TGIF!!! Another Week Sneaks By!

School is back under way again. I just finished my first full week, as we actually began on a Wednesday the week prior- a short week indeed. Things are moving so fast (I'm suddenly slammed with reading and I've got a shit ton of physics review problems to muscle through), I'm still trying to get a rhythm and find my footing! My schedule is constantly changing. I missed my first lab day for my positioning class, due to the sudden need for my presence at a new employee orientation meeting at the San Mateo Medical Center. My truancy in the lab class got me, as I had a meeting at another hospital on Thursday, where I had to demonstrate my knowledge of how to operate the X-ray tube over a table! Things really aren't that bad. I'm just about caught up with everything. After a weekend of reading, I'll be back up to snuff again.

My clinical rotations start right after Labor Day and I am psyched! My wife just purchase a second pair of white shoes for me, thinking that it might be nice to switch off every few days, so my shoes won't stink so bad. I got a pair of Crocs Bowen sneakers and I must say, they are pretty darned nice! They are soooo light! They're claimed to be less than 10 oz. per pair! Nice and simple. Very comfortable! Plus they're cheap!! We got them on sale for $30! I'll give it two thumbs up!!

Let's talk beer! I couldn't wait, so I opened a couple of the beers to see how they're coming along. Just shy of two weeks in the fridge, the beer tasted great! Nice IPA hoppy flavor, but not too strong. It's got nice color and texture, and just a hint of orange- just the way I wanted it! Right now, the only real detraction is that there's too much carbonation. When I opened the beer, it foamed out of the bottle for a few minutes before settling down. Ironically, the name of the beer is the IPA Orange Hop Bomb. Funny! I think that a little more time in the fridge should serve it well and the foaming will be averted. I'll check it out in another week.

Come On, Get Happy!!

My Summer recess is quickly coming to a close. I'm still wrapping up projects- for the most part, I've got my project SV650 finished and I'm getting it ready to sell. There's still a few small details I need to take care of, as I'm test riding it and working out the bugs.

I made my way to school earlier this week and met with a counselor. I was having a problem registering for a physics class, because they claim that I don't have the proper prerequisites- bonehead math and English. Funny. How was it that I got into this radiography program if I didn't have those prereqs? I went armed with some opened and sealed transcripts, so I could definitively clear up this snafu. When I saw the counselor, he immediately recognized the problem and removed the flags. He didn't even think it was necessary for me to have to cough up another set of transcripts. What a silly problem. I hope that others in my class don't have to deal with the same thing.

I paid my $422 tuition bill tonight online. I also found out that my books for this semester are going to cost me about $750! It's about 50 pounds worth of books, but I believe some of those books will be used in subsequent classes.

Even with school coming under way, I've still got my eye on snowboard season. I'm buying my Snowbomb card tomorrow and I'll probably pick up a few ski bus tickets as well. With all the weird weather we're having out here in California this Summer, I have a feeling we're in for a winter with BIG SNOW!! And I can't wait!!!

Republicans, You Got Your Wish.

So for the first time since 1917 (according to Michele Bachmann), the United States lost its 3-star credit rating. Now you can blame President Obama. That was a dirty trick!