Last night was amazing. Right after I left work I went back to the apartment, hanged, and left to go to the museum. I got in free and there was no one there at all. Amazing combination. They had a contemporary art exhibit, which left me in the most amazing mood possible. They had Sally Mann, Barbara Kruger, Banksy, Judd, Hirst, Rauschenberg, and so much more. I was shocked by the Banksy piece. I would never expect to see something like that in a non-major museum. It was half of a phone booth surrounded by rubble. The first time I passed by there, there were about 5 or 6 security guards just loitering and following me around because there was nothing else for them to do. I went into another wing and shook them off, and when I came back, there was no one around the Banksy piece. I wanted to steal a rock from the rubble so bad. It would definitely not be missed, there were thousands. But there were security cameras all over the place. Ugh I want a Banksy rock. I wasn’t even allowed to take pictures. As I was leaving I asked about the Banksy piece, and the woman kept calling him “Banksky.” People tend to do that a lot for some reason and I don’t understand. There is one “K.” Not that hard to pronounce this two syllable word. I left with a few books, of course.
As I was leaving I called Ashley and told her about it, and I got to talk to her for a while, which was nice. I have been trying to call her for weeks and finally she answered her phone. As I was talking to her I drove down Las Olas and drove around the beach area or a bit, then went to Cheesecake Factory and picked up some dinner.
Today at work was boring. I honestly can’t remember what I did. Nothing important, obviously. I did get the majority of the newsletter cleared, and I am happy about that. This afternoon right after I left Good Sam I drove home. The drive was long and boring, and most importantly uneventful. Right when I got home Jenn came over and just sat around while I cleaned my room. It is a wreck. Why is it that when you are cleaning you must first make a much bigger mess than when you started? I hate that.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Day 42 - Week Three, Thursday
This morning started out awesome. I didn’t have to deal with drying my hair or anything this morning and I had nothing to do, AND I didn’t have to be in West Palm until 9:00 so I didn’t even get out of bed until 7:15. Usually I leave well before Marsha but this morning when I heard her yell and tell me that she was leaving, I was still in bed. I went with Denise and Julia to a meeting with an advertising company. They are called the Boner Group, but pronounce it the Bonner Group. The sign on their door looked like it said “Boner Big Group.” Basically I just stood there and laughed until Denise got there.
I obviously have the maturity of a 13 year old boy.
When we got back to Good Sam I had a conference call with a woman in Dallas who is charge of a branch of social media networking out there. I sat on the call for a half hour, and she never came. Then around 12:15 Denise comes in and asked why I hadn’t called in. I didn’t think about the time change. Fail. We are talking tomorrow instead. All afternoon I worked on the newsletter, and Carrie and I found a way to print it. It looks awesome and I am so stoked.
I am going to try to go to the museum today instead. It doesn’t close until 8. Leaving work now.
I obviously have the maturity of a 13 year old boy.
When we got back to Good Sam I had a conference call with a woman in Dallas who is charge of a branch of social media networking out there. I sat on the call for a half hour, and she never came. Then around 12:15 Denise comes in and asked why I hadn’t called in. I didn’t think about the time change. Fail. We are talking tomorrow instead. All afternoon I worked on the newsletter, and Carrie and I found a way to print it. It looks awesome and I am so stoked.
I am going to try to go to the museum today instead. It doesn’t close until 8. Leaving work now.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Day 41 - Week Three, Wednesday
Woke up late this morning for the first time since being here. I usually leave at 7:30 and I woke up at 7:40. I was supposed to go to a meeting with Denise and the CEO and I missed it. That’s just awesome. Today at work was pretty boring. I honestly cant even remember what I did. Oh, I watched a Cath Lab procedure and that was interesting. I had no clue what was going on though so I didn’t get much out of it. I was so tired I fell asleep watching it. Only I could manage to do that.
This afternoon I left work and drove staight to Gardens to go to the mall there. I wondered around, went to Nordstroms, exchanged one of the dresses I bought, and did some shopping. My appointment at the Apple store was for 7:30, so I arrived at 7:15 and checked in. I got a case and whatnot for my phone, and around 7:35, a woman comes up to the Genius bar and is like, “Hi I have an appointment for iPhone at 7:15.” And they guy checked her in. I was so angry. I get there 15 minutes early, she gets there 20 minutes late, and they take her before me. And she took forever. Finally my phone got fixed, and I just got it swapped for a new one, which works awesome. Well, it woks how it is supposed to. I ate dinner at Chickfila and went home.
When I got back Marsha was already back, since her flight was early. We talked for a bit and then she went to bed. I am about to go to bed and it is only 11:00. Awesome.
