Amy (Max's mommy) tagged us for 5 things you don't know about me:
1) The only "foreign" country I have been to is Canada. Beautiful scenery, you don't have to learn another language, a favorable exchange rate...what more could you ask for???
2) In college, I was part of a research group that synthesized and studied the electrochemistry of Rhenium tricarbonyl compounds. The compounds luminesced (glowed) under a black-light, and the interest we had was in developing them as molecular sensors. Many of these compounds had never been made before (and possibly not since?).
3) I decided to apply to optometry school spur of the moment my last (5th!) year of college. I was in a panic because I had absolutely no idea about what career path I wanted to pursue after graduation (I kinda got burnt out on the whole research lab scene). Where better to procrastinate than graduate school? So I put in my observation hours, took the optometry admissions test, applied to three schools, and decided if I got accepted to one of them then it was meant to be. I guess it was...here I am 10 years later.
4) After one of our very first dates, Jeremy and I were watching TV on the couch at my place. I don't remember exactly how it came up, but Jeremy told me about a dirt-biking accident he was in several years earlier. He broke his right ankle, and had to have pins put in it. The "broken" side is thicker--not in an "Oh-my-God-what-happened-to-you" sort of way, but if you are looking the asymmetry is definitely there. I remember the thought going through my mind: "I don't know if I can be with someone who has an ankle that is bigger on one side." It seems really shallow--not to mention a little ironic--now, but at the time it was a legitimate concern. I made the mistake of confessing this thought to Jeremy a couple of years later...I don't think I will ever live it down!
5) I am left handed, but I use scissors and a computer mouse with my right hand (so in theory I can surf the net and take notes at the same time). If I learn how to do something first with my right hand, then it always feels awkward if I try to do it left handed, even though I am much more coordinated on the other side. For example, it took my right hand forever to "get" double-clicking...
I am tagging Julie C., Catherine D., Sheila A., Jen K., and Jenn M.
What is CHARGE???
CHARGE syndrome is a recognizable (genetic) pattern of birth defects which occurs in about one in every 9-10,000 births worldwide. It is an extremely complex syndrome, involving extensive medical and physical difficulties that differ from child to child. The vast majority of the time, there is no history of CHARGE syndrome or any other similar conditions in the family. Babies with CHARGE syndrome are often born with life-threatening birth defects, including complex heart defects and breathing problems. They spend many months in the hospital and undergo many surgeries and other treatments. Swallowing and breathing problems make life difficult even when they come home. Most have hearing loss, vision loss, and balance problems which delay their development and communication. All are likely to require medical and educational intervention for many years. Despite these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, children with CHARGE syndrome often far surpass their medical, physical, educational, and social expectations.
2 comments:
Sarah,
I am left handed also and I pretty much only write with it and I do everything else with my right too. I bat right handed throw a ball right handed...its kind of funny.
Have great week,
Crystal and Eva
Sarah,
I, too, am left handed but use scissors, bat, throw, etc. with my right hand. I think it is probably because my parents were both right handed and taught me. I have observed and I believe I pretty much can eat as fluently with one hand as the other. :-)
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