After long hours studying, testing, externing, and worrying. My day has finally come. The day I get to feast my eyes upon that glorious piece of paper that shows I am qualified. To legally put those sweet seven intials after my name. Yes, thats right. You are reading the journal of a Registered Medical Assistant and Registered Phlebotomist. My name is not just Miranda Thompson, but now: Miranda Thompson, RMA, RPbt.
Oh what a glorious day!
This means that I am legally qualified to give you a shot, pull your blood, take your vitals, do many tests, schedule appointments, etc, etc, etc....under the supervision of a physician.
Now, let me tell you what, I am faxing my resume out TONIGHT. I am tired of waiting. This is the week to go hunting. I am getting that coveted position at the doctor's office by the end of next week! You watch!
Monday, June 25, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Noo..It's a "Felon's Claw"!!!!
I've been studying some graphology as of late. It's some interesting stuff. Now when I see cursive handwriting, I don't think "Oh how pretty" but also "Hmm that 'J' is kind of curved a bit odd at the end, maybe that means (insert name here) is guilty about something...". And hey, get your own handwriting analyzed free here: http://www.handwritingwizard.com/. It's pretty thorough and accurate!
The way they describe the validity of the analysis is this- your handwriting is like "brain prints". It shows how you really are and how you really feel about things and life in general. It can show if you are lying one day, or your honest the next. It is so accurate that they use this to help catch criminals!
So yeah, I'm studying this pretty much for no reason except that it is INTERESTING!! Very interesting...
Here's an example of what I've been reading:
Graphology - Handwriting Analysis
1. Are your Us and Ws rounded on their bottoms? You're sensitive and maybe poetic.
2. Do you cross your Ts in the middle or at the top? The lower you cross your T, the less ambition you have.
3. Do you loop your Cs at the top? Then, to quote Carly Simon, you're so vain.
4. Are your As and Os tightly closed? Perhaps you're hiding something.
5. Do your letters slant every which way? If so, then yikes. Only 10 percent of the general population has a wobbly slant--compared with 70 to 80 percent of convicted felons.
6. Do you have the "felon's claw"? It's another hallmark of the criminal, and it occurs when you bring a letter straight down, then attach a claw-shaped curve to its end--say when you're writing the lowercase y.
7. Is your signature different from your regular handwriting? Then perhaps you're putting on an act.
8. Do the connecting swoops between your letters droop? Maybe you have a martyr complex, and are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
9. Is your handwriting spiky and angular? Relax. There's no need to be so tense.
10. Are your letters a bit squatty? If they're biggest in the middle zone, and don't extend much up or below the baseline, then you're perhaps a bit childish. The Disney logo, based on Walt Disney's handwriting, is a good example of this.
These ten tips come from Handwriting Analysis: Putting It to Work for You by Andrea McNichol, and Handwriting Analysis by Karen Kristin Amend and Mary Stansbury Ruiz.
This is my Handwriting Analysis without all the pictures of the samples of handwriting (it would be to large to have all the pictures plastered on here).
******* The Analysis Starts Here *******
For a graphologist, the spacing on the page reflects the writer's attitude toward their own world and relationship to things in his or her own space. If the inputted data was correct Miranda has left lots of white space on the left side of the paper. Miranda fills up the rest of the page in a normal fashion. If this is true, then Miranda has a healthy relationship to the past and is ready to move on. The right side of the page represents the future and Miranda is ready and willing to get started living now and planning for the future. Miranda would like to leave the past behind and move on.
Miranda exaggerates about everything that has a physical nature. Although she may not intend to deceive or mislead, she blows things way out of proportion because that is the way she views them. She will be a good story teller. This exaggeration relates to all areas of her material world. Miranda allows many people into her life because she is accepting and trusting. She is sometimes called gullible by her friends. That only really means that she trusts too many people. Miranda has a vivid imagination.
Miranda has a healthy imagination and displays a fair amount of trust. She lets new people into her circle of friends. She uses her imagination to understand new ideas, things, and people.
Miranda is very self-sufficient. She is trying not to need anyone. She is capable of making it on her own. She probably wants and enjoys people, but she doesn't "need" them. She can be a loner.
