Since my nights off are few and far between (which leads to many lonely ones), I figured I'd rant a little more. I've been looking around tonight (ok.. I've been reading your journals) and I have to say, you guys are so interesting. It's so nice to read about lives that don't involve "OhMyGoD DiD YoU C WhAt ShE seD?". Even writing that hurt my intellectual side..

I love the fall. I love the weather. I love how even the leaves in south buffalo can manage to look beautiful. I love how not everyone is dressed like a skank anymore (although I do appreciate a woman's body as an art form, some stuff should be left to the imagination). I love that the kids in my neighborhood are not around between 8-3 and they aren't playing as much hockey in the streets. I love how almost all of the houses are decorated for halloween, and that it just smells cold in the morning (I'm praying that someone else knows what I mean). I especially love how on nights like tonight, you can curl up in a blanket on your couch with your dog and be totally relaxed. It's not too hot, not too cold, just that perfect kind of comfy.

I love comfy.
Sometimes it's too hard to find.

I had a journal when I was an undergrad. Today when I read it, I can laugh at myself. Was I really that theatrical? Was one bad phone call really the end of my world? Well, I think I can say I've grown up a little bit since then. I hope. So here's a little bit about me. And how fun I am.

My name's Aldara but if you call me that I'll kill you. I go by Ali, and always have. I was born in Thessalonki, Greece but I'm not greek at all. I'm mainly Spanish, but my mother has a little bit of Irish and Moroccan in her. I lived in Greece until I was 7, and then in Morocco until I was 10. We moved to Virginia then, and to Buffalo when I was 16. I've been here ever since.

I can honestly say that I've out grown my friends from high school. I was in a sorority when I was in college, but I've out grown them to. I've just started my residency in Pediatric Surgery at ECMC, and I love doing weird things. Just ask if you need an explanation.