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Insomnia is a bitch. I have slept on the couch more this past month than in my bed. I feel like I walk around half asleep every single day. I am miserable.
Insomnia is a bitch. I have slept on the couch more this past month than in my bed. I feel like I walk around half asleep every single day. I am miserable.
Insomnia is a bitch. I have slept on the couch more this past month than in my bed. I feel like I walk around half asleep every single day. I am miserable.
Insomnia. Having a <12 month old. Same thing.
Yeah, but you get an adorable <12 month old. I cuddle with my cat.
Insomnia is a bitch. I have slept on the couch more this past month than in my bed. I feel like I walk around half asleep every single day. I am miserable.
Anyone else hear about Hurricane Patricia, off the west coast of Mexico?
In a nutshell, its the strongest hurricane on record. 200 mph winds around the center, and heading for the Mexican coast tonight as a Cat 5. Only a couple of super typhoons in the western Pacific have had lower central air pressure. This has eclipsed anything that's ever come from the Atlantic.
We'll be hearing about this one for a little while, its an absolute monster.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Anyone else hear about Hurricane Patricia, off the west coast of Mexico?
In a nutshell, its the strongest hurricane on record. 200 mph winds around the center, and heading for the Mexican coast tonight as a Cat 5. Only a couple of super typhoons in the western Pacific have had lower central air pressure. This has eclipsed anything that's ever come from the Atlantic.
We'll be hearing about this one for a little while, its an absolute monster.
Crazy stuff. The strongest hurricane (in terms of central pressure) ever recorded in the North Atlantic was Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Wilma's central pressure bottomed out at 882 mb, and its maximum sustained winds peaked at 185 mph. Hurricane Patricia has absolutely shattered the East Pacific record, which previously belonged to Hurricane Linda (1997). Linda's central pressure bottomed out at 902 mb, and its maximum sustained winds peaked at 185 mph.
Even more impressive is how rapidly this storm intensified. According to the storm track statistics posted on Weather Underground (NHC hasn't made the archived data available yet), Patricia's central pressure dropped 100 mb in a 24-hour period ending at 0900 UTC (5 AM EST) this morning. During the same period, its maximum sustained winds increased 115 kt (more than 130 mph). Absolutely insane.
It's all an inside job by the NWS to further perpetuate the lie of climate change
The sad reality is that there is no shortage of people in this country who actually believe that the government manipulates data for this very purpose. It's even sadder that these people will trust unqualified morons like Rush Limbaugh than the actual scientists who study climate and weather for a living. Every time a hear a Republican politician try to evade the climate change question by declaring "I'm not a scientist", I want to tell him/her, "Well, how about you start listening to what the actual scientists are saying, you dingus".
ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
It will be really hard for you to adjust to working nights if you've never done it. When I worked nights I had a lot of trouble getting to sleep after work. I covered my windows and still had trouble. Plus you'll have kids there that will prevent you from sleeping as well. If you can function with no sleep, go ahead, but I wouldn't recommend it. Also working on weekends sucks.
ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
My roommate works at Phoenix Children's hospital and she comes home heartbreaking horror stories of children with injuries and diseases and stuff. I couldn't imagine having to deal with some of that stuff first hand, but if you have the philosophical drive to overcome it then more power to ya.
Post by davidbyrnesbutler on Oct 23, 2015 11:02:51 GMT -5
I was just looking at gas prices and thought about how much it'd cost to get to Bonnaroo if it started today. It'd be $100+ cheaper for me compared to 2013 and $50 or so last year. With my promotion at work, things seem to be working out financially. It's about time.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
i work in residential, so i have to chime in. i do a 56 hour live-in shift from monday at 11pm to thursday at 7am, so i'm there three nights and two days. it can be an exhausting job, but i enjoy it most days. it can be hard to adjust to the schedule change, but it's become normal to me now. that said, i don't have children, so i can relax and recuperate when i get home. i'm not sure about the population you'd be dealing with, but at my program, training made me feel like i was going to be restraining kids every day. luckily, i currently have pretty mellow kids in my house, so it hasn't been that way at all (probably also due to being small, i don't get called for back-up often). i kind of feel like i'm just blabbing now, so i'll stop myself. if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
When I was a kid, my mom worked night shifts. She was an ER/flight nurse, so she worked 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., 7 days on/7 days off. The way I remember it, she mostly slept during the day, and we spent quite a lot of time with babysitters (my stepdad worked the same schedule as my mom) on her work weeks. And even on her week off, she did not shift easily into a daytime schedule. To be clear, this is not to say that I felt like my mom was not around or anything - she was there when she needed to be, she spent time with us, and I don't have any particular bad feelings about her schedule looking back - but I wouldn't necessarily say that it was the best possible schedule for us as children.
Of course, every situation is different, so this is obviously just one perspective. I think that my little sister works some day shifts and some night shifts at a children's emergency room, and it seems like it works really well for her. Also, if you have a strong preference for being involved with patients, it seems like job two might be a lot more personally fulfilling, and that is a really important aspect to consider as well.