Actually An Absence Thread This Time.

[Ruby]

So, after Day 1 of EMT class, I have learned three things:

1) MOAR COFFEE ALWAYS. 5:00 am is my least favorite time of day.

2) Mask fit tests are hilarious. Also, potential firefighters are hotter than actual firefighters.

3) In the ever so delicate words of my instructor, "You will eat, breathe, and shit EMT for the next three weeks".

So yes. There's that. #3 is a biggie.

I'll try to finish up that thread with Shock this week, and I'll post to Yeomenth's flight if it kills me, but I already have homework and I don't even have class again until Monday. After Monday, I swear to god I'm blocking every site on the internet but my course website. I will unblock promptly after finals on April 30th, so I can post Nitrath's hatching that night. Actually, it's pre-written, so if Rei or Ember wants to post at midnight on the 29th, that's fine too. Then I can hatch babies on the 30th.

That said, I'm not sure how my life is going to change after this class. I know it will change in a major way. EMTs seem to be notorious for overtime, and some of the available shifts are 72 hours a week. To me, that sounds like not a lot of time left for RPing, so I may have to quit and dump all my chars over the skip, or cut down drastically. I'll know more when I make it back in early May. Hopefully I'll have a job by mid-May and will be able to make decisions before the skip moves along too far.

So yes. We shall see. And I'll see you guys this week, and then in three weeks!

[Sheari]

Best of luck Ruby!! My boyfriend has a friend who is an EMT and going to school full time and yeah, he's spent a lot of time napping on the pastor's couch because he's on shift until 2am, or 4am, or all weekend.

If you can come back, we'll be here for you. If not, best of luck!

[Ruby]

<3 thanks Sheari! Yeah, all the EMTs I talked to basically said 'you won't have a life until you get settled in', which is fine with me as long as I have notice. We'll seeee how things go!

[Ivy]

I had EMTs in my guild on WoW. Their hours were weird but they played quite a bit, soooooo. I assume once you get into the swing of things you'll have time, but probably not at first. Either way we <3 you and will miss you and wish you the best of luck!!!

Oh, and my mother-in-law was an EMT. And she had time for... dating, horse back riding, weekly auctions, and Disneyworld. o.O And whatever else it is she does, not to sure but I know she had more of a life than I do. lol

[Ruby]

Well, I'm hoping to work a shit ton of overtime so I'll be able to pay my bills - my county is one of the worst paid areas in my state, of course. OF COURSE. So, I may be moving... but again, we'll see.

[Sebz]

Good luck Ruby <3 It's wonderful that you're committing yourself to this, and I wish you the best of luck! My cousin is an EMT, and she said that it took a few months for her to get back into a semi-regular rhythm, but she loves it and it will be all worth it in the end!

[Ruby]

Update: So I'm officially an EMT now and can put that after my name on business cards and such ^^

That said, I don't have a job yet, and every second of my free time is going in to looking for one, so I doubt I'll be active/around again any time soon. Gmail/gchat/facebook chat is currently the best way to contact me (e-mail should be in my profile). Later y'all.