I went to downtown for poster posting this evening. I almost didn't go but decided to "get it over with." Just didn't feel like getting out in the cold and driving.
A local ice cream parlor was one of my targets. To my delight I saw two long-lost buddies I hadn't seen since November.
We're not close but I definitely enjoy seeing and talking to them: Cory is always friendly and Caleb intrigues me.
We chit-chatted about nothing in particular. Cory skipped his classes, one of them being German. No gutten tag for him today. Caleb was MIA in D.C. and Spain. No wonder I hadn't seen him.
I left after sharing my vegetarian conversion and some ice cream samples. Cherry nut was delicious.
I forgot how good it feels to unexpectedly re-find friends. That was better than the cayenne chocolate ice cream available.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
From the STI Clinic
My roommate is finishing her last semester in nursing school. She's stressed, but she loves it. I reap the benefit of random stories. Some gross, others funny, a couple sad, but all interesting.
She had a clinical at the STI clinic. She told me about some of the patients and conditions she saw: teenagers; an HIV-positive woman, a patient with gonorrhea.
I've never met anyone or had a friend confide he or she had a STI. I could only think of "House" episodes involving these infections. Some walked away from his or her significant other; others forgave and decided to work through it; all were affected.
I know these and other things are out there and not simply a gasp-inducing plot point. But it's not until you experience it or know someone who has that it affects you.
For those of us who are ignorant, as we all are in some area, don't close your eyes. For those of you who feel misunderstood, as we all are in some way, please be patient: some of us are trying to open our eyes.
She had a clinical at the STI clinic. She told me about some of the patients and conditions she saw: teenagers; an HIV-positive woman, a patient with gonorrhea.
I've never met anyone or had a friend confide he or she had a STI. I could only think of "House" episodes involving these infections. Some walked away from his or her significant other; others forgave and decided to work through it; all were affected.
I know these and other things are out there and not simply a gasp-inducing plot point. But it's not until you experience it or know someone who has that it affects you.
For those of us who are ignorant, as we all are in some area, don't close your eyes. For those of you who feel misunderstood, as we all are in some way, please be patient: some of us are trying to open our eyes.
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