Bike accident

Previously published as a Facebook note.

So here's the story: It was 9:25 and class started in 5 minutes and I was in a hurry to get to class, so I got my bike. I didn't have pants with pockets, so I put my bike lock on the cables in front of the handlebars instead, and forgot to hold it in my hand once I started going- I rode down the hill about 100 ft away from my apt like 11 mph and when I rode over the gutter at the bottom (hill is about 100 ft) the lock flew off, got caught on the cable I lock my bike up with, and got stuck in the front tire. So the front tire stopped moving and the rest of me and the bike kept going. I landed with the bike on top of me and it hurt too bad to move it- luckily a guy and girl were there to help me bc I was too lightheaded to make it home. I kinda just laid there on the road and they got my bike off me and took my backpack. Easton even came to check on me 2 hours later- so nice of him. I'm going to make him something later as a thank you. Same with Abby- she came over around 4 with treats. If you guys somehow find me on Facebook- THANK YOU!!!

I hit my head and scraped above my L eyebrow and I have a 3" scrape above my L knee and a 1" sq one above/on my R knee, and I scraped up the palm of my R hand- 2 cut/scrapes, and there's 4 bike tire marks on the top of my L hand . There's also a little bruise on my shoulder but I can't feel it- just see it. Well, it's sore, not bruise-feeling. The cut on my head is a little swollen. I was so lightheaded going home- it would normally take a minute to walk back up the hill, park my bike, and walk up the 3 flights of stairs to my apt, but it took 20 minutes. I had to stop like 4 or 5 times bc I was going to pass out. When I was lightheaded my L peripheral vision was gone- that scared me. But Easton checked my eyes and I didn't have a concussion.

Once I got home I just laid on the couch for a while until I wasn't lightheaded anymore and then I went into my room and changed so that I could tend to my wounds better- I put a skirt on.

Needless to say I didn't go to MFHD- the class I was late for.

I'm much better now after a nap at about 12:30ish for an hour and a half and two Ibuprofens.

What made me mad tho is I had so much to do today- I had two tests, and now one of them is late. Hopefully I can get an extension because I was out of commission for half the day.

bandaged road-rash hand and head wound

head and shoulder wounds

Date Word Dictionary

The Date-Word Dictionary
by Angela B, first edition

Ambiguous: Open to interpretation; having hidden/double meaning(s); of doubtful purport
Connotation: Something implied or suggested; connection
Connote: Denote secondarily
Coquette: A flirt
Coy: Flirtatiously shy, modest, demure, bashful
Crush: A temporary infatuation; the object of such an infatuation
Cryptic: Having hidden meaning; mysterious; secretive; occult; having unknown connotations
Date: A planned get-together with a member of the opposite sex
Denote: Point out and identify; designate; indicate; be a sign or symptom of
Flirt: Play at being interested or in love, not seriously
Flirtatious: Given to flirting
Hanging Out: An unplanned (or slightly planned, subject to change) get-together with a random bunch of friends, both male and female
Hint: To indirectly pass a message, particularly by means of gestures, glances, word choice, actions, or the pointed ignorance of the thing you’re trying to get across
Infatuation: A foolish passion, especially of love; obsessive, unreasonable/unreasoning love
Love: Affection for another person, especially of the opposite sex; any strong liking or affection; to have love/affection for
Occult: Beyond ordinary understanding; secret; known only to the initiated

Love: What are your feelings about it?

Love – What are your feelings about it?

Mark as either TRUE or FALSE (based on your opinions of love and a relationship with someone you either like now or what you think would be an ideal relationship) on a separate piece of paper- I don’t know how to format this to add up answers- sorry
BTW, “they” refers to the person you like (or hope to like in the future, whatever the case may be)

