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The Randomosity of my Life

{ May 8, 2009 @ 6:46 pm } · { Books, Camp, classes, college, Gay Rights, Graduation, health care, illness, Random, senior year, Uncategorized }
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First off I’d like to say that being sick sucks and “health services” at my school does nothing. Even my nursing profs think so. (Clearly something is wrong with this picture.)

(And the nurses at Health Services obviously DID NOT go to Luther for their nursing education.)

(Ok maybe it’s more the doctors that need improvement…hmm.)

I went in purely because I had not slept well in four (yes, FOUR) days. They gave me a single dose of a codeine cough syrup and made an appointment for the next day.

When I went in for my appointment, you’d think the doctor would be in, assess, maybe draw blood to see if I’ve got a bug, and get me out of there. Instead, we spend most of the visit talking about my major and the effect the poor economy is having on jobs for everyone (including nurses – he, by the way, was surprised that it was hard to find a nursing job).

(What I really wanted to say: “HELLO! I’m sick, I don’t care what you think about nursing and the economy or your surprise that there are no nursing jobs. I want to feel better!”)

I also want to point out that I will indeed make a good nurse. I did not kill the manikin in my interactive lab exam last night. (Hurray!) In fact, we did not have a eulogy to read in lab when we did debriefing today. There were no fake families that were sobbing in the hallway because they lost “Mr. Billy Rubin” the maninkin, a father, husband, son, etc.

This “interactive lab” exam did however, make me realize that I still have a lot to learn about a lot of things. (Even though I’m graduating in 16 days.)

(Yikes!)

A small shout out to Maine: “Way to follow the trend and get on board with Gay Marriage!”  Maine is now the 5th state to allow Gay Marriage. Really, if they can’t get married, why should I?

Camp is just around the corner and I am excited. (Arn’t you?) Sharing my faith, learning from others, being a part of God’s Plan, it’s all fantastic! (And exciting – clearly.)

As a side note (sort of) if you’re looking for a good book to read I recommend The Men I Didn’t Marry by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger. I got it from a friend who got it from a friend. It didn’t take me long to read it. (But then I read fast…)

Gay Marriage

{ April 29, 2009 @ 3:55 am } · { Ethics, friends, Gay Rights, love, Random, relationships, Uncategorized }
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I had a thought the other day (yes it hurt) about marriage.

I’ve grown up thinking that finding that perfect guy and having a big white wedding was what it was all about, but I have come to the realization that, marriage may not be what I want after all.

(Not that I don’t want to get married.)

I have a lot of GLBTQ friends who don’t have the same right to get married as I do.

What makes me so much better than them that I am allowed to get married and they are not? Love is love no matter which two people it is between. Why should I be able to get married if my friends can’t?

(Of course I still want to get married because of the connection and commitment you get out of a marriage, but I really don’t agree with my homosexual friends not being able to get married.)

And to that I say, Way to go Iowa and California for passing gay marriages!

Letters from the College Dorms

{ March 4, 2009 @ 2:18 am } · { Babies, Ethics, Gay Rights, heartbreak, Random, relationships, TV shows, Uncategorized }
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Dear Jason M from the Bachelor,

Love is an important thing and being with someone you love is important (I get that – really I do), but breaking up on national television is uncalled for. Just think of how different it would have been id you had talked privately with your fiance prior to the show. You never let her in or told her what you were feeling. Communication is key in any relationship. You were just recently on the other side of that situation, you knew how it felt, and yet you did it anyway – in front of thousands of people. I can’t wait to see what you do in “After the Rose Ceremony Part II”.

- Someone who believes in privacy

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To Straight People who think they are better,

Members of the GLBT community are human too. They deal with the same things in their relationships that you deal with in yours. Except they also deal with crap from people like you. Partner abuse, getting kicked out, etc., doesn’t just happen in straight relationships. Get on with your life and let them live theirs. How they live their life does not have a direct affect on how you live yours so get over it.

-I’m not gay but my friends are

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Dear People in Need of Emergency Assistance,

If you get a busy signal when calling 911 for an EMERGENCY, just hang up and try again. There is a chance the person calling is just calling about a Fast Food Emergency and will be off the line shortly. To some, your emergency is not as important as McDonald’s running out of McNuggets and  refusing to refund the money (even though they offered something else). Don’t worry, your call is important and will be answered after we deal with the idiot who is going to die if they don’t receive their McNuggets.

-A college student who cares

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Dear Future Parents of America,

Hold onto your hats, you could be the first generation to be able to have designer babies. We knew it was going to happen some day, well that day no longer seems all that far away. Currently, the US has no laws against it. But be careful – remember the Nazis and the Arian race. We could have a whole new Arian Race on our hands.

-A woman standing up for mother nature

Proposition 8: The Muscial

{ December 12, 2008 @ 4:20 am } · { Gay Rights, Politics, Proposition 8 }
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I’m sure many of you have heard of Proposition 8. Well, several famous people decided to raise awareness about it and gay rights by writing and turning it into a musical. This is sort of a cop-out blog post, but enjoyable never-the-less.

Proposition 8: The Musical

I hope you all enjoy it!

Letters from the Dorms

{ December 11, 2008 @ 7:12 am } · { college, Gay Rights, health care, Politics, Proposition 8 }
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Dear Citizens of Arizona, California, and Florida,

You recently voted to ban same sex marriages in your states. Are you all for slavery too? Or maybe you’d prefer it if women and black men were not allowed to vote?

You took away a right that should be granted to every human being. Is loving another person so wrong? If you can legally enter into marriage with someone of the opposite sex that you love, why can’t someone who feels that same sense of love for someone of the same sex, be allowed that right?

Marriage (or even a civil union or marriage without involving religion) is a basic human right that everyone should be allowed to take part in. It’s no different than giving someone the right to express themselves through speaking, writing, art, etc.

-A college student for rights of all

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Dear Luther College,

Do you really think taking away cafe trays is going to be a good idea? Sure you are giving us [slightly] bigger plates, but what about those of us who enjoy getting everything they want to eat (and eat it all) in one trip? I for one, do not want to have to make a trip to get soup and salad, go back and get whatever is in the main line, and then go back again for a drink. And make three trips again when I’m putting away my dishes.

While I understand you think this will cause a reduction in the amount of food being wasted by the Students here and will cut down on the amount of energy and water used for washing dishes, I am skeptical. In reality, most of us take more food than we can eat because half of what we take we don’t like. (Or we find out after we’ve taken it that it contains mushrooms [or something else we don't like], which should be another letter all on it’s own.)

Taking away our precious cafe trays will just cause us to be later to class because it will take us more time to get the food we want. I question whether you really thought this through [and listened to the input that was given to you by the students].

-A student for the removal of plates

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Dear Mr. President,

Our country’s health care system is terrible. What are you going to do about it?

People everywhere are not getting the care they need because they cannot afford insurance, cannot afford to pay out of pocket, and do not qualify for medicare or medicaid. Please fix this so costs of seeking preventative care and treatment do not continue to go up (which will cause insurance to increase and leave more American’s uninsured).

Thank you,

-A citizen who likes being healthy

Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You

{ November 13, 2008 @ 12:58 am } · { Gay Rights, Olbermann, Politics, Proposition 8 }
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Marriage between homosexual individuals is a pretty hot topic right now. I could say a lot on this topic, but Olbermann does a pretty good job with it.

So, instead of letting you listen (or read rather) to me rant and rave about the idea of Gay and Lesbian marriages not being legalized, I’ll let him do it for me.

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