i begin i begin i begin on sunday
for a long time...

I've been puttering and nesting and making lists and running very organized errands
by organized I mean, on a list, that's numbered, organized by placement along my route
maybe my recent OCD is comforting
like trying to make up for my feelings of complete inadequacy


today, I:
1) illegally parked at the bank and darted across the street to have my PPD read and pick up my badge
2) got Chic-Fil-A partly to self-pardon my illegal parking (same parking lot) and partly because I love their waffle fries
3) ate and watched Cops on the couch with Link-the-Bored
4) took NINE pairs of pants to the tailor because i'm tired of wearing high-waters and i hate shopping
5) bought a bird-feeder for Link and a bag of mulch that I can't lift out of my truck
6) PDA
7) adopted a kitten named Roast Beef
8) pruned my crepe myrtles and counseled my jasmine on their direction of growth
9) intern party with taco cabana and coors light and babies
10) updated my day-planner...again

Update

(per Roopita)

*warning: random, unorganized, and probably too boring, but what the hay*

i DID start!

...and I had forgotten how friggin awesome our program is
there are so many ways to customize your residency, annnnd I'll probably have zero time to do anything I really wanna do, ha (research, legislative advocacy, international experience, SAMM)
although DWB did finally send me an info pamphlet, maybe I'll put it on the fridge as an inspirational push

and our class meshes really well, i hate to say surprisingly, but it's a happy surprise:) I mean...I'm not Miss Bubbles and don't have the sorority personality often required to just jump casually and gracefully into a group
Casual and graceful, no. Awkward and forced, usually.
but, I must say, I feel comfortable and open
a few girls live close to me so that's nice
we have big plans (for all our free time) of catching up on Lost, salsa dancing, and cooking
I hope I'm not the dumbest one in the group

I really think we've had a great start, our director, chairman, a few nurses and residents we've met, are all fabulous, know each other well, enthusiastic, inspirational, funny, and energetic

I'M ON CALL THE VERY FIRST DAY!!!
yes, that's right. Throw me into the fire! It'll be totally fine. Totally. Absolutely.
The girl I'm on call with lives real close, so we're carpooling. She's an Aggie, we have a mutual friend, she's smart

i'm really tired. i only worked 7-5. but at least i have tomorrow morning off

i'm a bridesmaid on Saturday. I'll try on the dress for the first time on Saturday. I hope I didn't fuck up the size :/ I'm sort of selfishly glad she's not going on a honeymoon so that I can have her back in SA:)

i hardly ever see A, she studies alllll the time (remember her first year? like that...but probably worse?) She does leave sinfully tempting UsWeekly magazines around for procrastination purposes :)

ummmmm, everyone has asked about you, R&C, wanting to know where you are and how you're doing

i still haven't planted over half the plants i bought
i still haven't posted pics dating back to March
these are on my ever increasing to-do list

a college student knocked on my door,

...and asked if my mom was home

magnanimous

I start June 18th and am oh so excited
there are 8 (9?) people from my class in my intern class, and though I don't know all of them well, what little I do know is that they are all sweet and friendly and hardworking and I'm really looking forward to the next 3 years with them...

my new house I love
it's kinda dark during the day, but I guess that's good for A/C
my yard, I love my yard, and my back patio is cool during the day, and there are brave, trapeze-artist squirrels for Link's entertainment
...and thank goodness A&A are still in town or I would go nuts with all-by-myself-ness
when A#1 leaves then that'll be it, all gone, I don't wanna think about it :(

boy was almost attacked by swan magnanimo yesterday, it really was a close call i think
swan magnanimo was not happy with boy's curious dog and began walking out of the water hissing lowly only a few feet away
he was only protecting his swan family, which is the right thing to do i guess

a turtle madly swimming against the current
his flat legs flailing wildly determined to make it upstream
but getting absolutely nowhere
who knew you could feel such a connection with a turtle

more nonsensical escalations
yayyyyy

times they are a'changin

so I went to NYC
graduated from med school
saw a good friend marry the man of her dreams
bought and moved into my first house (it has blue carpet)
and said goodbye-for-now to a few of my closest friends

I have pictures to post but it takes soooooo loooooonnnnng!

I have been in a writing slump (apologies to my secret admirer who checks every few hours ;)

I need a kick in the tush

I'm tired of being gloomy...