Wednesday, October 29, 2003
I haven't been on in ages. Sorry. I'll post something more detailed later on, whenever I get around to it.
Sunday, October 05, 2003
This verifies everything I've ever said about Fox news.
Lazy Sunday and the previous day's car trip
Car Trip
Yesterday, Leah and I went to the University of New England for an open house. I went to look at Medical Biology and the Pre-PA programs there, and she agreed to come along to keep me company, as she's not terribly interested in UNE as a school. Also, she kindly financed the trip for me, as I'm broke.
The trip down was uneventful, for the most part. The school itself was awesome. The medical people there really seem to know thier stuff and are enthusiastic to the max about teaching and having their students succeed.
However, the thing about UNE is that getting my undergrad bachelors from there (my associates, I remind you, will come from SMCC) would probably cost me a few thousand dollars more than going to USM. And realistically, the education would be about the same in quality. So for right now, it looks like USM will be the school of choice when I go back to finish a bachelors degree.
So after the car trip, we returned to Leah's abode, where we ate beef stew and relaxed. It was a good day, I have to say. Time spendage was good.
Lazy Sunday
Today, however, has just been boring. I need to do a load of laundry but the machines are in use by the parental units, I have homework tugging at my sleeves, and it's just...well...a sort of boring sunday, really. I told Linda that I'd see a movie with her sometime, but today looks to be out of the question for that sort of a thing. Too much to do and so little motivation to actually do it.
So I spent the morning today doing my weekly chores and trying to think of how I can get enough money to pay my insurance and other expenses for the month. Then I made some rather good cookies, had a brief lunch, and listened for the millionth time to my new Guster CD, which is amazingly excellent.
Forecast for Sunday Afternoon:
Homework, with possible scattered chores. Not enough time outdoors.
This evening:
Dinner, with possible irritation from the brother. Leah on the phone. Early to bed for a fun-filled day of school tomorrow.
Monday:
Too little sleep with a commute to make the morning, followed by a day of respiratory school. Should be good overall, with any luck and some good ol' apathy and cynicism to make the day brighter.
Car Trip
Yesterday, Leah and I went to the University of New England for an open house. I went to look at Medical Biology and the Pre-PA programs there, and she agreed to come along to keep me company, as she's not terribly interested in UNE as a school. Also, she kindly financed the trip for me, as I'm broke.
The trip down was uneventful, for the most part. The school itself was awesome. The medical people there really seem to know thier stuff and are enthusiastic to the max about teaching and having their students succeed.
However, the thing about UNE is that getting my undergrad bachelors from there (my associates, I remind you, will come from SMCC) would probably cost me a few thousand dollars more than going to USM. And realistically, the education would be about the same in quality. So for right now, it looks like USM will be the school of choice when I go back to finish a bachelors degree.
So after the car trip, we returned to Leah's abode, where we ate beef stew and relaxed. It was a good day, I have to say. Time spendage was good.
Lazy Sunday
Today, however, has just been boring. I need to do a load of laundry but the machines are in use by the parental units, I have homework tugging at my sleeves, and it's just...well...a sort of boring sunday, really. I told Linda that I'd see a movie with her sometime, but today looks to be out of the question for that sort of a thing. Too much to do and so little motivation to actually do it.
So I spent the morning today doing my weekly chores and trying to think of how I can get enough money to pay my insurance and other expenses for the month. Then I made some rather good cookies, had a brief lunch, and listened for the millionth time to my new Guster CD, which is amazingly excellent.
Forecast for Sunday Afternoon:
Homework, with possible scattered chores. Not enough time outdoors.
This evening:
Dinner, with possible irritation from the brother. Leah on the phone. Early to bed for a fun-filled day of school tomorrow.
Monday:
Too little sleep with a commute to make the morning, followed by a day of respiratory school. Should be good overall, with any luck and some good ol' apathy and cynicism to make the day brighter.
Friday, October 03, 2003
The sleep lab was surreal. We sat in a control booth, and while we did in fact interact with the patients in person a lot, it was like a spy movie. We had them on video, plus their EEG and ECG and muscle graphs and everything. I loved it, though.
More when I'm less tired.
More when I'm less tired.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
jesus on the radio
5 am, march 16
jesus on the radio
you took a photograph of me
on your yellow bucket seat
it's too high it's too wide
you're so low you don't know
to get through to go around
so don't look back
there ain't nothing there to see
was once like you
can't say i recognize that face
in that picture that you keep
it's too high it's too wide
you're so low you don't know
to get through to go around
to get through to go around
I don't know if you can tell from the lyrics, but that's an amazing song. Guster played it unplugged when they graced Lewiston with their presence. Allow me to bang on about them for a moment.
*time passes*
Alrighty. Anyway. Tonight I have my clinical at the MMC Sleep Lab. That will be interesting, I hope. ANd tomorrow I have a day scheduled with Leah, which should also be good. We might go kayaking or something. It's supposed to be kind of nice, so we'll do something outdoors probably. Or indoors if it sucks out. It'll be fun either way.
Anyhow, I have to go. I'll post more sometime about stuff. Ish.
~Ben
The Jetdillo Project: 2000 pounds of steel, 20,000 pounds of thrust. One pair of very dark shades. The world's first fully cybernetic, SSTO-capable armadillo. Coming soon from Armadillo Labs. The Dasypian Future begins tommorrow... ~I don't know but I got it here.
5 am, march 16
jesus on the radio
you took a photograph of me
on your yellow bucket seat
it's too high it's too wide
you're so low you don't know
to get through to go around
so don't look back
there ain't nothing there to see
was once like you
can't say i recognize that face
in that picture that you keep
it's too high it's too wide
you're so low you don't know
to get through to go around
to get through to go around
I don't know if you can tell from the lyrics, but that's an amazing song. Guster played it unplugged when they graced Lewiston with their presence. Allow me to bang on about them for a moment.
*time passes*
Alrighty. Anyway. Tonight I have my clinical at the MMC Sleep Lab. That will be interesting, I hope. ANd tomorrow I have a day scheduled with Leah, which should also be good. We might go kayaking or something. It's supposed to be kind of nice, so we'll do something outdoors probably. Or indoors if it sucks out. It'll be fun either way.
Anyhow, I have to go. I'll post more sometime about stuff. Ish.
~Ben
The Jetdillo Project: 2000 pounds of steel, 20,000 pounds of thrust. One pair of very dark shades. The world's first fully cybernetic, SSTO-capable armadillo. Coming soon from Armadillo Labs. The Dasypian Future begins tommorrow... ~I don't know but I got it here.
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
First: Guster.
I got to see Guster. They were amazing. They did an unplugged version of "Jesus on the Radio", which was too good for words. It left me with a warm, happy, glowy feeling inside. I don't feel warm and fuzzy a lot these days, but that was excellent. And the openers were great, too; Sam Roberts and the Secret Weapon. Great freakin' band. Followed by Guster. Amazement. Goodness. Glowy.
I got to see Guster. They were amazing. They did an unplugged version of "Jesus on the Radio", which was too good for words. It left me with a warm, happy, glowy feeling inside. I don't feel warm and fuzzy a lot these days, but that was excellent. And the openers were great, too; Sam Roberts and the Secret Weapon. Great freakin' band. Followed by Guster. Amazement. Goodness. Glowy.
