Comments for Vet School Blog - Wet Cleanup on Aisle Five http://www.vetschoolblog.com The ups and downs of getting into - and out of - vet school. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:50:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Laughed at by the Mortgage Guy by Life in Vet School http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/02/14/laughed-at-by-the-mortgage-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Life in Vet School Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:50:57 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/02/14/laughed-at-by-the-mortgage-guy/#comment-112 That sucks. When my ex and I bought our house in the midwest, the mortgage company was basically like, "You look like nice people. Here, why don't you take this loan so you can buy a house?" And now, I'm friends with a couple who just bought a house, and they had background checks similar to what I imagine the Secret Service would want. They had to submit 6 months of bank statements, which the mortgage company went over with a fine-tooth comb, and almost every day K would get a call from them wanting to know what this $60 expense was, and why they withdrew $120 in cash one week -- it was insane. She probably spent 20 hours a week trying to satisfy the mortgage broker. Can you rent out your house (which sounds beautiful -- I'm jealous! I've only been to Colorado a couple of times, but I LOVE the little towns! I'd like to live there someday) and rent something halfway in between? If you could stand having a roommate (I can't even imagine having a roommate at this point, but a friend of mine is my age and has a first-year roommate who's probably 23, and it seems to be working out great) that might help a lot with the money part. That sucks. When my ex and I bought our house in the midwest, the mortgage company was basically like, “You look like nice people. Here, why don’t you take this loan so you can buy a house?” And now, I’m friends with a couple who just bought a house, and they had background checks similar to what I imagine the Secret Service would want. They had to submit 6 months of bank statements, which the mortgage company went over with a fine-tooth comb, and almost every day K would get a call from them wanting to know what this $60 expense was, and why they withdrew $120 in cash one week — it was insane. She probably spent 20 hours a week trying to satisfy the mortgage broker.

Can you rent out your house (which sounds beautiful — I’m jealous! I’ve only been to Colorado a couple of times, but I LOVE the little towns! I’d like to live there someday) and rent something halfway in between? If you could stand having a roommate (I can’t even imagine having a roommate at this point, but a friend of mine is my age and has a first-year roommate who’s probably 23, and it seems to be working out great) that might help a lot with the money part.

]]> Comment on Annoyance by VetSchoolBlog http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/23/annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-91 VetSchoolBlog Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:14:33 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=306#comment-91 It would also have been fun to tell the woman you were compounding drugs in your basement, or something, just to see the look on her face. Okay, not really, but still... She could have asked you, nicely, "Did your doctor recommend that?" Because, sorry lady, they make aspirin for kids for a reason...sometimes it's indicated! Heck, maybe YOU like chewables. I do... Yeesh. Anyway, glad I am not the only one to be annoyed by unsolicited medical advice! I like the asking detailed questions idea, except I probably wouldn't be able to pull it off without sounding super snarky. :) It would also have been fun to tell the woman you were compounding drugs in your basement, or something, just to see the look on her face. Okay, not really, but still…

She could have asked you, nicely, “Did your doctor recommend that?” Because, sorry lady, they make aspirin for kids for a reason…sometimes it’s indicated! Heck, maybe YOU like chewables. I do… Yeesh.

Anyway, glad I am not the only one to be annoyed by unsolicited medical advice! I like the asking detailed questions idea, except I probably wouldn’t be able to pull it off without sounding super snarky. :)

]]> Comment on Annoyance by Life in Vet School http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/23/annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Life in Vet School Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:02:52 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=306#comment-89 This tangentially reminds me of an encounter I had with a pharmacist in CVS a few months ago -- I asked where their low-dose chewable aspirin is, and she snapped, "You shouldn't give aspirin to children!". I said, "I'm aware of that; I'm just asking if you carry it" and she said angrily, "I'm telling you, you can't give it to children!". So I stared at her for a few seconds, and said "It's for my DOG." ". . . . Oh. It's in aisle 3." Of course, the outcome of giving aspirin to my dog kind of takes the wind out of those particular sails (and I know, I know, she was genuinely trying to protect my nonexistent children from their mother's apparent ignorance) but it was still kind of obnoxious. This tangentially reminds me of an encounter I had with a pharmacist in CVS a few months ago — I asked where their low-dose chewable aspirin is, and she snapped, “You shouldn’t give aspirin to children!”. I said, “I’m aware of that; I’m just asking if you carry it” and she said angrily, “I’m telling you, you can’t give it to children!”. So I stared at her for a few seconds, and said “It’s for my DOG.” “. . . . Oh. It’s in aisle 3.”

Of course, the outcome of giving aspirin to my dog kind of takes the wind out of those particular sails (and I know, I know, she was genuinely trying to protect my nonexistent children from their mother’s apparent ignorance) but it was still kind of obnoxious.

