ok ok i've been bad
i know i know, it's been ages since i last updated. sorry for all those who take entertainment from mindless posts.
life has been good -- school actually let up for the two weeks post-spring break (our class chose to have exams before spring break so we could truly relax during our break, which i did very very well), so i've been really enjoying it. the weather kinda sucks--no more snow, but lotsa rain. warming up to 50's tho! =)
let's see...boston open badm tourney was lotsa fun. good competition, met lots of people. won mixed doubles consolation, and got 2nd in women's singles consolation. i'm way outta shape for singles, that's all i have to say. one good thing that happened is that my women's doubles partner finally said to me, "nancy, we've tried playing together many times now and i can't seem to be consistent in my game. i understand if you want to find another partner from now on." while i tried to not show it, i was like, "haaallllaluuueah!!" or however you spell it. not to sound rude or cocky, but women's doubles is my favorite and strongest event, and i've been doing the worst in it for the past year. now i just have to find a compatible partner, but at least i'm free!
sadly, there are no more good badminton tournaments for awhile, since i can't go to miami. andy found another mixed partner anyways. and he won the boston open mixed, which proves he's a damn good mixed player. james had to make me feel worse by saying, "who would ever give up a chance to play with andy? if you do well, you might even become his permanent partner--you know he's looking right?" sigh, oh well, i'm not good enuf for andy anyways. too much pressure to be playing with one of the tops!
school - not much to say. got my first 100%, but then again it was open book exam so i can't count it. that's still a goal of mine this year...dunno if i'll ever reach it. (yes i'm a nerd =P). i cannot believe it, but we have only SEVEN more weeks of didactic work!! and 12 exams. so my life ends here once again. after these tortuous weeks, we offically begin rotations in the hospitals. next week, we start to choose where we want to rotate and which electives to do (i'm thinking orthopedic surgery, maybe cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery....what else?). i'll keep you all posted.
next year plans - sucky. it's nearing the end of a school year, and i need to think about housing and getting a car. so far i turned in my dorm renewal form for the summer, just so i have a sure place to stay. but i'm looking for somewhere cheaper and preferably with parking. as for a car, i need some advice! lease or buy used? i only need it probably 6 out of 15 months, and it will be random months (not sequential). and i do hope to move back to CA after. any suggestions as to which car to get if i lease one?
we just had our SAAAPA conference (northeast regional PA student societies conference) hosted by us at Yale, and quinnipiac, our rivals, won the trivia challenge bowl. BUT, they CHEATED!! they had the questions memorized ahead of time, cuz it turns out their director wrote most of the questions! how stupid is that! and they didn't even try to hide it--the proctor would read, "a 19yo man comes into your clinic complaining of swollen--" BUZZ!! and they would answer something totally odd like, "what is a normal finding." and the answer would be correct! it was sooo lame. no respect for those cheaters at all! hrmph!
ok i should get back to studying for oncology. i feel like i should do a rotation in it 'cuz cancer is the #1 leading cause of death now, but i know i will cry more than i ever want to. one of my classmates gave a surprise lecture on her fight against cancer, and i could hear sniffling all around me...including my own. that's a weakness i'm gonna have to work on! nobody wants a PA/doctor crying along with them! gotta learn to be tough.
ok, guess i'll finish studying prostate cancer and then go work out. i need a break!
life has been good -- school actually let up for the two weeks post-spring break (our class chose to have exams before spring break so we could truly relax during our break, which i did very very well), so i've been really enjoying it. the weather kinda sucks--no more snow, but lotsa rain. warming up to 50's tho! =)
let's see...boston open badm tourney was lotsa fun. good competition, met lots of people. won mixed doubles consolation, and got 2nd in women's singles consolation. i'm way outta shape for singles, that's all i have to say. one good thing that happened is that my women's doubles partner finally said to me, "nancy, we've tried playing together many times now and i can't seem to be consistent in my game. i understand if you want to find another partner from now on." while i tried to not show it, i was like, "haaallllaluuueah!!" or however you spell it. not to sound rude or cocky, but women's doubles is my favorite and strongest event, and i've been doing the worst in it for the past year. now i just have to find a compatible partner, but at least i'm free!
sadly, there are no more good badminton tournaments for awhile, since i can't go to miami. andy found another mixed partner anyways. and he won the boston open mixed, which proves he's a damn good mixed player. james had to make me feel worse by saying, "who would ever give up a chance to play with andy? if you do well, you might even become his permanent partner--you know he's looking right?" sigh, oh well, i'm not good enuf for andy anyways. too much pressure to be playing with one of the tops!
school - not much to say. got my first 100%, but then again it was open book exam so i can't count it. that's still a goal of mine this year...dunno if i'll ever reach it. (yes i'm a nerd =P). i cannot believe it, but we have only SEVEN more weeks of didactic work!! and 12 exams. so my life ends here once again. after these tortuous weeks, we offically begin rotations in the hospitals. next week, we start to choose where we want to rotate and which electives to do (i'm thinking orthopedic surgery, maybe cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery....what else?). i'll keep you all posted.
next year plans - sucky. it's nearing the end of a school year, and i need to think about housing and getting a car. so far i turned in my dorm renewal form for the summer, just so i have a sure place to stay. but i'm looking for somewhere cheaper and preferably with parking. as for a car, i need some advice! lease or buy used? i only need it probably 6 out of 15 months, and it will be random months (not sequential). and i do hope to move back to CA after. any suggestions as to which car to get if i lease one?
we just had our SAAAPA conference (northeast regional PA student societies conference) hosted by us at Yale, and quinnipiac, our rivals, won the trivia challenge bowl. BUT, they CHEATED!! they had the questions memorized ahead of time, cuz it turns out their director wrote most of the questions! how stupid is that! and they didn't even try to hide it--the proctor would read, "a 19yo man comes into your clinic complaining of swollen--" BUZZ!! and they would answer something totally odd like, "what is a normal finding." and the answer would be correct! it was sooo lame. no respect for those cheaters at all! hrmph!
ok i should get back to studying for oncology. i feel like i should do a rotation in it 'cuz cancer is the #1 leading cause of death now, but i know i will cry more than i ever want to. one of my classmates gave a surprise lecture on her fight against cancer, and i could hear sniffling all around me...including my own. that's a weakness i'm gonna have to work on! nobody wants a PA/doctor crying along with them! gotta learn to be tough.
ok, guess i'll finish studying prostate cancer and then go work out. i need a break!
posted by CookieMonster28 at 6:43 PM
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