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A douchecanoe is not a good thing to have dragging behind you on your way to vet school anyway. I am sending all the positive thoughts I've gathered your way! At least you have us to talk it out with if you need.
 
musher said:
Lately I've been thinking that I may do something radically different for a job next summer... Maybe go to Alaska and give dog sled tours on a glacier or something fun. It wouldn't help me gain vet experience, but would surely help me become a well rounded applicant...
My rant is, that no matter how much I dream of a fun summer job like this, it is not likely to happen.
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Orion12 said:
Why would you say that it won't happen! You could totally do something like that.
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Hey - I'm living proof that can happen. I dreamed of going to Alaska and getting awesome unique experience for vet school, and I ended up racking up 1000+ hours bottle-raising moose calves as a Fish&Game employee. Dreams really do come true 😍
 
Orion12 said:
Why would you say that it won't happen! You could totally do something like that.
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moosenanny said:
Hey - I'm living proof that can happen. I dreamed of going to Alaska and getting awesome unique experience for vet school, and I ended up racking up 1000+ hours bottle-raising moose calves as a Fish&Game employee. Dreams really do come true 😍
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Aww, thanks guys! Going to AK is something that's been weighing on my heart for a long time, but its starting to keep me up at night now. I think I'm going to seriously look into it... I need to see if I can swing it financially...
 
musher said:
Aww, thanks guys! Going to AK is something that's been weighing on my heart for a long time, but its starting to keep me up at night now. I think I'm going to seriously look into it... I need to see if I can swing it financially...
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Someone I knew in college worked in Alaska for a summer. They basically rode this train around and worked on the train and made a TON of money. Not animal related but you could save up some money and see the state!
 
moosenanny said:
Hey - I'm living proof that can happen. I dreamed of going to Alaska and getting awesome unique experience for vet school, and I ended up racking up 1000+ hours bottle-raising moose calves as a Fish&Game employee. Dreams really do come true 😍
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Your username makes so much more sense now! :laugh:
 
moosenanny said:
Hey - I'm living proof that can happen. I dreamed of going to Alaska and getting awesome unique experience for vet school, and I ended up racking up 1000+ hours bottle-raising moose calves as a Fish&Game employee. Dreams really do come true 😍
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I think I say this every time you say that you did this, but SO JEALOUS. Moose are basically the awesomest.
 
kakurubird said:
I think I say this every time you say that you did this, but SO JEALOUS. Moose are basically the awesomest.
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👍 Agreed! It was the best experience of my life, by-far!
 
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the first time I stumbled upon a nude beach (south beach in Miami) the friend that I was with was like "OMG IS THAT GIRL'S BOOBS OUT?!?"

Meanwhile I am taking pictures of the buildings and beaches like a total creep, totally unaware that there are naked people everywhere and I am taking pictures of them unintentionally.


😳
 
Today I didn't get a job. Which means I'm not going to get a job this summer, since we've already reached the point of "you wouldn't be working long enough to be worth hiring." Oh, I also have no friends on this side of the lake, so it's going to be a long boring summer.
 
equineconstant said:
Today I didn't get a job. Which means I'm not going to get a job this summer, since we've already reached the point of "you wouldn't be working long enough to be worth hiring." Oh, I also have no friends on this side of the lake, so it's going to be a long boring summer.
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You can always volunteer 🙂
 
Working late tonight. I worked at the clinic on Saturday and then spent 6+ hours traveling on Sunday to go to a 2 hour bridal shower so I feel like I haven't seen my husband or cats. I signed up to work late (because I need the money) but I was crossing my fingers that they didn't pick me. I just want to be home 🙁

I am aware that this is a rather lame whine and not a rant. sigh.
 
Orion12 said:
You can always volunteer 🙂
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Volunteering doesn't pay me and is therefore not worth how much trouble it's going to be to get there since I can't even get my car yet (dad's still using it since his new one isn't even order-able yet).

...I have a lot of problems right now, okay?
 
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equineconstant said:
Today I didn't get a job. Which means I'm not going to get a job this summer, since we've already reached the point of "you wouldn't be working long enough to be worth hiring." Oh, I also have no friends on this side of the lake, so it's going to be a long boring summer.
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Not stable, but pet sitting? Babysitting?
 
