I am alone; Claudia left this morning back the states for her final weeks of pregnancy. It’s for the best of course, but I can’t help feeling it still sux. Even though I don’t always (usually) have time to go places as often as she would like and usually wind up just being […]
OK, so the final is behind me, and my path is cleared of the insanity. The exam was 80% giveaway easy, 5% questions that actually made you think in a real way, and 10% questions that were impossibly ambiguous or written so badly you had to wonder what the hell was being asked. […]
I’ve said many times how disappointed I am in this class. I know it’s not a huge part of the USMLE, but it’s important in everyday life and patient care dealing with patients and their families. The course is held hostage by a “Gestalt psychotherapist” (masters level) who is nearly incomprehensible and is obviously […]
The new vaginal ring contraceptive, NuvaRing, has found a strong advertising presence here in Mexico as well. I found a brochure on a table in the doctors center where Claudia’s OB is located. It was a polished, well-made pamphlet designed to sucker inform prospective patients about this contraceptive.
Then I saw the back with this […]
Well, update from me, FINALLY. A lot has happened, and not a lot has happened. I have been trying to maximize my time with Claudia, since she’s traveling back to the states this weekend to stay for good until baby is born. She has insurance and all that back home (I wish I did), […]
I am awake w/o sleep hours before we’re supposed to drive back with only two days rest until classes resume. Of course, I’m not going to get two days rest, because there is the requisite time to unpack, get resettled, tend to lapsed tasks, and of course, make a decent grocery run since we […]
It is so hot here. My skin feels like it’s boiling off. Braising is perhaps a better cooking term, since it’s 80%+ humidity outside, so I get to oven roast in my own juices. It doesn’t help that I’m dealing with a stomach bug right now–how ironic is THAT? I came […]
I’m going to be a daddy! Our little girl will be introduced to the world in about 5 weeks. I always knew I’d post about it since it would be nearly impossible not to include here such a huge change in my life, but for several reasons, I just didn’t get […]
Just to let y’all know that I have enough photos uploaded to re-share with everyone. The “Photos” link at the top is now enabled, but you can just go here, too.
The URL might change (I can’t get the Gallery software to behave to change paths/domains w/o breaking links), but I’d update the links on […]
I just re-read my last post saying “See y’all on Monday/Tuesday.” It’s Friday night (technically now Saturday) and I’m BARELY getting to posting. Vacations are extremes for me: they are either too laden with “to-dos” and “gotta-see-everythings” that I don’t actually relax, or I relax, as in staring at the wall for hours […]