The randomness of me

Peep Research - Staley Library, Millikin University, Decatur, IL

Some people have too much time on their hands. But it is really freakin funny!!

My day at Millwood branch was fantastic.

Arrived at 845, and was almost immediately thrown into the fire of
checking in books, and routing them either to the shelves at our branch
or to whatever branch they came from.

Did that until 11, when I went out on the info desk (reference) for an
hour with the manager.   Didn't really do too much there - just kinda
watched and got my bearings.

12-1 Lunch.  I had an excellent A&W Burger - Mama with Cheese, and
fries, and Diet Root Beer.

At 1 I did some SIRSI training with the assistant manager for an hour or so.

At 2 or so I went and put the holds out on the shelf - about 3 trucks
full of them!!

245-330, checking in more books

330-400, break time!

400-500 Info desk, where I helped actual patrons and everything!


All in all a really good day.  More of the same tomorrow I am told, as
it was very busy there because of the long weekend.  And being Spring
Break, I bet all those who did EPL dealt with very busy branches.

Everyone there is very nice, and extremely knowledgeable!!

Heading out in an hour and a half for my practicum. Should be fun!

Yesterday spent 5 hours in Clinical Investigations doing a lactulose test, blowing up 19 little bags for breath samples. One of the easier medical tests I have done - but certainly the most boring. At least I saw Cathy, one of my friends who has had the Islet cell transplant.

Other then that, unpacked more stuff - just about fully settled in!

Well I am all moved in for the most part. A few boxes left to go through and unpack, but I can do that tomorrow.

My new roommates name is Tanelle, and she is a really nice person! She has a little kitten named Loki, and it has been interesting watching the interaction of the two cats the first day here. Poor Phoebe - has to move to a strange place, and have this little playful kitten already here. I am sure that in a few days things will be a bit better though. Phoebe is just sticking to her little corner and will expand out from there I think.

Well that's it for me for the day I am dean tired. Thanks to Katherine and her husband Peter for helping me move my stuff today!

Well packing is pretty much good to go. I think that tomorrow will go a bit easier then I expected.

The only thing left to do is pack the food/kitchen stuff, and then also take apart the computer and desk. But that can all wait until the morning, as I am pretty bushed. Gonna relax and play a computer game for a couple hours before bed.

Seems like a fun game! Some songs I am mildly embarrassed by, others I wish would have shown up!

1. Goo Goo Dolls – Slide
2. Type O Negative – Cinnamon Girl
3. Annie Lennox – Love Song for a Vampire
4. Glass Tiger – Don’t Forget me When I’m Gone
5. Our Lady Peace – Innocent
6. Wallflowers – Heroes
7. The Cult – The Witch
8. The Tea Party – Temptation
9. Evanesence – My Last Breath
10. Depeche Mode – Dream On
11. Toad the Wet Sproket – Little Heaven
12. Captain Tractor – Follow
13. The Tea Party – Silence
14. Captain Tractor – Who’s the dumb one
15. VNV Nation – Serial Killer
16. Cibo Matto – Flowers
17. Darling Violetta – Angel Theme Song
18. Kraftwerk – Radio Activity
19. Star Wars – Duel of the Fates
20. Tori Amos – Lovesong
21. CBC – Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song
22. The Cure – Lullaby
23. E Nomine – Mitternacht
24. U2 – Staring at the Sun
25. Johnny Cash – Rusty Cage
26. Nirvana – Lithium
27. Buffy the Musical – Under your Spell/Standing
28. Voltaire – Dead Girls
29. Curve – Chinese Burn
30. No doubt – Don’t Speak
31. Die Form – Rain of Blood
32. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf
33. Our Lady Peace – Life
34. Depeche Mode – Behind the Wheel (Route 66 Megamix)
35. The Soup Dragons – Lovegod
36. Guns and Roses – Sympathy for the Devil
37. Smashing Pumpkins – Today
38. Gordon Lightfoot – If you Could Read my Mind
39. Barenaked Ladies – It’s all been done
40. Captain Tractor – North of the Yellowhead

Well that's that. Done. Last 3 exams on Wednesday or Thursday are all done. A bunch of the class went out for a few drinks at the Sidetrack last night, - and well some of us had more then a few, but we deserved to celebrate.

On to slave labour, I mean the practicum next week.

In other news, I saw Dr. Sadowski, my GI doc yesterday, and he is sending me for a test on monday, and he prescribed another drug that may or may not work, but he feels it worth it to try for a month.
I am game, as I told him yesterday that I would do anything to solve these problems.

Packing day today... would like to start now, but Greg just got home from a busy night shift, so I will wait until noon, and then have lunch and get at it.

Beyond sick tonight.

I have 2 finals tomorrow and can barely study. Cannot concentrate. Cannot motivate, and barely care. I don't even need to pass either test tomorrow to pass the course. Now I know I will pass the exams, but I still hate how I feel about the whole thing. I pretty much don't care any more.

But I am kinda glad I am this ill, I see Dr. Sadowski tomorrow AM before my exams, and I really want him to see me at my worst. I think that will happen. Actually I know that will happen.

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A new search engine... looks pretty good so far. Must try it out and see how it does.

Well the weekend is done, and I never quite did what I wanted to.

Captain Tractor was really fun on Saturday, even if the show was in a tent outdoors. Once you got moving it wasn't too bad, but it was a wee bit chilly. Bought the new CD - it is great as usual, and to my surprise my name is in the liner notes in the Thank You section again!

Also saw a new singer, Will Preville. He has a song called Anatomical Gift, which is about organ donation. That is the new song of my Islet Cell Transplant! I thanked him for writing such a cool songs. It means alot to me.

Off to shower now. Todays plan is school, get cat food/litter, get Humalog, and finish my Learning Journal for the Systems Design class. Finals this week. Mental not to try and have no distractions at all until Thursday.

Well lets start this again shall we?

I am feeling pretty good today, but my stressful week starts now. Studying for finals, homework, and packing for next weeks move all shall take up my time (but I am going to the Captain Tractor CD release on Saturday night!).

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.....

(happy Green Beer Day!)