Just in case you hadn't seen this...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11374783/ (Gay Rights Issues in WoW)
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Ward Assignments
As you may or may not know, 2nd year med school ends for me in less than a month and then I make the move to 3rd year and the Wards. (*cheer*) But, as this day has been approaching, we haven't known what rotations we were doing. We put in our requests for the first 3 (last quarter of this year, summer, and fall) and finally got our results this week. There are certain required, or "basic" rotations and then there are electives that you can use to fill in the rest of your time. It's especially difficult to get the basic rotations in the order you want since everyone needs em.
Anyway, I got my first choices for pretty much everything, though I don't have an assignment for the 2nd half of this quarter. Perhaps I'll take vacation...hard to say. I do have vacation time from the second half of July to the end of August though. But, before you cheer at the long stretch of time off, I have to tell you that the time off is for my boards. Boo! They say take about a month to study for them, but I wanted a month and a half.
I ended up with Child/Adol Psychiatry for the first half of this quarter, Ob/Gyn this summer, and Internal Medicine after my boards.
On a more entertaining note: I meant to put this up during the Super-Bowl season. On Animal Planet, during the Super-Bowl, realizing that they cater to a different audience...had the Puppy Bowl!! That's right...HOURS of watching puppies run around and play with each other in a football stadium replica. Pure entertainment. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/puppybowl/about/about.html
Guess what the half-time show was? Kitties!! You can't make this stuff up. :)
Anyway, I got my first choices for pretty much everything, though I don't have an assignment for the 2nd half of this quarter. Perhaps I'll take vacation...hard to say. I do have vacation time from the second half of July to the end of August though. But, before you cheer at the long stretch of time off, I have to tell you that the time off is for my boards. Boo! They say take about a month to study for them, but I wanted a month and a half.
I ended up with Child/Adol Psychiatry for the first half of this quarter, Ob/Gyn this summer, and Internal Medicine after my boards.
On a more entertaining note: I meant to put this up during the Super-Bowl season. On Animal Planet, during the Super-Bowl, realizing that they cater to a different audience...had the Puppy Bowl!! That's right...HOURS of watching puppies run around and play with each other in a football stadium replica. Pure entertainment. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/puppybowl/about/about.html
Guess what the half-time show was? Kitties!! You can't make this stuff up. :)
posted by Cuteasaurus @ 6:24 PM
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I *heart* the Winter Olympics
I've always been a winter olympics kinda girl, and this year was no exception. I think perhaps it's my own preference for sports in which I like to participate such as skiing, skating, etc coming through in my bias for what I watch. Anyway, I've been watching as much as I can afford to, paying particular attention to the snowboarding, ice dancing, and ice skating. I was really rooting for the US team in ice dancing and we got silver to break a 30 year streak in which the US team hadn't gotten a medal in this event. There was plenty of drama this year in ice dancing. Lots of teams fell during the original program, and some of them had been medal contenders. The Italian couple was among them, and when he dropped her toward the end, you could just see the daggers coming out of her eyes. On night 3, the atmosphere backstage was cold (and not just because it's near the ice) and they didnt even make eye contact until they were out on the ice. Pure Drama.
In ice skating news, the ladies short program was tonight. As you probably know, Michelle Kwan had to withdraw, and Hughes' little sister was her replacement. Hughes did a pretty great job, especially in light of her inexperience. But the favorite coming in was Russian Irina Slutskaya and her short program was awesome. She took advantage of the rule-change that allows female skaters to wear pants, and I must say, it seemed to suit her. She's a powerful skater, in the same way Tanya Harding was. However, Sasha Cohen was the show-stopper of the evening. Her performance was technically flawless and artistically beautiful. Sasha is in first after the first night, but the difference between her and Irinia is 0.03. I simply can't wait for Thursday night to see what happens next.
