and you should see people on the roads. Hilarious. I'm so, so, so glad I live less than 2 miles from school. That said, it took me an hour today to drive 3 miles to my chiropractor and 3 miles back. :) i really should have ridden my bike.
It's supposed to sleet and slop and ice overnight. I'm hoping classes are cancelled, that'd be sweet!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Zooey playing with Moose and Billy
The following videos are of Baby Zooey, Brie and Seth's 6mo daughter. We had scrabble night a few weeks back and Zooey had just started to crawl... much to the chagrin of my cat. Moose, on the other hand, didn't really seem to mind :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
One reason to love Georgia
is something that many of you will be a little jealous of: lax inspection requirements for car registration.
Now, you all know that my car is safe. There's nothing *much* wrong with it, except that it eats fuses frequently when I shift into reverse. My friend Dave thinks that this may be a fairly simple problem, gunk buildup in the socket causing a short, but I just haven't gotten around to taking the light panels off yet to check - esp when swapping in a new fuse fixes the "problem" just fine (the "problem" being not a lack of reverse lights, per se, but a lack of dashboard/odometer lights, and the inability to start the car. I like to call it an anti-theft mechanism: If you REALLY want my car, you'll have to figure out how to start it when the next fuse blows!) So, yeah, nothing that's a safety issue, much, you just have to stay on top of it and keep extra fuses around.
In many other states, Mass being at the top of the list, my car easily would have failed emissions/inspection today. But not Georgia. They gave me a "pass" with a smile.
Do any of you remember in 2002, when my truck "failed" Mass inspection because the frickin windshield wipers didn't work perfectly???
So, it looks like I will be keeping my car registered in GA until I feel like fixing its little "character" issue. Well, the good thing about that is, since I was 2 months late re-registering and getting emissions inspected, the emissions test will still be valid *next* november, when I go to renew my tags. Not that I've used THAT one to my advantage before.
This brings the sum total of things that could have caused me great inconvenience had I driven north for the holidays to: very sick dog (who is now MUCH better), sloppy snowstorms en route from Detroit to Ct (which might have left me stranded in PA for xmas eve, with afforementioned sick dog), nail in tire (found that when I got home; easy to fix, but that would'a put a wrench in a 2000 mi road trip, eh?), registration expired (oops), license missing (tho fairly speaking, that may not have happened had i left earlier). As frustrating at it was to have not been able to spend some time up north in Dec and over New Years, I think it's safe to say it was for the better?
Now, you all know that my car is safe. There's nothing *much* wrong with it, except that it eats fuses frequently when I shift into reverse. My friend Dave thinks that this may be a fairly simple problem, gunk buildup in the socket causing a short, but I just haven't gotten around to taking the light panels off yet to check - esp when swapping in a new fuse fixes the "problem" just fine (the "problem" being not a lack of reverse lights, per se, but a lack of dashboard/odometer lights, and the inability to start the car. I like to call it an anti-theft mechanism: If you REALLY want my car, you'll have to figure out how to start it when the next fuse blows!) So, yeah, nothing that's a safety issue, much, you just have to stay on top of it and keep extra fuses around.
In many other states, Mass being at the top of the list, my car easily would have failed emissions/inspection today. But not Georgia. They gave me a "pass" with a smile.
Do any of you remember in 2002, when my truck "failed" Mass inspection because the frickin windshield wipers didn't work perfectly???
So, it looks like I will be keeping my car registered in GA until I feel like fixing its little "character" issue. Well, the good thing about that is, since I was 2 months late re-registering and getting emissions inspected, the emissions test will still be valid *next* november, when I go to renew my tags. Not that I've used THAT one to my advantage before.
This brings the sum total of things that could have caused me great inconvenience had I driven north for the holidays to: very sick dog (who is now MUCH better), sloppy snowstorms en route from Detroit to Ct (which might have left me stranded in PA for xmas eve, with afforementioned sick dog), nail in tire (found that when I got home; easy to fix, but that would'a put a wrench in a 2000 mi road trip, eh?), registration expired (oops), license missing (tho fairly speaking, that may not have happened had i left earlier). As frustrating at it was to have not been able to spend some time up north in Dec and over New Years, I think it's safe to say it was for the better?
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Monday, December 10, 2007
Finals week, again
Man, it's like being hit over the head with a metal bat, repeatedly.
