"Hi, This is Mike, Could You Call Me Back ASAP?"

So, I got back to my desk after running around the office with my head chopped off to discover I had a message waiting.

"Hi, Luigilover? This is Mike. Could you call me back ASAP? I'm from Emergency Medical Serivces"

Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooode.

I had to rewind the message 3 times because I couldn't stop shaking enough to write down his number.

Luigilover: "Hi Mike? This is Luigilover. You called me earlier today?"
Mike: "Yes, yes...Lugilover. *ruffle papers* I'm calling about your Emergency Medical Services exam result"
LL: "Oh, great! How did I do?"
M: "Congratulations, you've passed. You may now write the next test level."

*dance*dance*

LL: "Can I ask how I did?"
M: "Well, I can give you an overall percentage; I can't give you the actual results and I don't have the results of each of the sections"
LL: *held breath* "An overall percentage is fine, thank you!"
M: *ruffle*ruffle* "Yup, you got 92.2%

Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooode. Reeeeee-speck! *snap fingers*

What the heck was I worried about?

911 Emergency Exam Went Well--I think...

Well, tonight I finally wrote the 911 Emergency Dispatcher Exam. I walked out of there feeling GREAT! I need 70% on each part of the exam in order to qualify for the second round. That's right. This is JUST the first part!

The first part of the exam was on Toronto geography--boy have I been worried about this one. However--I knew all the hospitals down pat, major intersections not a problem and major roadways easy peasy. Great success!!

The second part of the exam was on medical terminology. OK...so I spent most of my time studying geography. I reasoned that with the death of my grandmother and the limited time I had left to study; I should focus on the parts that I felt least comfortable with. I figured I knew enough about anatomy and physiology to be OK with the medical part. Watching all of those nature shows, baby stories and university biology classes MUST have done me some good. There are only 45 questions, so I need 32 questions to get the 70%.
I answered 30 with no problem. The other 15 I took educated guesses on. Some were obvious, some not so much.

So, I handed in all of my material, and walked out of there strutting my stuff. I MUST have done well....positive thinking, positive energy, hard work and educated guessing got me there.

So, what do I do? I go home and look at my study notes.
Dang; got that question wrong.
That one too.
Grr. Not another.
Is that what I answered for that question? I don't even know.
WHY DID I DO THIS!

So, now I'm not so sure how I did. I hate second guessing myself. I'm trying to shake off this negative energy and get back into that positive feeling that I was in when I initially walked out. Ugh. Think good things, I need all the help I can get!!

RIP Avo, April 7, 1926-March 17, 2007

After a short illness, my grandmother succumbed to the effects of brain cancer yesterday. She was just shy of her 81st birthday. Our family will be having a small, private service.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. They have helped our family cope during this extremely difficult time. You're continued thoughts and prayers will certainly help us during this difficult period of mourning.

Time will heal all....

Did it?

I've decided to start posting some of the STUPID things that come out people's mouths. I can't tell you how many times I say "I could write a book, and no one would believe me." So, since I don't have a printing press, a publisher or the time, I'll just update what I hear on here.

So, StinkyT, Amy and I were in the kitchenette during our lunch hour waiting for the microwave to do its thing. I should tell you that we have 2 microwaves, a kettle and a toaster in our kitchenette--but only two plugs. Inevitably, someone will have to wait for an appliance to ding, whistle or pop before one can remove that plug and insert their own appliance of choice.

StinkyT: "Sorry man, I have the toaster plugged in"
Me: "No problem. That microwave should be done soon anyhow."

[enter KoKo aka the same Co-W in Stinky T's blog]

Koko: "Let me just" *shuffle*shuffle* "oh! NO! The power is off. Is my food still in there?"
StinkyT: "Yes. Your food is still in there. The microwaved beeped already."
Koko: "Oh. Did the microwave beep?"
StinkyT: "Yes. It dinged."
Koko: "So, my food is hot?"
StinkyT: "Yes. The microwave dinged and it's done. It just finished."
Koko: "Oh. So it finished and beeped?"

[Am-I-Speaking-Tagalog-look to Amy and Luigilover]

StinkyT: "Yes. After it dinged, we unplugged it. Then we plugged in the toaster."
Koko: "Oh. Ok. So it dinged right?"

StinkyT: "YES. It DINGED."

Koko: "Oh. Ok."

[Shuffled out]

See. Told you. I knew you wouldn't believe me.