This Summer...

This blog is going to be about me finishing this sentence.

This summer.... I will find a job in Fresno, hopefully at a hospital or medical facility of some sort.

This summer.... I will rent my very own apartment in Clovis. My god sister may live with me if she can find a job before move in time but if not I will be on my own.

This summer.... I will train myself to live healthier. My MVP is acting up and my chest is very sore so I think taking my medication regularly is a good idea, and not exercising beyond my capabilities (that means lots of swimming and Wii fit and randomly rockband too).

This summer.... I will finish my first novel.

This summer... I will learn to play 3 songs on either the guitar or the piano.

I have so much more that I want to accomplish but I am super tired.

BTW I made Southwest Chipotle Chicken Pizza with corn and black beanson the BBQ today. It was totally a gamble but the whole wheat crust and grilling was awesome. Much love all.

Is Mother Nature Fighting Back?

All it takes is one quick peek at the television or newspaper to see the strength and power of mother nature. It seems that everyday there is a new story about mother nature fighting back. Tornadoes in Colorado, Earthquakes in China and everywhere else, Mud slides, floods, fires, and many other acts of nature devastating communities around the world. As far back as I can remember the news never included so much about natural disasters. Some people say its a sign of the times, a precursor to the end of days, that's not the direction I take, at least I hope its not.

For years upon years we have been ruining the world around us. Littering, deforestation, over-population, polluting, etc. Few of us appreciate the natural world around us and those of us who do are running out of places to enjoy. Can we blame the world for fighting back? Mother Nature is a beautiful thing, most of the time, but she can also be a vengeful. Why do people only appreciate the power of nature when its negative? The more destruction we bring forth on our delicate planet, the more likely we are to feel the wrath of a vengeful Mother Nature.

So whats your opinion? Is Mother Nature Fighting Back?

Little Known Fact About Me From Years Previous

When I was about eight or nine years old, I was a precocious young girl. I kept my nose buried in a book more often than not and had surpassed the reading levels of my peers and many of the teenagers and college students living nearby. My mom was hard pressed to keep me with an adequate supply of quality reading material (her hand-me-downs were gushy love novels with explicit scenes and therefore wholely inappropriate). My Grandma, who was also a book worm began giving me books she enjoyed, mostly murder mysteries by authors such as Mary Higgins Clark, John Grisham and the like. One day she gave me a book called Cruel and Unusual written by Patricia Cornwell.

The book is about a medical examiner named Kay Scarpetta who finds the finger prints of a recently executed criminal on a new crime scene. Scarpetta has to determine if someone is toying with her and solve the crime before someone close to her becomes the next victim. Heavy reading for a nine year old but for me it was like a light bulb flashing an amazing career opportunity. But a nine year old saying she wants to answer questions posed by the dead (cut up bodies/ perform autopsies) tends to bring out red flag and not to mention just freaks the normal person out so I let it go mostly.

Through highschool I wanted to be a business major specializing in international business, mostly because I love to travel and what better way to do it than on someone elses dollar, but still the idea of becoming a medical examiner tickeled the far recesses of my brain. When in my first semester in college I realized how truly boring the bleak world of business was I turned tail and ran right back into the field of science. While becoming a doctor is not quite a medical examiner, the thoughts of tweaking my career aspirations still plays games in my head on quiet nights when there is little else to think of. The pay is significantly less as a medical examiner, but as a doctor you hold people's lives in your hands by the minute and one wrong move can kill. But as a medical examiner, evn if every thing goes wrong the worst that can happen is you get a heart rate ( not mine I read it once). But seriously, if I could find away to shut myself off emotionally at work being a medical examiner would be really fufilling (not so much on a financial level but money isn't everything). I guess I have time to make a decison though because medical examiners are supposed to be MD's too, so at least 6 more years to make up my mind.

Questionable Aspirations

Nearly everyone has heard of Ebola, and anyone with half a brain fears and respects this deadly virus. When those who are not well versed in the pathology of the virus think of this disease, a vision of bloody corpses and piles of rotting bodies is forefront in their minds. This however is not the case, while Ebola does cause bleeding, it is not nearly as significant as the entertainment industry would have us believe. Yet Ebola is still one of the most dangerous viruses known to man. In an age of vast medical and scientific break throughs, Ebola remains a mystery. While there are many theories as to what hosts the Ebola virus (where it resides in nature), no one knows for sure. Ebola shows up, kills mercilessly, and then vanishes again leaving questions unanswered. Now why this monolouge about Ebola, well it boils down to one of my greatest aspirations.

Ebola is a level four biohazard meaning the virus requires the top level of security in order to handle the virus ie Space suit, negative air pressure, decon shower in and out, etc. At last check there are only two laboratories in the US equipped to handle the virus. Ebola fascinates me and at some point in my life I want to be able to handle the virus personally. I want to qualify to enter Biohazard Containment Level 4 and using all proper precautions actually hold the virus in my extremely protected hand. Its insane, why would anyone want to subject themseleves to this. I only have one defense... Its part of who I am. I love Ebola, it makes me smile to think of the sheer power of this naturally occuring virus. I am so obsessive with the virus that I even have a stuffed Ebola virus that I keep in my room. I'm not sure how but someday I will hold Ebola in my hands, and I can't wait for that day to come.

My First Blog

This is my first blog ever and I will probably suck beyond reason at updating it. So to introduce myself. I am a 21 year old college student, currently unemployed but looking for a job. I received my associate of science in Biology in Dec. of 2006, and transferred to BYU. I barely survived that semester and stayed home in the fall completing more general ed classes at BC and now I am transferring again. I'm sticking closer to home this time and will be living on my own or with my god sister. I'll be transferring to Fresno State or CSUB for fall. I'm registered as a Biology major with an emphasis in Human Anatomy and Physiology. Once I get my BS I will take a few years off and then I will take the MCAT and hopefully head off to medical school.

I love to travel and have been to five of the seven continents. I will hopefully be to all seven before I turn 30. I like to read, play video games, watch movies, swim and play 2 on 2 basketball with my family. My favorite tv show is Grey's Anatomy. And beyond that I'm just too complicated to continue. :)