happy anniversary

while it has been a bit longer than a year in the traditional time sense of things since i started this blog, it seems very much like the anniversary of my blog today, the day before i take step2. i started this blog unadvisedly in the weeks leading up to step1 and then basically abandoned it as i was lost in the throes of third year. now that i'm a much less busy fourth year and in the next 24 hours will be done with the second most difficult part of my final year of medical school, i hope to post a lot more frequently on this ol' online diary.

i have lots of internal monologue going on and can't wait to share it all with my non-existent virtual world

i've got my O face on

that's O for olympics...i love the olympics. i don't know exactly why but i think it's a combination of having lived in a city while it hosted an olympics (however beleaguered they were), knowing that it comes around just once every four years, the crazy random palette of sports that i would never otherwise pay attention to, the sporting events on 24/7, the wonder of it all. and as a result of loving the olympics, i'm studying for the boards a whole lot less than i had intended. really, what was i thinking scheduling the boards right after the olympics end? that was myopic, at best.

i'm on derm now, a perfect elective for this time in my life...learning a ton of interesting stuff that will be applicable to both my life and studying for the boards but also a lot of free time for studying on my own. and all the derm residents are so nice; i guess it's easy to be nice when you actually work close to a normal 40 hour work week. plus derm is gross, and i'm in to that.

let's see, other updates since my last post...i'm going to be a pediatrician when i grow up and i currently own the cutest puppy ever. seriously. and we're having a really fabulous summer, weather wise. and i'm going to my first outdoor weekend frisbee tournament tomorrow since october! whoa. and i'm kinda nervous because i'm going to be seeing a lot of people i haven't seen in a while, from atlanta, from colorado, from all over the place because this tournament is kind of a big deal. i can't wait...