| Dietetic Internship |
[Oct. 6th, 2007|10:16 am] |
So, I'm almost done with the first rotation of my Dietetic Internship, and so far, so good.
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[Jul. 3rd, 2007|11:22 am] |
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Zoot's Nutrition Tip of the Day: Soup!
Soup can be very low in calories and high in nutrients if it has lots of veggies in it. One of my favorite easy soups can be made in a snap from three ingredients you can find at Trader Joe's (or probably other grocery stores, with some variation). Throw chicken broth, a bag of mixed fresh asian vegetables (bok choy, pea pods, etc), and a bag of frozen potstickers (shrimp, chicken, etc) in a big pot and cook until hot. Top with some hot spice for a little zing. Easy and good! Also a good way to use up any vegetables you have sitting around the fridge. |
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| Blog viewing change |
[May. 19th, 2005|10:01 am] |
Blog entries past this point are now going to be made viewable only by those on my friends list. I'm not trying to leave anyone out, and I certainly don't think my thoughts here are exactly top secret material. It has just become necessary. If you can't see my blog anymore, and want to, please leave me a comment and I'll add you. For my friends who have been reading my journal but don't have a Live Journal account, won't you please join up only so you can leave comments? If you blog somewhere else, you can still do that. I'd hate to lose anyone, and I always appreciate everyone's comments. Thanks.
EDIT: Err, um.....it's been brought to my attention that in addition to making things viewable only to friends, I also managed to also make commenting available only to friends, too. Which sort of defeats the purpose of posting this and asking people to make a comment so I can add them. Duh! ;) I think I've fixed it now, so if you tried to comment before and couldn't, it will hopefully work now. Please excuse my Live Journal ignorance ;) |
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| DONE!!!! |
[May. 18th, 2005|04:43 pm] |
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I made it!!! The last Chemistry test I'm ever going to have to take is done with, along with 4 other finals. The semester from hell is over, and I lived! My brain felt like it had been stuck in a blender this morning, but I think I did as well as I needed to on the BioChem test. It was tough, as always, and he put something on it that he said he wouldn't, as always, but I don't care because I'M FREEEEEE!!!
To celebrate, tonight I will be consuming mass quantities of Indian food along with moderate quantities of wine. I'm going to the 12:20 am Stars Wars showing up at the Arklight in LA, so I can't get really sloshed or anything. I'll leave that until the weekend! ;)
Thanks for all of the encouragement when it was looking really dark. It helped to know that I had people supporting and encouraging me. Please come over to my house this weekend for a celebratory BBQ and crab cook in your honor. If you can't make it, I'll just have to eat your portion...
THANKS! :D |
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| Go into the light... |
[May. 16th, 2005|02:46 pm] |
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Whew, two finals down, and three to go. Microbiology lab and lecture are done with as of today. Lab was fine as always, and the lecture one was confusing as always. That teacher loves the "both A and C," "none of the above," "all of the above" type of answers. Those always throw me, but I only needed a 55% to keep my A. I won't lose any sleep over that.
I just need to muster up the energy to get through two back to back finals tomorrow, both of them with essays, then the killer end punch of BioChem Lab on Wednesday afternoon. I want to at least do decently on all of them, but BioChem is the only one I really have to worry about. I'm close to the borderline with that grade, so I need to make sure I have enough oomph left to do a good job on it.
Sooooo much more studying to do, but it will all be over by this time on Wednesday. I'll see you then! |
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| Buh-buh-buh bubblin' |
[May. 6th, 2005|05:55 pm] |
Currently simmering on the stove right now:
- Mexican rice
- Homemade chicken tamales
- Chile & lime refried beans
In the fridge:
- guacamole (not homemade like I normally do - my roommate wanted to try one from the store. I won't get my hopes up)
On the counter:
- Open bag of Trader Joe's white corn tortilla chips
- Open wine bottle
In my glass and heading down my gullet:
- Wine from said wine bottle: A Shiraz - a little young, but should be ok with the spicy food. I'll let you know.
Anyone who can get here in the next 20 minutes is welcome to some! |
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| Happy Happy, Joy Joy! |
[May. 2nd, 2005|08:08 pm] |
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Ah, sweet relief.
I've spent every free moment this last week researching my killer BioChem presentation. 20-30 minutes of a detailed BioChemical analysis of the laboratory methods from an article. Presentations scare the pee out of me, and this one was by far the worst I've had to do at school. If you can actually make it 20-30 minutes without crapping your pants, you are then faced with a grilling panel of questions from the teacher who believes his purpose in life is to make you feel dumb and to recognize how smart he is. Mine was today.
It actually went very well (thanks for asking, Ahud)! Of course, I was biting my nails all morning having to sit through 4 other presentations before mine (last). But once I got going, I was actually ok! I knew my topic inside and out, and it thankfully showed. I did get a lot of questions from the teacher, but they weren't the grilling questions that others, who obviously didn't understand their study very well, got. He actually seemed interested in the study, and asked questions that I mostly could answer. The others were well outside the scope of my study, and were more "what if?" kind of questions that we just discussed and I didn't feel a specific answer was needed from me.
