Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Word of the Day: nonplussed

For those of you who don't know what that word means--www.dictionary.com.

How on earth did Adam end up in the bottom two? America, get it together! I mean really, you let Allison into the top 2 and Adam in the bottom two? I understand that someone has to go home, but really...Adam? I expect better next week--VOTE!

I'm super glad that Kris wasn't in the bottom two. I want Kris or Danny to win. Not sure whether they will or not, but I'll wait and see.

Today we had to give up our off day to go take a mock NCLEX at school. For those of you who have never taken it, NCLEX is the nursing state board test. BIG BIG deal. I was very nervous about it. At the end, it gives you a liklihood that you will pass boards on the first write. I got to the last question on the test and stopped. I wasn't sure if I wanted to hit the "Score my test" button or not. I had no choice since the instructors require us to take it and turn in our score.
They let us know that they wanted us to get at least a 72. That score indicates a good liklihood that we'll pass boards. So I hit the button. 81.3!!!! That gives me a 98% probability of passing on the first try. What a relief! I was much relieved--I guess I've learned a thing or two over the last 5 semesters after all. This doesn't mean that I won't study for boards after graduation. It just means....well....I don't exactly know what it means. If I figure it out, I'll let you know...

1. My eczema is killing me!!!!! I look like a stinkin' pin cushion from scratching all the time. I'm ready for some outside time. A nice sunburn should clear it up! Isn't that ironic--pain from a sunburn will clear up my eczema. Who cares!? I just want the itching to go away. There's an old song that I have twisted to fit my situation. It goes something like this--Ooo, ooo, itchy woman!
2. I graduate from nursing school 2 weeks from tomorrow! Time's fun when you're having flies.
3. Still haven't heard from any hospitals. Getting kinda impatient. Maybe tomorrow they'll call.
4. Lately, I've been severely sleep deprived. I've wanted to sleep going down the road or sitting at a redlight or standing in a line or talking to someone on the phone or even in person. Not sure what's up with that. I know I'm getting anxious about graduation and have not been getting a whole lot of sleep, but I shouldn't be this bad off. Yikes!
5. Test friday - Parkinson's and neuro-disorders, cirrhosis and HIV/AIDS.

Stay tuned...

1 comment:

The Lee Family said...

I couldn't figure out the Adam thing either until I read an article on msnbc.com that credited his near downfall to pictures being circulated on the internet that prove his homo- or bi-sexuality. He neither confirmed nor denied any sexual preference and simply stated, "I am who I am." Honestly, I was kind of disgusted with some idiot who said that it would be "amazing for America to elect a black President and a homosexual American Idol in the same year." You know what would be cool.....if Danny and Kris shared their faith with our boy Adam and he learned about the Judge who's opinion really matters!