The other day while I wile talking to Pop on the phone he was saying he could see the full moon. He asked if I could see it and I sadly and honestly answered no. He suggested looking out the window, leading me to say that even that would not help since I would only be able to see a sliver of the Manhattan sky. Even if strained my neck, still no ( Read more... )

As of late I have had a problem with falling asleep. There are many explanations for why it may be difficult for me to do so ( Read more... )

So, I always want to post things about work, but this lil hitch of patient confidentiality comes into play. It's really too bad, I have accumulated some great stories. I guess I could tell about how I feel at work, but I'm not sure that would be interesting to read about. I'm at work now. It's very early in the morning. Most all of my patients ( Read more... )

We are back. It was a beautiful quick trip to Paris. I had a cold, and the weather could have been more accommodating, but a good weekend was had nonetheless. We did the normal Paris stuff, ate baguettes, saw the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, conquered the Metro, took in some Rodin, Mass at Notre Dame, ducked under awnings to avoid hail storms, saw ( Read more... )

So, I applied for a Masters program today. It was a bit of a hulla-baloo. I had to get 2 letters of rec, my "official" transcripts didn't come in time in the mail, I needed to write a letter of my career goals, which in turn made me think about just what those could be for the first time, you know, all the good stuff. But now it's done. Or almost ( Read more... )

Yesterday Erik , Em and I went to see "Reverend" Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir in the East Village on Erik's recommendation.  I think Erik thought/wished that the stop shopping message may have some effect on my consumerism.  Only time will tell.  If nothing else, the spectacular left a lasting impression.  I knew we were in for it when we ( Read more... )

So, it snowed yesterday. A lot for NYC standards, about a foot and a half was the estimate, although it seems like maybe a foot to me. I love the snow here. People do not efficiently know how to react to it. They close all stores early, they use umbrellas instead of hats, but it is beautiful, covering all that would otherwise look brown and ( Read more... )

So, it is officially winter in NYC. Today it is cold. For that matter, it is winter in New Jersey as well. I know, I happened to spend the evening there. I went to a concert tonight of the New Jersey symphony ( Read more... )

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It's Saturday and I'm studying critical care. Ok, you got me, I'm not studying, I'm journaling. I deserve a break, really I do. This semester is stretching my capacity for dealing with stress to the limit, kinda like the fine line between preload before CHF, or something less nurse-nerdy. But yep, this was sure a fun break, back to cardiovascular