Then, on my way out the door, he actually stopped me and said that I had a very good presentation. He only told 2 other people that! yay!
Mostly, I'm just thankful that it is over. I haven't slept well in a week, and I haven't done anything other than research for my presentation. I'm just so glad to be on the other side of it that I've practically been dancing all day. I have a couple more presentations this week and next, but compared to today, they are a walk in the park (5 and 10 minute presentations with a partner on easy subjects). Even finals don't scare me. After all the tests of the last few weeks and that presentation, it feels like it is all downhill from here. There's work to do still, but it is do-able, and I can finally see that light at the end of the tunnel. There is still light out there, and I will be in it soon! :) |
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| Progress |
[Apr. 22nd, 2005|05:48 pm] |
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I'm tired of looking at that depressing entry! There's still one more test to take on Monday from this latest round of tests, but the results are starting to come in:
BioChemistry: 93.5%
MicroBiology Lab: 96%
Culture and Foods: 96% **
Nutrition: 94% **
MicroBiology Lecture: 93% **
Will update as more information becomes available. Back to you, Walter.
** Updated |
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| Ugh |
[Apr. 16th, 2005|01:37 pm] |
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Life is really, really not feeling good right now. There is not enough time to accomplish what I want to in school, work so I can eat and pay the rent (barely), and have a life. Which one of the three do you think gets short-changed on time? Yes, that's right. The life. And it's getting very very old. I know there are only 5 more weeks to this semester from hell, but that light is so far down the tunnel that I can't even see it or feel a bit of its warmth. And even if I did have time, my social outlets have grown fewer and fewer as my friends have more and more kids, and I'm closed off from groups of people I once spent time with.
*sigh*
I'm just grumpy because I've been at the books since 7 a.m. today, and I'm going to be doing the same the rest of the day and night. And I still won't be caught up. I'm only here updating to delay the inevitable return to BioChemistry for which I have a huge test on Monday. Somebody please take me away from this! Arghhhhh!
*goes off to hug her dog* |
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| Ha ha ha |
[Mar. 26th, 2005|11:23 am] |
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| | peaceful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | U2 U2 and more U2 | ] |
| zootnarf is intense. | | You're no-nonsense, to the point, working all the time, looking to die an early death in a bathroom somewhere when your body finally gives out. Way to go. | | brought to you by interim32. wanna know your lj's moodring color? enter your user name and hit the button. (discussion thread) |
Damn, that's funny. Not true of me this week since I'm on Spring Break (yay!), but I think that's an accurate description of the last 8 weeks. Only 7 more weeks to go, and the semester from hell will be over, yay!
By the way, biochemistry lab is hell as I wrote in my last post ages ago mostly because of the time and effort it takes. Between 7 hours of lab and class a week and the enormous amount of time the lab reports take to finish, it is severely taxing me. Probably wasn't too smart to take it at the same time as MicroBiology, too. I won't be doing a semester like this again, that's for sure. I might even get a B! I will be very sad should that happen, but there is only so much time. Between my classes and working 20 hours a week, it's just not possible to put the time in that I could in my previous classes.
I've spent my Spring Break making tamales, cooking Italian feasts, planting herbs, and sleeping in. I'm also looking into a second job for summer, but I haven't put too much effort into that yet. There's a residential treatment center for adolescents with eating disorders that needs dietetic assistants. I haven't applied yet, but I'm seriously considering it. I was thinking more of working on the weight loss side of nutrition, but I think this might be a good fit for me, too. More later as I pursue that further.
For now, I must dive into the mountain of schoolwork I was supposed to get done this week. I made a list of it all on Monday, but that's as far as I've gotten. *grin* At least I have 3 dozen tamales in the freezer to take care of me!
Oh, and I get to see U2 on Friday night, April 1st! Woohoo!!!!! |
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| Do you wonder? |
[Feb. 27th, 2005|09:22 pm] |
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In case you were wondering.... yes, BioChemistry lab is every bit as hellish at it sounds. |
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| Random musings |
[Feb. 21st, 2005|09:38 pm] |
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I'm currently in my 5th Chemistry class. 80
I really love Indian food.
Fuzzy dog hugs make you warm inside, too.
Our backyard is a lake.
Our street was an impassable raging river for a couple of hours this morning.
Relationships are overrated.
Disneyland still makes me feel like a kid.
U2 rocks.
That is all. |
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| Fortune Cookie say.... |
[Feb. 9th, 2005|04:36 pm] |
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"Your life will be prosperous."
I got this fortune at lunch today, just 30 minutes after I finished doing my taxes and figured out I owe nearly $3000. I think someone has their wires crossed. Stupid cookie (of the fortune kind, not the Girl kind). |
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| Running to Stand Still |
[Feb. 6th, 2005|09:00 pm] |
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Ok, still no time for a real update on the Italy trip, but here are a few teaser pics:
Left to right: me, godson Gene, Gene's mom
Back row: our leaning Italian friend we met
You can figure this one out.
