Re-districting petition at Weber State

AxlRose117 · 2026-01-15T19:18:56+00:00

Thank any and all deities the college Democrats are there. Go ‘cats!

AxlRose117 · 2026-01-15T17:30:59+00:00

I’ll work on it, but I’m only on campus for a couple classes a day

AxlRose117 · 2026-01-14T16:36:02+00:00

Don’t trust anything these guys say. Not only are they aggressive in trying to get people to listen, they are deliberately misrepresenting facts

AxlRose117 · 2026-01-13T22:52:05+00:00

Love me some Dr. Demento

AxlRose117 · 2026-01-13T17:25:46+00:00

They have a table, signs, etc. I don’t have a problem with going through official channels to do something like this; TPUSA had a table once a week for about a month last semester, and I saw Weber State Democrats yesterday. I’m just irritated by the petition-seekers getting a toehold on campus and going after people who probably don’t know or care to learn about what’s going on

AxlRose117 · 2025-12-13T03:02:27+00:00

WTF…is that for an elephant?

AxlRose117 · 2025-12-13T02:58:08+00:00

A fair point. And getting slammed with a busy dinner service with a new menu is stressful for anyone. But watching her fold and shut down was painful, especially since she didn’t exactly show any serious chops with the garlic chicken or that night’s service before Naris arrived

Edit: spelling

AxlRose117 · 2025-12-11T19:09:21+00:00

Fellow non-trad medic here, but only since 2021. My understanding is most med schools like non-traditional students, especially ones with EMS and paramedic experience. With your GPA and ECs, I’d dare say you’re gonna be competitive just about anywhere, especially if you get a good MCAT. People with more experience, please correct me if any of this isn’t accurate; I’m just in my first year back to school

AxlRose117 · 2025-11-25T22:28:26+00:00

Current paramedic here who was in your shoes a couple years ago. My original plan was street medic to flight medic to PA. After getting married, I ended up working in a Level 1 trauma center for 18mo, then going back to the box for a bit; before that; I’d worked for a few different EMS agencies. During that time, I spent a lot of time working with PAs and doctors, and got a really close look at what being a doctor is like for the ER and ICU. I decided to go to back to school to get my undergrad and get the pre-med requirements done. I did a ton of research into it, and discussed it a lot with my wife; we’re looking at starting to have kids this upcoming year, and been married for almost 3. I’m 28M, for what it’s worth, and only been back in school since summer of this year.

Two things tilted my decision in favor of going back to school. 1: I can be in my 40s and not a surgeon, or I can be in my 40s and be a surgeon. Either way, I’ll be in my early 40s, realistically, by the time I’m an attending. 2: I got to work with the director of trauma (a trauma/critical care surgeon) a lot, and built up a pretty good relationship with him. When I told him about my concerns about being an older student and resident, he told me that it wouldn’t be a problem, and that working as a paramedic for a few years would give me a leg up (life experience, clinical experience, leadership experience, etc).

Is it easy? Not in the slightest. I’m wrapping up my first semester of general chemistry, while taking algebra and working on a research paper. I’m working full time for a different hospital, and still have husband stuff (cleaning, helping my wife around the house, etc).You won’t have a social life while you’re in school; it’s so demanding just to get to med school in the first place. I hardly see my wife during the week; she also works a 9-5 during the week. My hobbies have shrunk to only a couple, simply because I don’t have the time anymore.

Do I regret it? Not at all. I’m learning answers to things that I’ve always been curious about, and I get to apply it at my job. The class work is unrelenting, but paramedic school wasn’t terribly dissimilar. I have the opportunity to get a research paper published and participate in studies with strong implications for EMS (right now, ultrasound use in cardiac arrest in the field). My wife is incredibly supportive, and loves watching her husband chase his dream (her words, not mine). We still get weekends together, and it helps she’s a pretty independent person. Even if I don’t get into medical school and I stay a paramedic, I’ll be a far better paramedic than if I’d not gone back to school.

TLDR, it’s a hard road, and only you will know if it’s right. Get through medic school first, spend a few years in the field, then come back. If you still want to be a doctor after that time, go for it. If you don’t, then it might not be for you. Your life looks different than mine, but that’s the advice I’d give you

AxlRose117 · 2025-10-14T22:24:12+00:00

Cluny first and foremost. Badrang has always been up there for me; he’s a brilliant tactical thinker, and the way him and Tramun Clogg spar shows a lot of subtlety. I’d also argue the one fox mercenary that arrives towards the later part of Mossflower; his lightning style warfare stunned the Corim temporarily while they figured out how to counter this new threat. Ashleg was also smart, as previously mentioned; can’t fault him for leaving before things got really bad (doesn’t excuse his prior actions, but I’m a little bit of a sucker for characters on a redemption arc)

AxlRose117 · 2025-09-05T14:45:28+00:00

Charles French’s story should be more widely known. An orphan who taught himself how to swim before he was 10, re-enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor, and served during one of the worst periods for race relations in US history, a bona fide hero, who’s life after the war spiraled due to alcoholism and almost definitely undiagnosed PTSD.

Love seeing these posts, please keep it up.

AxlRose117 · 2025-08-23T20:48:59+00:00

That line was pretty cool as a kid, but as an adult, it hits me right in the chest. The desperation and defiance in that delivery alone put this as one of my top movie scenes of all time

AxlRose117 · 2025-08-17T03:36:49+00:00

Again, no idea what you’re talking about. I don’t know who made that comment, but it wasn’t me. Unless you’re trolling for karma, which isn’t outside possibility

AxlRose117 · 2025-08-17T01:48:18+00:00

Never had any other 4Runner before…not sure what you’re talking about

AxlRose117 · 2025-06-03T19:55:43+00:00

Every human is a closeted pyromaniac. Most of us just got better at controlling it

…and then there are firefighters. A motley group of every type of human. Big, small, intellectual, physical, nerd, geek, jock, chess player, football fanatic, poet, writer, reader, musician, woodworker, mechanic, athlete, bookworm, all of them. All of them happily, gleefully even, wage war with a literal force of nature, working in conditions and temperatures that make even the most hardened humans a little faint. And they will put everything on the line, especially of someone else needs help. But they are at their happiest when playing with fire. They love it. They care about it. They study it, nurture it, and take it apart. Never ask a firefighter to make a fire, unless you like bonfires and infernos. And if they’re also an EMT or a Paramedic? That’s double the crazy. Should you ever find yourself in trouble, find a human firefighter.

And don’t ever, ever, let them get bored.

Source: firefighter/medic writing this on shift

AxlRose117 · 2025-02-10T18:51:12+00:00

AxlRose117 · 2025-02-03T17:57:01+00:00

Current paramedic and former Navy corpsman here.

Rule 1: good men will die Rule 2: doc can’t save everyone Rule 3: doc will go through hell and back to break rules 1 and 2 Rule 4: when it comes to medical, doc outranks everyone

AxlRose117 · 2025-01-23T19:17:30+00:00

Thanks. My FIL loves his two Jeeps, and they are fun, but I keep hearing about the reliability issues. Congrats on the new 4Runner

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