Miranda is a practical person whose goals are planned, practical, and down to earth. This is typical of people with normal healthy self-esteem. She needs to visualize the end of a project before she starts. she finds joy in anticipation and planning. Notice that I said she plans everything she is going to do, that doesn't necessarily mean things go as planned. Miranda basically feels good about herself. She has a positive self-esteem which contributes to her success. She feels she has the ability to achieve anything she sets her mind to. However, she sets her goals using practicality-- not too "out of reach". She has enough self-confidence to leave a bad situation, yet, she will not take great risks, as they relate to her goals. A good esteem is one key to a happy life. Although there is room for improvement in the confidence catagery, her self-perception is better than average.
In reference to Miranda's mental abilities, she has a very investigating and creating mind. She investigates projects rapidly because she is curious about many things. She gets involved in many projects that seem good at the beginning, but she soon must slow down and look at all the angles. She probably gets too many things going at once. When Miranda slows down, then she becomes more creative than before. Since it takes time to be creative, she must slow down to do it. She then decides what projects she has time to finish. Thus she finishes at a slower pace than when she started the project. She has the best of two kinds of minds. One is the quick investigating mind. The other is the creative mind. Her mind thinks quick and rapidly in the investigative mode. She can learn quicker, investigate more, and think faster. Miranda can then switch into her low gear. When she is in the slower mode, she can be creative, remember longer and stack facts in a logical manner. She is more logical this way and can climb mental mountains with a much better grip
.
Miranda will be candid and direct when expressing her opinion. She will tell them what she thinks if they ask for it, whether they like it or not. So, if they don't really want her opinion, don't ask for it!
Miranda is sensitive to criticism about her ideas and philosophies. She will sometimes worry what people will think if she tells them what she believes in. This doesn't mean she won't talk, or that she feels ashamed. It merely means she is sensitive to what others think, regarding her beliefs.
Miranda is moderately outgoing. Her emotions are stirred by sympathy and heart rendering stories. In fact, she can be kind, friendly, affectionate and considerate of others. She has the ability to put herself into the other person's shoes. Miranda will be somewhat moody, with highs and lows. Sometimes she will be happy, the next day she might be sad. She has the unique ability to get along equally well with what psychology calls introverts and extroverts. This is because she is in between. Psychology calls Miranda an ambivert. She understands the needs of both types. Although they get along, she will not tolerate anyone that is too "far out." She doesn't sway too far one way or the other. When convincing her to buy a product or an idea, a heart rendering story could mean a great deal to her. She puts herself in the same situation as the person in the story, yet she will not buy anything that seems overly impractical or illogical. Miranda is an expressive person. She outwardly shows her emotions. She may even show traces of tears when hearing a sad story. Miranda is a "middle-of-the-roader," politically as well as logically. She weighs both sides of an issue, sits on the fence, and then will decide when she finally has to. She basically doesn't relate to any far out ideas and usually won't go to the extreme on any issue.
People that write their letters in an average height and average size are moderate in their ability to interact socially. According to the data input, Miranda doesn't write too large or too small, indicating a balanced ability to be social and interact with others.
Miranda can be defiant. She sometimes has the attitude that if someone doesn't like it the way she is doing it, then they can just "go to hell!" This trait may reveal itself in a rebellious nature that is always ready to resist forces which she thinks are infringing upon her freedom of action.
The way they describe the validity of the analysis is this- your handwriting is like "brain prints". It shows how you really are and how you really feel about things and life in general. It can show if you are lying one day, or your honest the next. It is so accurate that they use this to help catch criminals!
So yeah, I'm studying this pretty much for no reason except that it is INTERESTING!! Very interesting...
Here's an example of what I've been reading:
Graphology - Handwriting Analysis
1. Are your Us and Ws rounded on their bottoms? You're sensitive and maybe poetic.
2. Do you cross your Ts in the middle or at the top? The lower you cross your T, the less ambition you have.
3. Do you loop your Cs at the top? Then, to quote Carly Simon, you're so vain.
4. Are your As and Os tightly closed? Perhaps you're hiding something.
5. Do your letters slant every which way? If so, then yikes. Only 10 percent of the general population has a wobbly slant--compared with 70 to 80 percent of convicted felons.
