Whatever happened to sleep?

Nobody told me that my life would be over when I started uni! If Im not at uni, Im thinking about what I havent done, or how behind Im getting already. Im getting up at times I never even knew exsisted and getting next to no sleep. When will it end!!

OK rant over..

So I had a really cool weekend (little sleep involved however) at AYC camp 09! We went up to Whangaporoa for the weekend and sang lots, worked hard, laughed harder. It was very fun. Although it made me way too tired to be cutting up a knee joint on Monday morning. Yes, thats right, a knee joint. It was actually huge! But good fun none the less. I actually broke the scalple..my bad..I got another one :) The knee was much cooler than the leg bone from last week, and didnt smell at all! Bonus!

Anyway, I think I might go to sleep now. Looking forward to a sleep in tomorrow!

x becks

Man at the bus stop...

Now, I dont normally talk to men I dont know at the bus stop, but this was a particular exception..
On Wednesday afternoon, I was on my way to uni, waiting for the bus, when a man who would have to have been at least 70 sits down next to me and says hello. He asked if I was from Auckland or if I had moved here. I said Auckland. He said its sad that so many Aucklanders are moving away and so many foreigners moving in and it was nice to see someone still living here. A moment of silence passed. Then he started telling about how he used to work on the buses in the 70s and 80s. I told him that my Grandad used to work with on the buses and he asked what his name was. I said his name was Les Callaghan to which he replied "Oh Les! He was a very special man. It's nice to meet another Callaghan!"

This 70 year old man made my day. I hope hes at the busstop again this week!

In Loving Memory...

I woke up this morning to find my beloved fish, Chick, dead. He was the last of the originals (Chick and Duck - pictured) and left behind his friends Duck II and Squash. I guess it's back to the pet shop for me for a replacement Chick, for Duck is nothing without him...

Immuuuuuuuuuuuuuunity!!

To work in a hospital, I had to have an immunity test. Now, anyone that knows me, knows my feelings towards 3 inch pieces of steel being plunged into me. So I was getting really nervous about the results coming back. But yesterday, I talked myself into going and getting my results, only to be told that I have natural immunity..to everything..or everything they tested for..which was a lot. I get the impression this is not common..

Needless to say, I was pretty stoked. No needles for me. Which is great, coz I couldn't afford to pay someone $250 to use me as a pin cushion. Although, word has got out that there is a naturally immune nursing student around..Im getting pretty famous.

Well, I better get my naturally immune self off this computer and do something pracitical..

x Becks

Bones!!

Getting up at 6 on Monday morning isnt so bad when I get to play with bones!! On Monday in my Human Anatomy tutorial, I was given a leg bone from a cow (soaked in acid of course so all the skin was removed...and horizontallly cut in half...), a scalple, a pair of sharp scissors, tweezers, and an hour to....well...play! It was great fun..mine even had a ligament on it haha. I ended up scooping out all the bone marrow..in which I found some veins..I think..It was great fun.
So then..yes, theres more!!..then, I held a human skull!! So awesome! I was amazed at how thin the bone in your skull is..like seriously.
Anyway, that was my exciting Monday morning..hopefully next week will be as exciting!

The frist....

So I thought I'd start blogging...this should be fairly obvious..

So welcome everybody, you're all welcome!

x becks