John Knox's house in Edinburgh, ScotlandWell, another call day gone by. (My friends at rigorous academic programs: please skip to the next paragraph at this juncture.) Now that it's just us, Sunday proved to be a relatively easy call. We admitted only four patients to the team; two went to me. Of those two, I sent one home on the post-call day. And then there was the sleep...magnificent sleep...seven wonderful hours, interrupted by only 4 cross-cover calls!
And so that's why private residencies are actually tougher than the traditional academic programs. A good friend of mine from college, Emily, was in town this weekend for a wedding, and the highlight of my week was joining her and her parents for dinner last night at a local Thai establishment. We had fun reminiscing about college memories--many of which have become quite fuzzy--and catching up on the general events of life. Since Emily and her husband live in Maryland, I hope to see them a bit more often in coming years!
Another off day today had many things in store:
- Sleeping in till 8:00. I'd left my bedroom windows open last night, so the room was nippy and conducive to rolling over and staying under the covers!
- Leisurely reading the morning paper.
- Working out
- Dictating up at the hospital. I'm still behind by three discharge summaries! But the charts are still in coding, so that's a good enough reason to procrastinate.
- Buying a couple C.D.'s (certificate of deposit) through ING. This is a great bank. Right now they offer 4.4% interest on an 18-month CD.
- Picking up a wedding gift for Amani.
- Taking a luxurious one-hour nap.
- An afternoon stroll to a nearby Starbucks; reading my anesthesia text outdoors. Roommate David met me there, and we walked to a local burger place for dinner.
- Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas
- Balancing the checkbook.
- Organizing my room.
- Waiting for inspiration for an insightful and creative post. It didn't come. By the way, the picture above represents my Scotland calendar's October photo.
1 comment:
Ahh....Edinburgh. Such a glorious place!! Actually one of my favorite cities I've ever been to. Do you have a map showing where his house is?
I would feel just a tad bit sorry for you that you have not been before BUT then I am reminded in a few short weeks you will be being driven around Egypt in a private car. And I feel no more pity for you! =)
-C
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