awesomesprout

Ok so Keroppi was starting have kidney failure. Hence the constant drinking on his part and the losing weight due to the build up of toxins in his body.

Also. He tested positive for having FIP antibodies. Doesn't mean he has the virus but it shows that he's been exposed. Another test in about 6 months will tell whether or not he's infected.

Currently.

I have to give him kitty dislysis every other day. Yes, that's right. Jessica. The biggest pansy when it comes to needles has to stick her cat every other day with an IV.

But.

If that'll make him better. Then stick him I shall!

It's really not as bad as I thought it would be. It's in the scruff of his neck so it doesn't hurt him. And he's really good when he gets it done so I'm a lot more relieved about that...

Total cost thus far:

Approx 200 dollars.

The fluid and needles only cost 39.00 so that was a relief.

So things may be ok after all.

They kept saying how weird it was that he's only a 3 year old cat and is experiencing kidney failure. So it may be good because he IS a young cat and may recover perfectly.

Only time will tell.

Ok well it sounds like Keroppi has progressed into having some sort of a cold or respitory problem.

His breathing sounds like he has a horridly stuffed up nose. So I'm going to use some of my rent money and take him to the vet.

Wish me luck that it won't be more than like 100 dollars.

I didn't get called back for another audition with Kaiser.

Oh well.

Makes my life MUCH easier.

So now I 'm going to register for classes for summer and start looking for a possible part-time day job.

Yay :)

Sooooo yes :)

I SHOULD be sleeping right now.

But I'm waiting til noon when I have to call and see if I got callbacks for my audition! Woo :)

Soooo much to do today:

Oh wait.. just looked at my list.. I Guess I don't have that much to do. hehe :)

So no work til friday night. It'll be my first overnighter. 12 hours of fun boys and girls.

Things with the TT ( hehe) have been really good lately. I feel like we're finally normal. No fighting. No bullshit. It's been really smooth. And he's been really supportive during my whole transition to working nights. He's been picking me up from work regardless of what godawful time of night it may be and taking me for food. Things like that. It just feels good.

There was a period where I felt like I was falling out of love with him. I think a lot of it had to do with what happened over the months before he left for Europe and then all the drama that happened while he was there.

We just had a shitty relationship. I worked all the damn time and we never saw eachother. And when we did spend time together it was just to come home from work, eat dinner, and go to bed. We never got to spend weekends together because I worked and he didn't. It was horrible. And I could feel us drifting apart. Hell, I was even starting to consider other people.

But then what happened happened. And then I lost my job. And I think it was a good thing it all happened. It was the wake up call we needed to make a shift.

And a few days ago I realized that I'm fully and utterly in love with him again. And that's a great feeling. And I'm happy finally. I don't have any stupid doubts. I'm not letting my insecurities rule anything. I'm just going with the flow and enjoying it greatly. :)

We've been spending lots of time together because I stay at his place the nights I work and it just feels good because I know now that the time spent isn't about quantity like it used to be, but quality...

And now..

( Some interview questions... )

So if it's possible I think Keroppi has actually gotten skinnier.

It's so strange. He eats, poops, pees, sleeps, plays, etc. He doesn't ACT like anything is wrong.

I guess it's time for me to sell all my wordly belongings to get enough money to take him to the vet.

Sigh.

Actually.

A certian someone is acting like a spoiled brat and threw a tantrum telling me he suddenly changed his mind and doesn't want me going to get the autograph for him.

So I was like.

Fine, I call your bluff.

I'm not going anymore.

so there.

I can act like a little kid too.

So I just got a call from boss as Bay Sleep.

Appearantly, the tech I worked with on tuesday told Tara that I didn't seem like I was all that enthusiastic about learning.

I was like WHAT?!??!?!

So then I told her how I ended up doing most of the stuff by myself and that he didn't teach me ANYTHING and that I just ended up watching or being ignored.

She apologized and said he was overwhelmed with the fact that his partner for the night called in sick.

I was like that's fine.

So I'm working with 3 different people over the next 5 training days.

I work in Menlo Park tonight and Tomorrow.

and in SF Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.

Ugg.

I can't believe he said that.

I was like NONONONO!! I want to learn! I LOVE THE JOB!! I just DIDN'T learn anything...

She was like good! :)

I'M A SPONNNNNGEEEE!! TTEEEACCCHH MEEEEE!!!

Hehe..

So let me clarify a few things on my update from my training.

And then I'm going back to bed because my sleep schedule is all kinds of screwed up.

I finally found the place after a long drive to Menlo Park. The guy on duty was named Mohammed.

I didn't even learn his name until I clocked in and saw he was the only male tech working ( we have a network of labs so we can see who's working where ) that night so I figured it had to be him.

So he was working on a patient and hooking him up with electrodes. ( process known as Hooking Up )

He doesn't tell me anything. He just works, without speaking, on the patient. The patient is a really nice guy. All of 19 years old. Mohammed like pushes REALLY hard on the electrodes to make sure they're sticking. Which if I were a patient I seriously wouldn't be happy with. Also, I'd like it if the tech had spoken to me instead of making me feel like an outlet for a plug and wires.

So then he finishes with the patient. And I finally see how unprepared this guy was.

When a patient comes in they're supposed to fill out a questionaire on their sleep habits. And then they get hooked up, etc.

He hadn't even printed out ANY paperwork for the 3 patients we had last night. He hadn't even prepped the computers to receive EAGS. ( the electronic waves produced by the body through the electrodes )

In a matter of moments I had all the paperwork printed out, prepped the computers, had the patients filling out their questionaires, and had the first patient prepped with a dvd and had his data being recorded.

And I'd only seen it done once!!

So please note, that I wasn't being cocky in my last post. I just felt like I taught myself more than the tech did. And when we had a few moments of downtime which he could have used to teach me things or to do a little more work, the guy goes online to check his e-mail and his bank account.

So I'm a little disappointed. Hopefully whoever I work with thursday and friday are better and actually TEACH me something.

Last friday, when I went in and basically got an overview. That's when I learned how to do the paperwork and basic procedures. That's when I learned where electrodes are placed and just more information in general.

The tech who taught me that was this AMAZING teacher named Mike. Great Guy. I really hope I work with him again. In fact, I'm going to request working with him as much as possible.

Well. With getting up every morning to take Loren to work on my way home, class, 3 hours worth of laundry yesterday, training, etc. I'm exhausted. So I'm going to eat. Drink some water. and Go to sleep.

And then when I wake up, I'm going to do homework, study my monologue and hopefully someone'll be free tonight so I can get some human contact.

Seeya!

So I just called Bay Sleep to let them know I'm going to take the training..

And they told me that they'd talked it over this weekend and they've decided to pay me 9 dollars an hour while I train.

They said they hadn't realized I was fully supporting myself and they wanted to help me out :)

So I'm getting paid while I train!

My training starts tomorrow.

So today I have to do homework, laundry, go to class, and buy scrubs. But I think I can put the scrubs and laundry off til tomorrow.

We'll see.

I'm excited!

Ok so I have a dilemma. And I need advice.

First, it's whether or not I should take the sleep job and I'll go into the details of that in a moment.

Then, it's what monologue I should do. I'm going to post both and have people say which they think is better based on what the Kaiser people are looking for.

Ok. So here's the work ( dilemma )

Ok the basis for my monologue is that it has to be a minute long. And the character has to be between the ages of 10-18. And it has to be youthful.

( Monologue one )

( Monologue two )

HELP!!!