]]> Comment on Annoyance by Life in Vet School http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/23/annoyance/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Life in Vet School Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:57:01 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=306#comment-88 Sometimes I can cut these people off quickly and politely, by assuming they really ARE experts and asking detailed questions -- you quickly outstrip their level of knowledge, which (unless they're not intelligent enough to realize it, which *sigh* is not that rare) both indicates to them that you know enough to not be worth BSing, and that maybe they should learn some more about whatever topic it is they're blustering about. It will be fun to say "Oh, I'm a vet and I'm just browsing" one day, though! :) Sometimes I can cut these people off quickly and politely, by assuming they really ARE experts and asking detailed questions — you quickly outstrip their level of knowledge, which (unless they’re not intelligent enough to realize it, which *sigh* is not that rare) both indicates to them that you know enough to not be worth BSing, and that maybe they should learn some more about whatever topic it is they’re blustering about.

It will be fun to say “Oh, I’m a vet and I’m just browsing” one day, though! :)

]]> Comment on Holy Cow! by Life in Vet School http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/01/holy-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Life in Vet School Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:22:29 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=261#comment-75 Nah, you're not out of your mind. You'll love it. Sometimes you'll whine about how freaking MUCH there is to know, and how stupid the minutiae they ask about on exams are while ignoring huge swaths of critical information, and how it would be really nice to actually get a full night's sleep . . . . . . but most of the time you'll walk to school in the morning thinking about how lucky you are to be going there, and you'll sit in class thinking about how interesting the material is, and you'll go to the library at night and study anatomy and physiology because you really want to KNOW it, not because you're trying to get a good grade. And it will probably fly by! Stay deliriously excited -- there are honestly still days when I walk across campus and I suddenly get this little thrill of excitement and think, "Wow -- I got into vet school!" :) :) :) Nah, you’re not out of your mind. You’ll love it. Sometimes you’ll whine about how freaking MUCH there is to know, and how stupid the minutiae they ask about on exams are while ignoring huge swaths of critical information, and how it would be really nice to actually get a full night’s sleep . . . . . . but most of the time you’ll walk to school in the morning thinking about how lucky you are to be going there, and you’ll sit in class thinking about how interesting the material is, and you’ll go to the library at night and study anatomy and physiology because you really want to KNOW it, not because you’re trying to get a good grade. And it will probably fly by! Stay deliriously excited — there are honestly still days when I walk across campus and I suddenly get this little thrill of excitement and think, “Wow — I got into vet school!” :) :) :)

]]> Comment on E-Collar Blues by Sal http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/05/e-collar-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Sal Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:27:19 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=268#comment-73 That sure is a lot of product. The worst thing about the e-collars, coming from a previous pet owner and not yet into Vet school, is when a dog (usually more so than a cat) gets up some speed and runs right into the back of your legs when you are not expecting it...ouch! That sure is a lot of product. The worst thing about the e-collars, coming from a previous pet owner and not yet into Vet school, is when a dog (usually more so than a cat) gets up some speed and runs right into the back of your legs when you are not expecting it…ouch!

]]> Comment on Holy Cow! by VetSchoolBlog http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/01/holy-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-72 VetSchoolBlog Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:19:34 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=261#comment-72 Thanks! :) I was deliriously excited for, I think, a day. Now reality is setting in. Tell me I'm not out of my mind... :) Thanks! :)

I was deliriously excited for, I think, a day. Now reality is setting in. Tell me I’m not out of my mind… :)

]]> Comment on Holy Cow! by Life in Vet School http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2010/01/01/holy-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Life in Vet School Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:00:08 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=261#comment-70 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so freaking awesome -- I knew they'd take you this time, they just needed to see your new course grades. And they did, and you rocked, and in a little over 4 1/2 years, you will be a vet! How cool is that? :) Happy new year! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is so freaking awesome — I knew they’d take you this time, they just needed to see your new course grades. And they did, and you rocked, and in a little over 4 1/2 years, you will be a vet! How cool is that? :) Happy new year!

]]> Comment on On Becoming a Crazy Cat Lady by Elizabeth & The Lab Crew http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2009/10/24/on-becoming-a-crazy-cat-lady/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Elizabeth & The Lab Crew Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:07:34 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=247#comment-62 Just read a few of yor posts including the story of the raccoon. I would say you are going back to school for all the right reasons! Just read a few of yor posts including the story of the raccoon. I would say you are going back to school for all the right reasons!

]]> Comment on La La La La… I Can’t Hear You! (i.e. Denial for Non-Trads 101) by VetSchoolBlog http://www.vetschoolblog.com/2009/04/20/la-la-la-la-i-cant-hear-you-ie-denial-for-non-trads-101/comment-page-1/#comment-39 VetSchoolBlog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:41:18 +0000 http://www.vetschoolblog.com/?p=212#comment-39 Yay for free vet school! Glad you liked it. Good luck on that Physiology midterm! Yay for free vet school! Glad you liked it. Good luck on that Physiology midterm!

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