1. Love at first sight is real
2. It takes a long time to really fall in love
3. If they are rude you have the right to be upset at them
4. Maturity is a good thing
5. It’s better/easier/you should be friends first and then fall in love – friendship comes before love
6. It’s a good idea to keep them guessing about your true feelings
7. You can still be friends after you break up
8. It’s better to graduate HS before falling in love
9. You should act like you’re depressed or needy sometimes to test how they will deal with it
10. If you’re really in love, it’s hard to sleep for thinking about them or you think about them constantly during the day
11. You can like someone even if they embarrass you
12. You should try to understand their side- thoughts, feelings, etc
13. Nothing matters as long as they care about you
14. It’s better if they don’t know everything about you
15. It’s best to love someone with a similar background (religion, culture, etc)
16. You don’t need to be physical to enjoy spending time with them
17. If they ignore you, you should be suspicious or offended
18. If they’re down, you should cheer them up even if you’re not feeling that great- it’s a bad idea to have pity parties with them or complain too much
19. You should always look your best when you’re with them
20. The best love comes after a long friendship
21. If you really like someone, it’s hard to concentrate on anything else
22. You can tell someone likes you by the way they look at you
23. If you broke up with someone, you would worry about their feelings
24. You trust them enough to not worry about where they are or what they’re doing
25. You need to be careful if you like more than one person
26. After a breakup you should wonder/worry/think about them constantly
27. You should be concerned about whether or not they’d be a good parent
28. The best reasons for marriage are companionship and children
29. You should be willing to sacrifice a little for them and they for you
30. You should never kiss on the first date
31. You enjoy flirting
32. They would be disappointed in your past actions
33. You have a good idea of what true love is
34. Adoption is a good idea if you can’t have kids
35. You should fall in love with a friend
36. You should never date someone you wouldn’t be willing to marry
37. You can’t help feeling jealous when you see them with a member of the opposite sex
38. If they want to do something you don’t (career, hobbies), you should get out of their way and let them do it if it’s not anything bad or inappropriate
39. You should wear the same type of clothes or accessories that they do (gender appropriate)
40. It’s a good idea to not go steady before a mission (guys) or college (girls)
41. You enjoy single dates as much as group dates
42. You should let them use your things if they need to
43. When you’re around them you feel swept off your feet
44. It can be fun to go out with someone who is just a friend
45. You should choose a spouse based on your career
46. The longest relationships are the most memorable
47. You should always watch how they behave around past bf/gfs or others they’ve dated
48. After dating long enough, they should be able to predict how you will react to things
49. They have the right to be able to mention other dates to you (especially if you ask them about it) without you being offended in any way
50. The person you like has the right to be able to talk to you about stuff and expect you to at least try to have an open mind
51. True love is truthful, even if sometimes the truth hurts or you don’t want to accept their criticism (since they like you, it is intended as helpful or explanatory- try to realize that)
52. Everyone is human and does stupid things, including you. You should be able to accept the fact that some subjects that must be talked about are hard to tactfully say, but if they are not good at saying things tactfully, you should try to understand what they were trying to say and realize that even though they may not be good at using tact, they still tried, and you should give them credit for trying. You should also try to realize that they did try to be tactful/truthful in the kindest way possible, even if they lose their patience because you misinterpreted what they meant and got offended.

Circle the numbers you marked as TRUE (some appear more than once)

R 1, 16, 19, 22, 33, 39, 41, 43, 46
F 2, 5, 20, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 46
P 6, 7, 13, 14, 24, 26, 32, 37, 44
S 4, 8, 15, 27, 30, 34, 36, 40, 45, 49, 50
A 11, 12, 18, 23, 29, 34, 38, 42, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52
G 3, 9, 10, 17, 21, 24, 25, 31, 44
E 3, 9, 17, 27, 37, 47, 48, if you marked these false: 50, 51, 52

Add up how many you have in each row. Based on this quiz, your idea of love is the one with the most answers marked TRUE.

Your idea of love is more:
Romantic Tingles, swept off feet
Friendship Calm, relaxed, fun
Possessive Clingy, jealous, insecure, overly careful/restrictive
Sensible Good for each other, well-matched
Altruistic Willing to do things for them, helpful
Game-playing In for the chase, not the capture, immature
Expectant You expect too much from them and have jealousy issues

Date Ideas

Pizza Party - Buy some pre-made pizza crusts, pizza or spaghetti sauce, and toppings (sausage, pepperoni, cheese, mushrooms, etc.) Pair people up and let each person create half of a pizza with whatever toppings they like. Cook the pizzas and then share them among the group. You can then all go to an ice cream place for dessert.

Pot luck dinner - The idea behind a pot luck dinner is that everyone brings something. As the host of a small party you would want to make the "main dish" and then have people bring other things like salads, side dishes, desserts, etc. You want to be sure to tell everyone exactly what to bring. If you don't then funny, strange things can happen.

Progressive dinner - If you and your friends live close together, then a progressive dinner can be lots of fun. The idea is to go from house to house for each phase of the dinner. At one house you have appetizers, at another the salad, at another the main dish, and so on. You might stop at four to six houses for the full meal. Organizing it can be half the fun.

