Wanted: New Roommate

so today i found out that starting in june or so there will be a vacancy in my apartment. i love my apartment--it's in the very tiny "safe" part of wash heights, it's close to school but cheaper than school housing, there are fun and nice people here and we have PLANTs. that's right, people. PLANTS. and a living room and big kitchen and lots of space that most new yorkers daren't even dream of.

that said, when considering what would make a good fit for me and megan, i wondered what qualities we would like in our future roommate and these are the few just off the top of my head:

1) must not have aspergers or OCD-like tendencies.
2) be clean, and a cleaner (as in willing to pitch in with chores and stuff)
3) showers under 20 minutes
4) doesn't like cooking (so i can have a guinea pig and so that my food can finally do what it's been threatening to do all year in the fridge--hostile takeover)
5) does not shed pubic hair like a senile golden retriever. and if s/he does, will promptly clean it up.
6) must have above average social skills so that i will want to be friends and hang out with you and sometimes do things in the city with.
7) likes to watch tv/use the internet (this is not a make or breaker, but it would be nice to have someone split the tv/internet bill with)
8) preferably doesn't bring strange men or women home (and certainly not both at the same time) but if s/he must, make sure the sex isn't loud.
9) open to the idea of a pet? maybe a thought. something low maintenance that doesn't shed and doesn't get all up into my space. like a rubber chicken but cuddlier.

if you meet all these criteria, please apply at kathleenmchiu@gmail.com. picture not necessary.

Nursing Note to Self 4/15/09

I'm about a month into this Real Nurse gig and so far I like it.  I mean, I'm still following around someone and I can get all the help and free passes I want, so it's not quite Real Nurse-dom, but it's about 50% of the way there, I'd say.  The thing with me is that when I start something new, I want to be good at it IMMEDIATELY and nursing is no exception.  I realized on my 5 minute walk home that it would be really helpful for me (and my future patients) to make a list of f*&% ups that I've made so far and hopefully not make them again. 

-When a fairly bedbound patient is going for a colonoscopy and you're the sad unfortunate nurse who has to give the laxative and deal with its consequences, be sure to have extra bed pads because it WILL overflow the bedpan and WILL get all over the bed.  

-Even if you finished getting report on one zone, don't toss your papers from the zone you covered the night before.  Because the charge nurse just MIGHT switch you back and then you will not have any record of what you did the night before. 

-When you give report, don't talk a mile a minute like you would when you're pissed and complaining to a friend. 

-Don't front your knowledge about medications.  That only works with Spanish-speaking immigrants.  If you get called on it, you'll live with the consequences the rest of the shift.  

-Always have saline flushes in your pocket.  ALWAYS. 

Best quotes of the night:

-"We're holding the medication because her biopsy came back positive for liver cancer and we haven't told her yet.  So we'd really appreciate it if you didn't tell her either."  -Dumbass MD

-"We've got so many shitters on this floor that we're out of bedpans.  Terrific." -Murse