6. Do you have the "felon's claw"? It's another hallmark of the criminal, and it occurs when you bring a letter straight down, then attach a claw-shaped curve to its end--say when you're writing the lowercase y.
7. Is your signature different from your regular handwriting? Then perhaps you're putting on an act.
8. Do the connecting swoops between your letters droop? Maybe you have a martyr complex, and are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
9. Is your handwriting spiky and angular? Relax. There's no need to be so tense.
10. Are your letters a bit squatty? If they're biggest in the middle zone, and don't extend much up or below the baseline, then you're perhaps a bit childish. The Disney logo, based on Walt Disney's handwriting, is a good example of this.
These ten tips come from Handwriting Analysis: Putting It to Work for You by Andrea McNichol, and Handwriting Analysis by Karen Kristin Amend and Mary Stansbury Ruiz.
This is my Handwriting Analysis without all the pictures of the samples of handwriting (it would be to large to have all the pictures plastered on here).
******* The Analysis Starts Here *******
For a graphologist, the spacing on the page reflects the writer's attitude toward their own world and relationship to things in his or her own space. If the inputted data was correct Miranda has left lots of white space on the left side of the paper. Miranda fills up the rest of the page in a normal fashion. If this is true, then Miranda has a healthy relationship to the past and is ready to move on. The right side of the page represents the future and Miranda is ready and willing to get started living now and planning for the future. Miranda would like to leave the past behind and move on.
Miranda exaggerates about everything that has a physical nature. Although she may not intend to deceive or mislead, she blows things way out of proportion because that is the way she views them. She will be a good story teller. This exaggeration relates to all areas of her material world. Miranda allows many people into her life because she is accepting and trusting. She is sometimes called gullible by her friends. That only really means that she trusts too many people. Miranda has a vivid imagination.
Miranda has a healthy imagination and displays a fair amount of trust. She lets new people into her circle of friends. She uses her imagination to understand new ideas, things, and people.
Miranda is very self-sufficient. She is trying not to need anyone. She is capable of making it on her own. She probably wants and enjoys people, but she doesn't "need" them. She can be a loner.
Miranda is a practical person whose goals are planned, practical, and down to earth. This is typical of people with normal healthy self-esteem. She needs to visualize the end of a project before she starts. she finds joy in anticipation and planning. Notice that I said she plans everything she is going to do, that doesn't necessarily mean things go as planned. Miranda basically feels good about herself. She has a positive self-esteem which contributes to her success. She feels she has the ability to achieve anything she sets her mind to. However, she sets her goals using practicality-- not too "out of reach". She has enough self-confidence to leave a bad situation, yet, she will not take great risks, as they relate to her goals. A good esteem is one key to a happy life. Although there is room for improvement in the confidence catagery, her self-perception is better than average.
In reference to Miranda's mental abilities, she has a very investigating and creating mind. She investigates projects rapidly because she is curious about many things. She gets involved in many projects that seem good at the beginning, but she soon must slow down and look at all the angles. She probably gets too many things going at once. When Miranda slows down, then she becomes more creative than before. Since it takes time to be creative, she must slow down to do it. She then decides what projects she has time to finish. Thus she finishes at a slower pace than when she started the project. She has the best of two kinds of minds. One is the quick investigating mind. The other is the creative mind. Her mind thinks quick and rapidly in the investigative mode. She can learn quicker, investigate more, and think faster. Miranda can then switch into her low gear. When she is in the slower mode, she can be creative, remember longer and stack facts in a logical manner. She is more logical this way and can climb mental mountains with a much better grip
.
Miranda will be candid and direct when expressing her opinion. She will tell them what she thinks if they ask for it, whether they like it or not. So, if they don't really want her opinion, don't ask for it!
Miranda is sensitive to criticism about her ideas and philosophies. She will sometimes worry what people will think if she tells them what she believes in. This doesn't mean she won't talk, or that she feels ashamed. It merely means she is sensitive to what others think, regarding her beliefs.
