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me gusta los estados unidos

Saturday, April 28th, 2007 at about 4:02 pm

i got back yesterday afternoon… and showered!  life is good here.  ryan took me to old pasadena where i refused to eat food from anywhere “south of the border” and opted instead for some good old italian food.  il fornaio to the rescue! pinkberry has a big “now hiring” sign up, but there’s no sign of it opening anytime soon.  i haven’t psyched myself up to drive again yet… the guatemalan roads have scarred me for life.

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sick day

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at about 7:09 pm

turns out, i’m contagious until 24 hours after i start treatment. i’m also a mucous producing machine. argh. so…i’m home. stuffed up. headachey. coughing. wheezing. spewing. gross. sucks. antibiotics soon. soup soon. sleep soon.

the one good news item: my new printer/scanner/fax is coming today! yay!

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slow day

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at about 10:56 pm

it’s quiet right now. ryan woke up early early this morning to vomit, and since then, he’s been alternating between vomiting and sleeping. thankfully, i only had to go into work for a couple hours today. now i’m sitting at home looking for xmas presents online… for myself. i’m not really sure what anyone else wants, but i keep finding things that are perfect for me. bah.sidekick

such as:

•a new camera bag: two compartments for cameras on the outside for easy access and a big compartment for your laptop / tourist maps / notebook / random things you pick up off the street • a compact dye-sub photo printer for those times when you need to print photos but a trip to costco would take sooooooo long • wii games, wii controllers, wii skins • a PSP, because i have too much time on my hands • a 12-month chocolate subscription • a 12-month wine subscription • a 12 month t-shirt subscription • mini fountain pens perfume, because…well… it’s nice to smell good • a gorillapod • a house

and… i just spilled iced coffee all over myself. so i’m done.

by mi

growing season

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at about 8:09 pm

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my sad little window box is empty no more! i stopped by osh today and got myself a packet of strawberry seeds and some organic plant food. hopefully, i’ll see some fruit this summer.

The wood alpine strawberry, producing lots of quality, tasty fruit. Excellent for hanging baskets and containers. In France this variety is used for decorating pastries etc. and dropping into a glass of champagne.

champagne and french pastries. mmm. now, that’s what i’m talkin’ about.

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in the still of the morning

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 at about 4:59 am

it’s double plus early again, and i’m wide awake. i fell asleep before 9 last night, despite my limited efforts to get up and eat pizza and fondue.

my first day on IM again was good– there’s 6 people on the team (although half are technically FP), and that meant that i only had one patient to admit, none to write notes on… for 4 hours. so… we sit around and chat, study, and take a long lunch while waiting for rounds. it reminds me of my psych rotation, especially since my patient was confused enough that she kept asking me, “what are you? what your name?” every 5 minutes.

the food at the hospital is kinda sketchy– so my classmates and i are torn between eating at the cafeteria for free every day, or running out to one of the millions of little chinese cafe/restaurants that are in the area. i have a feeling that we’ll be hitting up the nearby costco for one dolla churros and some of their other unhealthy fare.

i’m on day 3 of the constant (read: 24hours/day) upload of our wedding photos to the internet– must upload to print! it’s a little over halfway done now, and luckily, dotphoto has extended their free shipping offer for another couple days– i dont’ know if i’ll make it at this rate, but i’ll try.

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home again

Monday, April 24th, 2006 at about 5:30 am

so i’m back home again, carrying with dirty clothes from our treks through the poo-laden streets of florence and venice. i haven’t yet adjusted to the time here– i’ve been waking up around 4am and falling asleep early early. i have, however, scrubbed the salt and sand off of my wedding dress, and now it’s hanging pristine and ready to wear again. but where? vons? japan? target? perhaps just around the house while i study? hmm.

my amazing super-photographer dropped off dvds of my wedding photos yesterday, and i’m now trying to upload over 1000 pictures to print. as of now, i’ve uploaded 4%. this may take a while.

it’s only 530am now and i don’t start my new rotation until 9. time to do something productive. that, or go back to sleep. we’ll see.

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married!

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 at about 12:35 am

happy! going to italy! unable to sleep! very very happy! so happy! presents everywhere! funny pictures! time for bed!

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whew.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005 at about 3:02 pm

after coming home to a power outtage, i began singing (in my head, of course):

my a-part-ment has no po-wer
and the milk is getting sour
but to me it is not scar-y
because i stay a-way from dair-y

oh, the madness.

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