To start, I have been driving home to my parents' house the past 3 weekends in a row. My sister graduated high school, had her senior dance recital and massive party at my parents' house (and, of course, I was recruited to help with all the logistics). I'm proud of her. I think she will do great in college. I do however worry about her, but thats a discussion for another time.
I love my family, I love being home. However, driving four hours there and four hours back to where I currently live takes A LOT of energy out of my weekend. Who would have ever thought? Its a pretty mindless chore, cruise control/lane changing and all. Basically, I just crank my music and don't stop unless I have to get gas or go to the bathroom. Its my time to just zone out and allow thoughts to come to me. Ironically, nothing too profound has popped into my head. Just the thought that maybe this summer I've bitten off more than I can chew. But let me tell you: I'm going to chew it.
That brings me to my next topic: Work. I've been working my ass off over the past few weeks. Last week, they put me on nights. This means I get to work at 11 pm and don't leave until 7:30 am the next morning. I didn't think it would be all that bad. Damn was I wrong. I don't think I've ever consumed that much coffee in my life. And you figure, working in a hospital, that most of the patients will be asleep not needing much. Not necessarily the case. There are labs to be drawn, vitals to be taken, cultures to be obtained, IV tubing to be primed, etc. I am glad to have my evening shift back starting next week.
Today I started class. Right now, I don't have a great read on how its going to be work wise, but I think I'm going to like the class in general. Its about Science Fiction works (which I know NOTHING about) but the introduction today was actually quite interesting despite the fact I had to try so hard not to fall asleep after my hectic work and travel schedule.
I'm a bit music deprived. I've been needing a piano to sit at. Badly. I'm working on convincing my house to buy one. Even for $500 bucks, thats hard to convince them to do. I'll update if this changes.
So thats really it for now. I think I'll go to the bookstore and walk around the mall, just because I can. I don't have work at either of my two jobs today (imagine that?). So to everyone out there, keep blogging! I love to take some time to sit down, relax and catch up on how people are doing. Talk to you all soon, expect more frequent posts.
Peace.
