First Moment

I live for little moments like that... 

Just like the Braid Paisley song. Why? Because life is made of little moments. 

I suppose I should start off by saying I mainly made this so I could follow my friend`s blog, but it looks so lonely without at least one post here. One little thing that says "Hello! I`m here. I exist." I like having things like that. Just something small that says I was there, that I am here.

I guess this is where I tell you something about myself. I`m 20 years old, engaged, and in college. What college? Well, that`s classified. I like my privacy, you see. The internet is all about anonymity and I like it like that. You don`t need to know where I`m enrolled in school, where I live or even my name to get to know me. Those things don`t define me. 

I`m studying Clinical Lab Science. Not a lot of people really know what that is so here`s a summary: Clinical Lab Science (CLS) is a professional program where my job will be to examine body fluids, such as blood, for clues in the diagnosis of disease. When I graduate I will have the training to conduct and supervise complex medical tests and to manage clinical labs. CLS is an important part of medical diagnosis and treatment monitoring. I`ll be graduating as a generalist, able to work in ALL sections of the lab. I can work for forensic labs, physician`s office labs, HMO labs, public health labs, biotech companies, in clinical trials coordination, pharmaceutical or diagnostic industries, governmental agencies at the federal, state and local levels and I can even apply for direct commissions in the military as a laboratory officer. CLS is a 2yr professional program with 2yrs of undergraduate classes--which I am soooo close to completing. In the professional phase (Junior & Senior year) I will be taking classes such as hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology, serology, and urinalysis... just to name a few. In my senior year I will be going through clinical rotations in an actual hospital, literally working from 9-5 four days a week. In my Junior year I will be in lecture/lab from 8-5 five days a week. CLS has been called "med school without the med school." I feel like I must emphasize this: I am not going to be a "doctor". My professional title will be Medical Technologist (MT). I will work alongside nurses and physicians--but I will not be one of them. I only say that so you aren`t mislead about what, exactly, my title is going to be or think I am higher up on the medical totem than I actually will be. My work is incredibly important  and, yes, doctors do depend on our lab results, but in the end I will be working under a doctor--specifically a Pathologist. 

I am engaged to the most wonderful man in the world. We aren`t going to get married for a while yet, seeing as I`m still in school and so is he. We actually met online in a chat room. At first we were just friends who chatted back and forth, then I started really liking him and I would be so excited when I saw him log in. I stopped participating in the main chat room unless he was in there. Eventually we exchanged AIM screen names and, nervous that he might be a creeper, I had him do something to prove to me that the adorable guy in his pictures was really him. Haha, if you`re wondering what it was, I`ll tell you. I asked him to write me a message on his face and take a picture of it. It was so cute, he decided to write my screen name and a heart on his cheek. Well, things progressed and we started skyping eachother every night. Eventually, we wanted to meet and so he flew 400 miles to see me. I knew I loved him the moment I saw him. We`ve had a long distance relationship since then, taking turns flying up and down every 2 or so months. Not too long ago, he asked if I wanted to be with him forever... and I said yes.

Other than that... I guess I`m a hopeless romantic and a hardcore student. I spend most of my time studying and making plans for my life. I`m the kind of person who sticks to her goals and never stops until I have what I want. I`m not a quitter. I put all of myself into everything I do. I don`t fake anything and I don`t like to lie.

As far as creative outlets, I have another site entirely devoted to them. I like to draw and depending on who you ask my drawings are either great or mediocre. I don`t put much effort into really perfecting my drawing abilities because I`m happy with the way my pictures turn out. If you like them, great. If you don`t , then don`t hate. I also enjoy writing; mainly poetry and six word stories. Why? Because they`re short and easy to edit if they`re a little sloppy.

Everyone has interests, right? Mine are a bit... odd. I am deeply entrenched in the Slender Man Mythos. I follow two ARG`s (Marble Hornets and Tribe Twelve) and have read most of the Slender Man blogs. I`m not sure what attracts me to the mythos, all I know is that it`s fascinating and horrifying and I want to know more.

"We didn't want to go, we didn't want to kill them, but its persistent silence and outstretched arms horrified and comforted us at the same time..."

 

"There is an enigmatic figure, most often seen as a tall, extremely thin man with long, strange arms, and a face that no two people see the same way (if they see any face at all). Where he comes from is as much a mystery as what he wants. All that is known is that there is evidence of him existing for far longer than one would expect. Those who see him often wind up missing—or worse—with their mutilated bodies impaled upon a tree, and their organs removed and then replaced systematically. His presence is associated with paranoia and sometimes a strange sickness, and those who see him are frequently found to be maniacally writing strange messages, and drawing mad scribbles of a dark, faceless figure. It is advised to avoid investigating too much lest you get entrenched too deep...and find yourself the subject of unwanted interest. Four main projects, Marble Hornets, Everyman HYBRID, Tribe Twelve and Just Another Fool, are most closely associated with the Slender Man mythos, along with a series of strange stories from people who appear to have seen him, as well as photographs by people who have not been heard from since. "
More info can be found here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheSlenderManMythos

I guess that`s all I feel like writing about myself. I may or may not update this, it honestly depends on my mood.

So stay safe and enjoy the little moments.

-ThatOneChick