I cheated. I'm going to admit it straight up. It's not that I've never used cake mixes before, but I never use boxed mixes for birthdays or gifts. I love brownie mixes, and I believe most of them turn out better than my own brownies (except for that time when I made something inedible in high school). My mom actually threw out the brownies because she claimed they were so nasty that she had no idea what they were, basically, just black gunk. heh. But for those of you who know me, you all know that I'm a totally from scratch kinda gal. Hell, I even make my own pie crusts and pizza dough! This weekend, I just made some green onion pancakes, from scratch, with flour and scallions. But for Lina's birthday, I actually made this cake from the box. I did add stuff so that the cake is fluffier and more moist, but it's still not from scratch. Don't even get me started on the frosting. I totally did the whole Sandra Lee homemade touch to frosting, but I know and you know that it's not my frosting. I gave into temptation today. With apps looming over my head, the about-damn time personal statement inspiration, and work being so crazy and constant, I'm just tired. I'm more than tired. I'm EXHAUSTED. You also have to take into account that this is my first year of work. I've been at this since last April, and I haven't really taken a vacation since. I miss school and the vacations that come with it. I miss not having a set schedule with class times varying at all hours of day. Hell, at this moment, even those late evening classes (Kustu's lab, anyone?) sound good if I didn't have to work 8-5. haha.
Last week was tough. I love my job. There you have it. I think infection control plays a huge role in a hospital functioning properly, and I'm not saying this simply because I am an ICP. Think about this--if the rates of nosocomial infections are as high as the community-acquiredrates, then we're pretty screwed, heh? You'd be safer at home. So yes, I enjoy what I do. But, there is caveat to all this--there are sometimes those very very frustrating days when everything happens at once, and you're constanting putting out fires. I'm so fortunate to have a very experienced and smart ICP who trains me, but it just so happened that she was on vacation last week. Let's just say that some issues came up, and I had no idea how to deal with them...thanks to my director and risk manager who guided me along the way. Much appreciate to all the other ICPs in my company for answering my phone calls and helping me. So yea, there are days when I feel that I have this job under control, but then things happen (and let me tell you, in a hospital, NOTHING is impossible) and I'm back to barely hanging on. I know that in time, I will be able to handle things calmly, but until then, I wonder how I can ever do this job by myself.
Anyhow, as tough as last week was, my friends once again pulled through and made me smile. First, I received an email from Tanya during the middle of the week. For those of you who don't know, Tanya and I were advisor-buddies in grad school. Ironic, isn't it how they paired up a Stanford and a UC Berkeley grad to share an advisor. Heh. Anyhow, we hit it off the first day of orienatation, and we've been fast friends since. Tanya listened to my whining and problems all throughout the two years of our program. We also studied together a lot, especially for 260A&B. Those study sessions were short but crazy. We memorized a shitload, didn't we? I really do need to go back and see how many infectious diseases we had to memorize for Drs. Swartzberg and Riley. heh. I gotta say though, the one year class is my most favorite of all time--not to sound nerdy or lame, but infectious diseases are really really cool! I'm not ashamed to admit it, but MICROBES REALLY DO FASCINATE ME.
But yea, Tanya emailed me during work last week (in the middle of a crisis), and she just totally put a smile on my face! It's amazing how words from a friend can make everything better, so thanks Tanya! I miss you so much! It was hard our second year when we barely had any classes together, but now, I don't even get to see you on campus...I really need to work on my keeping in touch skills!
Then, on Thursday night, I found out that Hiu's engaged to Kent! =) How totally awesome is that?! Seriously, so so cool! You have to understand, I witnessed the whole relationship take place, from the beginning! It's so awesome--two of my best friends are now engaged! Whoo! I miss hanging out with them--Hiu and I have done some pretty crazy stuff. You should see us during midterms and finals time. We're absolutely psycho; it's almost as if we were smoking crack or as if we were drunk...it's amazing that there is actually someone in this world who can put up with my crazy-ass antics during exams. Good times, I'm telling you. Good times. How many all-nighters have we pulled? My most memorable final was when we literally only had 24 hours after soil micro to study a whole semester's worth of biostat. I'm so glad we share a love for infectious diseases! Anyhow, CONGRATS, and my best to you guys! I will definitely be back next summer, and if I get into Davis, I want my room! March Madness would just be awesome, Kent! Can we please go to see a UK game one of these days? go 'cats! Hell, I'll even go to a Duke game in exchange. haha.
All righty, back to my ps...wish me luck! And I thank God that Jen is back!
Last week was tough. I love my job. There you have it. I think infection control plays a huge role in a hospital functioning properly, and I'm not saying this simply because I am an ICP. Think about this--if the rates of nosocomial infections are as high as the community-acquiredrates, then we're pretty screwed, heh? You'd be safer at home. So yes, I enjoy what I do. But, there is caveat to all this--there are sometimes those very very frustrating days when everything happens at once, and you're constanting putting out fires. I'm so fortunate to have a very experienced and smart ICP who trains me, but it just so happened that she was on vacation last week. Let's just say that some issues came up, and I had no idea how to deal with them...thanks to my director and risk manager who guided me along the way. Much appreciate to all the other ICPs in my company for answering my phone calls and helping me. So yea, there are days when I feel that I have this job under control, but then things happen (and let me tell you, in a hospital, NOTHING is impossible) and I'm back to barely hanging on. I know that in time, I will be able to handle things calmly, but until then, I wonder how I can ever do this job by myself.
Anyhow, as tough as last week was, my friends once again pulled through and made me smile. First, I received an email from Tanya during the middle of the week. For those of you who don't know, Tanya and I were advisor-buddies in grad school. Ironic, isn't it how they paired up a Stanford and a UC Berkeley grad to share an advisor. Heh. Anyhow, we hit it off the first day of orienatation, and we've been fast friends since. Tanya listened to my whining and problems all throughout the two years of our program. We also studied together a lot, especially for 260A&B. Those study sessions were short but crazy. We memorized a shitload, didn't we? I really do need to go back and see how many infectious diseases we had to memorize for Drs. Swartzberg and Riley. heh. I gotta say though, the one year class is my most favorite of all time--not to sound nerdy or lame, but infectious diseases are really really cool! I'm not ashamed to admit it, but MICROBES REALLY DO FASCINATE ME.
But yea, Tanya emailed me during work last week (in the middle of a crisis), and she just totally put a smile on my face! It's amazing how words from a friend can make everything better, so thanks Tanya! I miss you so much! It was hard our second year when we barely had any classes together, but now, I don't even get to see you on campus...I really need to work on my keeping in touch skills!
Then, on Thursday night, I found out that Hiu's engaged to Kent! =) How totally awesome is that?! Seriously, so so cool! You have to understand, I witnessed the whole relationship take place, from the beginning! It's so awesome--two of my best friends are now engaged! Whoo! I miss hanging out with them--Hiu and I have done some pretty crazy stuff. You should see us during midterms and finals time. We're absolutely psycho; it's almost as if we were smoking crack or as if we were drunk...it's amazing that there is actually someone in this world who can put up with my crazy-ass antics during exams. Good times, I'm telling you. Good times. How many all-nighters have we pulled? My most memorable final was when we literally only had 24 hours after soil micro to study a whole semester's worth of biostat. I'm so glad we share a love for infectious diseases! Anyhow, CONGRATS, and my best to you guys! I will definitely be back next summer, and if I get into Davis, I want my room! March Madness would just be awesome, Kent! Can we please go to see a UK game one of these days? go 'cats! Hell, I'll even go to a Duke game in exchange. haha.
All righty, back to my ps...wish me luck! And I thank God that Jen is back!
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