vrooooom

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe
-Albert Einstein

Just a short post tonight. Feeling sleepy.

I'm unable to change my rural practice rotation, so it looks like I'll be up north for July. This somewhat screwed up my summer plans so I'm making new ones.

Right now I'm planning on buying a motorcycle in May, driving it up to Port McNeill when Courtney goes up there for rural practice in mid-june and then taking the ferry up to Prince Rupert. I would then ride to Fraser Lake the following day to start my rural practice. This way I would have some wheels to do some exploring on the weekends. On the way down I would go through PG and southward till I got home. Anyhow, not sure how this will work. In an uncharacteristic bout of impulsivity, I went out and got my learner's license again. I got my learner's and intermediate license two summers ago on my dad's motorcycle, which was short-lived but lots of fun. Trish's brother sells motorcylces for yamaha/bmw, so I think I will go out and talk to him to see if he can give me a deal or any advice on buying a bike for the summer. I haven't really thought things through (like how much all the protective gear will cost me) but it seems like a fun plan. I initially thought about riding my bike to the ferry and from rupert to fraser lake, but I think it will be a long trip to do on my own. Who knows if it will all pan out, but for now I'm enjoying thinking about it.

is chilli whack?

At a certain season of our life, we are accustomed to consider every spot as the possible site of a house.
- Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Another week/end comes to a close. Some events are as follows.

1. After many glitches and delays we are now able to rank our choices for our rural practice rotation. I haven't gone through it all yet, but it looks like Prince Rupert and Port McNeill will be at the top.

2. We will soon be able to rank our choices of schedules for 3rd year. I am hoping to get the one where my 2 week elective is during the time my dad usually goes down to Guatemala. Also, I am (kind of) considering doing the chilliwack program, where you spend all of 3rd year doing rotations in....you guessed it...chilliwack. There a few reasons it seems like it might be a sweet deal going out there. Number one for me is that apparently you are treated as valuable and useful rather than just a nuisance. Despite my desire to evenutally live somewhere small, I'm feeling reluctant to leave the city just yet, which is probably good for me to realize.

3. Met up with Kristi and got the pants that Kurt gave me for Christmas that I had left in her truck. Although perhaps a little tight on my prodigious thighs, they fit and will work great.

4. Helped Jordan move out of here and into his new place. Trev showed up on Thursday at lunch and has been nesting (that's what he calls it) ever since....which as been sweet for us, as nesting apparently involves lots of cleaning and baking. Threw out my back a little helping Jordan move in his new monstrous 60 inch television.

5. Met with a hypnotherapist today as part of a DPAS project. It was intrigued by the process and enjoyed the interview. I find the issue of alternative/complementary/integrative medicine pretty difficult. I agree that medicating many people for depression, anxiety, addictions etc is not ideal. It seems that using a technique where people focus on their behaviour patterns and triggers would be useful. Despite this, I find it hard to recommend something that isn't based on evidence. Although I like the idea that we use evidence in medicine to make decisions, I find it problematic that a good portion of that evidence is supplied by large pharmaceutical companies. It seems unrealistic to think that we can generate good evidence on all possible interventions. So how do you decide to recommend something that seems to make sense but has nothing to back it up?

At the end of the interview, she tried to hypnotize me for a few minutes. Although there were periods where I felt myself start to fall into a trance, I would recoil and not really let myself relax. Hypnosis apparently works best on people who are "suggestable". I knew I would be difficult.