Abney said:
You guys are going to say eat. I know that. But I don't want to. I have zero desire to. I haven't eaten in three days. Every time I think I should the thought makes me nauseous. My appetite is too tied to my emotions.
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If you're feeling nauseous, try eating something neutral that doesn't have a lot of flavor. Toast, saltines, etc. Or make yourself something that used to be soothing when you were a kid (growing up, my mom would make me toast with butter and cinnamon and sugar on it when I was sick). Or comfort food like mashed potatoes a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Try something that usually makes you feel good physically.
 
Abney said:
You guys are going to say eat. I know that. But I don't want to. I have zero desire to. I haven't eaten in three days. Every time I think I should the thought makes me nauseous. My appetite is too tied to my emotions.
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I did that too. And barely slept. But then I passed out at after getting my shot and feel like I'm about to every time I work. So I finally went back to eating "normally" again. Just give it some time. It's easy to say "eat." So hard to do. 🙁
 
Abney, I'm sorry 🙁 I've felt that way before but can usually force down a couple crackers and/or ginger ale to get past the roughest parts. Think of all the times you've been supportive of others on this thread, encouraging them to do something to help themselves...we're in that position for you now and we want you to be okay. Hugs.
 
that redhead said:
Abney, I'm sorry 🙁 I've felt that way before but can usually force down a couple crackers and/or ginger ale to get past the roughest parts. Think of all the times you've been supportive of others on this thread, encouraging them to do something to help themselves...we're in that position for you now and we want you to be okay. Hugs.
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I've been there as well. Just keep your chin up and let us know if we can help in any other way.
 
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Abney said:
You guys are going to say eat. I know that. But I don't want to. I have zero desire to. I haven't eaten in three days. Every time I think I should the thought makes me nauseous. My appetite is too tied to my emotions.
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I am so so sorry Abney 🙁 I hope things turn up for you very soon!
 
Abney said:
You guys are going to say eat. I know that. But I don't want to. I have zero desire to. I haven't eaten in three days. Every time I think I should the thought makes me nauseous. My appetite is too tied to my emotions.
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Do you have any gingersnaps or other ginger-heavy food? Ginger always helps me when I have to eat despite nausea.

I'm so sorry about all this.🙁
 
my camera flash went on strike less than 12 hours before my night dive tonight. GAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! seriously!! why do things keep going so wrong?! glad my buddy has a camera but still! i just bought a dive housing in time for this trip so that i could get good pictures and my dive saturday was too rough for the camera and now it's not working right. 😡
 
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Abney said:
You guys are going to say eat. I know that. But I don't want to. I have zero desire to. I haven't eaten in three days. Every time I think I should the thought makes me nauseous. My appetite is too tied to my emotions.
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Ugh. I've been there. Like others have said, try toast. Make sure you drink lots of water. Hugs and I hope you begin to feel better. A broken heart is the most painful thing.
 
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wldlfstdnt said:
Not stable, but pet sitting? Babysitting?
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I second that! I specialize in pet sitting special needs pets. I've made close to 1000 dollars in the past 4 weeks! It's great money and working with animals is great!
 
Orion12 said:
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I second that! I specialize in pet sitting special needs pets. I've made close to 1000 dollars in the past 4 weeks! It's great money and working with animals is great!
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I love pet sitting. Best money ever.
 
MommaFox said:
the first time I stumbled upon a nude beach (south beach in Miami) the friend that I was with was like "OMG IS THAT GIRL'S BOOBS OUT?!?"

Meanwhile I am taking pictures of the buildings and beaches like a total creep, totally unaware that there are naked people everywhere and I am taking pictures of them unintentionally.


😳
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LOL, the first and only time I've ended up on a nude beach I was ten years old on vacation with my parents, aunt, and uncle at the Cape. The whole week the adults were talking about the nude beaches, only ten year old me kept thinking they were saying "new". So we'd be walking on the beach and they'd say "Oh, let's turn around, we don't want to end up on the new beach" or "Don't go that way, that's the new beach" and the whole time I'm thinking "What the heck is so bad about this new beach?"

