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Why I love Video Games

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Shared on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:03

A failure in video games isn't as harsh as a failure in life.  You can respawn, and try again or delete all your info, and start fresh!

A lesson in Radiography, by Mrs Coulow:

To say I'm having a bad day, is an understatement.  I can NOT start an IV to save my employment.  Even by Ultrasound, I fail.  The veins blow.  Here's a lesson,  I am a Cardiac Cat Scan Technologist.  I use a CT machine to visualize people's cardiovascular system, a much less invasive method than a Cardiac Catherization.  In order to view a person's heart (the most popular order), I must start an 18 gauge IV, which is 3x's larger than what is used by my coworkers, the Nuclear Medicine Technologists.

Now my predessor was phenominal at IV's.  Only makes me more of a noob.  I can scan and 3D far past my years of experience, yah, I'm gloating, I'm a bad ass with Xrays, but for fuck's sake, can I not start one G.D. IV?!?  My radiation output, the Dose Length Product, in miliSieverts, which is what Xray is measured in, is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA principle).  Meaning?  I can xray what you want, with a lower dose. Booyah.  Can't start an IV. :/

Tonight shall be an epic night of DJ Hero and COD4, for the worse I suck at life, the teeter totter of karma aides me in the virtual world.

All the reason more why I love video games as my hobby.  As stated before, no matter how much your life can suck, conquering a video game can make you feel accomplished sometimes.

Sad, but true.  Tomorrow's another day.

Venting lesson End.

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Bonecollektor's picture
Submitted by Bonecollektor on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:28
All this talk about IV's is making me sick....and dizzy...and I think I peed a little. :) Video games give you that quick burst of gratification that so many of us seek after a long stressful day. Being able to blow shit up or immerse yourself into a wonderful story is an excellent way to unwind. I would have to say about the only thing in real life that would be comparible would be a glass room like in the book "The Tao of Wu" by The Rza. He imagines a room where you suit up (googles, gloves, heavy clothing, etc..) and all you do is break glass to vent stress! Could you imagine that? How awesome would that be to just walk in after a really bad day, suit up, grab a bat and just start smashing the crap out of stuff! SMASH! CRASH! It could be a therapy room. You could charge a fee and let others come over a break glass. So the next time the nasty IV almost sends you into a homicidal rage....think of your own glass room. Or just go to a dollar store and buy the cheapest plates you can find and place to throw them! XD
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Submitted by Azuredreams on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:53
Calgon take her away! Coulow hope tomorrow's a better day hun!

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