November 17, 2004

• A little bit more of a serious bloq.

  
  

  The phase has begun for people in my department to lose their jobs. I don't have to worry, luckily no one wants my shift. But it's hard when people with families lose their jobs. What's to become of their livelihood? My colleague was called today and was told she would be "severed" from her position. My other colleage will have to change her shift to accommodate the guy from the other hospital who wants her current shift. Luckily the one that's getting severed was offered Mon-Fridays 7AM-11AM, Sunday 12 hour shift. I said "well..that's good news...at least she has a job"...my coworker said, "yes, but it sucks...it's 6 days a week." Maybe I've gotten use to being a workaholic. I work 7 days a week...it doesn't bother me...besides, I'd rather work 4 hours Mon-Fridays and in the mornings! But that's just me...

  
  

  Because of the "downsizing", my department has gotten a new job task. We now handle calls from LAPD for rape victims. It's freakin' hard....today, I got a call on a 4 year old! WTF!! Who the hell is sick enough to do such a thing to a little girl! It infuriates me to hear this. Having friends who were victims...it's a bit too much for me. I pray I don't get many calls at night for this...it makes me pretty sad when I hear bad things happening to defenseless children. It's just wrong...as selfish as this sounds, I hope we don't get this assignment for good. Basically, when an officer calls, we page the nurse and an advocate to meet the officer and the victim at our former sister hospital..they have the newest state-of-the-art machines to take pictures, etc (sadly, they'll have to move because of the closure). I give props to these officers, nurses and advocates for handling such a sensitive issue. For me, it would be too difficult not to get emotions involved (especially if it's a young girl)..I'd want justice and get that person castrated (if it's a guy that did the abuse)...

  
  

  Another thing...if you, your daughter, wife was raped and got pregnant, would you keep the baby? Okay...I'm gonna rant now...a friend of mine didn't vote this year because they didn't want Bush to win, but Kerry was pro-choice. For some pro-lifers it's okay to enforce their religious/moral beliefs on others, but are they willing to be the ones that will take care of this unwanted child? (and i'm not saying that just b/c one gets pregnant due to a rape, the child is unwanted....I know there are some that keep it for religious and moral beliefs...but for me...I don't have the right to make someone keep it..it was just an extreme example)....I personally thought that was a shitty reason not to vote...I even told her "then you'll never vote Democrat if that's your main reason for not voting".

  
  

  ====ON A LIGHTER NOTE==
  I was listening to Danny and Jamie in the morning and they had this intern that got married this weekend....it's classic though...she met this guy at a club in vegas...and they got married...then and there!! I found it amusing....her friends and his friends were encouraging them....she was asked, "so what was he wearing"...and she replied "something blurry"...LOL. So, the question is, would you do something like this?? Say you were drunk and some girl/guy you meet in Vegas professes his/her love for you...and you guys hang out for several hours...and then he/she proposes...what would you say? Better yet, would you be the one proposing?

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