Well on one of the last days of our trip my parents and I were off on our own. We walked along a boardwalk to go see a lighthouse and then decided since we'd already seen the lighthouse we'd walk along the beach on the way back to our car. Well at some point we must have crossed some invisible boundary, because suddenly everyone was naked. And that's when I realized it wasn't the NEW beach my family was avoiding, it was the NUDE beach. Ten year old me was very nearly scarred for life. :laugh:
 
Wedding is in 18 days. So many little details, feeling so stressed :scared: ... and feeling very poor

:boom:
 
Kids on flights are the worst, especially when parents aren't interested in controlling them. I feel your pain 🙂

On my flight back from Paris, a guy sitting in first came back to coach to give his daughter, who was sitting in the window seat next to me, a snack from his meal.Instead of handing it to her, he apparently tossed it, and it landed in my lap, waking me up. Instead of apologizing, she just picked it up and ate it. 😡

Then from Newark to Houston, the man I sat next to had one of those disposable wisp toothbrushes, which he first used to pick the ear wax out of his ear buds, then to brush his teeth, then to pick his teeth! 😱 I was thinking, dude, can't you wait 20 minutes until we deplane and you can get yourself to a bathroom? I don't need to see/listen to this!
 
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tangowhiskey said:
Then from Newark to Houston, the man I sat next to had one of those disposable wisp toothbrushes, which he first used to pick the ear wax out of his ear buds, then to brush his teeth, then to pick his teeth! 😱 I was thinking, dude, can't you wait 20 minutes until we deplane and you can get yourself to a bathroom? I don't need to see/listen to this!
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I hope it all wasn't on the same wisp. :barf:
 
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EngrSC said:
Wedding is in 18 days. So many little details, feeling so stressed :scared: ... and feeling very poor

:boom:
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It's going to be OK, I promise 🙂 Let the little things go. Everything could have been the opposite of what I had planned and I would not have noticed because I was so happy to just be with my SO.
 
I am always jealous of all the students who have really great mentors. I never really had that and I feel like those people are leaps and bounds ahead of me.Its my dream to own a practice 5-7 years out of vet school and I feel like I might not have enough time to develop the clinical skills/ technical skills that a lot of people already have. I might just be stuck as an associate for longer because I am afraid to do anything without someone more experience around.

I am defiantly not learning any technical skills at my vet clinic. I don't want to just leave though because I need a good letter of recommendation.
 
Wow. Just got home and was saying hi to the dogs. BF is playing CS on the computer and lets out this huge sigh. I ask him what's wrong and I get back a frustrated "you're distracting me."


Awesome nice to see you too. What the heck, seriously?

I never thought I would be "that" girl... But the video games have got to stop. It is like every waking moment and god forbid anyone interrupt him.
 
MommaFox said:
Wow. Just got home and was saying hi to the dogs. BF is playing CS on the computer and lets out this huge sigh. I ask him what's wrong and I get back a frustrated "you're distracting me."


Awesome nice to see you too. What the heck, seriously?

I never thought I would be "that" girl... But the video games have got to stop. It is like every waking moment and god forbid anyone interrupt him.
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I know exactly how you feel. When my bf is on Reddit/League of Legends/Civ it's like I might as well not exist. I can walk out and leave and he won't even notice until he's done playing.

The past two nights I've been trying to arrange plans for the weekend with him, but he's been playing Civ almost nonstop (8+ hours straight last night, and now he's back on it again tonight). I might as well be talking to a brick wall. I can't even get him to reply to a yes or no question via text message. Drives me absolutely freaking nuts. :bang:
 
Abney said:
You guys, I am sorry I am such a downer lately. I'm just really lonely
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Talk to me anytime. If you want me to commiserate, I am all over that, and if you just need someone to listen, I can do that too.
 
Orion12 said:
I am always jealous of all the students who have really great mentors. I never really had that and I feel like those people are leaps and bounds ahead of me.Its my dream to own a practice 5-7 years out of vet school and I feel like I might not have enough time to develop the clinical skills/ technical skills that a lot of people already have. I might just be stuck as an associate for longer because I am afraid to do anything without someone more experience around.

I am defiantly not learning any technical skills at my vet clinic. I don't want to just leave though because I need a good letter of recommendation.
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Well you shouldn't be defiant about it, that is just making it more difficult. 😉

But in all seriousness, you aren't even in vet school yet, relax about what you want to do afterwards and how 'far behind' you are.
 
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