Halloween

Ack! Somehow it is the end of October, and this weekend includes: 1) Halloween; 2)Daylight savings time. Can you believe it??? No one checked with me - I did not give time permission to fly past like this. Goodness. Before you know it I'll be 64 and toothless.

Halloween costumes. What are people choosing to do this year? I hate being boring, and always rack my brain to come up with something clever or unique. I always fail, and end up being something... Something. In the last few years I never really know what I am. For instance: last year I wore a short blonde wig, and a sequined pink shirt, black skirt and boots. That was my costume, but it had no Title. Nothing to distinguish it from Something Brenna Wore One Night. This Halloween it will be similar. Sigh... My Creative Genious Contract does not cover Costuming (or really much of anyhting else...)

On a brighter note, as of 2:00 am on Saturday night/Sunday morning, the clock in my truck will be correct again! I knew if I stuck it out long enough, I would triumph.

Happy Halloween!!! What are your costumes? Comment, please. I get lonely. ::sniff:: Hey - maybe if people comment, I'll include a picture of this year's costume. Nothing like a little bribe. (Of course, I don't know if pictures of me can rightfully be used as bribes...)

How Novel!

Say if one was going to write a novel (as I encourage all of you to do) - what would be a good idea for a plot? Any suggestions? I'll take any, even bad ones...

See!

I'm not making this all up. It's bad for everyone.

But, it will go on... Medicine as an institution is averse to change.

The Life List...

Found this on some high schooler's site. I had to check off my own accomplishments! Some of them are not relevant. I'm curious to know where it came from...

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink - not yet
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula - no thanks
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree How else are you supposed to get found when you're lost?
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped - no thanks
12. Visited Paris - not yet!
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise Does while I was on call count?
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game What do you suppose is meant by 'huge?' I remember going to MN Twins games in '87 (with Kiiiiiirby Puckett!) and have been to several Blazers games...
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa - not yet
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg - unfortunately, no. I was really close, though...
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper Thank you, Lindsay. Wait. You should be thanking me!
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon - oooh! I wanna do that!
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity At this point, anything I give is more than I can afford! I'm living on loans, people! Not real money.
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope - I don't think so... Maybe?
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment Me and Elizabeth. Band. Practically every day in 9th grade.
28. Had a food fight - not yet...
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill - I never take sick days, even when I am ill.
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight Um. Yeah.
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier - hee-hee...
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly could See #32. And other times. Like now: AHHHHHHHHHHH!
35. Held a lamb - Mary had it.
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath - why??
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster Just a few days ago, in fact.
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days - ah, yes, with my amazing time-travelling machine
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking Alllll the time.
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day - not an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors - not sure where they were born...
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment Most moments.
48. Been to the top of the World Trade Center - old list?
49. Visited all 50 states - not yet
50. Loved your job for all accounts - haven't had a 'real' job yet
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied Why do I need money to be satisfied? See #25
53. Had amazing friends Every day
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country - not yet
55. Watched wild whales Versus all those tame ones?
56. Stolen a sign Not a sign per se, but a mail box, yes.
57. Backpacked in Europe - only from the airport to transportation
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbed
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Went for a midnight walk on the beach
62. Gone sky diving - Not yet!
63. Visited Ireland - home of the Most Depressing Literature Ever
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records/CDs
70. Pretended to be a superhero Every day!!
71. Sung karaoke Thanks to Susan!
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Gone scuba diving - not yet... Snorkeling, but not scuba...
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud There was the most amazing clay/mud at the house we lived at in Minnesota. I really loved it. ::moment to reminisce::
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater I remember seeing Gremlins at the drive-in.
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China - not yet
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog Hi Mom. :)
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class - no, but I taught at a martial arts summer school. Figure that one out!!
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman - Why would I do that?
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight - Why would I do that?
90. Written "For Sexual Favors" on the memo line of a check - hee-hee...
91. Been in a movie - not yet!
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Laughed so hard you spit milk through your nose Not as often as Lindsay...
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days - why? Food is good.
98. Made cookies from scratch And made a huge mess every time, right Ma?
99. Won first prize in a costume contest - fun!
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice - Not yet!!! Good Honeymoon activity...
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert" - someday!
105. Got flowers for no reason For myself!
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything Not 'anything.' Just SOME things.
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug - never
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas - not yet!
111. Recorded music Not professionally. Not for anyone else to listen to.
112. Eaten shark - maybe?
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand - not yet
115. Seen Siouxsie live - who/what?
116. Bought a house - not yet
117. Been in a combat zone - a FORMER combat zone...
118. Buried one/both of your parents - I don't think they'd appreciate that too much
119. Dyed your hair
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone Verbal only
123. Bounced a check Bank error.
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children - not yet!
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy Actually... Rainbow Brite, anyone?
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars - cool!
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person - hmm. Maybe I should...
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over - kind of...
134. ...more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking. Every day.
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds Not all at one time...!
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray.
145. Broken someone else's heart. I guess I did...
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle Thanks, Dad!
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol - no, but I want to...
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild - mushrooms are gross.
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing - I wish!!!
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions - I tried...
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name - I try all the time, but it never sticks! No one will call me Brennafer.
178. Petted a cockroach - does it count if you 'pet' it forcefully with the bottom of your shoe?
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one -important- author who you missed in school, and read their work Not the complete BODY of their work...
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them - no, but I took a spoon from Hogan Bros. because I liked it so much
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch. Does crochet count? Mom started me, but I've done the rest. And I taught myself how to knit.
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating Fish
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions - haven't had any yet!
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language. Dolor = pain; confused looking face = are you having any problems; gross face while pointing at stomach = any nausea or vomiting?
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language - no, but Yuhki and I made up a written language in 6th grade
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you - not yet! Ask me again after the first week of December
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Traveled more than 200 miles for a hookup
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal/Blogger - huh?
199: Attended a presidential inaugural ball
200: Been arrested - not yet...

