lots of random things

[primroseburrows]

I can't FIND my cell phone, and I dunno about clever, but otherwise, yeah:

You Are From Mercury

You are talkative, clever, and knowledgeable - and it shows. You probably never leave home without your cell phone! You're witty, expressive, and aware of everything going on around you. You love learning, playing, and taking in all of what life has to offer. Be careful not to talk your friends' ears off, and temper your need to know everything.

What Planet Are You From?

Best. Answer. Ever. OMG:

Your Daddy Is Pedro Martinez

What You Call Him: Pa Why You Love Him: He gives good spankings

Who's Your Daddy?

Hehehehyep:

You Are a Liberal for Life

You've got a bleeding heart - and you're proud of it. For you, liberal means being compassionate, pro-government, and anti-business. You believe in equality for every person, and you consider yourself universally empathetic. Helping others is not just political for you ... it's very personal too.

What's Your Political Persuasion?

Toldya New England is just a lot like Canada:

Your Slanguage Profile

Canadian Slang: 75%

New England Slang: 75%

Aussie Slang: 50%

Victorian Slang: 50%

British Slang: 25%

Prison Slang: 25%

Southern Slang: 25%

What Slanguage Do You Speak?

Yay!

You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 8 out of 10 correct!

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

Also, Howard Dean for Prime Minister.

Except we need him here, right where he is, so forget about it. besides, I have a tiny, tiny crush on Monsieur Dion, anyway

I can't really figure out why he was chosen, though. I mean, why an American? I guess it was because of his success a. with his grassroots internet campaigning (no, he didn't win, but he changed the face of political campaigning forever, and for the good, IMO, because it got the average you-and-me citizen to participate AND set him in a perfect spot to become DNC chairman), and/or b. as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, because obviously he did something right if the Democrats now control Congress. Yes, a lot of it was because the Republicans did almost everything wrong, but still. Howard's a great organizer, and that's what he did.

The fact that he was governor of a border state might have something to do with it, because he talks about that in his speech.

The video of Dr. Dean's speech is here. I'm such a Howard Dean fangirl that it isn't even funny. I don't always agree with everything, but his heart is always in the right place. Go him.

Yes, I am a dork. I thought we established that.

In other news, Little Mosque on the Prairie is very cute. It's done well, too, so I'll get to see more than just the eight episodes, hopefully.

Also wtf, Dubya?. Go. Away. Now.

Jesus on a Segway, even Republicans are opposing this horrible, terrible plan. "When mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me." Damn straight it does. If you really believe this, though, why are you saying "OMG, if we left, the middle east would fall apart"? Um, if that's true, YOU caused it by attacking Iraq in the first place, you utter, utter hypocrite. And now you're sending more kids off to a war that isn't ours. Channel Nixon much, Junior? I wish someone would channel Woodward and Bernstein and get you kicked out on your arse.

And there we go, with "Al Qaeda is still active in Iraq". Same old propaganda, and he's saying it to reinforce the whole (entirely fictional) Saddam-Sept.11 connection.Maybe Al Qaeda is active in Iraq, but I bet it wasn't nearly as active, if at all, before the U.S. decided to take down Saddam (there are plenty other dictators as bad or worse, but they weren't sitting on a bunch of oil). And, um. He's dropping Joe Lieberman's name as an example of bipartisanship? This would be funny if it weren't so incredibly pathetic.

"They have watched their comrades give their lives to insure our liberty." No they haven't, they've watched their comrades give their lives for a horrible mistake made by an idiot."

And oh. Tony Blair is backing Bush, but at least he's not sending more troops in.

I hadn't planned on ranting, honest. Dubya has that affect on me. :/

Comments

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

It might be a good idea to write the NCLEX, anyway, because hey, more licencing isn't a bad thing. I should pick your brain about taking boards for nursing in Canada. I've thought some about doing some travel nursing, and I think I can do international on my RI licence, but I'm not sure.. There's some info on the net, but it's so widespread, and I can't find a central place to look.

I've never been to Texas, but from what I've heard, the cultural attitude is pretty far removed from your average Canadian province. California? Maybe. Or you could come to RI, 'cause we're cool and everything. :)

[dragonflymuse.livejournal.com]

I've been to visit my friend a few times, and the area she lives doesn't seem too bad. California would be culturally better, but I've only been there once. If I do write the exam and go, it will depend on job and pay where I end up.

It's been a few years since I wrote my licensure exam in NS, but I didn't find it too tricky. I think it is alot more general than the NCLEX, looking at critical thinking rather than looking for the so-called 'right' answer: one study guide I have said the NCLEX exam has nothing to do with testing one's nursing knowledge, but with finding the 'right' answer for the question asked.

I'll get you any info I can on the NS exam :)

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

We were taught in nursing school that the multiple choice questions were looking for the "best right answer"; in other words, there was more than one that could be correct, but we were supposed to use critical thinking to come up with it. Or something. I never liked multiple choice, anyway, because it's too easy to a. mark the wrong answer by mistake, not because you didn't know the right one, or b. mark the right one by sheer luck, which isn't a reflection of how much you know. We used to refer to them as "multiple guess", which is pretty close to what they are.

Also, I was able to ace the labour and delivery section without even studying. I've done a lot of studying in other areas besides nursing about the subject, so I like to think it was because I'm ohso intelligent and not because the questions weren't hard enough. The hard part for me was checking the 'right' answer when it was against everything I believe in as a doula (when do you do the first ultrasound? Me: Only when medically necessary, duh. Real Answer: blablahblah weeks. Me: *checks Real Answer, 'cause mine's not even there). [/soapbox]

Do you have to be a resident of NS or Canada to write for a provincial board? Because I'd love to be able to write it if I could. It wouldn't help me get a better job here (Me: Uh, yes, I'm not only licenced in Rhode Island and, er, Nova Scotia. Interviewer: ...and this is helpful how?)

[dragonflymuse.livejournal.com]

Do you have to be a resident of NS or Canada to write for a provincial board?

Nope! There are probably some different fees you have to deal with, but there isn't a resident restriction: alot of nurses at my hospital are from other provinces, and while some take 'reciprocal' consideration (ie: the license from province 'a' can be basis enough for issuing a license in NS) other folks have had to write the exam.

If you google 'College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia' (CRNNS) you should be able to find the info there :)

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Okay, so the website says I don't have to live in Nova Scotia to obtain a NS licence. It doesn't say I don't have to live in Canada, however. It doesn't say I do, either, but still. The form lists "province", not "state or province", so I dunno. I also think I'll have to get a Bachelor's degree before I can apply (I have an Associates, which I don't know if there's a reciprocal nursing degree in Canada). Which is not horrible, because right now I have no reason to get a NS licence except the OMG HOW COOL IS THAT factor, and the fact that if I ever wanted to apply for a work visa, it would look really good. I think I'll just email them. I printed all the forms out, anyway, because OMG.