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Josh

It's not what it looks like. It's a little bit worse.

About Me

This is copied from my livejournal info page. Sorry to disappoint if you thought I was more creative.Good grief, I'm boring. I don't even have a bio. I like poetry, long walks on the beach, and poking dead things with a stick.Sometimes, I lie awake at night and ask, "Why me?" Then a voice answers, "Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up."CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR JOSHUA ADAMS!!!
"You make us all better people." - The Rev. Billy Graham
"Let me take a moment to bask in your greatness." - Tom Cruise
"You are an excellent flosser. You do floss, right?" - The American Dental Association
"Have you gotten even smarter?" - MENSA
"You're a credit not only to democrats, but to the entire human race." - Sen. Hilary ClintonThe following disclosure is required by the United States Food and Drug Administration: it is recommended that pregnant or nursing females, individuals over the age of 65, and individuals with heart conditions not visit this web log ("blog"). In addition, the following side effects, similar to those experienced with a placebo, may occur with viewing Josh's blog - if you experience severe headache or the sensation of pain in your eyeballs while urinating, you should stop reading immediately and call your doctor.Ten Top Trivia Tips about Ohnohideitsjosh!
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If you drop ohnohideitsjosh from the top of the Empire State Building, he will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground!
Only twelve people have ever set foot on ohnohideitsjosh.
In Eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from ohnohideitsjosh.
Lightning strikes ohnohideitsjosh over seven times every hour!

My Interests

bicycling, Bloomfield, books, classical music, cuddling, Diet Coke Plus, emergency nursing, girls, iPod, jazz, kayaking, kissing, love, movies, NPR, piano, Pittsburgh, psychology, skiing, volunteering, women, writing, yuengling

I'd like to meet:

Anyone, honestly. It helps if you're a little crazy. Grab my attention on AIM - ohnohideitsjosh.

Music:

Bach, Beethoven, Billy Joel, the Clarks, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews, the Eagles, Ennio Morricone, Gomez, Jack Johnson, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, REM, Rusted Root, Sting, They Might Be Giants, threefifty duo, U2, Vince Guaraldi

Movies:

An Inconvenient Truth, Cinema Paradiso, Dogma, Fahrenheit 9/11, Fight Club, Finding Nemo, Ladder 49, Little Miss Sunshine, Meet Joe Black, Mothman Prophecies, Office Space, Rent, Shaun of the Dead, Shawshank Redemption, Simon Birch, To Kill a Mockingbird, United 93

Television:

Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Health, CNN, MSNBC, "The Office", "Grey's Anatomy", "To Catch a Predator"

Books:

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Tuesdays with Morrie, The World According to Mr. Rogers, A Prayer for Owen Meany

Heroes:

Dr. Peter Safar, my grandparents, my parents, Jimmy Carter, Fred Rogers, Martin Luther (the church reformer), Martin Luther King, Jr. (the civil rights activist)

My Blog

Some rules for visiting my workplace

RULES FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   1. If you are well enough to complain about the wait....you are well enough to go hom...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:43:00 PST

I may have posted these before on my LJ, but it's stuff that bears repeating

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve,...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:51:00 PST

Gomez

I like this song.  A lot.  You will too. ...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:03:00 PST

Vacaaaaaation

I'm on vacation all week.  Any suggestions for things to do (aside from my normal activities, that is)?
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:06:00 PST

Tag, you're it

You Have Been Tagged OK, Here are the rules...1.) Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.2.) People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things as...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:55:00 PST

Takin' it back

This Survey is about growing upName:JoshuaAge:25Birthday:9/12/81Where did you first go to school?James H. Metzgar ElementaryYour best friend in that school was?Probably Jason OrrPublic or Private?Publ...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:46:00 PST

Ninety Theses

1. How old will you be in five years?30.  Geez.2. What month is your birthday?September3. How tall are you?5'6"4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?Christmas preparation...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:50:00 PST

Life's Soundtrack

- - - - - How Your Life Sounds - - - - - - - -So, here's how it works:Open your music player (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc)Put it on shufflePress playFor every question type the song that's on.Wh...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:32:00 PST

READ THIS!!!

My computer did something weird this afternoon and as a result, I lost my ENTIRE AIM BUDDY LIST. So make sure to IM me sometime soon so I can add your name back to my list, or we may never speak again...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 03:54:00 PST

Mr. Josh's Johari window

Arena (known to self and others) caring, dependable, intelligent, organised Blind Spot (known only to others) able, calm, cheerful, clever, confident, energetic, extroverted, friendly, giving, helpf...
Posted by Mr. Josh, RN on Thu, 25 May 2006 03:28:00 PST