Loss

Again, I lost a post. And it was so witty. I must go mourn now.

::Mourn::

Le sigh...

Ashes to Ashes

And so the dreaded surgery rotation ends, not with a bang, but a whimper (that being the sound of me during the test) My favorite part of the test was the last 25 or so questions, that were T/F questions, thus increasing the yield of my full-on guessing to 50%!!! Them are some good odds, when you compare it to the other 140 or so questions. All take a moment to appreciate the gods of the True/False question.

::Moment::

Okay, then. So, I didn't do all the procedures on my little procedure card, but I knew that Susan had dealt with this same issue, in what I thought was a decisive and firm manner. Nope. Card not signed on every line, guess what? You don't get a grade in surgery! Yippee for me. This means that I: a) get to fail surgery; b) have to spend the weekend wandering around begging someone to let me insert an NG tube and get an arterial blood gas; or c) sign the freaking card myself and send in interoffice mail. Hmmm. Wonder which one I'll do. Ridiculous. I pride myself on honesty in these situations, but good grief. I made a point of asking the course director day 1 if we were required to do every single one, and he said NO.

Along with the end of a rotation comes a sense of... let-down, I guess. I felt this way at the end of every section during the first two years, too. I've given heart and soul to the last eight weeks of my life, and all of a sudden, it's over. Just like that. I'm glad, but I want more! I hate such abrupt changes like this. The people that I've gotten to know over the last month or so, that I may never see again. It's just weird. The gloomy weather isn't helping any, either.

I really could see myself as a surgeon, so here is my decision: If I get honors in surgery, I'll become a surgeon. This is an easy , decisive statement for me to make, because I'm 99.9% certain that I won't get honors. And that 0.01% of doubt is in there only because nothing in life is certain.

I saw FNI today! Except, I realized, he's no longer FNI. He has to be FNR now, being that he transitioned into his second year of residency months ago. He was in a full-out suit. And tie. I can't figure out why... Mysterious FNR... Hmmm.

Tonight is Class Party Night. It is a Themed Class Party, too. Red Neck, or some such. Susan and I will be venturing to the Goodwill to attempt to find something to fit the bill. I am not sure whether (MM)PWHM will be there or not. I have heard they are leaving town, so I'm hoping they go now. The party would be more fun if I didn't have to worry about run-ins. I'm sick of the run-ins.

Blech. I need to go do something to improve my mood. Maybe I'll actually make it to the Y today... Or the mall...!

