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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Holy rotten vegetables!
I started my compost project 13 days ago. The website I visited said that when you make your initial compost mix, you shouldn’t mess with it for two weeks. So I mixed my vegetable trimmings and shredded newspaper (in lieu of brown leaves) and let things go. I peeked in occasionally, but I resisted the urge to stir things—despite my acquisition last weekend of an actual pitchfork that I was dying to use.
This morning I went out and stirred things up, and it was compost! Already! It smelled earthy and looked like peat. No identifiable lime peels or cucumber chunks or tomato bits. I suppose it helped that it’s been about 90 degrees F all week. Yay, compost!
So now we’re cooking.
This morning I went out and stirred things up, and it was compost! Already! It smelled earthy and looked like peat. No identifiable lime peels or cucumber chunks or tomato bits. I suppose it helped that it’s been about 90 degrees F all week. Yay, compost!
So now we’re cooking.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: a review
Yesterday Jerry asked me if I’d like to see a movie. I said sure.
“And maybe we can go to Piece afterward,” he said.
So we looked up showtimes, took our showers, and bicycled over to the movie theater at Logan and Western. About an hour into “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” I started thinking, I wish this were over so we could go eat pizza.
“And maybe we can go to Piece afterward,” he said.
So we looked up showtimes, took our showers, and bicycled over to the movie theater at Logan and Western. About an hour into “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” I started thinking, I wish this were over so we could go eat pizza.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
It's official
As of May 19 (just got the letter today), I am a permanently licensed physician.
This doesn't really change anything for me (especially since I'm not applying for a DEA license yet), but it's nice to have cleared that hurdle.
This doesn't really change anything for me (especially since I'm not applying for a DEA license yet), but it's nice to have cleared that hurdle.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Of course, there were still 10 times as many cars
As part of my vacation campaign to help Monty lose two pounds so he can ride in a Burley Tail Wagon, we walked to Red Hen Bread for breakfast (chocolate-cherry scone for me, nothing for him), about three miles roundtrip.
On the way home, as a fun exercise, I counted bicyclists on Milwaukee Avenue between North and Armitage. I tallied 54! Including two Redline 925s like mine (with the gray paint job). I’m also pretty sure I spied Beth Amphetamine, giving a derby girl glare to a truck that was edging into her lane.
On the way home, as a fun exercise, I counted bicyclists on Milwaukee Avenue between North and Armitage. I tallied 54! Including two Redline 925s like mine (with the gray paint job). I’m also pretty sure I spied Beth Amphetamine, giving a derby girl glare to a truck that was edging into her lane.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Quarterly update
Hi, all!
Sorry about the absence. I was busy writing my memoir about being raised by wolves in South Central L.A. But I'm finally finished and have found a publisher and now I can concentrate on this blog.
Not much going on around here. We are making butternut squash soup for supper. Yum!
Monty twisted his ankle or whatever it is dogs sometimes do to their legs when he went after a tennis ball I'd thrown at the park last night. He yelped and then started limping, so we immediately came home. He acted sad and just laid around the rest of the evening, not touching his dinner. I gave him one Advil and petted him and babied him. He seems better today, although Derek said he was limping a bit on their walk today.
Jerry and I finally decided a trip to Target was in order yesterday (we had to stock up on toilet paper--for ME, as Jerry does not poop). We steeled ourselves and braved the screaming children and secured our toothbrush heads, rechargeable batteries, and other important items. To reward ourselves, we went to Handlebar for vegetarian chili cheese fries and a Green Meanie (avocado, sprouts, tomato, Green Goddess dressing on toasted wheat). Oh, it was good!
I went to spinning class this morning, for the first time ever. It was pretty cool. It was actually pretty hard, as well, but I enjoyed it a lot. I think the interval work will make me faster on a real bike, and if not, the cardiovascular conditioning will be worth the effort. Remind me to tell you about the irritating exhibitionist (in the locker room, that is) who is in the class.
Sorry about the absence. I was busy writing my memoir about being raised by wolves in South Central L.A. But I'm finally finished and have found a publisher and now I can concentrate on this blog.