This afternoon I left work and drove staight to Gardens to go to the mall there. I wondered around, went to Nordstroms, exchanged one of the dresses I bought, and did some shopping. My appointment at the Apple store was for 7:30, so I arrived at 7:15 and checked in. I got a case and whatnot for my phone, and around 7:35, a woman comes up to the Genius bar and is like, “Hi I have an appointment for iPhone at 7:15.” And they guy checked her in. I was so angry. I get there 15 minutes early, she gets there 20 minutes late, and they take her before me. And she took forever. Finally my phone got fixed, and I just got it swapped for a new one, which works awesome. Well, it woks how it is supposed to. I ate dinner at Chickfila and went home.
When I got back Marsha was already back, since her flight was early. We talked for a bit and then she went to bed. I am about to go to bed and it is only 11:00. Awesome.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Day 40 - OR DAY! Slash worst day imaginable
Today was OR day. I woke up early and got to Good Sam at like 7:30. I meandered about and finally found where I was supposed to be going. I met with a woman who paired me up with this nurse, who was really sweet. He was big and fluffy and flamboyant. Basically my favorite kind of person. There was another girl there who I think was about 16 or 17, and she is the daughter of the CEO. Jason took us all around the OR floor and showed us how everything works from the cleaning of the tools to the end where they have to be cleaned again. It was really interesting seeing how the actually hospital runs instead of seeing just the business side. He got us all suited up, with scrubs and masks and hats and everything. I looked quite ridiculous. It is impossible to look thin in scrubs. I ended up looking like a large green whale. With a mask. The first surgery we were going to watch was a knee surgery. I hate knees. Hate. Them. The second Jason said this my knees both felt so uncomfortable and I had goose bumps. I prefer to think that knees don’t actually exist, and I think that the world would be better off if we are all knee-less. Anyways, he took is in the OR and sat us down. He forced me to sit down because I was already feeling faint. The doctor came in and he was so old. I immediately felt uncomfortable on behalf of the patient. She had been crying and nervous. I would be gotten up and left had I seen the surgeon. The actual procedure was really interesting. I was freaked out at first but then got used to it. He inserted a little camera into her knee through one tiny hole, then through another hole on the other side of the kneecap he inserted a long tool. Just with these two little holes he was able to remove the majority of the arthritis from her knee. It was amazing. I have decided that arthritis looks like cotton candy.
After this we planned our afternoons. The other girl was going to watch a cataract surgery and I was going to eat. Jason gave me the option of going to a hernia repair surgery or a rectal tumor exam. Guess which one I chose. Hint: not the rectal tumor exam. On my way downstairs to eat I stopped to find Denise, who wasn’t around. But then I saw Jeremy and I was going down the stairs and he blew right past me. I stopped him and asked where Denise was and he just looked at me for a minute, confused. Then he realized it was me. In scrubs. Looking ridiculous. Then he laughed at me.
After I ate I went back to the OR and met up with Jason for the hernia repair. The other girl and Jason weren’t there this time so I was horribly bored during the prep. I was sitting at the woman’s feet, and I got a crystal clear view of when they inserted the catheter. I will have nightmares. The actual surgery was the same as the knee, with the tool and the scope. Although they had to actually cut into her to repair it. I couldn’t see anything, I could just hear the squishy sound effects. That, combined with boredom, make me just get up and leave.
I came back downastairs and Denise told me to just leave for the day. I decided it was a good time to go and try to get my phone fixed, even though I have an appointment at Apple tomorrow night. I just needed to sync it to make it work. I was stressing because my phone wasn’t working and Granny Franny was in surgery and I had no way for my mom to contact me without a working phone. So I left Good Sam and drove down to the Boca Town center to go to Apple and return some other things. I went straight to Apple, and the jerk at the door just wasn’t letting people into the store. And he gave no reason whatsoever. Just, “no.” that right there set the mood for the rest of my day. I went to go return some shorts and I was a complete bitch to the sales girl and I just didn’t care. I stopped by Nordstrom’s to return something and look for a blouse for work, and I got sucked into the BP department. I left with 3 dresses and that all amazing, and that improved my mood a bit. I headed back to Las Olas, because I wanted to go to the museum and to a movie since Marsha hasn’t been in town for a few days, and I didn’t want to spend the afternoon alone in the apartment. I got back to the building, changed into one of my new dresses, and tried to sync my phone. Didn’t work. It was like 3:15 and the museum closed at 5, so I thought I would make a quick trip to the AT&T store. Three AT&T stores later the guys just tells me that my phone is corrupted, and I just need a new one. I ended up going to Best Buy and bought a crappy AT&T GO Phone so I could at least call my mom to see if Granny was out of surgery. Which she is, and she is doing great. By this time, I was soaked because of the storm, and it was past 5:00 and I had missed the movie. I was in the worst mood imaginable all day long.