So, last week was "screw amy" week. Not literally, rather figuratively. It started Monday morning at 7am, with out Intro to Outpatient exam, which was supposed to be multiple guess and was actually fill-in. I promptly failed, and am passing the course only due to a curve. The penalty for failure would have been staying here for another quarter of clinic... and I knew on Monday that I had failed and had to wait until Friday until he posted the curved grades. Talk about hand-over-eyes. Then there was the little "assembly" debacle: we are required to attend a certain # of these per quarter, and to sign in. Someone misplaced one of my sign-ins, and it's a good thing I caught it before it was too late or i'd have been behind a quarter on assembly credit. Nothing awful, just a huge pain. And a huge pain to correct. Then wednesday during my extremities adjusting exam, the instructor gave me a move that had not been taught in class, and I had to make something up. Fun... Scratched my way thru that one... good thing, as failing would have meant I could not take boards part 2 in march, and therefore would be delayed in taking part 4 licensing exam until a few months after graduation. Thursday was my Skeletal Rad lab exam, which was bitchin'... and my grade that I got back said I had barely passed, with a meager 7/10. Not really my style, and a definite WTF moment, as the four people I studied with for that exam got 9/10 or 10/10. OK whatever. Then, to polish my week off, I barely (by accident, actually) caught one of the last appointments to do an OSCE debrief, which I did not realize was mandatory, IE, do it or fail OSCEs (entry to outpatient clinic requirement) whether or not you passed the actual exam. Lucky on that one. Others were not. Plus, Moose was sick early in the week, and would not eat for a few days. And would not come up the stairs. And hobbled on her right rear leg, nearly fell over in the yard. And, I got scheduled at work for a weekend I was hoping to have free so that my friend Dave could come visit - gr.
Moose is acting better, maybe she just twisted her hip chasing the cat :) Today I found out that my skeletal rad grade was a clerical error - which makes me very happy. Right now it's finals, yet again. Tomorrow I have three exams, two more on Wed, then two more on Thurs, then I am free of exams and classes for a blessed four weeks!!!!!!!
If anybody has any good jokes or funnies, I could use them.
So, last week was "screw amy" week. Not literally, rather figuratively. It started Monday morning at 7am, with out Intro to Outpatient exam, which was supposed to be multiple guess and was actually fill-in. I promptly failed, and am passing the course only due to a curve. The penalty for failure would have been staying here for another quarter of clinic... and I knew on Monday that I had failed and had to wait until Friday until he posted the curved grades. Talk about hand-over-eyes. Then there was the little "assembly" debacle: we are required to attend a certain # of these per quarter, and to sign in. Someone misplaced one of my sign-ins, and it's a good thing I caught it before it was too late or i'd have been behind a quarter on assembly credit. Nothing awful, just a huge pain. And a huge pain to correct. Then wednesday during my extremities adjusting exam, the instructor gave me a move that had not been taught in class, and I had to make something up. Fun... Scratched my way thru that one... good thing, as failing would have meant I could not take boards part 2 in march, and therefore would be delayed in taking part 4 licensing exam until a few months after graduation. Thursday was my Skeletal Rad lab exam, which was bitchin'... and my grade that I got back said I had barely passed, with a meager 7/10. Not really my style, and a definite WTF moment, as the four people I studied with for that exam got 9/10 or 10/10. OK whatever. Then, to polish my week off, I barely (by accident, actually) caught one of the last appointments to do an OSCE debrief, which I did not realize was mandatory, IE, do it or fail OSCEs (entry to outpatient clinic requirement) whether or not you passed the actual exam. Lucky on that one. Others were not. Plus, Moose was sick early in the week, and would not eat for a few days. And would not come up the stairs. And hobbled on her right rear leg, nearly fell over in the yard. And, I got scheduled at work for a weekend I was hoping to have free so that my friend Dave could come visit - gr.
Moose is acting better, maybe she just twisted her hip chasing the cat :) Today I found out that my skeletal rad grade was a clerical error - which makes me very happy. Right now it's finals, yet again. Tomorrow I have three exams, two more on Wed, then two more on Thurs, then I am free of exams and classes for a blessed four weeks!!!!!!!
