Today I finished watching the past episodes of Lost - I'm ready for Wednesday night, when the new shows begin. I made good time getting through the previous seasons, considering I started at the beginning of season one on January 8th.
For my intro to psychiatric nursing course, I got to take a tour of the facilities at Missoula's Opportunity Resources. It seems like a great program - a non-profit, private organization that assists disabled individuals. They contract with different companies for in-house work, and in doing so are able to fund their program and at the same time teach valuable job skills to disabled individuals. Some of the workers, after training, are able to work in the community. The workers at Opportunity are able to set their own schedule, receive physical therapy and medial care right on site as needed, and interact with other people to form some social support networks. I really enjoyed the time we spent there, and I'm looking forward to our project - the nursing students will be teaching short health promotion classes for the workers. It's a great way to learn how to adapt nursing teaching to those with learning or physical disabilities.
As I watched the last episode of Lost season two Sunday, I started thinking about the fictional characters which I find most attractive. There seems to be a theme, and it's kind of interesting. I find that I'm really drawn to the male characters who are strong, protective, and a bit guarded, but I find them most appealing in their moments of vulnerability. Strange? Yeah, I thought so, too. Examples: Dr. Cox (from Scrubs), when he has his rare teary, sensitive moments. Jack (from Lost), when he's kneeling on the dock, bound at the wrists and held captive by the Others. My mom laughingly suggested that it's because I want to break them (them being men, I think) down, but I think it's probably more related to my desire to take care of people. I feel the overwhelming urge to protect them. I've always been an emotional person (for better and worse), so it's possible that the intense emotional situations being portrayed are also drawing me in. As I've gotten older, I've gotten better at using my head along with my feelings as I move through life. I'm still a work in progress, though. Luis is a wonderful balance to my emotional sensibilities, he's great at rationalizing and approaching things logically.
Wow, not sure where all that came from. Moving on...
This last weekend I attended the Montana Student Nurses Association state convention in Bozeman. It was fun to get away for a few days, and I got a lot of information about the profession of nursing here in Montana. I was elected (by default - I'm the only one who ran) to the the MSNA state board as the Newsletter Editor/Website Coordinator. I probably didn't really need any more work on my proverbial plate, but it sounded like fun. Plus, it's a great resume builder. I'm excited about getting involved in a student organization, and looking forward to the National Student Nurses Association convention in Anaheim this April.
I finally had a day off that was both warm enough and snow-free enough to calibrate the sensor on my ipod sport kit. On its default setting it thought I was running 6-7 minutes per mile, which is wishful thinking. I'm not a fast runner, but that's certainly not news to me. I got it reset, and it's reading out my standard 10-11 minutes/mile pace. I'm not fast, but at the pace I usually take I can run longer. I'm thinking of signing up for a race this summer, but more on that when I've got a plan...
My ipod shuffled me to Faure's Pavane this morning before class, and it's been in my head all day. It's haunting and beautiful, probably one of my top ten favorite pieces of music. Perhaps I'll listen to it once again before bed...
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I keep attempting to comment, but seem to be unable to come up with anything that I consider witty enough to follow up one of your musings ...
I hope Lost is everything you expect it to be tonight. I've struggled to get into the show because, well, I'm not big on shows that give you one new episode and then three repeats and then a recap episode and then another new episode and then two more repeats ... hopefully, it'll get better with it's promise of 16 straight weeks of new episodes starting tonight.
But, as it is, I'd rather stick with Heroes and 24. For the record, Jack Bauer has his tender, vulnerable moments, too ... he just kills anyone who sees him have them.
Jack Bauer may have tender moments, but Jack Shephard is hot beyond words. *fans face animatedly with hand*
I haven't seen 24 or Heroes. I don't have enough time to be a fanatic for more than one series. :) I hear they're both good though!
Glad you decided to comment! Feedback is fun...
OK being a "watcher" of ALL 3 of these programs, I feel I'm qualified to comment also. Jack Bauer is a kick ass hero, however Kieffer Sutherland never does a believable job with the vulnerability thing. Tony (can not remember his last name, but the love of his life was his wife Michelle) had a real handle on that role for 24,but they killed him. It's a gaping hole in the plot. Heroes hasn't developed any really likeable characters yet, with the possible exception of Claire's *nerdy* friend that films all of her death attempts and the African guy that alters memories. Though I have grown pretty fond of Claire. The actress does a great job of merging the teen angst thing with super hero abilities.
Now as for Lost, the producers of this show have done nothing BUT make us fall in love with all the characters. We know them, their past, their insecurities etc.AND we really care what happens to them (Yes, even Sawyer) We even know what things cause vulnerability in Jack. I think that's why he's so sexy, he's strong, will always choose the right thing even if it means he has to tell on his own Father and feel tortured for the rest of his life. He's every thing little girls dream of in a man.Also he has enough "bad" boy in him to KEEP little girls interested.
All that being said, I like all three shows pretty well. I'm kinda sticking with Heroes and Lost this season though,because 24 has come out with both barrels blazing and a little more gore than I personally enjoy. So Monday and Wednesday evenings I won't be available.
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