I've never been good with change.  I'm always one to cling to the familiar, even if I'm not happy with it, because change is hard to accept and hard to accomplish, and the transition always seems to be painful.

( Long Philosophical Update )

Kevin: When the heck did they start keeping Sudafed behind the counter at the pharmacy?
Amanda: When they started using it to make meth.
Kevin: Huh.  I didn't know they could make meth out of...  
Amanda: *smirk*
Kevin: ...*sigh* of course I didn't.
Amanda: You're cute.

'Bout time I posted something this year.  Highlights:

I have a meeting on Friday to figure out what I'm going to do about the whole 'Failing Respiratory' thing. Best case scenario is that they recommend me for remediation, and I get this all sorted out over the summer.  Here's hoping...

Repro is going much, much better.  The material is more ( Read more... )

So.  Rotations.

( Le sigh )

As the Saturday before the Renal final draws to a close...

Me: "So, let's say I present to your clinic.  I'm nauseous and I'm confused.  You do a blood test and find that my serum sodium is 130, and my osmolality is 290."

Amanda: "...you're pseudohyponatremic, and you're drunk."

God bless medical school.

Seems I always wind up posting here when it's late and I'm caffeinated. Hmm.

This week is busy busy busy. Our course load was kind enough to ease off a little bit (having two mornings off from Cardio in a week is like Christmas for med students), but everything else is kind of conspiring to keep me doing said school work at odd hours of the night.

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 So!  Adventurous first couple weeks of summer here.  The recap:

Ben came down, and we drove down to San Diego to see Switchfoot.  Thoroughly enjoyed the concert, and the chance to hang out with the Fahy cousins down there.  Switchfoot always puts on a great show, and this was no exception.  I particularly enjoyed "Free", which ended with a ( Read more... )

So... what's happening, kids?

Yeah, it's been about two months since I posted.  Sorry about that.  Obviously, life has been busy happening, so there's a lot of stuff I haven't written about.  The big, overarching highlights:

• Amanda and I are engaged, and looking at a December wedding.
• We both finished our first year of med school on Monday.

So, yay, ( Read more... )

 Sheesh.  I posted what, twice last month?  I've really got to get better about finding the time to update this as stuff happens, so I'm not doing gigantic news-dump posts like this.  And, you know, maybe having time for some reflection every once in a while.

Anyway... Kevin's life looks something like this!

( The Lady )

So... the menu the last couple weeks has included:

Braised Lamb Shanks with Parsnip Puree
Fresh Mozzarella Sandwiches
Butternut Squash Soup with Poached Salmon
Salmon Melt Sandwich
Marinated Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Ragout
Slow-Cooked Pot Roast with Mashed Russet Potatoes

Note to self: Dating a woman who can cook = good life ( Read more... )