous, trustworthy, warm, wise Façade (known only to self) relaxed Unknown (known to the Cynical studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711265973630125noreply@blogger.com0