Not much going on around here. We are making butternut squash soup for supper. Yum!
Monty twisted his ankle or whatever it is dogs sometimes do to their legs when he went after a tennis ball I'd thrown at the park last night. He yelped and then started limping, so we immediately came home. He acted sad and just laid around the rest of the evening, not touching his dinner. I gave him one Advil and petted him and babied him. He seems better today, although Derek said he was limping a bit on their walk today.
Jerry and I finally decided a trip to Target was in order yesterday (we had to stock up on toilet paper--for ME, as Jerry does not poop). We steeled ourselves and braved the screaming children and secured our toothbrush heads, rechargeable batteries, and other important items. To reward ourselves, we went to Handlebar for vegetarian chili cheese fries and a Green Meanie (avocado, sprouts, tomato, Green Goddess dressing on toasted wheat). Oh, it was good!
I went to spinning class this morning, for the first time ever. It was pretty cool. It was actually pretty hard, as well, but I enjoyed it a lot. I think the interval work will make me faster on a real bike, and if not, the cardiovascular conditioning will be worth the effort. Remind me to tell you about the irritating exhibitionist (in the locker room, that is) who is in the class.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
OK, you were asking for an update
Hi, everybody!
Oh, I've been so busy! Not only was I on vacation for a week, but I've been working on this monthlong clinicopathologic conference (CPC), in which I get a weird medical case whose answer I have to figure out, and then at the end I have to present the case to all the residents and some of the attendings, and only then do I find out if I got the answer right. Freaky!
MC Jheri Curl and I were in Breckenridge for the past week, skiing. Good times! I could definitely be a ski bum. Although I'd have to be a bum, because I certainly couldn't afford to live there. Amanda stayed at our house with Monty. I'm glad we have someone who loves him as much as we do to take care of him when we're gone.
Speaking of Mr. Fat Dog, he has to start on thyroid medication soon. We wanted to wait till we got back from vacation. I hope it doesn't make him crazy! Although I wouldn't feel one bit bad if he barked all day and annoyed the downstairs neighbors, who have the world's most annoying beagle that barks whenever they're gone.
So, after I finish my CPC on Friday, my best friend, Kitten, is coming to visit. Yay! Guess I'd better stock up on citrus fruits and tonic water.
Oh, I've been so busy! Not only was I on vacation for a week, but I've been working on this monthlong clinicopathologic conference (CPC), in which I get a weird medical case whose answer I have to figure out, and then at the end I have to present the case to all the residents and some of the attendings, and only then do I find out if I got the answer right. Freaky!
MC Jheri Curl and I were in Breckenridge for the past week, skiing. Good times! I could definitely be a ski bum. Although I'd have to be a bum, because I certainly couldn't afford to live there. Amanda stayed at our house with Monty. I'm glad we have someone who loves him as much as we do to take care of him when we're gone.
Speaking of Mr. Fat Dog, he has to start on thyroid medication soon. We wanted to wait till we got back from vacation. I hope it doesn't make him crazy! Although I wouldn't feel one bit bad if he barked all day and annoyed the downstairs neighbors, who have the world's most annoying beagle that barks whenever they're gone.
So, after I finish my CPC on Friday, my best friend, Kitten, is coming to visit. Yay! Guess I'd better stock up on citrus fruits and tonic water.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Totally Stupid Asses
I’m flying to Tampa Monday, and since I haven’t flown for almost a year, I thought I’d check out the TSA’s rules for what you can and can’t take on the plane. I read the following paragraph on the TSA website:
“We ask for your cooperation in the screening process by being prepared before you arrive. We also ask that you follow the guidelines above and try not to over-think these guidelines. Please pack liquids, gels, and aerosols in your checked baggage even if you do not normally check a bag.”
I don’t even know where to start. It was the “try not to over-think” thing that sent me into spasms of irritation, but I’ve really been scratching my head about the last sentence. How can you pack stuff into a checked bag if you don’t check a bag?
