Moving Right Along

I am supremely happy to announce that this week has gone by faster than the last. Last week in turn went faster than the one before. Now, I'm not a fan of aging quickly or losing sight of the little things in life, however, I am always happy to see 50.5 hours of work fly by so I can enjoy the precious hours of the weekend.

I had uploaded a video or me talking last week but unfortunately I think youtube may have lost it. Or perhaps it didn't upload right. Either way, I did not get anything up. Because of the ice storm last week I had to make up the 8.5 hours I missed on Friday during this past week, ergo the 50.5 hours I worked. Luckily on Friday I got to sleep in until 6 because I didn't have to be at work until 7. Yes, I did say sleeping in.

All this week I worked with the cooks in the kitchen. I gained experience figuring out yields and what to do when there isn't enough of a product for the front and back line. Next week I'll work with the stock people and the lady that does budgeting and the like. That will be my last week of working in the kitchen before I take on supervisor status. Thankfully, I'll have enough time to work on my in-depth study, major project, and finish up my in-service I'm preparing for the employees. Thank goodness I did all the data entry and tray checks this last week [not that it means anything to you]. Real world people don't even work this hard, this is intense! At least the hospital runs like a well oiled machine.

Last night I was able to go with the group of new interns [minus 2] to a piano bar in downtown OKC. As we were walking there we saw a band from outside some windows and everyone watching. Looking in at our fishbowl I started dancing behind the window, but oh wait, that's where we were going in. No worries, most everyone had been drinking anyway. The 'dueling pianos' were fantastic to listen to, a bit loud, but I have no trouble singing loudly. I wonder why my voice is so masculine sounding today. Hmmm...

In other news on a night I did not want to go to bed before 9 I decided to plan the mother of all road trips. I mean mother, if I get some other interns to go with me we may have to stop for an oil change at some point. Here's what I put on my itinerary, bit lofty, but if I don't get lofty it may not happen. Of course, if I don't have grad loans to use as my cash this may fall dead fast.

Trip of the Southwest:
OKC, OK
Amarillo, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Flagstaff, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles, CA
Yosemite, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Grand Canyon, AZ
Santa Fe, NM
OKC, OK
Total Time: 2 Days 11 Hours: 3,416 miles

Still working on when we'd go, obviously after May classes end and before summer session starts. I also figured if four of us go in a car it'll cost about $200 on gas per person. Wonder if any trains could take us for cheaper. We're considering using sleeping bags and tents. No, seriously....I want to do this trip. I set my mind to it, something WILL happen [unfortunately maybe not quite as lofty, this is after all driving across half the country and back, not to mention the time it would take]. We may have some people that provide us shelter along the way in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Living off the hospitality of others, we poor grad students need all the assistance we can.

More later....
SYLYB

Woot woot. Celebrate Nicholas' getting in!!!