Monthly Archives: February 2005

See Me

Posted on February 17, 2005 by

This poem was found in a nursing home, written by an anonymous resident. It’s been made into a short film, which I saw in class today. Take some time and read it through – it’s worth a ponder or two. See Me What do you see, nurses, what do you see, what are you thinking when you’re looking at me? A crabby old woman, not very wise, uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes. Who dribbles her food and makes no reply when you say in a loud voice, “I do … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on February 7, 2005 by

Today was the first day of Spring term 2005 at Linfield School of Nursing. My Mondays are truly Mondays this term — solid classes from 10am to 6pm, except for a 1-hour break at noon. And it turns out I’m already behind, argh! Last term in chemistry the Monday lab didn’t start until the second week of school. This term in organic chem I ended up in the Monday lab. So I, being the wise and experienced returning student that I am, went happily off to school without my lab … Continue reading →

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Simply Audiobooks

Posted on February 5, 2005 by

I’ve finally found a way to use my driving time productively, and have time for books other than textbooks in my life! Simply Audiobooks is a service like NetFlix, except they have books on CD instead of movies. You make a list of selections on the website, they send you the first two, and whenever you return one of those they send out the next one. The best part is the 15-day free trial, so you can give it a test drive before you commit. I’ve been using them for … Continue reading →

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