blind fury

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy
-Tony Robbins

Congratulations Tony Robbins.

It's the last day of November and the last day of my week off before returning to the classroom for our 3 week "Principles of Medical Practice" course. I'm still not exactly sure what the deal is with this course, but I did receive an email about how attendance is mandatory. I've never taken anything by correspondence before, but I think going to medical school at UBC probably approximates the experience pretty closely. We actually just got our schedules today and it looks like it might be useful. At any rate, I'm excited to wear jeans, sip tea from a thermos and have a regular schedule again. Hopefully that excitement lasts for a little while.

I finished my CaRMS applications a few days ago. Phewf. I won't say much more, except that I'm a team player who has exceptional communications skills. Wish me luck.

shaugnessey sticks and stones

You can't wear that, you should put on a suit or something.
-Linda Litzke, Burn After Reading

I've been working on my applications for residency alot lately, and working shifts on my pediatric emergency rotation, so it's been some weird hours and lots of time staring at my computer screen. For my applications, I have to write "personal letters" to the various programs, essentially in an effort to convince them I'm a cool guy. Application processes always seem to bum me out a fair bit. I feel like most of the things that I think are important in my life (or that predict a successful family doctor for that matter), can't be written down on my CV. I understand why we have to go through the process, and no, I don't think I could design a better one necessarily, I just get fed up with everyone trying to make me feel inadequate for not having published any research papers.

So I haven't been as keen to post, as it's just too much writing about myself.

At the best of times I find November a difficult month to cope with. Fall is my favourite season, from an aesthetic standpoint I guess, but for whatever reason, November knocks me on my ass emotionally. I haven't done this, but you could probably go back to all the times I've posted in November, and the message would be this-Bleh.

Anyhow, I guess the good thing is that my CaRMS applications will be done in one week and then November is done.

to-do-list letdown

The afternoon lasts approximately as long as fourth grade
-Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, Tom Robbins

O Vancouver
you should try
not being so sad
your tears are wet
and my fingers are getting
all wrinkly