Josh just left about half an hour or so ago, Oxford-bound.
This has been such an amazing weekend, and it feels better than ever!
Over the week I worked hard to get as much work done to leave my weekend homework-free!
Friday evening, Josh arrived, just in time for dinner! although he was skeptical about mixing salmon and fruit, he humored me and at least tried them together :) . It was a very quiet evening. We stayed in and time just flew by. I fell asleep as he watched Monty Python though. Of course! I always fall asleep during late movies.
Saturday morning, woke up relatively early for a weekend. He was actually pretty perky, unusual for his mornings. The day started out very chill as it sprinkled lightly outside. Worked on some of his resume editing and job searches/applications, talked, and then headed to Easton. Man, Easton was quite crowded! and I wore an awesome dress, despite the cold. He bought me a very pretty flower "charm" for my purse and it fits me so well :) . Then we had Mongolian "bbq" and it was quite a fun experience! There were high schoolers eating before prom, families, older people...such a wide range of demographics! the food was delicious, and the drink was overly tasty as it made me sleepy. It was very cold after dinner. Very. But, I know we looked good so it was worth it, ha ha.
On the way back, stopped by Blockbuster and rented Inception (FINALLY). He worked on some homework, then we watched the movie. SO TRIPPY! I dozed off for a few moments, a few times, but he made sure to look over at me and wake me up if I ever had my eyes closed, and to make sure I wasn't sleeping. So I was able to watch probably 95% of the movie, but I followed, and I wasn't really much more confused than him about it. Really enjoyed the movie! and was exhausted from the day.
Sunday...late morning, a more typical morning. Eventually we headed out into the beautiful sunshine to the Columbus Zoo! Wore a fun outfit and I am thankful the wind did not cause me to flash anybody. It is a pretty awesome skirt as despite its short length, it manages to stay down.
Such a fun day! I wish I had taken more pictures, or at least gotten one of us with the kangaroos or something. We only had two hours at the zoo...and we managed to see ALL but the aquarium (I was more interested in cute cuddlies :-D )...and managed to fit in snack time. I love the zoo! it was our first time there, and we had a lot of fun. Saw old favorites and new favorites.
Arctic Fox
Brown Bear
Polar Bear
Flamingos
Kangaroo
Otters
and many more! but the above are my favorites.
Too bad they don't have giraffes. They were certainly missing giraffes. But Josh had a good point, they are too big and would be too cold in Ohio.
That's why I think they should make giraffe pants. Warm pants! Gir-pants!
Which reminds me. I want to go to the circus next month.
I also want to watch Water for Elephants next week.
I will probably be home next weekend, as my family leaves for China in like 3 weeks but in two weeks I have a TON of schoolwork...it will not be pretty and I can't even do that early. This week, I can probably manage to cram everything together. Somehow. Either way, this is probably my last decent shot.
It's been an amazing weekend and a beautiful two years of growth and closeness. This weekend just felt so right and I am not sure how else to describe it. I could do this all the time :) .So comfortable, fun, and encouraging. I am looking forward to the future.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Birth order and matching
Birth Order Affects Your Love Life
Oldest Child: Best match: The youngest child. “It’s a case of opposites attracting,” says Dr. Leman. “You help the last-born be more organized, and the last-born helps you lighten up.”
Only Child (was only child until I was an adult): Best match: Youngest child, because you balance each other out. The baby of the family adds spontaneity and romance, while you make sure you two aren’t dining by candlelight because the electric bill never got paid.
Youngest Child: Best match: Either the oldest child (they serve as a good counterbalance in a parent-child sort of way) or middle child (they value friendships, so they totally understand why you love being the life of the party).
Oldest Child: Best match: The youngest child. “It’s a case of opposites attracting,” says Dr. Leman. “You help the last-born be more organized, and the last-born helps you lighten up.”
Only Child (was only child until I was an adult): Best match: Youngest child, because you balance each other out. The baby of the family adds spontaneity and romance, while you make sure you two aren’t dining by candlelight because the electric bill never got paid.
Youngest Child: Best match: Either the oldest child (they serve as a good counterbalance in a parent-child sort of way) or middle child (they value friendships, so they totally understand why you love being the life of the party).
Friday, April 1, 2011
The real world is coming faster than expected
This is how I would describe my MPH Epi program so far:
Fall Quarter 1: Oh, take a bunch of intro classes, a lot of review, not really do anything important. What is the point? This is going to be so easy!
Winter Quarter 1: What is going on?! It started out looking like it would be easy, but everything was revisited and approached from a more real-life perspective with a lot of derivations, explanations, etc. It was a little more confusing but not necessarily really difficult. And SAS? oh goodness...talk about confusion. But, a satisfying experience with the program in the end knowing that it is very useful and could help me get a job.
