My thumb is full of ink

I just spent the last three hours writing in my new journal. I haven't had a release like that since I first started this weblog. There's something much more cathartic about putting pen to paper and seeing the ink behind you as you continue forwqrd. It felt real …

Coming to my senses

For a second there I had a panicking thought.

What if I'm missing out by not venturing out of my comfort zone and familiar places?

Maybe I should be setting up roots somewhere that's far away from the status quo around here. Maybe a change of scenery is what I …

Time Warner can suck it

The deed is done. We are no longer under the clutches of the Time Warner beast who has for so long sucked the life out of our wallets. Earthlink has come to the rescue and managed to make the transfer as painless as possible. I've told several people that if you want …

Classic movie theaters

I went and saw a movie last night in a great little family-owned movie theater downtown. It had the big lighted marquee with flashing lights and the old style ticket booth in the front. A good friend suggested that we go, and since when can I say no to a woman who's …

My weblog manifesto

It's no secret now that family and friends have become aware of this weblog (I know you're reading Christina...so don't think you're clever with your Google searches :-p), which has led to me skimping on the personal content and posting very superficial subject matter …

Impeccable timing

I'm always very glib when it doesn't matter.

...I gotta work on that.

Reality checkup time

Being that I'll be changing health insurance in a few months I decided to go ahead and get a checkup...the kid of checkup that I should ideally be having every year but haven't had in around four years. No need to tell me how irresponsible I am, I've told patient after …

Did you match?

As Tim has already mentioned, today was the day all us med students found out whether or not we matched with a residency program. What's funny is that the title of this entry was also the subject heading of the email I received to give the good news. I think that …

Next phase ready to begin

It's good news all around today. I got my first choice of residency and so did Tim. The all-important news came at exactly 1pm today and we've been celebrating ever since talking about all the great things we're going to do while in residency (yeah I know, don't worry …

Be careful what you recommend

A good friend of mine called me from the video store and asked me to recommend a movie for her to rent that she could watch with her mom who was visiting from NY. She knows I watch a lot of movies and said she trusted my judgment. Whenever someone asks my advice with …

Happy birthday you lazy bum (a third of my life is over)

My twenty-fifth birthday has been spent studying. Yep, I'll be studying all night and all day tomorrow as well. I've got a ton of other work to do and it's snowing like it was in the middle of January. Let's see if I left anything out...

Oh yeah, I'm coming home to …

Bar life just isn't for me

A friend of mine was participating in a charity event for the local children's burn unit last night. It involved her getting behind the bar and serving drinks at a local watering hole (this was actually part of a group project). I went to show support...by laughing at …

FINALLY

It's been a long time coming, but I've finally joined the iPod revolution. For as long as I've wanted one, I worried that the moment I brought one home would be anticlimactic. That couldn't be further from the truth. My trusty iPod has yet to leave my side and I …

Here comes the medicine

I'm currently taking human values in medicine courses for my last month of medical school and because of that I'll probably have a lot more content to post here of the "medical-ethical" and "why is it that things are happening this way?" variety. I figured if I'm going …

ATL here I come

I'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon for Atlanta and my USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Skills Exam. It'll be a 12+ hour drive, but my iPod will keep me entertained and Jatster will be along for laughs (we're taking the test on the same day). A recap of the trip and the test …

Are we there yet?

What a tiring trip. I suffered a lot because I wanted to save a little bit of money and drive to Atlanta.

Tim and I ended up leaving at around 5:30am Tuesday morning, mainly because I didn't want to drive through the night and completely destroy my sleep schedule. …

Enemy, know thyself

You ever get the feeling that you're the most destructive force in your own life?

Right now, if I were possible to cut myself out of my own existence I might actually be better off. I've become a cancer to everything I need to accomplish.

There's nothing more …

Don't try to have a guy friendship with a girl

I'm learning the hard way that no matter how much a female friend of yours may act like "one of the guys," there's no way you can have a guy friendship with her. Today I got into hot water with a friend that got hurt last week and is angry at me because I haven't …

Dr. Izzy and the long white coat

The flurry of family activity is finally over. My medical school training is finally over. I'm now a doctor.

It really still hasn't set in yet, and I wonder how long it's going to take before I'm comfortable with the mantle of being an MD. I don't feel any different …

Make some room please

I have to figure out a way to purge my brain of at least half of the useless information I carry with me and continue to collect on a daily basis. Who knows how much better I could have performed in medical school if I could have diverted even a small portion of this …