What a bummer weekend. It went downhill faster than Britney's career. It actually wasn't altogether horrid, so you will have to excuse any hyperbole, but the condo situation is deteriorating rapidly. This could be a good thing in the long run because there is a lot less incentive to stick around ROC if we dont have inexpensive digs within spitting distance of campus. The main issues are twofold (three if you count the owner being a complete tool): there is asbestos tape on a small piece of piping coming out of the furnace that needs to be professionally removed and the piping repaired properly and one of the breakers kept shutting off and heating up whenever you turned on anything upstairs. The first problem will cost about $375 to repair and the second could range anywhere from replacing the breaker to all the wiring in the house being aluminum, bringing with it the whole 'fiery inferno' potential that, aside from those of us with an arson bend, is not appealing. So, we feel he needs to get that stuff fixed and he is the kind of guy that keeps bills in his wallet so long that the Lincoln is getting an ingrown beard. It sucks. No more looking at FSBO (for sale buy owner) homes.
In an effort to check out the other fish in the sea real-estate wise, we popped into a condo community today for a gander. The place itself is nice if a bit dated. The rooms were large (as were the taxes) and the real estate agent pretty much said outright that the owner was extremely motivated to sell. What we fell in love with was the community which includes an Olympic-sized indoor heated pool, two indoor raquetball courts, an indoor basketball court, a fitness center and the nicest people I have met. It was pretty sweet. It is closer than this house, but not as close as the other place. The downside is that it is not altogether that much less expensive. A head scratcher at the moment.
As for school......it goes. I was so nervous and excited to get to clinical, and now I can't wait to move along. I, as well as most people I have spoken with, have our eyes on the vacation ahead and have pretty much had our fill of cleaning up feces and wiping ass. We got to give meds, injections, put info in charts, and attend to other types of patient care........and that was good, but having one patient also makes for a LONG day once you have the general care down. Much like having one table as a server or one customer in retail......they will keep you moderately busy, but only for so long. The rest of the day is spent trying to busy ourselves with whatever is, or at least appears to be, productive. I am glad I feel that way though, because it beats the hell out of feeling overwhelmed.
Also, as a post script to my usual rants, check out Scott Baio is 45 and single if you get a chance. Compelling stuff.
Off to learn about the Alaris pump.
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