Misc.

Okay, so next week I have all my final exams which I am soo excited about. I am so ready to be finished with this semester and just relax before the next semester. I really think that my exams are going to go well but I cannot be too sure so I am going to work my hardest. Well, my excitement was uncontainable until I found out that I am getting my wisdom teeth taken out on the 18^th! I am super nervous about this because I hear it is pretty painful. I have had my bottom wisdom teeth in for a while now and my top ones have started coming in but I do not think they are all the way in. I did not have problems with them coming in but now they are moving my teeth and making it really uncomfortable. Anyway, I am happy that they came in normal because now they will not have to cut so deep to get them out, if they have to, which I hope they do not. I am getting it done at my dentist so they cannot put me completely out so I guess they give you these muscle relaxers that you take an hour or so before you come. I heard they make you pretty loopy so that will be interesting. When I get there they give you laughing gas and numb your mouth all up with shots, which I have gotten before when I got cavities filled and they are not fun at all. When you get the shots it makes it really hard for you to drink anything while your mouth is still numb because you cannot feel anything! Anyway, wish me luck, I am super nervous!

Career

So I am really upset that I have not been able to go to physical therapy for the past two weeks. I am supposed to be observing to get onto the waiting list for the Physical Therapy Assistant program here at Rhodes and I have like 9 ½ more hours to go and I could have gotten them done but it seems like everything has been popping up and stopping me from going. Two weeks ago it was Thanksgiving week and I went on Tuesday after class but Thursday I could not because of Thanksgiving. Last week on Tuesday I could not go because I had so much homework to do before Wednesday and Thursday and on Thursday I ended up staying later than I thought at school and could not go. I am pretty disappointed because I really want to get this finished so that I am on the waiting list and the faster I get on the waiting list the faster I get into my program. Thinking about my Program I am so excited! I want to just finish college so bad so I can start a real job and make good money. I also really like to learn about the Human Body because it pertains to me too. I like learning how it does the things it does and why it does this. It is really fun to see how diseases play their course in the body and how medicines work in the body as well. The human body is really a neat thing to know about. I am so excited to learn all this stuff so I can help people who are in pain and having trouble.

Other Class: Anatomy

So the past two weeks we have done pretty cool stuff in my Anatomy lab and I missed both of them. One week they dissected a sheep brain and the next week they looked at a cadaver. This week we dissected a cow eye which was pretty neat. We cut off the cornea and the outer part so that all the liquid on the inside that holds everything in place would fall out. After that we looked at the optic disk which is kind of a part of the retina and then we peeled the retina away from the choroid thing. We even popped the cornea off of the outer part of the eye and it was really weird because it was hard but we cut it in half and then it kind of just peeled away in layers. After you peel away the retina though you can see were the optic nerve goes into the eye, and that is the nerve that goes to the brain to send all the signals your eyes gets so that your brain kind of paints a picture for you to see. Isn’t that neat? Well, in case you did not know the optic disk is your blind spot, whatever light and colors your eye receives and it hits that spot you cannot see it, weird right? Well anyway, the eye dissection was really cool but I wish I would have went for the cadaver. It kind of freaks me out like looking at and touching dead bodies but I still think it is a pretty neat way to learn.

Misc.

Okay so I already blogged about my awful luck with my car so that everyone already knows. I am not real sure if I mentioned that one day after class, on Wednesday, which is the day that I have three classes and do not get out until 3 or 3:30. Well I walked out and went to start my car and it would not start. Well I left it over night and I left with my best friend. Well my grandparents came up the next day to get it and it started right up for them. My grandpa figured my starter was going bad and said we would just wait until it went completely out to put the new one in it. Well my mom works like 5 minutes from home so she started driving my car so just in case something does happen we do not have to come to Lima, so I drive her car to class now. Well, yesterday morning she went to take it to work and it would not start and I had ended up not waking up for class and when I had gotten up and gotten ready to observe for PT it would not start either. My grandpa had come out to put the new starter in it and then he realized my car was in DRIVE! Wow, did I feel like an idiot but not completely because my mom did not realize it either. But I had remembered that the day before I had driven it and was on my way home from school and I had to pee really bad so when I got home I was in such a hurry that I must of kept my foot on the brake and just shut the car off and did not put it in park. Needless to say, I am a blonde brunette. A little embarrassing but I figured someone would get a chuckle out of it.

