and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly

Do you ever feel like there are people that can read minds?... Don't laugh. I know I probably sound like some poor soul who has spent too much alone time in the histology lab or who has read too much Twilight, but I'm totally serious. I think it could happen, and what if!? I would just die if people knew some of the stuff I am pondering upon. I am sure I got caught thinking something naughty the other day.

Maybe there are just some people who have overly expressive faces and it's impossible not to know what they're thinking...maybe that's it.

Yeah.

I have been tagged...

Well I have been tagged...more than once...... so I thought I should give in and do this whole tagging thing....here goes

8 Favorite Shows:
1. Law and Order SVU... I'm a lil twisted I like those depressing shows
2. The Office
3. Anthony Bourdain No Reservations
4. uh...
5. I
6. don't
7. watch
8. anything else... the news?

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Edo's Squid
2. Ipanema
3. Kuba Kuba
4. Melting Pot
5. Qdoba
6. Cafe Gutenberg
7. Neowanahana sushi
8. Kobe

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
1. slept in till 9...twas aaaaweeesome
2. Went to Histology lecture
3. aced a biotechniques exam. I rule.
4. fooled around at work for a few hours. My afternoon thing.
5. talked to nate' (roomie/bf) on her bed while she straightened her hair.
6. took angie, doug, and the girls to trunk or treating at midlothian ward
7. wrote a stupid boy a stupid letter
8. slept

8 Things I look Forward To:
1. gradutating from college
2. finding out if I get in to d school or not
3. getting hitched to a cute man
4. having sons
5. eating cake
6. shopping for dresses and shoes and handbags
7. Twilight movie (good one linds!)
8. running a marathon.

8 Things I Love About Fall:
1. leaves
2. Halloween
3. sweaters
4. galoshes
5. hot chocolate
6. Thanksgiving
7. tights
8. buying gifts

8 Things on my Wishlist:
1. dresses
2. shoes
3. handbags
4. an acceptance letter to D school
5. a denial letter to D school
6. a pony
7. a jetski
8. flowers

8 People I am tagging:
1. Dix
2. nikki
3. lorna
4. stacy
5. amanda
6. whoever else feels so inclined

whoa, whoa...

Not getting engaged. You have to actually be dating somebody who intends on marrying you for that.

I'm rethinking my future, that's all. Educational and career changes ahead.

no pun intended

I have been virtually absent from the world of blogs lately, I've had a lot on my mind and a lot on my plate. This year has been a year of tremendous growth and even more change.

Just wanted to let you know some cool and interesting stuff is going down in my life right now and pretty soon it will all be made manifest to you. I don't want to jump the gun and spill the beans too soon, so just know that I'll keep you posted. When the time is right you'll know all the juicy details.



In the mean time, no news is good news. Life is good, life is grand. I am blessed beyond measure and my Heavenly Father loves me.

Wise documentary

To get a better feel for what it is exactly that I do on my MOM projects several times a year, here is a documentary that was done this summer at my last one in Wise County Virginia!

http://www.vcutvhd.vcu.edu/shows/medicalcenter/mercy.html

It's 30 minutes long, and nicely done. So don't be lame, and watch the WHOLE thing!! It's awesome and inspirational.

You can see me a few times randomly throughout the thing. I am in sterilization at one point, and at another point I'm on the front row when Dr. Brooks is talking to the students...for some unexplainable reason I'm messing with stickers...

Dr. Brooks is the main doctor that is speaking throughout the video. She is my hero!

Being involved with these projects has given me a greater perspective on life and shaped my goals. Someday I will have a project of my own that I take down to South America!

and making progress...

So, as you can see I'm trying to make good on my goals that I previously set for myself.

* I've been working on my bedroom and bathroom; painting them and decorating.

* I have been reading the Twilight series; I just started book numero tres (that's the third book for you who are not fluent in spanglish). This actually wasn't one of my aforementioned goals, but who really cares, it should have been.

* I have been putting on a smiley face and thinking positively about my future, even though I'm really quite nervous about it.

so doin good.....

However. I've decided that life is a challenge. Well. I redecided that...again...actually. What's the deal with when you try to work on something new in your life, and the old stuff you thought you had down to a science starts to fall by the wayside and become something you need to work on again... reinforcing the nagging wonder if you'll ever have a balanced life?! (Or is that just me?)

Here's the list of stuff I used to have down to a science and need to rework on again:

* working out. Yes. Haven't been to the gym since June. MONTHS ago. One of these days I'm going to pull a muscle getting out of my desk. That would be funny/not.

* dressing myself. I'm probably kidding myself, when I say I used to have style, but I wear scrubs 4 out of 7 days of the week, and the other days I wish I had an excuse to wear them b/c I swear I have nothing. I look at the new incoming freshman walking on campus and I'm like...wow...they're so ....coool... (I also look at my roommate with similar admiration and awe)

* getting out of bed in the mornings. I am not kidding you, there was a time in my life when I chose to get up at 5 in the morning just so I could read and start my day off early, even if I didn't have class till 9. I'm lucky if I can get out of bed by 9:30 these days.

Here's the list of stuff I have never been good at, but still have in mind to work on:

* politics, ya know, getting informed.

* the list could go on...but I'll stop at that one.

...Anyways.

So, yeah. The purpose of this delightfully exposing exercise for me is knowing that you are aware of my follies keeps me accountable to myself... It makes sense to me. Just go with it.

A work in progress

Jen


Me


Me Again


Jen Again


Ta Da!

Stay tuned, more picts of my "room" (I use that word loosely since my room consists of a bed, a closet, and a tea table.) all put back together will soon follow!