February 21, 2007
what to say?...
i guess it's been a while since i've really blogged.
first things first: i'm tired of school. i mean, i love what i'm learning, but i'm tired of the daily grind. in particular, i HATE MY PROJECT. that's right, the project i was so excited about is going to be the death of me. trying to get participants to fill out my survey is basically impossible. i can't even talk about it, it's so frustrating. all i know is, i want this project to be over.
i'm wrestling with myself over what to do for the summer. i have this potential intense job at the bloorview kids rehab centre. probably be a great experience, learn lots. at the same time, europe is calling me. and so is a summer of pure chillin' and relaxin'. i don't know what to do, but i'm slowly starting towards the traveling/fun summer.
i've been placed at st. mikes hospital next year and i couldn't be more excited. i can't wait to get into the hospitals and get my hands dirty, so to speak. but every week we have class is another week i realize how little i know and how much i have to learn. i'm willing to learn it, i just don't want to learn it in a classroom any longer.
i'm so pumped about going to niagara falls and then NYC the following week. i need to get away and just clear my mind.
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February 19, 2007
come faster spring...
i'm officially done with winter. i'm officially done with pre-clerkship. i want spring and clerkship to come. i want to actually have a regular income. i want to actually usefully interact with patients. i want a lot of things right now, and i don't really need any of them, but i want them.
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January 31, 2007
goosebumps...
is it weird that i get emotional when i see that re-made air force one commercial?
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January 14, 2007
birthday eats...
in celebration of my eating out pretty much every day this week, i'm going to present my personal "best" list of restaurants and eats in toronto.
best overpriced restaurant: susur's
best middle priced restaurant: bairrada churrasqueira
best low price restaurant: nando's chicken
best cheap eats: the truck near nathan phillips square
best sandwich: california sandwiches
best brunch: mitzi's cafe
best pub/bar food: rebel house
best atmosphere: north 44 or rain
best chinese: "tsung tsung", chicken and noodle house (something like that, in the strip mall in front of dragon centre)
best korean: joon's (ie. my 2nd kitchen)
best japanese: kaji sushi (but can also fit under overpriced restaurant category)
best italian: grazie's
best greek: papa's grill
best thai: salad king
best middle eastern: red & white
best slice: massimo's
still up for grabs and in desperate need of somewhere to fill it:
BEST MEXICAN
BEST BBQ
BEST BURGER
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January 07, 2007
disney world fiasco...
did anyone else hear that story about tigger "punching" someone at disneyworld and it was caught on tape? the video shows that... tigger is clearly just trying to get this rowdy teenagers arm out of his armpit. this alleged "punch" was clearly the disney world employee just trying to protect himself.
the family of the boy (who seems to be about 17) is crying foul and demanding an apology from everyone. the father is most upset that tigger himself (or the employee who was in the tigger costume) hasn't come and apologized.
to me, this epitomizes american dumbassness. it's clearly a small little incident that's blown way out of proportion and it's a family that has nothing better to do than seize an opportunity to get on tv. it's absolutely ridiculous.
on a side note, school starts tomorrow and i've had an unbelievably unproductive last few days of holiday. didn't end up going to montreal. didn't end up doing much of anything. part of it was battling this annoying cold, but i have to say i was just being a lazy ass and really... regretting it.
oh well, real life starts again, and it's arguably going to be the busiest time of my life yet, so i'm in for a whirlwind ride.
oh yeah, i'm also broken. my ankle hurts. my foot hurts. my knee hurts. my right deltoid has been killing for a few weeks. my sports medicine doc i'm seeing this wednesday has his work cut out for him.
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December 16, 2006
so close...
i'm drained. between my community health project, studying for tests, and the grind of everyday life, i need a break. i need it badly.
it's been a great beginning to 2nd year, but i'm starting to feel a little burnt out and and i definately need a couple weeks to gear up for another 5 months of grind that's going to be... much more intense than the first 4 months. my study will be in its execution phase, my hours at school will be longer and the tests are going to be harder. i think the dread of post-christmas work is enough to drain me.
on a side note, i've become slightly obsessed with thinking about getting a palm treo. yes, i know i just got a palm tx, but the appeal of having an integrated cell phone and PDA is quite inticing. as is being able to check my email anywhere. i can sell my palm tx, so that's not a problem. i've also managed to convince telus to give me acquisition pricing on a treo, so i won't be paying a ridiculous amount of money for it. but.... the reasonable side of me is convincing me that i don't need this and i should just stick with what i've got. stupid reasonable part of my brain.
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