Monday, October 23, 2006
I finally won
Well I think I finally won. Yes! My boss finally conceded that I could transfer (hehe). Now all I have to do is find another job. Damn. When my husband moved me to this state, little did I realize (naive, blind) one company (that I will not name here) pretty much held a monopoly in our area so when I went to work for said company and discovered I hated my job. Then I found I was stuck there until said company felt I could transfer. At first I thought I could just quit and look for another job. (yes that's terrible and I perspired over it for weeks) But upon researching other jobs I found that the company owned just about everything out there. Double damn. So there I was stuck in a job I didn't like until the company felt I had suffered enough for it not to be just a fleeting emotion. But today I opened my email and found the best message I've had in months--I can transfer even though she hates to lose me. Hurray! So I'm off to find a wonderful job where patients don't spit, drunkingly propose marriage or punch the physician. Things are looking up in my world.


Monday, October 09, 2006
Inspire me
I had one "those" patients. Yes, one those patients that inspire you. I won't give specifics because I respect her confidentiality. I just wanted to give her the nod, because she has been through so much and still has the most positive attitude. This is the reason to become a nurse, you meet the most amazingly strong people and realize that life is so precious. Sometimes weeks or months go by without meeting one of "those" patients but when I do, it makes me feel that I'm doing the right thing and I'm blessed to have been able to help "those" patients. Not that they really need much help from me, with all the courage and tenacity they have inside them.


Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Random Thoughts...Stolen Magic
I have discovered I really enjoyed making my new template, even though it can be highly frustrating finding the perfect illustrations online. I think I may keep making them so everyone can enjoy a pretty template.
Husband has gone shopping for yogurt, not sure exactly what he has planned, but I do like to let my imagination wander.

So I finished Stolen Magic and found that I liked it about at a c-. The beginning was kind of jarring for me because it started off pretty quickly with the magic. Probably because I hadn't read the previous book.
In this book human's with magical powers are called Guardians. Simon Malmain, Earl of Falconer is a Guardian who enforces guardian law. Simon is on routine mission in the beginning of the book to strip the magic from Lord Drayton, a rogue Guardian who his used his power in nefarious ways (encouraging the Jacobite rising among them). When Simon attempts to strip magic from him, Drayton performs a transformation spell, turning Simon into a unicorn and attempting to kill him to gain the power of his unicorn horn. It is believed that Drayton should not have such powers, but apparently Drayton is sucking the power from other mages.
Drayton's guards happen to have a virgin to capture the unicorn. But the virgin, Meg, is really one of Drayton's mages from which he is funneling power. Together Simon and Meg attempt to bring Drayton to justice only to find that the past prejudices against Simon's father allow Drayton to escape from justice again. Here's where I have problem with this story: Simon claimed to have evidence of Drayton's wrong-doing when he first apprehended him and Drayton even admits to his crimes, yet he offered none of this evidence at Drayton's trial. Humans with magic are threatened by Drayton's ability to draw magic from them to make himself powerful and that threat is lingering. Simon and Meg need to find those that are thralled by Drayton to reduce his power and most importantly to free the poor thralls.
The mystical attraction between the virgin and the unicorn is unique from my reading experience and some what sexy. I didn't find much that pulled Simon and Meg together except that link. The inconsistencies in Simon's pursuit, evidence and prosecution attempt of Drayton may have ruined this story for me. If Simon had enough evidence to strip Drayton's power in the beginning why did it have to go to trial when he failed? And why didn't Simon just present the evidence instead of defending his actions?