1. Seven Things To Do Before I Die
1. Finish Winter Term 2006 of nursing school.
2. Finish Spring Term 2006.
3. Finish Fall Term 2006.
4. Finish Winter Term 2007.
5. Finish Spring Term 2007.
6. Pass the NCLEX.
7. Receive Oregon nursing license.
Check back with me in the summer of 2007 and I might have a more varied and interesting list.
2. Seven Things I Cannot Do
1. Dressing changes
2. Insulin mixing and administration
3. Nasopharyngeal suctioning
4. Tracheostomy care
5. Administer nasogastric medications
6. Discontinue a nasogastric tube
7. Insert an indwelling catheter
I cannot do any of these things because I haven't been vetted on them by my clinical advisor.
3. Seven Things That Attract Me to Blogging
1. Saying what I want about politics, morals and culture without getting any e-mails that say "Please remove me from your mailing list".
2. Having a URL to link to when I post a comment at Pandagon.
3. Getting comments on my blog.
4. Reading the blogs of people who make comments on my blog.
5. Reading the blogs of people who comment on the blogs of people who comment on my blog.
6. Saying what I want about politics, morals and culture without getting any unsigned letters that say "I no were you live fagot your a dead man".
7. Uses less paper than zinac.
4. Seven Things I Say Most Often
1. "Hello, this is John Burt" (telephone greeting)
2. "I love you, sweetie." (said to Kathe)
3. "How are you feeling right now?" (said to people whose health actually interests me, such as family members and massage clients)
4. "Can I do anything for you?" (said to people for whom I am providing care as a CNA)
5. "Pshhhhht!" (said to misbehaving cat)
6. "Would you like me to rub your shoulders?" (said to anybody who's standing still)
7. "Life goes on." (usual answer to "How are you?")
5. Seven Books That I Love
1. Missing Man by Katherine MacLean
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
3. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
4. Metropolis by Thea von Harbou
5. Last Call by Tim Powers
6. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
7. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
6. Seven Movies That I Watch Over and Over Again
1. 2001
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Bananas
4. The Great Escape
5. The Shadow
6. Joe's Apartment
7. The Bride of Frankenstein
7. Seven People I Want To Join In Too
1. Kathe.
2. Peni R. Griffin.
3. Francine Taylor.
4. Floofus.
5. Waldy.
6. Supergee.
7. Mom.
//The Magic 8-Ball says, "I'm going to close my eyes and count to seven, and when I open them, you will have asked me a different question."\\
2 comments:
Well, I can hardly refuse the appeal direct. Normally when I ignore my friends it's because I'm busy writing, but this past year it's been because I've lost my voice - a reason which makes no difference at all to you, but all the difference in the world to me.
Seven Books I've Read More than Seven Times
1. Little Women/Good Wives/Little Men/Jo's Boys, by Louisa May Alcott
2. The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Moominsummer Madness, by Tove Jansson
4. A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
5. The Gammage Cup, by Carol Kendall
6. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
7. Songs for a Small Guitar, by Al Graham, illus. Tony Palazzo
Seven Authors I Binge Read when Occasion Warrants
1. Diana Wynne Jones
2. Christopher Isherwood
3. Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Tove Jansson
5. Louisa May Alcott
6. J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Dorothy L. Sayers
Seven Reference Books I Consult Regularly
1. Encyclopedia of Fairies (Katherine Briggs)
2. Name Your Baby (Lareina Rule) and What Shall We Name the Baby? (Winthrop P. Ames) - these count as one because I consult them indiscriminately
3. Peterson's Field Guide to Texas Birds (Roger Tory Peterson)
4. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls (Dorothy, Elizabeth, and Evelyn Coleman)
5. The Sims Unleashed Strategy Guide
6. Vegetarian Times Cookbook/Moosewood Cookbook/Betty Crocker Cookbook
7. Ferguson's San Antonio Quickfinder (Map book)
Seven Reasons I Can't Tell You Why I've Lost My Voice
1. I can't find my voice to tell you.
2. You wouldn't be happier for knowing.
3. It's not all mine to tell.
4. Things are getting better anyway.
5. You've got your own problems.
6. There is no reason 6
7. I can't find my voice.
Seven Reasons 2005 Sucked
1. Too many natural disasters in too short a space of time
2. Too many hospitalizations
3. Too many demogogues in power
4. Everybody's support networks stretched too thin
5. Too much talking
6. Not enough action
7. The Tsunami
Seven Reasons 2006 Will Be Better
1. No Tsunami
2. Demogogues will lose power
3. There will be fewer hurricanes and none of them will wipe out major historical cities
4. People will talk less and
5. Act more
6. My friends will stay out of hospitals
7. Because I say so
Oh - that was Peni, in case you couldn't tell by the verbosity. I forgot to sign my name.
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