Whoop-De-Doooo!

HA! 'Tis my last call on the service of Trauma.

ACTUALLY: 'Tis my last call in the year of 2004! Saints be praised!

I am about to embark upon the mythical world of "Outpatient Medicine."

Outpatient Medicine, where the office doesn't open until after 7. 8, even.
Outpatient Medicine, where they actually break for lunch.
Outpatient Medicine, where there is no ER, OR, ABG, CT, MRI...
Outpatient Medicine, where no one pages you.
Outpatient Medicine, where there are no red sheets.
Outpatient Medicine, where there are no daily vitals, labs, CXRs.
Outpatient Medicine, where the day ends before dark. In the WINTER.

Could such a thing be truly possible? Me little brain thinks not, but others swear it is so. I feel compelled to believe them.


Should we, ethically, morally or consciously miss the days where wearing our hair in a side ponytail/bouffant was not only fashionable, it was professional?

Killer Elevators

Do you ever let inanimate objects define your day? Or... I guess in the case of elevators, it would be an animate inanimate object.

So, there are three main towers in the hospital here - Reynolds (named after the great tobacco baron from this area), Ardmore (named after ?) and North (named after the direction?) all of which have two sets of elevators - patient/visitor elevators and the staff elevators. The staff ones are big for the transport of things like vacuum cleaners, patients and unit secretaries (who are, generally, the largest people in the hospital) There is one elevator in Ardmore that makes me want to waltz in it. It is GIGANTIC.

Okay. So, every morning, I get on the North elevators to fifth floor. I've found that the patient elevators are faster in North, so I take those. There is one (of the six possible) that smells like dirty gym socks. Gross. I've found that whenever I end up on the stinky sweat sock elevator in the morning, my day, likewise, stinks. Crazy superstition maybe, but it seems to be true.

Guess which elevator greeted me this morning?

But that was only the beginning of the Attack of the Evil Elevators. Later this morning, an elevator tried to EAT me. For no reason. It openedthenshut really fast. While I was trying to walk thru it.

And, progressively throughout the day, every single elevator I got on decided to inexplicably stop on EVERY SINGLE FLOOR. I had to go to a trauma code - in the sub-basement - from 11th floor. We stopped on 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, M, and G. And that is the elevator that doesn't stop on 1 or 2.

Freaking elevators.

Almost made me look forward to the relative emptiness of the elevators while I'm on call tonight.

I really do prefer stairwells. The acoustics are much better for whistling.

Now, ask yourself: why did you bother reading this entire post? Elevators are kinda boring...

Sloop

I wanna go home.

Though I did get to put in a chest tube this morning. You lose all fear after about 27 hours (along with most coordination...)

Airplanes

There are some things that have happened here at the hospital that I find it impossible to wrap my brain around. Situations that I understand to be true, and know how truly horrible they are, yet I am able to keep functioning - almost as if I've blocked out the part of my brain that understands what is really happening. I fear that if I truly understood, I wouldn't be able to function. My brain seems to know that I can only empathize so much before I give all of myself away and wind up in a big puddle on the floor.

When the first patient I'd gotten to know died, I felt like the world should stand still. A life had just ended. That is big. Why was there not a moment of silence, worldwide, for the gentle man who had just passed on? That was a hard day. Today, I was right there in the midst of probably the most tragic situation imaginable. And... I kept going. I've done my job, I'm enjoying it even. Do we become numb to the tragedy? Is that what is necessary to keep going in this field? I'm not sure.

We get snapshots of people's lives, that's all. Especially as medical students, where, except for the occasional random coincidence or 'frequent flyer' (someone who is in the hospital a lot), there is no such thing as follow up. I see people that are sick and broken, and we do what we can then we send them home. Very few leave the hospital 'fixed.' They are just 'stable.' Most of the time, especially on the trauma service, leaving the hospital is just the beginning of an entirely new life. These patients have to learn how to live with their illness or injury. That is huge! And it is really easy to lose that perspective in the position we're in, I think. Hard to understand the tragedy, the changes, the life that is going on around us every day.