If anybody has any good jokes or funnies, I could use them.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Moose and Billy videos
several of you have asked how the kids are doing... they're up to about the same:
Friday, November 30, 2007
Montana
there are some days when i'd really like to drop out of traditional society and start a commune in montana. in my pollyanna-like vision, it would be an ideal place where people treat one another kindly and with respect and honesty. I know that every now and again, a person is bound to bump into a lemon..... but frankly, it's hard to make lemonade of a selfish and manipulative person. it usually comes out a bit more acidic than you may wish.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Blue Man Group
While at Darcy and Chris' wedding reception, I had a conversation with Darcy's high school friend Aaron... and we struck a trade: Blue Man Group tickets for dindin :)
Aaron works for Blue Man, he does sound engineering for their road show. The road show stopped in Hot'Lanna this past weekend. So, my friend Matt and I picked Aaron and his friend Rick up and fed them some southern BBQ :) then we got to see the show!!
Aaron took us backstage before the show (ya a lucky schmoo i certainly am!!!). I tried to behave. I really did. But there were too many toys. And yes we played the instruments. Dude, seriously, did you even have to ask?
I have seen BMG once before in Chicago. I laughed so hard my abs hurt for two days. LOVED 'em!!!!! Some comparable hijinks ensued at Sunday's show, like the Freebird/Fire Extinguisher skit. Hit the lower left button to play:
And, tho they did not "paper" the entire auditorium as they did in Chicago, there was fun to be had with streamers at the end of the show:
We also got to meet the Blue Men. Unf my camera wasn't behaving but you get the picture!
Aaron works for Blue Man, he does sound engineering for their road show. The road show stopped in Hot'Lanna this past weekend. So, my friend Matt and I picked Aaron and his friend Rick up and fed them some southern BBQ :) then we got to see the show!!
Aaron took us backstage before the show (ya a lucky schmoo i certainly am!!!). I tried to behave. I really did. But there were too many toys. And yes we played the instruments. Dude, seriously, did you even have to ask?
I have seen BMG once before in Chicago. I laughed so hard my abs hurt for two days. LOVED 'em!!!!! Some comparable hijinks ensued at Sunday's show, like the Freebird/Fire Extinguisher skit. Hit the lower left button to play:
And, tho they did not "paper" the entire auditorium as they did in Chicago, there was fun to be had with streamers at the end of the show:
We also got to meet the Blue Men. Unf my camera wasn't behaving but you get the picture!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Mt Yonah
When i first arrived in Atlanta, my coworker Frank told me about a place that had great moderate trad climbs but was quite a haul to hike into (about 3 miles uphill). I'm lazy. I prefer short intakes. So I wasn't so keen on it, and explored other stuff first. However, this past week after midterms, Webster called and said hey, wanna go to Yonah? Me, being fresh from a back injury, said... yeah, bring it on!
Here is Yonah. It's in North Georgia. The approach starts at the bottom. The cliff band is at the top.
Note the fall colors. Leaves turn a little later down South. Sort of in keeping with, everything moves slower around here. The weather was stellar, 65 and sunny, south facing, no breeze to speak of. Oh yeah.
We did few moderate lines (5.5-5.6), which were like CANDY!!!!!!!!
Webster picked the last route of the day. He said something about, i think the climb is somewhere about here? The sun was setting. I should have known better. But at least the light hit a great timbre, as we created a 60 foot t
raverse to the left to try to find a set of anchors to rap from before night fully descended:
Well, suffice it to say we rappelled in fading twilight, and did the descent in the dark. Yay headlamps. But it was well worth it. For a little while, at least, I can have a deliciously fresh memory of mountain twilight:
Here is Yonah. It's in North Georgia. The approach starts at the bottom. The cliff band is at the top.
Note the fall colors. Leaves turn a little later down South. Sort of in keeping with, everything moves slower around here. The weather was stellar, 65 and sunny, south facing, no breeze to speak of. Oh yeah.
We did few moderate lines (5.5-5.6), which were like CANDY!!!!!!!!
Webster picked the last route of the day. He said something about, i think the climb is somewhere about here? The sun was setting. I should have known better. But at least the light hit a great timbre, as we created a 60 foot t
raverse to the left to try to find a set of anchors to rap from before night fully descended:
Well, suffice it to say we rappelled in fading twilight, and did the descent in the dark. Yay headlamps. But it was well worth it. For a little while, at least, I can have a deliciously fresh memory of mountain twilight:
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Oh bloody hell
to borrow a phrase from my friend Russell, that is.
