I had a rotation today at the hospital. I got to see the new CyberKnife in action. It's basically a big machine that uses radio waves to take out cancerous tissue in the body. Pretty cool. The hospital employs two full time phyicists and 2-3 neurosurgeons to plan the procedure. It's pretty cool...
Anyway, I basically got a tour of the hospital..which I prolly could have given myself...but we did get to see the CyberKnife...
I was working yesterday, and managed to get a few blisters while pulling wires through some pipe. So my left hand is pretty sore, and my index finger has a patch of skin that....well, I take that back...my index finger no longer has the patch of skin there...it hurts. a lot. I had to skip my viola lesson today cause I couldn't really play.
Grace, this post is for you, since you check my blog so often.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ventilator for a random person. 4x a day.
Oh, right. Posting. That wonderful writing exercise which I consistently forget. At least I'm consistent, though.
What is going on in my life? Good question. I'm just working most days with my dad.
I just gave a presentation at our local hospital last week on the subject of Genetic Engineering. The group I'm in, Medical Explorers, was having an Open Forum on the topic, and I facilitated it. That was a blast! The only thing was that I had to study my brains out so I knew the topic well enough to explain the basics of the topic, and to be able to keep the discussion moving along. I spent a good 20 hours over 4 days studying the topic.
It's late. Actually, it's only 10 PM, but that's besides the point. I've not been getting much sleep lately, and I'm being kicked off the computer.
I do have one thing to say. It's been on my mind for some time, and I just need to vent.
During the school year, I go to a college sunday school class. It's great, I love it. During the summer, when all the college peeps are gone, I go to my parent's SS class, normally. I've gone a few times to the Senior High SS class this summer though. I'd never gone, and I wanted to see what it was like. Oh. My. Word. Did you know that the new SS classes are designed for teenagers to hang out and talk for 50 minutes, and to maybe get one partially spiritual point, if they weren't talking during the 3 minutes it was presented in? Yah. That's the Senior High SS class. The teacher (a college aged fellow), begins by asking for prayer requests. This stage generally takes about 6 minutes. After all the prayer requests have been given, the teacher asks if anyone wants to pray. After sitting in silence for 30 seconds, I generally raise my hand, after giving others the opportunity. It's not that I don't like to pray, but since I pray every single time I'm in the class, I want others to have the chance.
After a short prayer, the teacher sits and talks about nonsense for like 34 minutes. He just asks people how their week went, and if they have any cool stories. If you want, you can listen to him, and whoever is telling their story. But if it's a boring story, then by all means carry on a pleasant conversation with your neighbour regarding Maroon 5's newest song, or the baseball scores from the last 4 weeks. After all, it's just some boring story. Sometime in the last 10 minutes, the teacher will open up his Bible, find a passage, and start talking about it. If you care to listen to his 3 minute presentation on How you shouldn't date non-Christians, then by all means, listen. But if it doesn't really interest you, then I'm sure your neighbour would be glad to oblige you by talking about what kind of clothes Ann Taylor sells, or how there's a sale at JC Pennys. After hearing the same point pounded at you for 3 minutes, then you are free to discuss whatever you like for the remaining 7 minutes till class is dismissed.
I'm sorry, but isn't SS supposed to be a place where you LEARN? Where spiritual truths are TAUGHT, and then discussed, so that everyone gets it, and is able to apply it in their lives for the next week, and least, if not forever? since when is SS a social gathering place?
Okay. I've vented. Hope you got something out of it. I'm just glad I got it out. I write so much better then I talk.
For the anonymous commenter, who tells me it's time to post again..here you go.
For the random person who randomly checks my blog for no apparent reason....here you go.
For the first time reader, who likes randomness...here you go.
For the person that checks my blog 4 times a day (you know who you are)....I'm NOT posting that many times a day. Get over it.
What is going on in my life? Good question. I'm just working most days with my dad.
I just gave a presentation at our local hospital last week on the subject of Genetic Engineering. The group I'm in, Medical Explorers, was having an Open Forum on the topic, and I facilitated it. That was a blast! The only thing was that I had to study my brains out so I knew the topic well enough to explain the basics of the topic, and to be able to keep the discussion moving along. I spent a good 20 hours over 4 days studying the topic.
It's late. Actually, it's only 10 PM, but that's besides the point. I've not been getting much sleep lately, and I'm being kicked off the computer.
I do have one thing to say. It's been on my mind for some time, and I just need to vent.
During the school year, I go to a college sunday school class. It's great, I love it. During the summer, when all the college peeps are gone, I go to my parent's SS class, normally. I've gone a few times to the Senior High SS class this summer though. I'd never gone, and I wanted to see what it was like. Oh. My. Word. Did you know that the new SS classes are designed for teenagers to hang out and talk for 50 minutes, and to maybe get one partially spiritual point, if they weren't talking during the 3 minutes it was presented in? Yah. That's the Senior High SS class. The teacher (a college aged fellow), begins by asking for prayer requests. This stage generally takes about 6 minutes. After all the prayer requests have been given, the teacher asks if anyone wants to pray. After sitting in silence for 30 seconds, I generally raise my hand, after giving others the opportunity. It's not that I don't like to pray, but since I pray every single time I'm in the class, I want others to have the chance.
After a short prayer, the teacher sits and talks about nonsense for like 34 minutes. He just asks people how their week went, and if they have any cool stories. If you want, you can listen to him, and whoever is telling their story. But if it's a boring story, then by all means carry on a pleasant conversation with your neighbour regarding Maroon 5's newest song, or the baseball scores from the last 4 weeks. After all, it's just some boring story. Sometime in the last 10 minutes, the teacher will open up his Bible, find a passage, and start talking about it. If you care to listen to his 3 minute presentation on How you shouldn't date non-Christians, then by all means, listen. But if it doesn't really interest you, then I'm sure your neighbour would be glad to oblige you by talking about what kind of clothes Ann Taylor sells, or how there's a sale at JC Pennys. After hearing the same point pounded at you for 3 minutes, then you are free to discuss whatever you like for the remaining 7 minutes till class is dismissed.
I'm sorry, but isn't SS supposed to be a place where you LEARN? Where spiritual truths are TAUGHT, and then discussed, so that everyone gets it, and is able to apply it in their lives for the next week, and least, if not forever? since when is SS a social gathering place?
Okay. I've vented. Hope you got something out of it. I'm just glad I got it out. I write so much better then I talk.
For the anonymous commenter, who tells me it's time to post again..here you go.
For the random person who randomly checks my blog for no apparent reason....here you go.
For the first time reader, who likes randomness...here you go.
For the person that checks my blog 4 times a day (you know who you are)....I'm NOT posting that many times a day. Get over it.
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