Sorry I don't know how to do the LJ cut thingy so you all don't have to look at the pics if you don't want to. Those options don't work in my browser, and I don't know the html. And I have a MicroBiology quiz tomorrow I need to go study for. :) |
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[Dec. 21st, 2004|08:25 am] |
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Holy crap! I got an A on that Nutrition test I barely studied for! Honestly, I thought I got a 75 or maybe an 80 if I was lucky. Maybe I should study less. ;)
I remember how I felt at the beginning of the semester. It was a brand new school, at the university level, and I knew from others who had attended this school that it was pretty tough. As you have probably already read about me, I'm pretty intense about my grades, and if I don't get an A, I get a little grouchy. I remember worrying that I wouldn't be able to live up to my own standards at a tougher school while working, too.
Well, grades are in. I took 6 classes for 14 units, and got all A's. :) I had some pretty tough classes, so I now feel confident about my ability to keep up with this until I get my degree. Which is only two and a half more years, ugh! Good thing I like it and am good at it! |
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| Done! |
[Dec. 17th, 2004|12:34 pm] |
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| | A Man and A Woman - U2 | ] |
Last final was this morning. I probably should have studied more for it, but I'm pretty sure I passed. I only needed a 66% to keep my A, so it was hard to get motivated to study the minute details of 547 vitamins and minerals. Ok, maybe not really 547, but it sure felt like it. This is why I'm so intense at the beginning of the semester about getting A's. I know what a slacker I become when I get close to the end! I know I got A's in both of my one unit classes I took at the beginning of the semester. I got an A in BioChemistry, and I just saw my A in Nonverbal Communication. Just two more classes to find out, Nutrition (final was this morning) and International Health. Both teachers are slow graders, so it might be a while until I find out. Should both be A's, though.
Now, I shall turn my sights toward Italy. I picked up a travel guide at the bookstore on the way home from my final, and I'm going to go lay on the couch and immerse myself in Italy and what I want to see (and eat!) while I am there. Ah, the sweet feeling of relaxation and reading for fun. So glad to be done! |
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| Meh, whatever. |
[Dec. 14th, 2004|08:41 pm] |
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See, now there really was no point studying for that final. The teacher asks stupid statistics questions that you can only get right if you memorize every statistic on every topic we covered. I only needed to get 11 points out of 40 to keep my A, so the couple of hours I spent studying were more than enough, I'm sure. That is the class that I am most happy is over. Other classes were harder, but the lack of organization and unclear expectations of that teacher made it my most frustrating class. I will take my A and run! I hope I never cross paths with that teacher again. |
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| Not Freaking |
[Dec. 13th, 2004|07:39 am] |
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| | Miracle Drug - U2 | ] |
I would have thought that right about now I would be freaking out and pulling my hair. It's finals week at the end of a long semester, but I'm actually relaxed and halfway to vacation mode already. November was actually the black hole of schoolwork time with multitudes of projects, papers and tests, and it's all been a downhill coast from there.
One reason I'm so relaxed is I only have two finals. How lucky is that? One teacher doesn't like tests, she'd rather grade us on our papers, but she has to give them, so we got a take-home final. Multiple choice and true/false. I did that yesterday in about an hour. I'm loving that teacher! Secondly, my BioChemistry teacher offered a perk. If you get a 97% in the class, you don't have to take the final. And THAT has made all the difference! Two of us got 97's, and I haven't had to think about BioChem in almost 3 weeks, now. Man, that is a load off. I did well in that class, but it was a LOT of work!
So, one final tomorrow in International Health (stupid teacher, stupid class, tests that are impossible to study for...) and then Nutrition is Friday morning. Then I'm done until January 24th!! I took a winter break class last year, so I haven't had this much time off in.....I don't even know when! So, what am I doing with all that free time? I'm going to Italy!!!
My good friends, that I've written about before, and their son, my godson, are living in Florence for a year. I'm their first visitor! I was looking at travel guides last week, and I really don't think there is anywhere I'd rather go. Florence was the art center of Italy, and is filled with museums and churches with fabulous works of art. Michelangelo's David is there, along with lots of other Renaissance works. Florence is also in the Tuscan region with green rolling hills and vineyards. My friends keep telling me how amazing the food is, and you know how I love food!!
Has anyone been to Italy? Have any travel tips for me? We will probably do a lot of day trips out of Florence and a couple of days in Rome. My godson is only 9 months old, so we'll see how much he can take. Pisa is only an hour away, so you'll probably see the obligatory "zoot holding up the tower" photo shot. I'm really excited about this trip and seeing my friends. I've been working really hard this last year and a half at school, and I've packed classes into both winter and summer breaks in order to get more done. It will be a great time to recharge my batteries and have a little fun away from homework.
I'm off to finish my Christmas shopping (I hope!). Guess I should study a bit for the final tomorrow, too. I'll get around to it! :) |
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| Stolen from Cookie |
[Nov. 28th, 2004|05:52 pm] |
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| |  nauseated | ] |
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| | City of Blinding Lights - U2 | ] |
Do you think I got a chick because I put that my favorite food is fish tacos? I don't even know who this is. I'd trade Cookie for SpongeBob.
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