When I start school, I can get trans passes for a 10% discount. I hafta buy them 2 months in advance. I don't think I can even buy one now (since I'm not technically enrolled). After calculating how much it would cost...

I'd need to take the trains in 16 times/month to make the transpass viable. 18 times to make a zone 1 trailpass viable (i could use the regional rail in the city). Or, if I feel like taking regional rail daily ($10-12/day), i'd only need to ride 12 days, or 26 days using my current method (2 tokens, 2 transfers, 1 zone fare).

I like bike commuting. I've sucked at it for the last year or so. I don't know if I'll have time to do it in school (studying should take priority, and can be done on trains, not bikes). I don't know how many days I'll have to go to school (some semesters are 2 days of classes, 3 days of clinicals - which can be anywhere). The first semester is different, and I'm not sure how it'll work.

I just don't think that transpasses are financially viable, since they'd assume I take the train in 4 days/week. When I have clinicals, I probably won't get to most of them via public transportation. Why is SEPTA so crappy? Why are their passes just not a savings (at the 10% discount - for regular prices add 2+ days of travel).

Yes, i had to sort it all out in Excel.
posted by Shyrie at 8:40 PM

Been feeling borderline under the weather. (under turns to nuder if you type poorly). I have mild nausea and my throat feels funny off and on and my lips seemed chapped but chapstick didn't help, so I figured I needed a break from it. So, mostly 2 days without chapstick (I broke down a few times - like before bed).

Still overly excited about school. On Monday, I'll start school in 8 weeks, and even be able to say "next month" for when I start!!! (Sure, it's March 30th, but technically next month). I'll start training my replacement at work (not nearly enough time to pass on all of my knowledge!!!), and also meet a new post-doc that will be here for a year (from Spain). I really will miss the eclectic international groups that I work with. I wonder when it will kick in that my life will be upside down.

Saturday, I'm going to a "Falconry" class. I think it'll involve learning about the birds, and then watching a bird actually hunt for some tasty wildlife. I wonder what their options will be at the end of January. Wow.. I can't believe January is like.. over. That leaves only February for winter winter, since March starts to warm up. I want SNOW SNOW. The little fake attempts at snow are so disheartening. Wake up to snow, leave work to slippery slush. Even today, I slipped and fell. I've been lucky and never hurt myself that way, but you never know when luck may run out.
posted by Shyrie at 7:19 PM

Outside it's so pretty!! Covered in snow! I'm so sad that it will get warm today, and turn it all into slippy slush. I want feet and feet of soft snow!!!
posted by Shyrie at 5:39 AM

I think I'm pretty well organized for nursy school. I ordered uniforms. I am in the process of TB tests. I filled out the stuff for background checks. I filled out my 'registration form'. I need to finish the TB tests (read tomorrow, retest monday, reread wednesday), and have those forms filled out.

I need to do the urinalysis. (anyone know if either drinking tea with some catnip or sitting near someone on a train that stank heavily of pot, and had a burnt joint hanging off of his ear could cause false positives?) I'm only ultra-paranoid, as once before, I failed a urinalysis for pot (but, that time I had been hanging out with friends that were smoking indoors in my presence). I know they're more 'sensitive', but I just want to ease my paranoia.

After that, it's just gathering info, to mail in (and then mail it in). Wait for the call about uniforms being ready and pick them up. Oh, break in my nursing shoes. Maybe I'll drag them to work.

Just over a month left of work. So much to do, I hardly have a chance to fret about it. I'll miss so many people, but before I can miss them, I have to train my new replacement(s)!!! There's seriously not enough time in the world for this stuff.

I want to go out and do more stuff like skiing and hiking and eating bonbons!!!
posted by Shyrie at 9:16 PM