Restive State

I'm a first year nursing student dying under the load of homework. There. I said it. Maybe now I can get on with my life.

The program I am in will turn me into an RN in less than 2 year. Just thinking about the sheer volume of information that I have to digest is overwhelming, not to mention the sheer amount of time and energy I have had to devote to it.

But the wisdom: get everything else that you need for your degree out of the way first, then take nursing classes. My course load is 13 credit hours. Yeah right. Between clinical work that averages 10hrs+ a week to the Anatomy prof who thinks that free time is a bad thing and work, life is just peachy.

Just another missive from my life.

Oh yeah, heard this today...
Q; what's the difference between a cactus and a Hummer H2?
A: on a cactus the pricks are on the outside...

To end the week right, here's "Five for Friday", 5 songs in rotation on my player that I'm sharing to get your weekend going...

(in no particular order)

"Ignition - Remix" R.Kelly
"Let's Get It Started " Black Eye Peas
"Beer For Breakfast" Get-Up Kids
"Omaha Stylee" 311
"Exodous" Bob Marley & the Wailers

Cheers...

The title tells the tale. It was the "simple", a dead battery.

But in reality it uncovered so much more. Granted, going in we knew that this car required work, but not the list of work that is steadily mounting. Not a day goes by that I don't find something new to fix, repair or redo. Nor does the day come where it all seems just right. The only time it really feels like that is when I cruising down the road and for a brief moment realize that life isn't so bad. Then the car starts shaking uncontrollably (bad struts) and I have to fight it to keep it on the road. But hey, it runs and tomorrow is Friday!

So I never mentioned that the car I drive is a'73 VW Super Beetle. I guess drive is a misnomer, more like manhandle. I love the thing to death, but the reality is that it is a classic car that takes more work than the average new car. Not that I mind. If anything it has given me new insight and the acquisition of new skills. But there are days that you just want it to run.

So, yes, today was one of those days. And, no, it didn't (at least not yet...) After spending an hour or so doing some much needed cleaning (the view out the front window was like looking through a glass smeared w/vaseline), I go back out to go to work. Turn the key. Nothing. Not even a click. Me freaking out because I have 10 minutes to get to work. Not good. Luckily work is within walking distance so I made it. But now I have to figure out what is going on tonight, in the dark to get it running to get to school tomorrow.

It's not just a car, but an adventure!

And now for something completely different...

Thought for the day:
If going to church makes you a Christian, does going to the garage make you a car?

Live from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration comes another plan for people thinking for you.

More like technology thinking for you. In this article they suggest that another monitoring system is needed to warn drivers when their tires are underinflated. Now, correct me if I'm wrong on this, but as a driver, isn't that your job? Whatever happened to the owner/driver of the car checking things out before the went on their merry way? Granted they say that it would not replace regular maintenance of the tires, but c'mon isn't that taking it a little too far away from the realm of personal responsibility.

The sad part though is that like the stupid warning labels on products like these, there has to be a reason behind it all...

How does one start? Besides being a little cliche that is? Sometimes nothing to say is better than rambling along and along. So check back later...there might be something interesting.