Last Week at School
I can't really remember what happened last week at school. We has a surgery test on which I scored the same that I had on the previous two. Strange. We still have one more and I am curious if I score the same for a fouth time in a row. We had a surgery quiz that I did well on. We had a dermatology test in small animal medicine, which turned into a cluster fuck. The test was supposed to be worth 33 points but when we took it it was worth only 13. Apparently the guy that had the bulk of the points, neglected to turn in his questions on time. So we ended up making his part a take home, on which I just managed to miss a question. Err. We also had our first graded surgery. It went okay, I guess. My partner did some freaking out. We had some trouble finding the uterus; I cut through both sides of the bladder. Overall, though it ended up okay and we both passed. That's all I can remember of last week.
I uploaded a video of Riley and Roosevelt wrestling. You should totally check it out as it is hilarious!
Green Thumbs
So my plants in the potted garden are going crazy. There are at least eight or nine tomatoes on two plants-none ready to harvest though. And about the same on the two pepper plants. The zuccinni (Drama Queen) has continued to be the bain of my gardening existance. She's large and always begging for some water. The little zuccinnis turn yellow and get mushy. I tried to look up why the other day on the internet but couldn't find any answers. Found lots of questions regarding the same. Right now, there is one large and in charge zuccinni. I don't think the crop will be as large as once feared. I uploaded some pictures of my garden so you can check those out too.
Summer Jobs, or not
Well, I am rapidly running out of student loan money. Having a boyfriend live down here and expecting both food and entertainment, and only recently having been able to provide me with such, has been a bit of a drain on my finances.
I know that moving in with each other will prove to reduce my rent and provide me with some more cash-plus eventually, I'll get on his insurance too. However, there is the meantime. The meantime including helping with the purchase of a new exciting TV. Apparently, a 13" TV doesn't cut it for the XBOX 360. Also the meantime includes all of July's rent for two apartments. And I would like to buy a little dining set for the new place. And the various things I need as I prepare to go to clinics-dress clothes, overalls, boots, etc.
So I am thinking about getting a summer job. The problem is that I only am available for less than eight weeks. Plus there are tons of things that I want to do this summer-sewing (a skirt, curtains, pillows, restraints for dog legs and rumen pillows), reading non-veterinary books, learning to decorate cakes with fondont (all Ace of Cakes style), watching all of the seasons of Sex and the City...Tons of places I need to be/do-horse shows, camping, MOVING (myself and Joe), state fair with the mules, working with the USDA, family meet family BBQs. I don't honestly know how much time would need off versus how many days I would actually be working is.
I wouldn't plan to tell my potential employer about the short summer. My criteria is this-not a hard job-mentally or physically, variable/flexible hours/scheduling, not a lot of training, not a lot put into a uniform, etc, preferably close-walking or bicycling distance-from my house, decent pay, and high turn over (so they're not surprised when I quit)...I plan on not doing anything veterinary related either. So I'm considering various local gas stations (which Joe doesn't like because he doesn't want me to get robbed), McDonald's, a local ice cream parlor, something at the vet school along the lines of exercising pigs, and Hy-Vee. Joe told me I would make a poor waitress and that I have too may teeth and too few children to work at the Waffle House. (Mmmm, Waffle House, sounds good!) I think that Hy-Vee despite being across town may be my best bet. I don't think that they would mind that its only for a few weeks, they are pretty good about scheduling, I know most of the job, everyone there likes/knows me, they pay pretty well and I have the uniform already. Additionally, I did look into making phone calls on behalf of Mizzou to raise money. Joe says I'd hate being what essentially is a telemarketer. And more I think about it, more I think he might be right. Additionally, I hate asking for money, espcially if its for our stupid school! Of course, there's the option of just being lazy and mooching off of Joe. I really need to work out how many days can I work versus need off and then go from there. I do need to look for that job this week though. Only a week and a half left of school!
If you have any suggestions, feel free to share them. I'm willing to listen to most anything.
[EDIT-Originally posted to Blogger on 6/26/11]
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