Miranda is moderately outgoing. Her emotions are stirred by sympathy and heart rendering stories. In fact, she can be kind, friendly, affectionate and considerate of others. She has the ability to put herself into the other person's shoes. Miranda will be somewhat moody, with highs and lows. Sometimes she will be happy, the next day she might be sad. She has the unique ability to get along equally well with what psychology calls introverts and extroverts. This is because she is in between. Psychology calls Miranda an ambivert. She understands the needs of both types. Although they get along, she will not tolerate anyone that is too "far out." She doesn't sway too far one way or the other. When convincing her to buy a product or an idea, a heart rendering story could mean a great deal to her. She puts herself in the same situation as the person in the story, yet she will not buy anything that seems overly impractical or illogical. Miranda is an expressive person. She outwardly shows her emotions. She may even show traces of tears when hearing a sad story. Miranda is a "middle-of-the-roader," politically as well as logically. She weighs both sides of an issue, sits on the fence, and then will decide when she finally has to. She basically doesn't relate to any far out ideas and usually won't go to the extreme on any issue.
People that write their letters in an average height and average size are moderate in their ability to interact socially. According to the data input, Miranda doesn't write too large or too small, indicating a balanced ability to be social and interact with others.
Miranda can be defiant. She sometimes has the attitude that if someone doesn't like it the way she is doing it, then they can just "go to hell!" This trait may reveal itself in a rebellious nature that is always ready to resist forces which she thinks are infringing upon her freedom of action.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Meh..
Man does this picture tell the whole story. Marilyn looks like "yeah, bleh, you don't wanna know.." And that exactly how I feel right now. Yeah sure, my hair isn't damaged anymore, because I got it cut short short short, but it's such a drastic change that I'm in a sort of shock right now. I reallllly want to be positive about it and tell everyone, "heck yeah I'd look good even without hair!" but I'm so much in shock that I'm like "meh".
Oh yeah, That picture of Marilyn, thats the length and look of my hair right now. It's alright. I guess. Ah, to hell with it, I could be dying of cancer and losing the hair outta my scalp, but am I? No. All I did was have a baaaaad perm. Which will grow out and I shall live and learn from. So I'll just rock the Marilyn look for a couple of months. Besides, my nickname is "Marilyn Miranda"...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
A scream in the night....
This is the story of a little girl. Who got a bad perm. And screamed.
One day, a little girl thought she needed to do something with her hair so she would be the fairest in the land. She went to the magic beauty godmothers and gathered all the things she needed. Then she went to her grandmother's house and got some curling rods. She asked her mom to do her hair because it would cost less money. Her gracious mother agreed.
So after 2 hours of curling, wetting, neutralizing, etc, the process was finally finished.
The little girl went to stare into the mirror in excitement, happy to finally have the fairest hair in all the land. After moments of looking at her countenence, she couldn't believe her eyes.
There, in the mirror, was a monster. Not the pretty hair she had imagined, but a frightfull puff ball of stringy hair.
She immediately started panicing. Crying. Sobbing.
Her hair was no more.
And what does this story teach us? That money can't buy beauty.
And who was the little girl in the story? That's right.....Me. Today (or, rather, tonight), as I type. As of now, I am soaking my hair with a hot oil treatment desperately trying to get back to my BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT hair. Actually, It's naturally wavy and I wanted to get a perm to make it wavier. But guess what I got? Yeah, nice 80's Nicole Kidman hair. Oh yeah, can we say "sexy sexy"?
But you know, maybe I need this. Maybe it will teach me to like MYSELF instead of that cheap impression of beauty out there. I think this is the last straw with my hair dying, perming, damaging woes. I'm done. I think I shall cut my hair and let it grow out my natural color (dark blonde) and let it naturally wave. If this treatment doesn't work, to the chopping block my hair will go. And then, never again will I ever try to be something else.
One day, a little girl thought she needed to do something with her hair so she would be the fairest in the land. She went to the magic beauty godmothers and gathered all the things she needed. Then she went to her grandmother's house and got some curling rods. She asked her mom to do her hair because it would cost less money. Her gracious mother agreed.