Perhaps I'm still hanging onto the time when I used to skate. I took ice skating lessons in the Twin Cities and I was starting to learn jumps when I was informed that I'd be moving to South Dakota...to a place with no indoor rink. :( So, perhaps in some way, the winter Olympics are my way of hanging onto something I really enjoyed. However, if you ask me about my skating costumes, I'll disavow all knowledge of all things relating to ice. ;)
In ice skating news, the ladies short program was tonight. As you probably know, Michelle Kwan had to withdraw, and Hughes' little sister was her replacement. Hughes did a pretty great job, especially in light of her inexperience. But the favorite coming in was Russian Irina Slutskaya and her short program was awesome. She took advantage of the rule-change that allows female skaters to wear pants, and I must say, it seemed to suit her. She's a powerful skater, in the same way Tanya Harding was. However, Sasha Cohen was the show-stopper of the evening. Her performance was technically flawless and artistically beautiful. Sasha is in first after the first night, but the difference between her and Irinia is 0.03. I simply can't wait for Thursday night to see what happens next.
Perhaps I'm still hanging onto the time when I used to skate. I took ice skating lessons in the Twin Cities and I was starting to learn jumps when I was informed that I'd be moving to South Dakota...to a place with no indoor rink. :( So, perhaps in some way, the winter Olympics are my way of hanging onto something I really enjoyed. However, if you ask me about my skating costumes, I'll disavow all knowledge of all things relating to ice. ;)
posted by Cuteasaurus @ 11:29 PM
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Monday, February 20, 2006
In case you were curious...
Here are Chris' results:
| You scored as Serenity (from Firefly). You like to live your own way and do not enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you that you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you. Coming on December 1, 2005:
Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? v1.0 created with QuizFarm.com |
posted by Cuteasaurus @ 7:27 PM
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Friday, February 17, 2006
I'm a sucker for sci-fi quizzes...
You scored as Moya (Farscape). You are surrounded by muppets. But that is okay because they are your friends and have shown many times that they can be trusted. Now if only you could stop being bothered about wormholes.
Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com |
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Ah the joys of Baltimore...
Overheard as Chris and I were leaving Safeway the other day:
Woman 1: "Hey!! Havent seen you forever...how are you?"
Woman 2: "Bad news: a really close friend of mine was murdered. Good news...I lost 30 lbs!!"
Woman 1: "Hey!! Havent seen you forever...how are you?"
Woman 2: "Bad news: a really close friend of mine was murdered. Good news...I lost 30 lbs!!"
posted by Cuteasaurus @ 10:14 PM
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Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Just trying to keep my head above water...or some such cliche
Well hello all...I've been a bad blogger and haven't updated in awhile. I can't say that I'm going to write too much tonight either, since we have another set of tests on Monday...and I'm a little terrified.
In better news...U2 won some awards at the Grammys...*cheer!* You can check out CNN's take here. I'd just like to put in my own endorsement of the album. If you don't own it...don't tell me. I'd prefer to believe everyone I know has such awesome taste in rock bands. *shifty eye*
A quick rundown of recent events:
1) I learned how to insert IVs last week. I did a great job, I must say. ;)
2) I'm not failing out of med school...
3) Yet
4) I still miss Kari
5) (and everyone else)
6) Tests on Monday
7) and then only one more month of 2nd year med school
8) I've put in my first 3 rotations preferences for the wards, so wish me luck on getting good assignments
9) Have I mentioned school is really hard?
10) The good news is: I'm learning a lot of the "science" still and the parts that are important to a practicing physician are the areas in which I excel...too bad those aren't the graded areas.
11) Project Runway is still awesome...and Daniel V. is actually gay (not just feminine) - sorry Felicia :(
Have a great weekend guys! I'll try and post more next week.
In better news...U2 won some awards at the Grammys...*cheer!* You can check out CNN's take here. I'd just like to put in my own endorsement of the album. If you don't own it...don't tell me. I'd prefer to believe everyone I know has such awesome taste in rock bands. *shifty eye*
A quick rundown of recent events:
1) I learned how to insert IVs last week. I did a great job, I must say. ;)
2) I'm not failing out of med school...
3) Yet
4) I still miss Kari
5) (and everyone else)
6) Tests on Monday
7) and then only one more month of 2nd year med school
8) I've put in my first 3 rotations preferences for the wards, so wish me luck on getting good assignments
9) Have I mentioned school is really hard?
10) The good news is: I'm learning a lot of the "science" still and the parts that are important to a practicing physician are the areas in which I excel...too bad those aren't the graded areas.
11) Project Runway is still awesome...and Daniel V. is actually gay (not just feminine) - sorry Felicia :(
Have a great weekend guys! I'll try and post more next week.
posted by Cuteasaurus @ 11:31 PM
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