Fondue party - Get a good fondue recipe and have a fondue dinner.

Sundae party - Buy several different flavors of ice cream, some toppings (hot fudge, sprinkles, etc.) and let people make their own sundaes. You might use this idea as the dessert for some of the other parties described here.

Cook out - Organize a cookout, either in your back yard or at a park. Cook hamburgers and hot dogs, serve chips and potato salad, and make ice cream for dessert if someone has a hand-cranked ice cream churn.

Video party - Pick up a video or two and invite some people over. Serve snacks and beverages. Or combine a pizza party or a sundae party with a video party.

Day trips - Pick a place an hour or two away and make a day of it. The place might be another city, a historic site, a mountain trail or a nice beach. Be sure you get home on time. My wife and I have made day trips to Washington DC, historic towns, beaches, etc. when we were dating. Planning the trip can be as much fun as the trip itself.

Shopping together - Let's say you are looking for a gift for someone like your mother or father. Take your date along with you to the mall and look for the gift together.

Picnic - Plan a picnic at a local park or natural area. Invite some friends along if you want a little less intimacy.

Ball game - Get a group together and go to a professional baseball/football/hockey/basketball game. Eat lunch or dinner at the game. This can be a little expensive if you aren't careful, so plan ahead. Or try going to a minor league game rather than a big league game. Not only is it cheaper, but you can get a lot closer to the players and the field.

Star gazing - Get a book on constellations (or invite a friend with a telescope) and watch the stars. This can be especially fun during a meteor shower.

Do something neither of you have done before - find an activity neither of you have tried but that you have both thought would be interesting. Figuring out the thing to do that you have in common can be as much fun as the thing itself.

Walk on the beach - If you live near the ocean or a large lake, taking a walk on the beach or the shoreline at sunset of in the moonlight can be very romantic. It can also be a lot more contemplative and peaceful.

Visit a park. You can swing together or ride down the slide. If you go in the evening it will be less crowded.

Cheer on a mutual friend - If the two of you have a mutual friend who is playing in a game or a concert at school, attend the performance together to cheer your friend on.

Go to church together - If you are both religious, take your date to your church and then go to your date's church the next week.

Go to a club event - If one of you is in a club, the other can tag along to see what it is like, make new friends and participate in club activities.

Try something spontaneous - Pick a nearby town neither of you have been to before and go explore it to see what you find. Or put a bunch of restaurant names in a hat and pick one. Spontaneous dates are probably not good for the first date, but can be fun if you have been going out for awhile.

Poetry reading, book reading - lots of time local authors will have poetry or book-reading sessions at local bookstores. If you like that sort of thing find one in your area.

Boat ride - Lots of municipal lakes have boat rentals (canoes, paddle boats, fishing boats, sail boats). Take a picnic lunch, rent a boat and see where you end up.
Take photographs together - Get a couple of disposable cameras and go some place to take pictures. Then once the pictures are developed compare how different they are!
Look up special events in the paper - The Saturday or Sunday paper in your area will have a list of special events for the weekend. You can find some really interesting things to try that way.

Have a dance - Usually you think of "going to the dance" at School, but what about having your own dance? Get a group of friends together, pick the music and dance.
Get a guide book for your city - Go to the library or a bookstore and get a tour book for your city. You will be amazed at all the attractions that are hidden nearby. A guide book may also contain self-guided walking tours that are fun. Or get a guide book for a nearby city and make a day trip there.

Berry picking - In the spring or summer go strawberry/blueberry/blackberry picking if available in your area. Apple picking in the fall is another option.

Flea market - Go explore a local flea market one Saturday.

Australian

I found this somewhere - I don't remember where.

No Worries!

Think it might be tricky understanding Australian? Here’s a handy guide to some words and phrases you might hear teens and others use. But remember, it’s often just a word here and there, not a constant stream of unfamiliar language.

