IT'S OVER!!!

I would just like to put it out there that

I'M DONE WITH VET SCHOOL!!!

BOO- YA!


Ahh some good feelings to be had there ...

now ...

time to finish studying for boards :0(

So I'll be living in a world of studying and stress for the next week. Bah.

Can I just sleep in my car?

So as few know I am currently in Oregon for an elective course to further my education in sports medicine. As a favor to me before I left the program coordinator sent out an email to the entire college of vet med trying to see if anyone had a place for me to crash for the week. I only had one replay which was fine ... I thought.

Here was my initial message from my would be temporary roommate:

>>> Hey,
>>>
>>> I have a comfy couch you could sleep on, I have 4 cats, dog and a
>>> rabbit. I am taking the same class too. Just an option if you need it.
>>>
>>> -Julie*

(Names have been changed to protect those guilty of hoarding)

The whole 4 cat thing should have been a tip off...

So I have just recently arrived in my new pad ... and I'm blown away ... I should have turned away as soon as I say the orange VW Bus (which ordinarily I would have thought quite nifty but not under the circumstances).

The place is ridiculous. I have attached a link to photos that I have taken just before going to "bed" Highlights of the photos? The double take on the mantel FULL of cats; holy shit ... things that cannot be appreciated is the porch with the couch that would be impossible to sit on because there is not only so much crap piled on it but also in front of it that you would be able to get to it if you wanted to; and the bathroom that is literally falling off of the back of the house. (just hope I don't go tumbling down the steep hill that is the bathroom floor and end up hurting myself.

So now (due to muscle spasms from a very long car ride) I have taken a muscle relaxer. I am not sure if it is the drugs or my current situation, (or maybe a bit of both) but I may start crying.

If it weren't so cold my rental car would be looking mighty fine right now.





Check it out.

The question is: can I survive 5 days of this? I'm thinking no ...

(apparently the link is tempramental):
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The down-hill slope.

So for all the time I've slacked on posting blogs I appologise. (Not that they're usually that good of reading material). Anyway I'm sending out a sigh of relief. I'm over halfway done with my clinical rotations now and thank goodness. I also registered for my board exams today (SCARY!!!)

So as I continue to have no life of my own I'll continue to revel in the fun that I get to read about on everyone elses blogs.

I think the most exciting things in my world are my new computer.
(another mac) let's say
(Dog + Dog)* Dog fight / Dog tail = Booze on the laptop.

A very angry time ...

And on the subject of animals happening #2, the passing of Kojak (my bird).
A not so fun end to my weekend.

So I'll leave on that wah wah note.

I MISS YOU FRIENDS!!

I need some insulin and a wheelbarrow

The decision of the birthday dinner:

Encore: Dessert and Wine bar

= 1 cheese and fruit course
+ 3 dessert courses
* (all with a wine pairing)

This was a fantastic idea at the beginning; and still very delicious but oh man ...

Everyone felt like they had a case of the betes. (Diabetes for the not med oriented crew).

Holy crap

but YUM

Photo Fun ...

Answer the questions below by taking each answer and typing it into Photobucket (www.photobucket.com). Take any picture from the first page of results and post. (click on the picture and copy the HTML code) Don't explain, it's funnier that way.

Age on your next birthday:



name:



favorite place:



fav object:



fav food:



fav animal:



fav color:



town born in:



town now:



pet name:



and


zodiac:



nickname:



person you miss:



last name:



bad habit:



first job:



grandma's name:



current job:



fav. drink:



what you're currently looking forward to:

Anyone want to come visit?? ... I can pull you around in the dead cart?

Hey, it's only been about a month ... see I'm not doing so terrible. I figured I give some clinic updates.

FOOD ANIMAL MEDICINE AND SUGERY : Rotation #1

Food animal was my first rotation in pretending to be a doctor. The late fall early winter as it were is not a very busy time for production animals and thus I and my fellow students were pretty bored most days. At this time I will reference a photograph:



Photo One: The guys have the brilliant plan to practice roping ... a highly sought after skill in veterinary medicine ... okay not really but a good way to kill time.



Photo Two: This is just not challenging enough ... let's make our calf (the lovely red trash can) a moving target. BRING OUT THE DEAD CART!!

Side note ... most all of you are not familiar with the "Dead Cart" as it is so lovingly called at the hospital. Vocab time:

The Dead Cart (n.) 1) a slang term used around the UMC-CVM VMTH which refers to a medium sized rolling wagon with yellow grating. This device serves a primary function of hauling dead things around the hospital most commonly animals such as goats, sheep, and large dogs which are two large or heavy to carry from the hospital to the incinerator or necropsy freezer but not so large they require the use of the forklift. 2) A hauling cart available at your local garden store

Back to roping ... ladies ...



Photo Three: Autumn takes to the learning process



Photo Four: Score one for Autumn!



Photo Five: Score one for me too!!!

BOO YA!

Yeah, I basically rock.

To follow: Rotation #2 ... Pathology
(The anticipation must be killing you!)
~~k, if you didn't get that pun then it goes to show you how big a dork I really am ~~

So is this when they start calling us Doctor? Oh nope, it's when we start faking it.

A bit more out of order back-tracking:

WHITE COAT CEREMONY

So the short of it is:

Lots of family,
Realizing how shitty some friends can be,
Making my dad's evening,
Walking across a stage,
So I can walk across a parking lot,
So I can hopefully walk across another stage,
This time = white coats
2009= the most gosh-aweful colored robes in creation

Oh, and really good chocolate cake

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That beautiful color you see on that stage is called Maize ....ooooo a corn-like shade of brown ... gorgeous .... or ..... not

Wow ... October ... Really?

I know ... I suck. I've managed to become a relative non-posting blogger ...

Let's give this a try,


Starting in November:

The first weekend was my friend Aaron's wedding. Good times to be had in Springfield along with way too much alcohol consumption. A few photos:



And just a little public service announcement: No guns allowed behind the bar at the reception ... check

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