“We ask for your cooperation in the screening process by being prepared before you arrive. We also ask that you follow the guidelines above and try not to over-think these guidelines. Please pack liquids, gels, and aerosols in your checked baggage even if you do not normally check a bag.”
I don’t even know where to start. It was the “try not to over-think” thing that sent me into spasms of irritation, but I’ve really been scratching my head about the last sentence. How can you pack stuff into a checked bag if you don’t check a bag?
Monday, December 10, 2007
Adventures in public transportation
I listened to all the screaming weather Cassandras regarding freezing rain and "wintry mix" and took the CTA to work yesterday. This morning I took the Chicago Avenue bus from my gym to the Blue Line, but I got engrossed in an episode of "Arrested Development" that I was watching on my iPhone, and I missed my stop!
So I figured I could get off at Damen Avenue and take the bus north to the North Avenue Blue Line stop. But then the damn Damen bus didn't come. I walked almost a mile before it finally came. Stupid bus. The el train came pretty quickly, though.
The episode of "Arrested Development" was really funny. Almost worth missing my stop.
I'm riding my bike tonight. The city puts so much brine on the streets that nothing freezes. It makes your car fall apart, but there's no ice!
So I figured I could get off at Damen Avenue and take the bus north to the North Avenue Blue Line stop. But then the damn Damen bus didn't come. I walked almost a mile before it finally came. Stupid bus. The el train came pretty quickly, though.
The episode of "Arrested Development" was really funny. Almost worth missing my stop.
I'm riding my bike tonight. The city puts so much brine on the streets that nothing freezes. It makes your car fall apart, but there's no ice!
Sunday, December 09, 2007
And the weather isn't helping
Something about working nights, even when it's an easy rotation, is so depressing to me. I really hate to leave the house when Jerry is settling in for the evening. Or worse, to leave before he even gets home from work.
Amanda called today and invited me over for lasagna, but I had to decline. Jerry gets to go, though. I'm happy for him, but sad for me.
Ah, well. All in all there is very little I can complain about. Life is really good, and this is a fairly low-stress week. But I will be a lot happier when I'm back in my own bed.
Amanda called today and invited me over for lasagna, but I had to decline. Jerry gets to go, though. I'm happy for him, but sad for me.
Ah, well. All in all there is very little I can complain about. Life is really good, and this is a fairly low-stress week. But I will be a lot happier when I'm back in my own bed.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The blue cheese incident
Jerry made a salad that had blue cheese in it a couple of nights ago. There were leftovers, so I took a plastic container of it to work yesterday, then promptly forgot that it was in the outer pocket of my bicycle garment pannier, which was in my locker.
I gave a tour to some residency applicants at 11 a.m., so I stopped by my locker to get my call room key (they always want to see a call room). My locker smelled kind of funny, kind of like stale cooking odors. And sadly enough, a lot of times my clothes smell like stale cooking odors because of the ass-steak and the ass-fish and the ass-roast my downstairs neighbor cooks (say what you will about my downstairs neighbor, she cooks a meal every day), so I honestly didn't think hard about it.
At noon I went to lunch at Gino's with the applicants, so I totally forgot about the salad, until 5 p.m., when I realized that it had leaked all over my bag and the inside of my locker. Guh. My locker still smells. I was going to let my bag air out on the back porch today, but I was afraid the squirrels might chew a hole in it.
I gave a tour to some residency applicants at 11 a.m., so I stopped by my locker to get my call room key (they always want to see a call room). My locker smelled kind of funny, kind of like stale cooking odors. And sadly enough, a lot of times my clothes smell like stale cooking odors because of the ass-steak and the ass-fish and the ass-roast my downstairs neighbor cooks (say what you will about my downstairs neighbor, she cooks a meal every day), so I honestly didn't think hard about it.
At noon I went to lunch at Gino's with the applicants, so I totally forgot about the salad, until 5 p.m., when I realized that it had leaked all over my bag and the inside of my locker. Guh. My locker still smells. I was going to let my bag air out on the back porch today, but I was afraid the squirrels might chew a hole in it.
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