My Decision

I know this sounds weird, but I've decided that I'm not going to get my license. I know . . . you're shocked! But, it's the truth. I've shredded my permit and decided that I'm going to let my dad, mom, brother, and sister drive me everywhere I need to go (which, as all of you know, is a lot of places!!)

I work at the Hospital....well..sort of, and not quite yet. :)

So I joined this group called Medical Explorers. It's for young people between the ages of 14-20 to explore the different areas of health care. Basically what you do is sign up for clinical rotations, only lasting 2 hours, in the hospital. You shadow someone (usually a nurse) around during that time. You can sign up for rotations in the ER, surgery, Burn Unit, ICU, Oncology...just about everything except for pediatrics and labor/delievery. Tuesday evening we had our orientation meeting. We have to be informed about all the HIPAA rules and all the different hospital ins and outs. We did "Gloving 101" where we learned how to put on and take off gloves properly. Thank God for Camp Barnabas. I knew how to do that really well, since I had to put on gloves about 3-4 times a day during term 9. We learned about all the different emergency situations, and what to do in those situations.
It was a 3 hour orientation. I hate sitting in a chair for that long. The cool thing about ME's is that once you frequent an area of the hospital enough, the people start to recognize you, and you start being able to do things. We are basically errand runners, but we don't get paid or anything. We'll have a business meeting the 2nd week in October, and we can sign up for rotations then. I've got scrubs, and at the business meeting, I'll get my official name badge and everything. I'm soooo excited! If you are interested in this program, tell me, and I'll give you more info.

Think....think...ow. That hurts.

wow.



For the first time in a long time, I sat down at the computer, and could think of nothing to write about my fabulous and fantastically wonderful life as a follower of Jesus Christ. But that was just a momentary relapse, because as I write this, so many things are coming to mind that they may end up overpowering me, and then my mind will shut down again and I will have nothing to write about...again.



I go to the college sunday school class at my church. We normally have around 6-8 people in attendance per week. Today, there were 23 students in attendance, not including the teacher. Yeehaw! It's pretty cool to have that many in the class. Discussions are much more in depth. The only real problem with the class is that the new teacher we have...well, let's just say he's a Cubs Fan. And a lot of the class are Cub's Fans. And, well, let's just say that it doesn't set very well with me. Cause I'm a Cards Fan. So technically, the teacher and half the class, and I should be mortal enemies. But for the sake of unity in our classroom, I've decided to put up with them. The annoying thing is that my Cardinals have been eliminated, and the Cubs are in first place in their division.



Next week, we are having a special service and after church dinner for our recently retired pastor. We'll have special speakers and what not. I'm supposed to be one of the door greeters. I'm masquerading as this dashing young fellow with amazingly good looks and wonderful manners. Check out the totally sweet adjectives and adverbs I used in describing myself. Pretty cool, huh? I'm learning something in English, I guess. Anyway, back to the dashing young fellow, etc... Maybe I don't have to masquerade...maybe I'll just be myself, and still fufill all of the above characteristics of, well...me. I really like that..."of, well...", I like how it sounds, the definite pause in between the "of" and "well", then the emphasis on whatever I say next. Works really well, doesn't it?

I'm supposed to work tomorrow. Haha...work..yeah right. I've got to do school all day, then at 4:00ish, I'll go and work the early evening shift. Something like 4-10 or something. I'll make 35 an hour, so I won't complain, and I'll try to actually put forth a reasonable amount of effort. Since my dad'll probably read this, I'll say I will put forth all of my effort. :)

I went over to one of my friends house yesterday evening. We played 2 games of Ultimate Frisbee, and a game of capture the flag. Have I ever mentioned how much I like frisbee? I Love Ultimate Frisbee! There, I've mentioned it. :)

I've discovered that if I drink lots of water, I don't get sick as often, my acne clears up, and I don't hurt myself as much... so I'm drinking lots of it. I reckon it's worth it.

Christmas...in September.

So this evening was our second practice for the Christmas play at my church. Tonight they were only working over lines and stuff for Mary, Cyrus (the innkeeper) and me, Joseph. My lines with Cyrus went really well. We got some kinks worked out, and some of the entrances and stuff just right. Then I had to do my two scenes with Mary. Well, it's kind of hard to describe on the computer just what it felt like to have to do all these interesting-sounding lines and stuff with Molly. It's kind of interesting. Especially since the way the play is worded, cause it doesn't sound at all like how Molly and I really talk. After we finished our practice up, the director asked Molly and me how we had felt it had gone. "Awkward," was my immediate reply. Everything else went fairly well, it just felt weird.