So now I am sitting in one of the comfy theater chairs and watching the worst movie I have ever seen on Disney. Dadnapped. Don’t waste your time.
After this we planned our afternoons. The other girl was going to watch a cataract surgery and I was going to eat. Jason gave me the option of going to a hernia repair surgery or a rectal tumor exam. Guess which one I chose. Hint: not the rectal tumor exam. On my way downstairs to eat I stopped to find Denise, who wasn’t around. But then I saw Jeremy and I was going down the stairs and he blew right past me. I stopped him and asked where Denise was and he just looked at me for a minute, confused. Then he realized it was me. In scrubs. Looking ridiculous. Then he laughed at me.
After I ate I went back to the OR and met up with Jason for the hernia repair. The other girl and Jason weren’t there this time so I was horribly bored during the prep. I was sitting at the woman’s feet, and I got a crystal clear view of when they inserted the catheter. I will have nightmares. The actual surgery was the same as the knee, with the tool and the scope. Although they had to actually cut into her to repair it. I couldn’t see anything, I could just hear the squishy sound effects. That, combined with boredom, make me just get up and leave.
I came back downastairs and Denise told me to just leave for the day. I decided it was a good time to go and try to get my phone fixed, even though I have an appointment at Apple tomorrow night. I just needed to sync it to make it work. I was stressing because my phone wasn’t working and Granny Franny was in surgery and I had no way for my mom to contact me without a working phone. So I left Good Sam and drove down to the Boca Town center to go to Apple and return some other things. I went straight to Apple, and the jerk at the door just wasn’t letting people into the store. And he gave no reason whatsoever. Just, “no.” that right there set the mood for the rest of my day. I went to go return some shorts and I was a complete bitch to the sales girl and I just didn’t care. I stopped by Nordstrom’s to return something and look for a blouse for work, and I got sucked into the BP department. I left with 3 dresses and that all amazing, and that improved my mood a bit. I headed back to Las Olas, because I wanted to go to the museum and to a movie since Marsha hasn’t been in town for a few days, and I didn’t want to spend the afternoon alone in the apartment. I got back to the building, changed into one of my new dresses, and tried to sync my phone. Didn’t work. It was like 3:15 and the museum closed at 5, so I thought I would make a quick trip to the AT&T store. Three AT&T stores later the guys just tells me that my phone is corrupted, and I just need a new one. I ended up going to Best Buy and bought a crappy AT&T GO Phone so I could at least call my mom to see if Granny was out of surgery. Which she is, and she is doing great. By this time, I was soaked because of the storm, and it was past 5:00 and I had missed the movie. I was in the worst mood imaginable all day long.
So now I am sitting in one of the comfy theater chairs and watching the worst movie I have ever seen on Disney. Dadnapped. Don’t waste your time.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Day 39 - Week Three, Monday
This morning I went to Delray because Denise is out of the office. I did the inventory with this old lady who has volunteered at the hospital for like 20 years. We were in this huge closet with hundreds of random things to count. Each time I said, “Oh this is cool” Carolyn would be like, “You like it? Its yours!” I ended up leaving with a huge bag of loot with shirts, a thermos, a flask, and even a briefcase. It’s awesome. Then I just sat in an office and did pretty much nothing. Later in the afternoon I went to the regional office and sat in on a social media-networking meeting. I am unnecessarily excited about that. They are going to be looking for someone to outsource to upkeep the twitter and facebook accounts for each hospital and they are already talking about hiring me. I pray I get that job, because I can do it from school. I left for the day after the meetings and had nothing to do all night.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Day 38 - Father's Day, Imokalee
Fathers Day. Liam and I took Daddy to the Brick this morning and that was nothing different then normal time with Daddy. Today Liam went to camp for the very first time. We went with the Whelan’s to Camp Immokalee to drop them off. It was cute and they were both so excited. The camp is located waaay out on Blanding, past Orange Park and in the middle of nowhere. There are about 16 kids in their cabin and no AC. Basically they will die.
I am back in Fort Lauderdale now. Not excited for a week of work.
I am back in Fort Lauderdale now. Not excited for a week of work.
Day 37 - Beach, Evan, Wet Hot American Summer Party 09
Today was amazing. One of my favorite days of summer so far. And it is probably going to stay that way. I woke up early, for me on a Saturday and just hung out for a while with my mom and Liam. Then Evan came and picked me up and we went to the beach. I haven’t been able to have a relaxing day at the beach in a really long time, and today was really nice. We just swam and talked and it was really relaxing. It was supposed to be the hottest day of the year today, so I expected the beach to be packed, but it felt empty. It was really weird. The second that we stepped on to the sand, we felt the need to whisper. The waves were crashing silently and it was eerie. We swam for a little while then had lunch at Ponte Vedra then headed home. We didn’t stay too long but it was still nice to have a relaxing morning at the beach.
