Fun With Typos

I'm doing my module work and as you might imagine have come across a few typos. Most of them don't make any sense at all, some are harmless but a couple have made me laugh out loud.

My oncological emergencies module last month got all Shakespearian on me when it said “...goal is to shrink thee tumour”. I started having visions of Hamlet in the personal protective equipment I've got to wear when giving chemotherapy.

I'm now doing my chemotherapy module. Learning the trillion types of chemotherapy is hard enough with having conspiracy theories like this thrown in - “... they can be used to debunk tumours...” I knew it! Cancer is just a giant con by Big Pharma to rob you blind (heh... I originally typed “rib you blind”)!

So work is going well. I've been doing some interesting stuff and learning so much. The nurses have all been good to me and I seem to be coping pretty well at this point. It's nice to know all the nursing skills I've acquired in the past are still there, just sleeping (so to speak) and allowing me to build on them.

But these moments of unintentional levity make it a lot more fun.

It's Time to Hit the Music

I was feeling a little wistful and nostalgic in my exhaustion tonight, and wanted to share this clip of one of my absolute favourite shows when I was a kid:

What was your favourite show when you were knee high to a grasshopper?

Stateside

Yesterday afternoon I spent a great deal of money that we don't quite have yet and booked our tickets back to the U.S. of A for a visit.

It's not any time soon, but if I didn't book and pay for the tickets yesterday it would cost us both arms and a leg as opposed to the mere single arm and leg it's costing us now. We'll be there from 15 June to 17 July; that is to say we'll be in LA on the 15th and leaving LA on the 17th. I don't have the rest of the trip booked yet.

That sounds kinda silly, but we have a rough plan of spending half the time in Massachusetts - mainly on the Cape with Mother and Father Hermit and some time closer to Boston to see my rellies and friends - and half the time in New Mexico with Momma Mooselet and Shepster, with maybe a side trip out to the Grand Canyon (depends if we can grow another arm to pay for it). My brother Gabe commented over on Facebook when I posted the news that he might fly out to NM as well when we're there.

So why the Air Pacific plane? Well that's how we're flying, through Fiji. They had the best deal that I couldn't pass up, even if it means a 5 hour layover. When you're flying 5 people you'll cop that amount of time to save well over $1k. Besides, there are worse places to layover than Fiji.

Finally, who's coming? All of us minus Miss Thing - she's there now, after all, and has been back more often than I have. If anyone has any tips on how to survive the long trip with Clive, I'd be appreciative. A large rubber mallet doesn't count.

I'll give people the details on where I am when I have the specific dates so we can try and see each other, if you want. I can't make any promises except for family - grandparents need to see their grandchildren, especially Clive who has never meet his grandparens - but I will do my best.

So stock up on peanut butter cups, we're coming back!!!!!

Photo Friday

A few months ago we had Her Majesty's 6th birthday party at a local indoor play centre. Naturally all the kids had a blast, but how did Miss Thing and Sparky cope with many ankle biters about?

Yeah, just fine thanks!

Cheese and Wine

Ok, that's it. No more of this:

No more whining about never having any time. No more sour grapes. I've had a gutful of my own bitching, so I can only imagine what you're feeling. I'm taking my own advice - suck it up, buttercup. Swallow some cement and harden the fuck up. It's time for some positivity!

Although that glass of white sure looks tempting... is noon too early to indulge? Especially when Clive is home and I'm waiting for the washer repairman to turn up? Okay...

UPDATE: Quick, remind me of my vow of positivity! The washer repairman just left and my washer needs two new pumps. I need some wine.