Hot Like Ebola!!!: December 2005

No matter what, come hell or high water, I am GOING TO VET SCHOOL NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

The School of Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh made me an unconditional offer of acceptance into their program!!!!! WAHOOOOO!!!!!!

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 12:20 AM | link |

18 December 2005

Grrr

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Stupid bleeping UC Davis. I didn't want to go to your stupid bleeping vet school anyway! And you're ugly!

Seriously, who sends out a rejection letter right before Christmas?

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17 December 2005

DeathVet Express

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So, this week was apparently "Christmas Cheer" week at the vet clinic where I vounteer. On wednesday, we had two euthanasias (one unplanned). On thursday, we had one euthanasia (unplanned). And today, we had one euthanasia (unplanned) in the morning, a dog-attacked cat that died on the way to the vet, and a euthanasia this afternoon.

The variety of causes for these deaths was widespread, with some the result of poor ownership ("Well, she's been getting sicker for almost a week now... No, we just decided to wait to bring her in until she couldn't walk and was barely breathing"), some the result of good ownership ("We just got home and she looked bad, so we called you right away"), and some the result of great ownership {"Well, she had 21 wonderful years with us, we think it's time"). Some had nothing to do with ownership, but were just freak accidents ("that cat and dog have lived together for 7 years, and the dog never even chased him!").

I'm not saying that I want my vet practice to be all sunshine and vaccinations. But it is a little disheartening when you go in to work wondering who else will die today. We have had some good cases this week, including a bunch of cute kittens and a very sparky boston terrier pup. I really feel that in all of these cases, the euthanasia was justified (and in one case, overdue).

I don't know. I guess I'm just a little disheartened. I don't like seeing dying and dead animals. I don't like when people bring their dog in "for a little checkup" and leave in tears. I don't like when Matt says bad jokes about euthanasia (although it was a little funny the first time).

I don't like that I wasn't invited to their Christmas party because I'm not a paid employee. Who washed bloody mucus off the post-op kennels today?

I'll be in L.A. for two weks starting sunday. expect little or no posting then. And if you have a room in the valley where two people can sleep, let me know!

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11 December 2005

OK...

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What the?????

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 10:05 PM | link |

Tonight....

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Thanksgiving 2
aka
T- Gives- 2: The Revenge
aka
Thanksgiving 2: the Price Remix

Come over and eat with us!

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This is the Word of the Lord

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Isaiah 61:1-4

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, [a]

to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.

They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 5:09 PM | link |

09 December 2005

Hehehe...

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From Running2ks:

Please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL MEMORY OF YOU AND ME. It can be anything you want–good or bad–BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE. When you’re finished, post this paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON’T ACTUALLY remember about you.

p.s. (nonfictional): Matt got me new stirrup leathers for Christmas!

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 1:50 AM | link |

08 December 2005

Wow. Hallelujah, Lord!

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So, remember this post? I do. It was not that long ago.
Matt and I decided to call the various medical places today and get our bills sorted out. First, I called the hospital to dispute the X-ray costs, since they mere medically unneccesary and we didn't consent to them. The very kind woman I spoke to told me how to write a letter of dispute, then said this:
her: "It shows here you don't have insurance. Are you still working at PetStore?
me: "Nope, no job."
her: "Well, how much income are you and your husband bringing in now?"
me: (telling her)
her: "Well, your income qualifies you for a 11 percent write-off. And since the bill is less than 1,000 dollars, I can write it iff without you even needing to fill out a form."
me: "Wha?"

So, that was 860 bucks, just absolved. Whoa.

Then I called NW orthopedic (the big bill). I was feeling bold, so I decided to ask if I could make payments with no interest, since we'd be able to give them the 1,100 from our church as a starting point. When I called, the woman told me it would be no problem to do that. She then said she was going to call the doctor and see if we could get a discounted bill, since we were broke and could pay almost 1/2 of it up front. About 30 seconds later, she called me back.
her: "Well, I talked to the doctor, and he said he'll just write off the other 1,400. He's glad you could pay half!"
me: "Wha?"
her: "Yeah, it's like winning the lottery!"
Me: "I just won it twice in one day!"

Whoa.

All in all, we were absolved of 2260 today. The Lord is so good! SO GOOD!!!

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 5:27 PM | link |

Wooowwww....

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This site is so. freaking. amazing.
Here's my creation:

I call her "Fishin' Flake".

Now, I order you: go procrastinate!

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05 December 2005

Paying For Sins Forgotten

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When I was 14, I learned that you could take a course at community college, even if you were still in high school. I was so excited about this that I quickly signed up for a sociology course at the college nearest my school. I loved the course and had a steady B+ average. Until the last two weeks, that is. During that time, my mom was diagnosed with HepC and also became very ill with arthritis. I was terrified with what was going on with my mom, and completely forgot about my college class. I stopped showing up to classes, and did not turn in my final presentation, a news journal I had been working on through the semester. I requested to recieve an "incomplete" for the course, to be made up at a different time, but was denied. I wound up with a D, and promptly put it out of my mind.

Senior year of high school, I took 4 courses throught a program my high school offered where I could get college credit for classes I took at the high school. I recieved an A in all four of those classes, and Whitworth accepted them as "transfer equivalency" courses: 2 psych classes, and 2 English classes. Incidentally, these were credited to the same college where the long-forgotten sociology disaster had occured.

College flew by, and soon I was turning in vet school apps. Last friday, one of the colleges (my 1st choice), told me my app was complete because I had not included my community college transcript. None of the other colleges had asked for this, since the credits taken through the college did not fulfill any requirements, and since it had been so few credits. They simply counted them as AP credits filled during high school.

But not this one school. They really wanted transcripts for those 12 100 level credits. So I went to the community college's website and looked at my transcript to see if I could electronically request them to send one to the vet school.

When I looked at my transcript, my heart sank.

There, for all the world to see, was that long-forgotten D from 8 years ago.

Sad. Of all the things I didn't want vet school to see...

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04 December 2005

Come, Lord Jesus

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Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
comes with pardon down from heav’n;
let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
one and all to be forgiv’n;
so when next He comes in glory
and the world is wrapped in fear,
with His mercy may He shield us
and with words of love draw near.

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 5:44 PM | link |

Advent songs

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Come they told me

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A new born King to see

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Our finest gifts we bring

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To lay before the king

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So to honor Him

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When we come

Little baby

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I am a poor boy too

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I have no gift to bring

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That's fit to give our King
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Shall I play for you

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On my drum

Mary nodded

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The ox and lamb kept time

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I played my drum for Him

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I played my best for Him

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Then He smiled at me

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Me and my drum

This is one of my favorites. It just seemed like typing in "ba rum pum pum pum" lessened the emotion to me

:: submitted by Jenevieve, 4:57 PM | link |

Aw. cute.

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Matt and I decided to send out greeting cards this year. Here's the picture we're gonna use: