today i overcame my fear of needles. i had to. this week we went through training to become certified in immunizations. today, as the last thing, we had to demonstrate appropriate injection technique. so we had to draw up three shots, and give our lab partner two shots in the shoulder and a subcutaneous shot on the back of the arm. and then we had to receive three shots ourself. wow. and i did it. and now i am certified, nationally, to give immunizations. pretty neat. next fall i will give flu shots. i really kinda like it.