Career

So for this paper we are writing in English it kind of goes hand in hand with my career path. We have to write a persuasive essay over a topic of your choice. I chose to do Direct Access in Physical Therapy which is for patients to be able to see a physical therapist without a physicians referral. I think this is awesome because when I was going to physical therapy I had to have a doctors referral or I might not have had to but I went and seen the doctor first anyway. But when I was done with physical therapy I thought that people should be able to go when they want and not have to have the doctors approval and that was before I found out about direct access. After reading about all of this and doing research I have learned a lot which makes me feel even more positive about direct access. I think direct access is an awesome idea, it helps people get into physical therapy faster than having to go to their family doctor and get referred to the PT. It costs patients less money too because they do not have to pay for the doctor office costs just for physical therapists. There are only a few states in the United States that do not do direct access and are trying really hard to get it. Medicare is also trying to get direct access as well. I think direct access is a great idea though!

In Class Writing 14

Well, to start of this whole shenanigan, I forgot my girlfriend’s birthday. I know, that is probably one of the worst things you can do to a girl, well not the worst but I know it is pretty bad. Trust me, you will never hear the end of forgetting something so just do not do it, writing everything down is your best bet. It all started the morning of her birthday, I woke up late and when I went to get out of bed I tripped over the dog and fell down, now if that is not a bad way to start your morning then I am not sure what is. I got up though and took my shower, which there was not any hot water and no breakfast so I just went ahead and drove to school. Luckily, my drive was short and uneventful and then I rolled up to school and parked and ran to the doors to get to class. I went to all my classes and had not been able to see my girlfriend at all but I kept getting dirty looks from her best friends. At the end of the day I saw her and we talked and she asked what we were doing tonight and I had told her that I was going out with the guys. Right after I said that she stormed off and I could not figure out what her deal was. I headed home, puzzled, and when I got home my parents were there and were way too excited just to see me. They asked how my girlfriend was and asked if her birthday was going well. That was when it hit me, I forgot all about her birthday until now and she is mad at me. I told my parents I forgot and they just shook their head and told me I really need to start writing this stuff down. They told me to call her and have her here by 7 o’clock. So I did and she was still mad but she finally agreed to come over. My parents had cooked her favorite dinner and put a candle on the table, my mom had went and bought a vase of flowers and luckily I had already gotten her birthday present the week before so it was in my room. When she arrived I gave her the flowers and we ate dinner and then I gave her the present, which was a diamond necklace and obviously she forgave me. It was awesome being able to see all the excitement in her face and after she left, I sighed a big sigh of relief and took a shower and went to bed. That is how my parents helped me make up with my girlfriend and saved the day.

Misc

I am so, so, so, excited for this week. Today, Tuesday, and Wednesday I have class which kind of sucks but we are not really doing anything in any of them anyway. Today I found out that since so many did poorly on our Anatomy exam that we are going to have a curve test on Monday that is worth 17 points! I did not do too bad on my test but these extra points will make it even better. Tuesday I have English and we are working on our paper so that will be helpful and Wednesday I have Public Speaking, Anatomy lecture, and Anatomy lab. In Public Speaking we have policy speeches which is the last speech before our final one. In my anatomy lecture we are just going over notes and in my Anatomy lab we are looking at a cadaver. Which would be really exciting but, Wednesday is also my birthday so I really dont want to go to class at all. I will go to my Public Speaking class for sure but I am not sure about the other two. Thursday is the big day that everyone is excited for, Thanksgiving! I am so excited to get together with my family and eat all the yummy food and then go to my boyfriends for his Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving has to be the best time of the year, it feels so warm and loving and everyone gets stuffed and just sits around and talks. Friday is of course Black Friday, which I am still trying to talk my mom into going but it is not going well. Anyway, I hope everyone else has an awesome Thanksgiving and stays safe and has a great time with all their loved ones!