So after 2 hours of curling, wetting, neutralizing, etc, the process was finally finished.
The little girl went to stare into the mirror in excitement, happy to finally have the fairest hair in all the land. After moments of looking at her countenence, she couldn't believe her eyes.
There, in the mirror, was a monster. Not the pretty hair she had imagined, but a frightfull puff ball of stringy hair.
She immediately started panicing. Crying. Sobbing.
Her hair was no more.
And what does this story teach us? That money can't buy beauty.
And who was the little girl in the story? That's right.....Me. Today (or, rather, tonight), as I type. As of now, I am soaking my hair with a hot oil treatment desperately trying to get back to my BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT hair. Actually, It's naturally wavy and I wanted to get a perm to make it wavier. But guess what I got? Yeah, nice 80's Nicole Kidman hair. Oh yeah, can we say "sexy sexy"?
But you know, maybe I need this. Maybe it will teach me to like MYSELF instead of that cheap impression of beauty out there. I think this is the last straw with my hair dying, perming, damaging woes. I'm done. I think I shall cut my hair and let it grow out my natural color (dark blonde) and let it naturally wave. If this treatment doesn't work, to the chopping block my hair will go. And then, never again will I ever try to be something else.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
My Addiction
And I'm damn proud. I.....am addicted to......
Books.
Everytime I walk into a bookstore I cannot make it out in less than an hour. I must READ, and read, and READ. Until there is nothing left that interests me.
For example, I went to my local Goodwill to get some summer tops and unbeknownst to me, there was......a glorious, beautiful, extraordinary, stash....of BOOKS. Like a mountain of glorious information waiting for me to devouer. And then....I came across....the MEDICAL section. And it was then...that I couldn't....go back.
And so therefore, I bought four books.
The End.
Books.
Everytime I walk into a bookstore I cannot make it out in less than an hour. I must READ, and read, and READ. Until there is nothing left that interests me.
For example, I went to my local Goodwill to get some summer tops and unbeknownst to me, there was......a glorious, beautiful, extraordinary, stash....of BOOKS. Like a mountain of glorious information waiting for me to devouer. And then....I came across....the MEDICAL section. And it was then...that I couldn't....go back.
And so therefore, I bought four books.
The End.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Journalism?
May be a possibility. I've been seriously contemplating it as a minor. In high school, whenever I wrote a research paper or speech, I was always complimented on how well I would write. How thorough it was, etc..
I just have this strong drive to write, to research, to expose the truth. It's almost up there with the stronger drive I have to become a nurse. Maybe I'm destined to become a writer for a health magazine someday. That would be interesting. I would looove to write about the different aspects of health care.
I mean, I don't want to just stop at nursing. I want to do more with my life. Maybe I'll even double major in Nursing and Journalism. Maybe I'll go to Europe and use my nursing skills there. Maybe I'll even retire from nursing and be a science journalist for the Tulsa World.
The thought of just working a day job after college frightens me....
What happens then? Work until I become bored with nursing? Or will I become the charge nurse of the neonatal unit? Like I've always wanted? But even then...what happens??? I constantly want to be doing bigger and better things with my life. I don't just wanna stop. There's a whole world out there and I want to conquer it!
I just have this strong drive to write, to research, to expose the truth. It's almost up there with the stronger drive I have to become a nurse. Maybe I'm destined to become a writer for a health magazine someday. That would be interesting. I would looove to write about the different aspects of health care.
I mean, I don't want to just stop at nursing. I want to do more with my life. Maybe I'll even double major in Nursing and Journalism. Maybe I'll go to Europe and use my nursing skills there. Maybe I'll even retire from nursing and be a science journalist for the Tulsa World.
The thought of just working a day job after college frightens me....
What happens then? Work until I become bored with nursing? Or will I become the charge nurse of the neonatal unit? Like I've always wanted? But even then...what happens??? I constantly want to be doing bigger and better things with my life. I don't just wanna stop. There's a whole world out there and I want to conquer it!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Back to the hang of things...