Now I am in Spring Quarter 1: This takes it all to a new level. Everything is like scenarios of real things we would have to do in future career such as sifting through huge packs of information to find outputs to interpret, understand, and draw conclusions from. It is very time consuming and takes a lot of mental organization. It's like...here, we're going to throw this information at you, and you have to find a way to figure it out with very minimal notes. I mean, we get notes...but they only help so much with the homework. I've been scouring the internet for resources to help understand what it is I'm doing, trying to make sense of it all so I can answer the research questions.
I am now taking 20 credit hours.
Some of my classes are not going to be much work, but all of my classes will require a lot of reading and/or writing with most of them needing a lot of comprehensive analysis and such...
This will be a very busy, hectic quarter.
Still trying to touch base with my preceptor for my practicum this summer. I hope she didn't bail on me because my advisor (who is currently in Europe) OK'd my practicum (with hesitation). That, and hopefully dad successfully gets the SAS program to me this weekend so I can start working with data from NHANES in addition to my lit reviews to get a feel for my culminating project. I also need to finish reading my journals for my lit review about NHANES and the research I am interested in. Then meet with a lot of professors to figure stuff out such as how to use the database appropriately, how to use SAS better, and how to interpret things. AH SO MUCH TO DO.
THENNN...I have two real classes only Fall Quarter 2. The next quarter I'll be taking courses. And I'll be adding the hours for my practicum and curriculum that quarter too as I work on my project and stuff.
Then...I"M DONE? WHAT? REALLY?
I NEED TO FIND A JOB TO STAY IN CBUS. I want to find a research assistant job because:
1) I doubt I'll find one in a field I am interested enough in.
2) I don't want to live in the middle of nowhere somewhere strange.
3) I am not ready to be tied down by a job, I want to figure out my life to know where I should live and stuff.
4) I need more experience before I get thrown in to do everything myself!
AHHHH!!!
And I'm still sick. Waiting for my strep test to get back. Either I do not have strep or it is not done. Pretty positive I have strep.
WHERE ARE MY ANTIBIOTICS? gahhh...
I can't sleep. The mornings are awful because I'm sick.
AHhhh so much work to think about, and pleeeennnttyyy of work I need or should do.
Fall Quarter 1: Oh, take a bunch of intro classes, a lot of review, not really do anything important. What is the point? This is going to be so easy!
Winter Quarter 1: What is going on?! It started out looking like it would be easy, but everything was revisited and approached from a more real-life perspective with a lot of derivations, explanations, etc. It was a little more confusing but not necessarily really difficult. And SAS? oh goodness...talk about confusion. But, a satisfying experience with the program in the end knowing that it is very useful and could help me get a job.
Now I am in Spring Quarter 1: This takes it all to a new level. Everything is like scenarios of real things we would have to do in future career such as sifting through huge packs of information to find outputs to interpret, understand, and draw conclusions from. It is very time consuming and takes a lot of mental organization. It's like...here, we're going to throw this information at you, and you have to find a way to figure it out with very minimal notes. I mean, we get notes...but they only help so much with the homework. I've been scouring the internet for resources to help understand what it is I'm doing, trying to make sense of it all so I can answer the research questions.
I am now taking 20 credit hours.
Some of my classes are not going to be much work, but all of my classes will require a lot of reading and/or writing with most of them needing a lot of comprehensive analysis and such...
This will be a very busy, hectic quarter.
Still trying to touch base with my preceptor for my practicum this summer. I hope she didn't bail on me because my advisor (who is currently in Europe) OK'd my practicum (with hesitation). That, and hopefully dad successfully gets the SAS program to me this weekend so I can start working with data from NHANES in addition to my lit reviews to get a feel for my culminating project. I also need to finish reading my journals for my lit review about NHANES and the research I am interested in. Then meet with a lot of professors to figure stuff out such as how to use the database appropriately, how to use SAS better, and how to interpret things. AH SO MUCH TO DO.
THENNN...I have two real classes only Fall Quarter 2. The next quarter I'll be taking courses. And I'll be adding the hours for my practicum and curriculum that quarter too as I work on my project and stuff.
Then...I"M DONE? WHAT? REALLY?
I NEED TO FIND A JOB TO STAY IN CBUS. I want to find a research assistant job because:
1) I doubt I'll find one in a field I am interested enough in.
2) I don't want to live in the middle of nowhere somewhere strange.
3) I am not ready to be tied down by a job, I want to figure out my life to know where I should live and stuff.
4) I need more experience before I get thrown in to do everything myself!
AHHHH!!!
And I'm still sick. Waiting for my strep test to get back. Either I do not have strep or it is not done. Pretty positive I have strep.
WHERE ARE MY ANTIBIOTICS? gahhh...
I can't sleep. The mornings are awful because I'm sick.
AHhhh so much work to think about, and pleeeennnttyyy of work I need or should do.
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