Well, I did not get the job at AMR, and I am trying not to fall into a state of depression like I usually do when I don't get a good job that I applied for. I had to work this morning, (I am not a morning person), then my roommate works this evening, and my parents left town for the day. So I think I will go over to my friend Jack's for a while, maybe watch a movie with him or something. I wanna give a shout out to my life-long friend Erin H. She has been doing some job-related traveling from Madison, Wisconsin to Portland, Oregon to Everett, Washington.

It sounds like she may have found a full time year-around job starting this summer at one of the best places on earth...at a camp. Camps are always fun. Its right where she wants to be, but first she will spend some time in WA as an outdoor educator. I love camps. I never got to go to camp as a kid. But I did work at a camp as a servant worker for half a summer, then returned the following 3 summers as a counselor (6 camps), & camp medic, 2 camps as a lead-counselor for the guys. Then I worked at NBC Camps for a couple summers as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. The pay was good, but hours were horrible. I was basically working around the clock from Monday morning at 10am until Friday evening at 5pm. Answering calls of sick campers during the night, and sunburned coaches during the weekends. I have to admit...it was FUN. And there were some great people to work with.

Well, I better go take a shower, before I go to my friend's house. Happy Easter everyone.

Happy St. Patties day!

Today I didn't go to work. It was nice. I walked downtown for the St. Patrick's Day Parade, then walked around and did a bit of shopping with friends, but I couldn't find anything to buy. So I get home about 1pm, and change clothes and head over to the Billings Clinic. At the Clinic today, there is/was an "Advanced Trauma Life Support" Conference for M.D.'s and I was the patient. According to the scenario, I was a 23 yo male, who was ran off the road and hit a tree, I was pinned in the car for 40 minutes before rescuers could get me out of my tiny compact car. Shallow, rapid breathing, with trachea deviation to the right lung, and real noticeable jugular vein distention...and then the M.D.'s got fix me up. My face was covered with red, blue, and purple makeup to simulate possible facial fx, and I had a huge bruise on my left thigh, and a bloody right knee. Acting wise, I had to groan a bit when ever the doc pressed on my left pec minor, and my ULQ of my abdomen (as I also had simulated bruises there). The make up that they used didn't wash off very easily. And now, I have the rest of the night off! For compensation and lost time scrubbing off the makeup, the conference bought whatever we wanted from the cafeteria, there at the Hospital plus forty dollars, which I should receive by the end of next week. I wish I had a picture or two to post with this, but I do not.
So what shall I do with the rest of my evening? I don't know. I will figure out something...I should do some studying for my pharmacology test that IS this coming Tuesday.

First Blog...Update

So I created "Blogging with Bryan". It should be most interesting. Especially where I am currently at in life. I have been working at New Day Ranch for one year and six months now.
Last Wednesday, a week ago, I had an interview with American Medical Response, and I am now waiting for a response from them. The lady that interviewed me said they would send me a letter saying either yes or no...and I hope its a YES!
Also last Wednesday, I saved the life of one of the boys at work. The kid was choking on rice. Rice of all things. The funny part, was that this was NOT the first time the kid choked on rice, this was indeed the second time. So with females screaming, I jumped up (after just sitting down for 2 seconds) threw people out of the way, and gave the kid the heimlich maneuver. Then the CEO came out of his office, where he was watching this kid choke to death, and said to me "Where did you learn that? I didn't know you could do that!" Severely underestimated is all that I could say.
My EMT class is going great. We have about a week of practicles of medical scenarios, then the modular test followed by a 2 1/2 weeks of trauma and 3 nights of trauma practicles, then its test, test, followed by 3 more tests. Then I get to sit for the written National Registry test, followed by the practicle for the National Registry Certification. Once I get my certification I can get my license.