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Miranda

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Here are things I like: My child, my husband and my family (everything else is just gravy). Singing in the car. Seeing my husband's wedding ring on his finger and giggling to myself. Nurses. Teachers. Red wine (not till April!). Adventure. Travelling. The smell of the Pacific. My job. Shopping for clothes. Running. Cooking a good meal and eating it with friends. Laughing. My nephew. Being told I'm doing a good job. The geckos that live on my balcony (one has no tail and we call him "Stumpy"). My two passports. Hitting a cannula on the first try. Merlo coffee ("Contains Caffeine"). A Queensland summer thunderstorm. Falling asleep. The sound of snow falling. Oreos. Getting upgraded to first class. Here are things I don't like: Chardonnay. Being on call. Dirty feet. Taking the bus. Dog hair. Clutter. Emptying the dishwasher. Airplane travel. Cold coffee. Cigarettes and cigarette companies. George Bush. Back pain. Incorrect grammar and spelling. Morning sickness.

My Interests

Hanging out with my family - my husband and our gorgeous daughter Charlotte. But also cooking, travelling, camping, seeing friends, reading, and playing rugby. We recently got back from a trip to the US, Spain, and South Africa. The highlight of South Africa was definitely a side trip to Gansbaai where we dove with Great Whites in the Indian Ocean. One rammed the cage with its teeth and was inches from our faces. Need I say more?

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet people with whom I share similar interests. I'm not looking for a hook-up (hello, I'm MARRIED). If you have scantily-clad women on your friends list, you can stop reading right now. That's just sad. Oh, and I definitely don't care about your band.

Music:

I'm very picky about the kind of music I listen to - and what I listen to depends completely on what mood I'm in. That being said, currently on high rotation on my MP3 player is: Ben Folds, Missy Higgins, Pete Murray, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, George, Dave Matthews (I like his new, edgier stuff better than his old pop-type stuff), Ladysmith Black Mambazo, freshlyground, G. Love and Special Sauce, Sting, and The Unband (that cute guitarist is my new brother-in-law!). Of course, if I'm on my way to a rugby game and I need psych-up music, all bets are off and it's Marilyn Manson all the way.

Movies:

If it's got Matt Damon in it, you can't go wrong. Especially if he takes his shirt off.

Television:

I watch all the rugby I can handle, even if the Wallabies are pathetic and can't win a game in the TriNations series this year. And I am positively, sadly addicted to LOST.

Books:

Middlesex, The Kite Runner, The Time Traveller's Wife, anything Toni Morrison has ever written, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Nickel and Dimed, a little Jodi Picoult if I'm feeling trashy, Alice Sebold

Heroes:

I think everyone should be their own hero.

My Blog

Pix, this one's for you...

Let us Pray.....Armani, Who art in Nordstrom, Hallowed be thy shoes. Thy Prada come, Thy shopping done, On Rodeo, As it is in Paris, Give us this day, our Visa Gold, And forgive us our balances, As we...
Posted by Miranda on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:07:00 PST

Driving Rules for Boston

BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN BOSTON (subject to change at any time): When on a one way street, stay to the right to allow oncoming traffic to pass. Never, ever, stop for a pedestrian unless he flings hi...
Posted by Miranda on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:40:00 PST

You know you're from Australia when...

You Know You're From Australia When... Your next door neighbours can be from Tunisia, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, Zimbabwe, Iraq, Brazil, Spain, Malaysia...The Greeks and Mexicans next door ask you...
Posted by Miranda on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:35:00 PST

More wierd and wonderful patients...

So here's today's new addition to the strange patient collection I'm building... I was asked to review an abdo CT of a woman with a strange name (the kind you'd associate with a stripper) who cam...
Posted by Miranda on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:43:00 PST

Penis Guy- The Update

Here's the latest update with Penis Guy: (For those of you unlucky enough not to know what I'm talking about, he's a guy that presented to my hospital's emergency department complaining of "bleeding"...
Posted by Miranda on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:01:00 PST