My new pet peeve: I hate arranged marriages, especially if it's just for a play. :)

Speaking of Arranged Marriages....aren't all marriages arranged? I mean, there's the church to rent, the Wedding Clothes to buy/rent, the cake and punch to buy, the invitations to get sent out...doesn't it sound kind of arranged to you? Or maybe you just call it organized. Like chickens. "They're Organized."

Apology, ACT, and...

I apologize for not posting for 10 days. I've been pretty muchly consumed in school and sleep. I had the ACT yesterday (the 15th), and I stayed up till about 3:00 in the morning just about every school night studying for the test. Alas, it was all for nothing, because I don't think I did too well. I'm guessing my score to be a 25-27 ish. We'll see here in a couple of weeks.
Orchestra started this past week. Good stuff. I get to orchestra at 8:30-8:45, and don't leave until about 4:30. So it's a long day. I started choir too. I didn't really know what to expect. It was pretty neat...I think it'll be fun. I've got the lowest voice in the choir, but I don't know if that's good or bad, since I kind of like tenor better then bass. Not all the time, though, it really depends on the song. Our Choir Director's name is Krista S. (I guess that's how you spell her name :)>. She used to be the Choir Director for L-R High School. She was telling us a story about a blind guy named Devin who was in the choir at L-R. I thought the name sounded familiar, so I asked some questions after choir was over. Turns out that I took care of Devin's little bro while I was at Camp Barnabas. His bro's name was Noah. I was really tired this Friday from staying up late, and then from orchestra, so when I got home, I went to bed after eating a snack. I think I was in bed by 6:30, and didn't get up the next morning until 6:00. That felt really nice.
The ACT was really, really tough this time around. But I don't like thinking about it, so I won't.
Last night the Double A Team we have here in town were hosting a rival team for Game 4 of the Championship Series. It was a must win game for the our team. We lost. They were down 11-0 in the bottom of the 9th, and ended up getting 7 runs in. So it was an 11-7 game, which wasn't too bad. I went with Tim, Josh, Heather, Jessica, Rachel, Elizabeth, Andrew, Sam, Mr. S, Mr. B, Jake, and Joy. Fun times, and there were some good fireworks afterwards.

Downdate

Okay, so my face doesn't look quite as bad as it did. My left eye ended swelling about 1/2 way shut on Friday morning, but other than that, nothing worse happened. I played Frisbee on Friday afternoon, and fell a couple times onto my wrist, which really hurt. But I managed to play okay, though definitely not with my full potential. I am trying to think of a joke I can throw in right here, something about my potential...I probably won't ever realize my full potential...or maybe I've already, climbed to, peaked, and am going down the other side of my potentiality hill.
This last Tuesday was the first practice for the Christmas play that our church is putting on. I am playing the part of Joseph, which shows how desperate my church is for good actors/dramatizers. Molly is playing Mary, which again shows my church's desperatism. Luckily, I only have like 5 or 6 speaking lines, and no singing or anything. I just have to sit in a barn/cave/whatever it was and look handsome, which I do fairly well anyway. :)
The play centers around a little girl named Maggie. The girl that plays the part is probably around 9 years old, but she plays the part sooooo well. Even at our first read through, she was anunciating and using voice inflection really well. She already had her lines for the first 6 (out of 11 total) scences memorized.
The ACT is coming up this next Saturday, the 15th. I am going to study this time, and try to get a high enough score so that I don't have to take it again. A 35 or 36 would be nice. :) This will be my 4th time to take it. Of course, the first time I took it, I'd had like almost no high school classes. And I was only 14. Each time I take it, I've usually added another year of high school to my knowledge and know-how.
Orchestra starts again this Friday. YEAH! There is a teacher's meeting today, so I'll find about who I am teaching, and what I am teaching. I know I'll teach theory, but how much, and to whom is the question.

Quick Question

So, I'd really like to know. The person who uses InsightBroadBand out of Louisville, KY. Do I know you? It's okay if I don't, I was just wondering. I understand if you just really like my blog, and love the way I write.