I'm not dead yet

I've fought the urge to get on this blog and tinker around up until today. The last week I have been studying for an exam that I have to take tomorrow, and I knew that if I hopped on the 'net and started posting on my blog I'd never get anything done. What's sad is …

How the times are changing

Interesting/funny/sad thing happened to me on Friday when I was seeing a patient. She was a pleasant, white, 80 something who's eyes lit up when I introduced myself. "You must be Jewish!" She cheerfully exclaimed. I laughed and told her that I was actually hispanic, …

Status quo

I wish I could say that things have been exciting/interesting/amazing the last couple days, but then I'd be lying. Other than getting the soundtrack to Garden State and picking up Girl Next Door on DVD, I haven't done a single productive thing. It's been all work and …

Maybe I should have used reverse psychology...

...or maybe I should have kept my damn mouth shut.

Me (for some stupid reason): ...yeah I have a weblog but I don't want the whole family to read so don't tell anyone

Unnamed family member: OK I won't

fast forward a few weeks later...

Unnamed family member: Yeah, …

They always come back later

Sometimes it's the next day, sometimes it's next week, sometimes it's a few months, and a few times I've seen it take around a year...but they always seem to come back. They realize their mistake, come to their senses, and ask for forgiveness. They want things to be …

Burnt to the ground

I read something today that was so eloquent in expressing what I've been trying to come to grips with for some time now. I've been thinking this for longer than I'm willing to admit to anyone, but I think that just getting it out of me will be healthier than mulling it …

The new look Izzy

It's been brought to my attention that I tend to expound on the negative more often than the positive. That doesn't even refer to my weblog postings either...this is in real life. I don't consider myself a negative person, but I can understand where people are coming …

Familiar scents

It always happens during the most unprotected unexpected of times. I'll be getting lunch or walking across a parking lot when I catch you...just a brief moment, barely long enough for it to register and for me to close my eyes and remember. Then it's gone. Just like …

A thought on love

The wonderful thing about falling in love is that you learn everything about that person, and so quickly. And if it's true love then you start to see yourself through their eyes and it brings out the best in you and it's almost as if you're falling in love with …

Bargain sale stakeout

After dinner I started paging through the many sale circulars and saw that there were some pretty good deals tomorrow. A 100 pack of CD-Rs for free (name brand too), a 256MB keychain USB drive for ten dollars, and five dollar DVDs. Herein lies the dilemma. Do I want …

Yes this is still a medical student weblog

I guess it's about time I put up a "medical post" around here eh? Part of the reason I haven't blogged much about medicine recently is because I'm on something of a holding pattern now. This has been my month off from rotations, which means I'm supposed to be studying …

In case of Izzy, pull string

That's been the situation as of late (by late meaning the last 6 years). I have an uncanny ability to attract women who I think might like me only to find out that they want me for my emotional absorbency. Here's a question for the ladies: Do you have a guy friend …

Fleece

Now I remember why I love this fleece pullover. I caught your scent when I put it on...even after all these years. Thinking of all those nights I snuck into your dorm made me smile, even despite the way things turned out between us. I have a theory that all women use …

My medical school experience in a nutshell

(while walking in the halls of the hospital)

Me: "...it's all about professional courtesy man."

Tim: "Whatever"

Me: "I'm serious, as long as you respect people they will respect you back."

Surgical Resident: (while walking toward me) "Dipshit."

Somtimes I swear …

"This POS computer is useless to me then"

That's my dad describing the Pismo Powerbook which I left to him and my mother to replace their desktop computer which was on it's tenth year.

"Where is Print Shop Deluxe?"

"Dad, that version of Print Shop you had is almost eight years old. There are better programs …

Of love and snow brushes

While braving the elements today and clearing the snow off my car, I came to an odd realization. I could compare my old relationships to the different snow brushes I've owned.

The $2.99 pharmacy special: This was the brush that I initially didn't want to buy, but …

Belated holiday wishes

Now that Santa has squeezed down all the chimneys, all the presents have been torn open, and all the dinners gobbled down, I'd like to wish all of you all the best for the rest of the holiday season. New Year's Day is coming up, and bringing with it a lot of new …

Weekend? What weekend?

This will mark the second week in a row where I don't have a weekend. I'll be starting in the ER at midnight and working overnight into Saturday. I've been confused as to what day it is all this past week because of the weekend working, it's something I'm going to …

New year, new direction

Belated New Year's greetings to all you readers, I trust you're all excited about a 2005 full of new beginnings and a clean slate. I spent around two hours on New Year's Eve writing up a pretty lengthy (yet still unfinished) post to dump all of the brain garbage I had …

Going to take the moleskine plunge

I've been meaning to start a paper and pen journal for some time now, and tonight I've decided to go ahead and do it. With how tentative I am to post more personal things on this weblog anymore, this will give me the outlet I've been sorely missing for some time now. …