This afternoon I took two showers because my hair was ridiculously sticky from the ocean. It still felt weird after the second shower. Then I took a nap and just hung out for a while. For most of the afternoon I was under the impression that I was not going to go to Wet Hot American Summer Party at TSI. But around 10:30 I was bored out of my mind and ended up going. Jenn and Johnathan came and picked me up, and then the hilarity ensued. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. The whole night was hilarious. Right when we left my house Jonathan said something like, “I can’t see.” And immediately Jenn and I both yelled, “I cant see I cant breathe I gotta get the candy!” And that just left poor Jonathan very confused. We stopped at a gas station on the way there, and I had my very first Joose experience. I was concerned because 2 of them made Jared blackout and Adam ridiculously drunk. I had already been drinking for a while and expected to just drop dead if I had even one Joose. So Jenn and I split one and that was perfect. We got to TSI and, as usual, sat round the parking lot for awhile and drank. We got out of the car and we took a bunch of pictures then headed into TSI. Right when we got there we saw Jeremy, Clayto, Hunter and Brian. Hunter and Brian were going to sneak into the Yacht Club a little while later and go swimming and we were supposed to go but we never did. I am actually writing this on Sunday from the airport, and I am still piecing together last night. I do remember, very well, at one point last night Jenn and I had been dancing outside, and we went inside to get some water, but she ended up sitting on the ground while I poured my water all over her. I am not sure why, nor do I really care to know. But we thought nothing of it at the time. And I am pretty sure Liam was standing right there and got lots of pictures. Apparently he took over 800 pictures and I can't wait to see them. There are a good amount of Jenn and I.
TSI was decked out. There were life guard chairs, a slip n slide, a pool, and about a hundred pool floaties everywhere. I honestly don’t remember the majority of the night, but the pictures are hilarious. After looking through them with Jenn today we almost peed ourselves. They are hilarious. It was ten times more fun than Black and White ball, and I thought that was as good as it gets. Today was amazing. Beach, Evan, Jenn, TSI. Awesome combination.
Time for a bazillion pictures.
This one was taken by a random Asian woman in the parking lot behind TSI. She was wearing a fanny pack and Jenn tried to buy it from her.
Clayto, Hunter, Brian
Success.
Slip n Slide in the tunnel.
My favorite picture of the whole night:
This afternoon I took two showers because my hair was ridiculously sticky from the ocean. It still felt weird after the second shower. Then I took a nap and just hung out for a while. For most of the afternoon I was under the impression that I was not going to go to Wet Hot American Summer Party at TSI. But around 10:30 I was bored out of my mind and ended up going. Jenn and Johnathan came and picked me up, and then the hilarity ensued. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. The whole night was hilarious. Right when we left my house Jonathan said something like, “I can’t see.” And immediately Jenn and I both yelled, “I cant see I cant breathe I gotta get the candy!” And that just left poor Jonathan very confused. We stopped at a gas station on the way there, and I had my very first Joose experience. I was concerned because 2 of them made Jared blackout and Adam ridiculously drunk. I had already been drinking for a while and expected to just drop dead if I had even one Joose. So Jenn and I split one and that was perfect. We got to TSI and, as usual, sat round the parking lot for awhile and drank. We got out of the car and we took a bunch of pictures then headed into TSI. Right when we got there we saw Jeremy, Clayto, Hunter and Brian. Hunter and Brian were going to sneak into the Yacht Club a little while later and go swimming and we were supposed to go but we never did. I am actually writing this on Sunday from the airport, and I am still piecing together last night. I do remember, very well, at one point last night Jenn and I had been dancing outside, and we went inside to get some water, but she ended up sitting on the ground while I poured my water all over her. I am not sure why, nor do I really care to know. But we thought nothing of it at the time. And I am pretty sure Liam was standing right there and got lots of pictures. Apparently he took over 800 pictures and I can't wait to see them. There are a good amount of Jenn and I.
TSI was decked out. There were life guard chairs, a slip n slide, a pool, and about a hundred pool floaties everywhere. I honestly don’t remember the majority of the night, but the pictures are hilarious. After looking through them with Jenn today we almost peed ourselves. They are hilarious. It was ten times more fun than Black and White ball, and I thought that was as good as it gets. Today was amazing. Beach, Evan, Jenn, TSI. Awesome combination.
Time for a bazillion pictures.
This one was taken by a random Asian woman in the parking lot behind TSI. She was wearing a fanny pack and Jenn tried to buy it from her.
Clayto, Hunter, Brian
Success.
Slip n Slide in the tunnel.
My favorite picture of the whole night:
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