I know. Another site that will waste a buttload of my time.
But this site is oh so much better. And here is my explanation why...
Everybody is addicted to myspace. Holy cow. After watching a couple of 20 yr olds slowly trying to get off their damn profile so they can go out with their friends to the bar, I thought I was crazy addicted...I used to be. But what's the point?
It's just a damn profile. You can't splurge your feelings out in the open and let the world know what you think. Nobody gets to know the real you. Just a face. Some icons, vital statistics, and a couple of worthless songs.
Well, really though, America is just damn lazy. Pshh, nobody ever uses those blog sections on their myspace profile. It's all about the fame these days. Just how many friends can you actually have? Seriously. If you have more than 100 friends, I don't believe you. And who the hell cares anyway except for your top friends? And even that gets complicated, because then people get pissed off at you for moving them a little to the right one spot. "Hey! I'm your best friend! Whats the deal!?", "Uhm well, you know, my sister means a heck of alot more to me than you ever will. Sorry but that's just the naked truth. Deal with it."
My point is, nobody wants to write. Use their brain. Think. Debate.
I miss it. All this rubbish with the self centerdness crap with myspace and facebook, you start to think the world revolves around you...I can't stand it. I mean, it (life) isn't about you, it's about what you can do for others. And after watching Angelina Jolie on Larry King Live talk about her work with the UN, being an ambassador, seeing what life is like on the other sideof the fence, helping people, solving issues...Is very motivating to me. And it should be. What she is doing earns alot of respect in my eyes. Yeah yeah, she's a hollywood actress....but she's a heckofalot better than the normal American person sitting on the their ass, typing up a survey and posting it on the bulliten section on myspace. If your gonna waste time on the net, waste it wisely. Read about stem cell research, the presidential election, the change of climate and it's effects on our economy, or even learning a new hobby. Start a blog, like this one, and start debating over who should win the next election. Heck, debate about who should win "So you think you can dance" I don't care. At least you're using your brain.
I mean C'mon, don't you know that people don't care about your life anyway? All they care about is what you do with it. So do something...... and get back to the hang of things.
But this site is oh so much better. And here is my explanation why...
Everybody is addicted to myspace. Holy cow. After watching a couple of 20 yr olds slowly trying to get off their damn profile so they can go out with their friends to the bar, I thought I was crazy addicted...I used to be. But what's the point?
It's just a damn profile. You can't splurge your feelings out in the open and let the world know what you think. Nobody gets to know the real you. Just a face. Some icons, vital statistics, and a couple of worthless songs.
Well, really though, America is just damn lazy. Pshh, nobody ever uses those blog sections on their myspace profile. It's all about the fame these days. Just how many friends can you actually have? Seriously. If you have more than 100 friends, I don't believe you. And who the hell cares anyway except for your top friends? And even that gets complicated, because then people get pissed off at you for moving them a little to the right one spot. "Hey! I'm your best friend! Whats the deal!?", "Uhm well, you know, my sister means a heck of alot more to me than you ever will. Sorry but that's just the naked truth. Deal with it."
My point is, nobody wants to write. Use their brain. Think. Debate.
I miss it. All this rubbish with the self centerdness crap with myspace and facebook, you start to think the world revolves around you...I can't stand it. I mean, it (life) isn't about you, it's about what you can do for others. And after watching Angelina Jolie on Larry King Live talk about her work with the UN, being an ambassador, seeing what life is like on the other sideof the fence, helping people, solving issues...Is very motivating to me. And it should be. What she is doing earns alot of respect in my eyes. Yeah yeah, she's a hollywood actress....but she's a heckofalot better than the normal American person sitting on the their ass, typing up a survey and posting it on the bulliten section on myspace. If your gonna waste time on the net, waste it wisely. Read about stem cell research, the presidential election, the change of climate and it's effects on our economy, or even learning a new hobby. Start a blog, like this one, and start debating over who should win the next election. Heck, debate about who should win "So you think you can dance" I don't care. At least you're using your brain.
I mean C'mon, don't you know that people don't care about your life anyway? All they care about is what you do with it. So do something...... and get back to the hang of things.
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