Australian	American
Good on ya!	Well done, good for you!
No worries, no problems	That’s okay, You’re welcome, It’s no big deal
Tomato sauce	Ketchup
Sand shoes	Sneakers
Capsicum	Green pepper
Rock melon	Cantaloupe
Bush walkers	People out hiking
Lemonade	Sprite, 7-Up
Bush bashing	Four-wheeling
G’day	Hello
She’ll be right, mate	Everything will work out fine
Bin	Trash can, garbage can
Mossies (say "mozzies")	Mosquitoes
Woop woop	Out in the sticks, in the boondocks
Sunbaking	Sunbathing
Panel beaters	Auto body shop
Chook	Chicken
Bush tucker	Edible wild plants and insects
Aussie (say "Ozzie")	An Australian
Sloppy Joe	Sweatshirt
Dummy	Baby’s pacifier
Spit the Dummy	Gets upset
Chuck a wobbly	Throw a tantrum
Stiff bikkies	Tough cookies (tough luck)
Barrack	To cheer for a team
Stubbies	Shorts (especially football shorts)
Footy	Aussie-rules football, rugby union, rugby league, or soccer

Medication reference sheet

This was useful to me when I worked as a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant). The assisted living facility I worked for allowed its CNAs to pass meds under their nurse's license, including narcotics, which are kept double-locked.

Medication Names

Generic Name	Common Names	Brand Names
Phenytoin sodium	Dilantin
Lansoprazole	Prevacid
Verapamil	Calan, Verelan
Levothyroxine	Synthroid, Levothroid, Levoxyl
Prednisone	Deltasone
Nortryptylene	Pamelor
Pantoprazole sodium	Protonix
Levalbuterol hydrochloride	Xopenex
Citalopram	Celexa
Carvedilol	Coreg
Insulin		Humalog, Humalin, Iletin, Novolin, Velosulin BR
Venlafaxine hydrochloride	Effexor
Oxycodone	OxyContin
Mirtazapine	Remeron
Metformin	Glucophage
Glipizide	Glucotrol
Glimepiride	Amaryl
Celecoxib	Celebrex
Alendronate sodium	Fosamax
Alprazolam	Xanax
Risedronate	Actonel
Loperamide	Imodium
Antacids		Gaviscon, Maalox, Mylanta, Rolaids, Tums
Allopurinol	Zyloprim
Lorazepam	Ativan
Zolpidem tartrate	Ambien
Nitroglycerin	Nitro-Bid, Nitro-Dur, Nitrolingual spray, Nitrostat tablets, Transderm Nitro
Latanoprost	Xalatan
Nabumetone	Relafen
Trazodone	Desyrel
Pravastatine	Pravachol
Glyburide	Micronase
Donepezil hydrochloride	Aricept
Amlodipine	Norvasc
Pioglitazone hydrochloride	Actos
Aspirin		Empirin, Ecotrin, Genuine Bayer, Halfprin
Acetaminophen	Tylenol
Fexofenadine hydrochloride	Allegra
Acyclovir	Zovirax
Azelastine hydrochloride	Astelin
Morphine	MS Contin, Roxanol
Omeprazole	Prilosec
Docusate	Colace
Famotidine	Pepcid
Spironolactone	Aldactone
Tamsulosin hydrochloride	Flomax
Percocet		Endocet, Roxicet, Tylox
Digoxin	Lanoxin, Digitek
Haloperidol	Haldol
Nitrofurantoin	Macrodantin
Tolterodine tartrate	Detrol (LA)
Prochlorperazine	Compazine
Clonazepam	Klonopin
Fluoxetine	Prozac
Bumetanide	Bumex
Lisinopril	Zestril
Warfarin sodium	Coumadin
Potassium chloride	Micro-K
Metoprolol	Lopressor, Toprol-XL
Tramadol	Ultram
Polyethylene glycol	Miralax, Glycolax
Furosemide	Lasix
Hydrocodone with Acetaminophen	Lortab, Vicodin
Olanzapine	Zyprexa
Losartan potassium	Cozaar
Diltiazem	Cardizem
Paroxetine	Paxil
Mycolog		Myco-Triacet II, Mytrex
Ranitidine	Zantac
Quetiapine fumarate	Seroquel
Loperamide	Imodium
Escitalopram oxalate	Lexapro
Sertraline	Zoloft
Benazepril	Lotensin
Simvastatin	Zocor
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride	Cipro
Levetiracetam	Keppra
Oxybutynin	Ditropan

Sodium

Vitamin C

Cranberry

Iron (Ferrous Sulfate)

Vitamin D

Potassium

Calcium

Milk of Magnesia

Not in PDR Med Book

Compro

Ocuvite

Senokot (Senna)

Bisacodyl (Pulcolax)

Estrace

Pangestyme

Sulfatrim

Cymbalta

Oxytrol

Tiotroprium (Spriva)

Namenda

Mucinex

Vesicare

Peso

Metoprolol

Boniva

Cymbalta

Cyanocobalmin

Ferrous Gloconate

Qualaquin