Sometimes, when I see planes flying by, I wonder what all the people on the plane are travelling to do - business? vacation? wedding? funeral? It intrigues me that there are all those people up there, unseeable, above my head, and that they all have a reason to be on that plane; they all have lives about which I'll know nothing. The hospital is kind of similar. Everyone here has a reason to be here, they all have lives outside this temporary existence. The difference is, is that I'm privileged enough to get to see a few of those snapshots from their life, and to understand a little of who they are. I guess I never will understand the entirety of any of their lives, I'm just struck today by how difficult it really is.

ED Party!

I had the odd experience tonight (this morning, really) of knowing almost every single doctor in the ED. The ED resident, both medicine consults, the psych consult (hi Maripat!), the neuro consult, the vascular surgery consult, the neurosurgery consult, and of course the trauma guys. It was like a party. For me. I made sure to invite the gentleman who'd had his face slashed WIDE open in a bar brawl. No party is complete without him.

The day part of Friday was awful, but the on call night part has been much fun. It's all in the attitude of those above you. The intern on tonight is fantastic, as is the resident. It makes things so much more bearable - fun even!

And now, at 5 am and 23 hours into the day (I overslept this morning...yesterday morning), I am within shouting distance of my bedtime! Could life be better?

ER's Coming Attractions

I think I'm offended that ER is making med students cause chaos on the show (in the upcoming weeks)!!!! In reality, we stand there looking confused and occasionally are standing in someone's way. Sometimes we do paper work. I have not seen a single student even come close to causing chaos.

Maybe I should start, though...

Annie on ER

Tonight on ER, Abbey is doing chest compressions on what is obviously a resusci-Annie doll. You can hear the clunking sound that the dummies make. Human chests don't go ka-thwump-ka-thwump when you do compressions.

It is kind of fun to know even more about what they're talking about, though! 2L of LR and 2 units of blood going in thru 3 large bore peripheral IVs! That kind of stuff.

We don't rush out to meet the ambulances coming, though. And we don't allow family/friends to come into the ED with the trauma patient.

AND. I don't know why the trauma bays are so dark on the show. Light is generally helpful when assessing a patient.

I need to learn Spanish.

Gack. I'm on call tomorrow night.

Seriously. Go see Garden State if you can. Or rent it when it comes out. You won't regret it. I might, though, if I'm not there to see it with you.

Wonder of Wonder

Today marks the THIRD day in a ROW where I get to go home before I've even worked 13 hours!!! I feel like I'm cheating...

Arg. Now I've got Fiddler on the Roof in my head.

Good Grief

People are going out of their way to be annoying this week.

It is starting to aggravate me. In order to overcome the nuisance of peoples' existence, I am playing the "What Animal Are You" game, in which I decide (based solely on looks, generally) what animal a person would be. If they were an animal. For instance, this morning, I had rounds with a turtle, a hare, a giraffe and a jaguar.

If I had one big, grand all-powerful wish, I'd wish that I could make a little wish every day. (a loophole the 'no-wishing for innumerate wishes' rule) Today my wish would be that the hospital had a room that one could go to just to scream. It would have to be sound-proofed. Wouldn't that be nice, though?

Is innumerate a word?

The King and I

(as in "Getting to Know You" and music and stuff)

Music survey...
1) Using band names, spell out your first name:
Bananarama
REM
Eminem
Natalie Merchant
New Main Street Singers
Alison Kraus

2) Have you ever had a song written about you?
No. Nothing rhymes with Brenna.

3) What song makes you cry?
That song, where at the end, the singer hits you on the thumb with a sledgehammer.

4) What song makes you happy?
Depends on my mood...

5) What do you like to listen to before bed?
Silence.

6)Name a song by Coal Chamber:
No.

7) Who was/were your idol/s when you were younger?
I didn't have any musical idols. Unless you count Julie Andrews. She was in musicals. And I really enjoyed her ability to pull hat racks out of carpet bags. I always wanted to have a carpet bag. They make me think of Anne of Green Gables. She was an idol of mine, too. But not musical. Carpet bags also make me think of the post-Civil War days (the post-antebellum?), and the carpetbaggers. Who were not my idols.

8) First album you ever bought?
I got five CDs from Columbia House when I got my first CD player. I don't remember them all, but they included Gloria Estefan and Boys II Men.

