1. Phlebotomist: I always appreciate a good phlebotomist. Today I had blood drawn to check cholesterol. I hate having blood drawn. I'm not afraid of needles - cripes, I give myself shots frequently for migraines. But I don't give blood easily. It usually involves 8-10 tries on each arm, despite me telling the person which arm an vein to use. I feel bad telling them this - they are the experts, but I've learned over 35 years which one works. Some are too proud, and feel they know better, so I have to sit through numerous tries. (the same goes for IV's by the way - which especially sucks when I visit the ER for migraines....) But today I had the BESTEST phlebotomist EVER. I politely asked her to try such and such vein first and she got it - first try. I didn't even feel a pinch. I was literally in and out in 3 minutes.
Seriously, I will be requesting her going forward....
2. Adele: I love her. I've loved her voice like everyone else, and loved the few songs I've heard on the radio. But I just downloaded my first entire album. I think I can honestly say, I have never been so effected (affected - I'll be damned if I ever get those words right) by an artist. I melt when I hear her voice. I get choked up when I try to sing her songs - tear up, in fact. I feel what she is singing, even though I honestly don't feel I have experienced what she is singing about - at least not to that depth. So I shouldn't relate to her songs at this level - but I do. I heard some celebrity say that they had not felt this way about an artist since Carole King - I think that is a good comparison. Soul - music has been missing that lately. I'm not sure I realized how much I missed that in music until Adele came along. But I'm glad I've found it again.
That's it - Nancois' random thoughts for this Monday morning.
yes, a good phlebotomist (how the hell do you spell that????) is worth their weight in gold.
ReplyDeleteAnd I too am LOVING Adele -- ooo, I sing...ummm, what's it called?....ummmmmm.....Rolling In The Deep while doing my dishes.