"Well the good ones do!"

Several things motivate me to write this post. One, is that I was watching a Seinfeld episode and realized it really was a show about nothing, but that it investigates many lesser know parts of peoples lives. Also, it made me realize I really have had a "variety" of jobs because I could relate to something so obscure. And the second thing that motivates me to write this is, about a month ago an acquaintance and I at work were waiting around for someone, and to pass the time we had a friendly banter on who has had the strangest jobs....I won. Is that a good thing??? (Her best was hot air balloon chasing) For anyone wondering here are a list of SOME fun and not-so-fun jobs requirements I have had. Not all of them were strange, but if you look at the over all list, I think you will agree it is quite an assortment.

1) scooping ice cream

2) leading trail rides

3) laundry service

4) cleaning dorm rooms (but mostly just scraping floor wax off with razor blade)

5) locking doors and watching TV (good old university job)

6) librarian

7) quickie mart checker

8) cleaning and shipping copper garden art

9) dumpster diving in the local newspapers recycle bin (it was clean...just news print!) for reusable paper in which to ship the before said garden art

And my current number 10) "Professional Patient Simulator" or also known as a "Standardized Patient"

Yes that is the title. What do I do? I work for Western States Chiropractic Collage and I am given a script that describes a specific ailment. I go in and play 20 questions for 30 to 50 minutes while the student practices taking a medical history. Then they examine the area (neck, wrist, etc.) and the students then has to write up a diagnosis and treatment plan. Is this for real you may be asking? Yes it is very real, and some of the people I work with unfortunately take it very seriously. Personally, pretending to be sick and being paid for it is just still somehow wrong in my mind, but hey they pay well and I am learning a lot! Still don't believe me that this is my real job? Watch Seinfeld season 9 episode 16. Now the disease Kramer pretends to have is not so funny, and luckily the ones I "have" are chiropractic related and never that personal. But to quote Jerry, "do all medical schools do this?" Kramer: "Well all the good ones do!"

So I guess what this list shows is that I am well rounded, but don't have a four year degree.

Oh, and if anyone one is wondering why on Earth a classy gal like me would even take some of those jobs... four words...NO STUDENT LOANS BABY!

Are There Voices In My Head

This morning I kept hearing yelling outside but was blocking it out. I finally realized that it had been going on for a long time so I listened to see if I could hear what they were saying. At first I thought a man was yelling, "HELP" and in a slight panic I ran outside thinking, "has someone been yelling for help all this time and I have been ignoring it?!?!" But when I got out there I realized it was men working on the cellphone tower next to our apartments. He was not yelling "HELP!" he was yelling, "UP!" I stood there and listened for a moment and observed the line that he was attached to and figured that he was in a repelling type harness to help him move around the enormous tower. Not only was he yelling, "UP!" he was yelling, "UUUuuuPPPP!" and, "uuuuUUUUP!" and, "UP UP UP UP!" I laughed a little, but I am sure it was some kind of code to the men on the ground, just to me who was not privy to their language, it sounded rather silly. This made me think of how in life we become calloused to the noise of the world and perhaps don't hear those all around us yelling for help. Also those yelling UP! There are very few things that we can do on our own, and are we literate in the language of UP? Perhaps we know when and how to help those we know best, but what about the stranger? Do we know how to serve them? Do we care enough? And aren't we all, in our own way, up on a tower depending on others?

Wants Vs. Needs

So I have decided I need a new computer because the buzzing sound of this one drives me crazy! At least it keeps me from being on the computer too long. Oh, did I mention this is not the only reason I want a new computer? Notice in the picture the time remaining on the upload...can you blame me?