9) Name a song that reminds you of someone and why:
That song "Freshmen" by that whiny-sounding guy reminds me of my first year roommate in college, because she played it incessantly. I think she was mourning Kurt Cobain's death or something. Seriously! She had a freaking huge poster of him that would stare at me when I tried to study. Though I don't know how/if whiny-guy Freshmen singer and Cobain were related.

a p p e a r a n c e
HEIGHT: 5'8"
HAIR COLOR: Blonde
EYE COLOR: Blue
PIERCINGS: ears
TATTOOS: one
Hey! Except for the height, I didn't have to change this from my sister's at all!

r i g h t n o w
WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING?: Good question. I've had a hard time classifying the color of the scrubs here at the hospital. I shall call them seafoam-emerald-misty-mountain-green.

WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENING TO?: The melodious sound of "Unit Secretary Yelling at Transporters"

WHAT TASTE IS IN YOUR MOUTH?: Saliva.

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?: No freaking clue.

HOW ARE YOU?: SO excited to have some mess-around time to blog... I mean, put my presentation together.

f a v o r i t e s
TV SHOW: I don't know...
CONDITIONER: Dove
BOOK: Again, I can't choose just one.
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Diet Pepsi.
THING TO DO ON THE WEEKEND: Movies.
BAND OR GROUP or SINGER or RAPPER: Why must I have ONE favorite of things? Can't I just love many things? I am a unique and diverse person who cannot be pinned down, fergoodness sake.

h a v e y o u
BROKEN THE LAW: I don't know...

RAN AWAY FROM HOME: Yes. I was 10, and I went to the 'stream' at our apartment complex. My parents, ever-concerned, took my sisters to Dairy Queen in response.

SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE: Actually, no.

EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING: Nope.

MADE A PRANK PHONE CALL: I can't remember if I actually did, or if we only talked about it at slumber parties. If I ever did, it was either to my parents or other friends.

USED YOUR PARENTS' CREDIT CARD BEFORE: Nope.

SKIPPED SCHOOL BEFORE: For a half day in high school. I had to be back for 5th period.

FELL ASLEEP IN THE SHOWER/BATH: Nope. Though I did have a patient that did. But that was because she couldn't get up.

BEEN IN A SCHOOL PLAY: Yup.

LET A FRIEND CRY ON YOUR SHOULDER: Not literally.

l o v e
BOYFRIEND: this is a really long survey.
GIRLFRIEND: gross, thats worse than having a boyfriend even.
SEXUALITY: straight
CHILDREN: blech, thats worse than having a girlfriend even.
CURRENT CRUSH: Dave
BEEN IN LOVE?: oh man! thats worse than having children even
HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OVER SOMEONE: no, n e v e r
BEEN HURT?: i'm bullet proof
GONE OUT WITH A SOMEONE YOU ONLY KNEW FOR THREE DAYS: stupid question, next..
I'm agreeing with my sis verbatim on this one. Though I wouldn't say my crush is Dave. I just don't feel like answering these questions. Cause they're annoying.

r a n d o m
DO YOU HAVE A JOB: Nope!

YOUR CD PLAYER HAS IN IT RIGHT NOW: A Bluegrass mix CD

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?: Cornflower

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?: So many things.

WHO MAKES YOU THE HAPPIEST?: I control my own happiness, though many people contribute.

WHAT'S THE NEXT CD YOU'RE GONNA GET?: Natalie Merchant's House Carpenter's Daughter. I had a copy of it, but I lost it, so decided to actually get the real thing. Mel- I have White Stripes - wanna copy?

WHO DO YOU CONSIDER GOOD FRIENDS?: People who aren't mean to me.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?: Laugh (amen, sistah!)

w h e n / w h a t w a s t h e l a s t
TIME YOU CRIED?: Last Tuesday, on call, in the ED CT scan room.

YOU GOT A REAL LETTER?: Ed McMahon writes to me personally every year.

GOT E-MAIL: A few minutes ago.

THING YOU PURCHASED: Coffee.

TV PROGRAM YOU WATCHED: Renovate My Family

MOVIE YOU SAW AT THE THEATER: Garden State. SOOOOO good.



Okay... I quit now. Even I'm sick of getting to know me!

Please, gentle readers, leave your own tidbits of your life. I'd love to know what everyone else does/thinks/believes/listens to. :)