My home has always been open-door to friends and family. Lately this has included several wonderful stays from Moose's friends - much to the irritation of Bill the Cat. In the past while, we have hosted Michelle's pup Billy (who is no longer a pup, and is more Moose's size now!!!!! i told you so) Stacey's dog Ellie (boxer mix), Stoph and Maia's dog Guinness (very appropriately named black and tan shepherd-lab mix), and Kimmie's Rue (aka ru-ru, a black lab-weimie mix). Rue has stayed here several times, and Moose at Rue's house. They are good buddies. This has been well-established.
Which does not explain what I found when I came home from school this afternoon. Two happy, wriggling doggies (and one pissed-off tabby cat) looking for dinner, all is good in the world... until I look at the fridge, next to the dog dish. I see blood on the fridge. Not just a little dot, but rather multiple streaks of it. Sort of like, oh, a tail used as a paintbrush. Hm, that's wierd? So I filled the dog dishes, and turned around..... more blood. On the dishwasher. And all of the walls in the foyer, and the living room. O....kay. Both dogs are wriggling with joy at their food, no pain apparent, cat has been outside all day and seems intact, no missing limbs or appendages obvious. So, what the hell??
I let the kiddos outside, everyone is acting just fine. No limping, whimpers, nothing. Back inside, I tackle Ru, bc I'm pretty danged sure the blood is coming from her (for those of you know don't know, my dog Moose is not only an alpha dog, she is also a cannibal). I can't find any gashes, broken nails, no lacerations to her nose..... but there is a 1.5" long gash on her tail, at the tip, still moist with blood. Apparently SOMEONE was wagging her tail a little too vigorously in the presence of a sharp object as yet unidentified.
I am somewhat relieved that Ru's body did not bear the tooth puncture marks I was anticipating, but I have no idea what she hurt herself on. See, my house is the next thing to babyproof - all I have at knee level that may be dangerous is a coffee table and a fireplace hearth. So what the hell, did she slash her tail on my BIKE??
(Look at Moose's countenance. Anthropomorphic, I know, but doesn't she just look like she's saying, "i swear, i had nothing to do with it"?)
Anyways. It looks like I'll be scrubbing ALL of my walls a little sooner than anticipated. Or maybe I should just leave the blood there and call it abstract art?
My home has always been open-door to friends and family. Lately this has included several wonderful stays from Moose's friends - much to the irritation of Bill the Cat. In the past while, we have hosted Michelle's pup Billy (who is no longer a pup, and is more Moose's size now!!!!! i told you so) Stacey's dog Ellie (boxer mix), Stoph and Maia's dog Guinness (very appropriately named black and tan shepherd-lab mix), and Kimmie's Rue (aka ru-ru, a black lab-weimie mix). Rue has stayed here several times, and Moose at Rue's house. They are good buddies. This has been well-established.
Which does not explain what I found when I came home from school this afternoon. Two happy, wriggling doggies (and one pissed-off tabby cat) looking for dinner, all is good in the world... until I look at the fridge, next to the dog dish. I see blood on the fridge. Not just a little dot, but rather multiple streaks of it. Sort of like, oh, a tail used as a paintbrush. Hm, that's wierd? So I filled the dog dishes, and turned around..... more blood. On the dishwasher. And all of the walls in the foyer, and the living room. O....kay. Both dogs are wriggling with joy at their food, no pain apparent, cat has been outside all day and seems intact, no missing limbs or appendages obvious. So, what the hell??
I let the kiddos outside, everyone is acting just fine. No limping, whimpers, nothing. Back inside, I tackle Ru, bc I'm pretty danged sure the blood is coming from her (for those of you know don't know, my dog Moose is not only an alpha dog, she is also a cannibal). I can't find any gashes, broken nails, no lacerations to her nose..... but there is a 1.5" long gash on her tail, at the tip, still moist with blood. Apparently SOMEONE was wagging her tail a little too vigorously in the presence of a sharp object as yet unidentified.
I am somewhat relieved that Ru's body did not bear the tooth puncture marks I was anticipating, but I have no idea what she hurt herself on. See, my house is the next thing to babyproof - all I have at knee level that may be dangerous is a coffee table and a fireplace hearth. So what the hell, did she slash her tail on my BIKE??
(Look at Moose's countenance. Anthropomorphic, I know, but doesn't she just look like she's saying, "i swear, i had nothing to do with it"?)
Anyways. It looks like I'll be scrubbing ALL of my walls a little sooner than anticipated. Or maybe I should just leave the blood there and call it abstract art?
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