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According to the Google Earth Day Quiz... I am a Komodo Dragon.
Pangolin.According to the Google Earth Day Quiz... I am a Komodo Dragon.
I'm a pangolin too! Definitely not lame, they're super cutePangolin.
Had to look it up.
and lame.
Mantis shrimp. Which, as the Oatmeal reminds us, is amazing: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
I got "coral." ...Really?
Me too! rawrAccording to the Google Earth Day Quiz... I am a Komodo Dragon.
Same!!!Mantis shrimp. Which, as the Oatmeal reminds us, is amazing: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
I'm a honey bee apparently.
One doctor I worked with had a very large ring, and she regularly wore it, but removed it for surgery. I believe she kept it in a locked drawer in her office while in surgery because things have been stolen from our office before. I would likely do the same if I had an engagement ring.SO and I are considering getting engaged this summer but the fact that I am interested in doing surgery I don't know what kind of ring I should go with? (The only vets I've shadowed either don't wear their ring or are male and have a simple band). I don't want my SO to spend a lot of money on it but especially if I can't wear it most of the time. But at the same time I don't know if I like the idea of leaving it sitting at home, tying it to my scrubs, putting it around my neck etc.
What do those of you who are engaged/married do? Or vets you have been around do?
I'm a 2nd year vet student interested in Equine. I've been engaged since the summer before vet school (and getting married in less than 6 weeks!).SO and I are considering getting engaged this summer but the fact that I am interested in doing surgery I don't know what kind of ring I should go with? (The only vets I've shadowed either don't wear their ring or are male and have a simple band). I don't want my SO to spend a lot of money on it but especially if I can't wear it most of the time. But at the same time I don't know if I like the idea of leaving it sitting at home, tying it to my scrubs, putting it around my neck etc.
What do those of you who are engaged/married do? Or vets you have been around do?
A couple surgeons I know have a ring tattooed on and keep their rings at home. Most of the surgeons I know tie it to their scrub bottoms. I've seen anything from a really massive diamond to just a band.SO and I are considering getting engaged this summer but the fact that I am interested in doing surgery I don't know what kind of ring I should go with? (The only vets I've shadowed either don't wear their ring or are male and have a simple band). I don't want my SO to spend a lot of money on it but especially if I can't wear it most of the time. But at the same time I don't know if I like the idea of leaving it sitting at home, tying it to my scrubs, putting it around my neck etc.
What do those of you who are engaged/married do? Or vets you have been around do?
I didn't know what a tension set ring was so I looked it up and wow, they are gorgeousMy engagement ring is tension set, so there are no prongs, nothing sticking up or out to snag on pockets, gloves, etc. (I put gloves on and off all day, lab animal vet). I didn't pick that style for that reason, I think tension set rings are so beautiful! But it does work well So I wear both of my rings all day, every day.
When scrubbing in for surgery, I used to put my rings on a chain around my neck. I lost that chain, so now I tie them to my scrub bottoms.
Yeah, I wouldn't be leaving your ring on during surgery. There's a reason you are forced to remove all jewelry during surgery in school.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2443308/
Interesting study about leaving rings on while scrubbing (googled it because I was curious)
Not worried about the scrubbing, though the scrubbing could damage your ring so why would you want to wear it? Rings can easily puncture a hole in the gloves and when that happens you have to re-glove. Just not worth taking the chance.
I don't disagree. It's easy to take a ring off so I don't know why someone wouldn't.
Yeah, I wouldn't be leaving your ring on during surgery. There's a reason you are forced to remove all jewelry during surgery in school.
not always.I don't disagree. It's easy to take a ring off so I don't know why someone wouldn't.
not always.
especially if it is there a long time.
I don't disagree. It's easy to take a ring off so I don't know why someone wouldn't.
My parents, grandparents, great-grandparents ect. all left their wedding bands on since the day they got married. Never once took them off. Naturally, my mom and grandma were a little upset when I let them know I would to have to take it off for surgery, at least while I'm still in school. I'm not too worried about it but others may have the same family tradition. Also, I agree with the salt...some days my ring just doesn't want to come off, haha.
Heh. We had that first wildlife one happen at my old clinic. Someone said they were bringing in a baby hawk. It was a chicken.http://imgur.com/gallery/QQKMG
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My parents, grandparents, great-grandparents ect. all left their wedding bands on since the day they got married. Never once took them off. Naturally, my mom and grandma were a little upset when I let them know I would to have to take it off for surgery, at least while I'm still in school. I'm not too worried about it but others may have the same family tradition. Also, I agree with the salt...some days my ring just doesn't want to come off, haha.
Which is why it's a smart idea to get a very simple wedding band, and not the fancy-schmancy one that matches your engagement ring. Which I was not smart enough to do, lol. I'm too afraid of losing it to take it off and put it in my purse or a drawer or something. So my husband ended up getting me a simple band that I could wear on the regular without worrying about it getting damaged, and I only wear the one I got married with when I get dressed up.
I've been having doubts about applying this year too. Most likely I'll end up going through with it, but I'm really dreading the whole process. VMCAS opens in a week and I have no idea where I'm going to apply other than my IS, because I've been so busy and stressed out and tired from work that I haven't made time to sit down and research schools. I also need to call around to LA/mixed animal clinics and see who's hiring or would be willing to let me shadow, so I'll hopefully have more variety of experience to put on my app this go-around. If I don't get my butt in gear really soon, my app will be essentially the same as last year's, other than adding all my hours from my current clinic job over the past year. Taking a year off from applying sounds really appealing, but on the other hand I just want to be in vet school already. Or at least to feel like my life is going somewhere.Having a sort of pre-application season crisis. I'm not sure if I want to apply this year; I don't feel as if I have all my ducks in a row. I still want to go to vet school, but stick to applying in-state until the BF graduates college at least.
My thing is that I only have one vet on my side, and quite frankly I haven't known him too long. I can't count on him being able to write a kick-butt letter for me by the end of the summer. I've also contacted some LA clinics in my area and no one has called me back yet (though there's only two that's not affiliated with Purdue's services, and those are >20miles from my house). If I do apply it'll only be to my IS. Come next spring I will (hopefully) be working full-time as an equine breeding intern somewhere, and many places have already said that "You'll be working 6-7d a week, no guarantee you'll get time off to go fly to interviews" and that worries me too. The last couple years I knew exactly what I was putting on my app and how to shine (though I guess not bright enough), but this year I just feel like I'm in the dark.I've been having doubts about applying this year too. Most likely I'll end up going through with it, but I'm really dreading the whole process. VMCAS opens in a week and I have no idea where I'm going to apply other than my IS, because I've been so busy and stressed out and tired from work that I haven't made time to sit down and research schools. I also need to call around to LA/mixed animal clinics and see who's hiring or would be willing to let me shadow, so I'll hopefully have more variety of experience to put on my app this go-around. If I don't get my butt in gear really soon, my app will be essentially the same as last year's, other than adding all my hours from my current clinic job over the past year. Taking a year off from applying sounds really appealing, but on the other hand I just want to be in vet school already. Or at least to feel like my life is going somewhere.
wow that is a serious win!!Victory is mine. I got a row of 3 seats to myself
There's a lot of empties. It's also a HUGE plane. The section I'm in is 10 across. 3,4,3wow that is a serious win!!