Wednesday, February 22, 2006
getting schooled
week 2 - therapeutics interaction exam, lab quiz, patho project, seminar paper, patient care plan
week 3 - health assessment exam, fundamentals exam, comprehensive care plan, clinical objectives evaluation, lab quiz, theoretical/research bases exam, patient care plan
week 4 - flail my arms and run wild like a crazy person, SPRING BREAK!
Friday, February 17, 2006
The Cookie That Says "New York"
The key to eating a black and white cookie, according to Jerry Seinfeld, is to get some black and some white in each bite. “Nothing mixes better than vanilla and chocolate,” says Jerry, explaining the art form in episode 74 of Seinfeld.New Yorkers are fiercely loyal to this quintessential regional confection. Sophisticated black and white cookies have been fashioned by hand and made fresh daily at Manhattan’s William Greenberg Bakery since 1946. These classic cookies, voted “Best of New York,” are delicious comfort treats etched into the childhood memories of New Yorkers. They are legendary, they are mythical, but above all they are supremely delicious.
If you didn't grow up in New York, chances are you've never tasted the cake-like texture topped with matching half moons of dark chocolate and vanilla icing. The black and white cookie is, in fact, not a cookie but a flat, thinly frosted cake, like someone has sat on a cupcake. Cookie convenience, cupcake taste. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy them.
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i've seen them around and known that it was a new york thing, but never bothered to try them until derek insisted. how do you know which ones are the good ones? according to him, the ones that are the oiliest. "(picking up a cookie) you squeeze it and if you can see the oil on the plastic then it's a good one." now i'm hooked, and so is paula.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
bye bye brooklyn
uws, to be exact. come play!
on a side note, i had to stop 2 boys in the street awhile back to ask them where they got this:
go lakers!(and i guess kobe for this achievement although i'm def not his #1 fan)
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
lately
apparently i'm the only 23 yr old who actually believed groundhog's day was more than folklore. i thought that burrowing rodent was blessed with some freakish intuition and authority that defined the line of demarcation between winter and spring. sadly, no =( it is cold once again in nyc.
scrubs
i'm amazed at how accommodating people become when they see me walk the streets in my ridiculous purple getup. a woman complimented my cleanliness at barnes as i wiped off the top of my table to study and a cute old man told me i'd be very successful after seeing the oversized textbook and nerdy bookstand i lugged around in my backpack. perhaps i should opt for that trendy look on a regular basis. i must admit, those sassy white shoes are comfy.
NY real estate
sleazy, manipulative, greasy brokers can kiss my ass. if it's morals, honesty, and altruism you want to abandon, this profession's for you.
health
it isn't looking good. at least not after reviewing my family's health genogram for lab. not only did my dad pass on his big feet, big head, and broad shoulders, he also genetically predisposed me to hypertension, cancer, and stroke. salads it is. except mine are usually composed of a whole lot of something else and a tiny side of lettuce. oh man.
talkin crazy
i don't know why, but everywhere i go i find myself sitting next to people who have elaborate conversations with themselves for extensive periods of time. their sporadic outbursts have me jolting in my seat every few minutes. it's quite unnerving.
california love
always. people in new york are so abrasive. the sad part is, i'm sure they've gotten stepped on by someone in the past and retaliate by screwing over someone else and so perpetuate this endless, vicious cycle. sometimes i want to yell in their scowling face, "geez, lighten up!" they need to get a taste of some hospitality before it escalates to the sodom and gomorrah level.
i need to study now. what am i doing. i'll end with this:
some of the nursing posse
Saturday, February 04, 2006
"a powerful exhortation"
not only for the religious, but for all who care about extreme global poverty, pandemic disease, and the requirements for justice. please watch it here.
