So...
I have to give my Grand Rounds presentation tomorrow.
It's kind of a big deal. But only kind of. I.e., it's required that we DO it, but there is no requirement that it be GOOD. But... you're up there in front of the whole dept- would rather not look like an ass.
I've know about it for like a year. Of course, I started it.... saturday? Supposed to be an hour long powerpoint. Or 45 min with questions.
But my topic sucks.
My topic is "fecal occult blood- assessment and management"
Yeah.
Hot.
So, I thought I was done. Had a spiffy powerpoint... did a practice run- 19 min. CRAP.
So now i'm working on padding it with garbage.
God I can't wait for this to be over!
And my work xmas party is tonight, and I'll have to miss it.
Bummer.
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about to poke my eyes out12/05/2008 09:21 #46967
LOVETTE!!My niece is so freaking cute. I love the fuzzy hair!
And the best of all...
And the best of all...
metalpeter - 12/05/08 18:13
Love the hair
Love the hair
tinypliny - 12/05/08 17:06
She is so pretty! :)
She is so pretty! :)
mrmike - 12/05/08 09:22
What a cutie! I trust you are well on your way to cool aunt-hood
What a cutie! I trust you are well on your way to cool aunt-hood
12/03/2008 15:34 #46938
Another example...This one is kind of cute...
So I was working with a medical student on the vascular surgery service, and she was scheduled to help out with an amputation the next day. It was a BKA, or Below Knee Amputation. We suggested that she go home that night and read about the procedure, so that in the OR she could really shine.
Well so the day of surgery comes along, and the poor thing is scared to death...
She said "I tried to read about it last night... I looked and looked but I couldn't find it ANY of the books! I even went to the library! I couldn't find "Baloney Amputation" ANYWHERE! How do you spell it??"
Haha poor girl.
So I was working with a medical student on the vascular surgery service, and she was scheduled to help out with an amputation the next day. It was a BKA, or Below Knee Amputation. We suggested that she go home that night and read about the procedure, so that in the OR she could really shine.
Well so the day of surgery comes along, and the poor thing is scared to death...
She said "I tried to read about it last night... I looked and looked but I couldn't find it ANY of the books! I even went to the library! I couldn't find "Baloney Amputation" ANYWHERE! How do you spell it??"
Haha poor girl.
gardenmama - 12/03/08 20:37
Gotta watch those operations - when someone mistakes below knee for baloney you could leave missing a little something more that you bargained for - yikes.
Gotta watch those operations - when someone mistakes below knee for baloney you could leave missing a little something more that you bargained for - yikes.
mrmike - 12/03/08 15:45
Her surgery has a first name, it's O S C A R ....
Her surgery has a first name, it's O S C A R ....
12/02/2008 10:42 #46921
weekend...I'm such a sports retard. haha. And I totally don't care.
First of all, I saw a pic of a friend with some guy. I didn't recognize the guy, but it totally looked like a "pose with the celebrity" pic. I figured it was like when I met Ryan Miller and didn't know who he was. So I asked a friend "hey, who's that?" and she said "Jim Kelly". (I guess it's a crime to not recognize Jim Kelly.) But even worse than that, I had to say "Who's Jim Kelly?"
I was also teased for not knowing about 'wide right'.
Beh, whatever, I really don't care if people make fun of me for not knowing football.
But then on sunday I went to the game... that rain was miserable. I think snow would have been preferable. At least this time I thought to bring a blanket to sit on. That helped a lot.
But here's a prime example of my sports idiocy.
the sentence was "JP Losman's pass complete to Fred Jackson."
But what I heard was "JP Losman's pass completes a French Accent".
So I asked "what's a French Accent?" thinking it was some play or something. And everyone just looked at me like "french accent?? wtf are you talking about?"
heh.
Oh and I went to the disco sat... it was really fun! I went last year, and it was kind of blah... maybe b/c my feet hurt. But this year was a blast. Yay!
now back to work... was on call last night. It was the busiest I've even been at BGH. Yuck. But apparently people talk, b/c this morning someone stopped me to say "I heard you did a great job last night."
Huh? I don't think I did a great job... I was so cranky and tired I was about to kill someone.
But what the hell, I'll take the compliment! In fact, it kind of makes my day...
Now it's off to sleep, and to wait for the cable guy, who will show up "any time" today. I tried asking "ok, any time before when? 5? 8? midnight?" and they said 'any time. not midnight.'
whatever. a bunch of my HD channels have disappeared, so he needs to come fix it.
oh- and random aside.
so one guy at work is a rabbi. he's a great guy. but he was all sad on monday- turns out the rabbi killed in Mumbai was like his sister's husband's brother's wife... something like that... they were all close friends. :( How sad.
First of all, I saw a pic of a friend with some guy. I didn't recognize the guy, but it totally looked like a "pose with the celebrity" pic. I figured it was like when I met Ryan Miller and didn't know who he was. So I asked a friend "hey, who's that?" and she said "Jim Kelly". (I guess it's a crime to not recognize Jim Kelly.) But even worse than that, I had to say "Who's Jim Kelly?"
I was also teased for not knowing about 'wide right'.
Beh, whatever, I really don't care if people make fun of me for not knowing football.
But then on sunday I went to the game... that rain was miserable. I think snow would have been preferable. At least this time I thought to bring a blanket to sit on. That helped a lot.
But here's a prime example of my sports idiocy.
the sentence was "JP Losman's pass complete to Fred Jackson."
But what I heard was "JP Losman's pass completes a French Accent".
So I asked "what's a French Accent?" thinking it was some play or something. And everyone just looked at me like "french accent?? wtf are you talking about?"
heh.
Oh and I went to the disco sat... it was really fun! I went last year, and it was kind of blah... maybe b/c my feet hurt. But this year was a blast. Yay!
now back to work... was on call last night. It was the busiest I've even been at BGH. Yuck. But apparently people talk, b/c this morning someone stopped me to say "I heard you did a great job last night."
Huh? I don't think I did a great job... I was so cranky and tired I was about to kill someone.
But what the hell, I'll take the compliment! In fact, it kind of makes my day...
Now it's off to sleep, and to wait for the cable guy, who will show up "any time" today. I tried asking "ok, any time before when? 5? 8? midnight?" and they said 'any time. not midnight.'
whatever. a bunch of my HD channels have disappeared, so he needs to come fix it.
oh- and random aside.
so one guy at work is a rabbi. he's a great guy. but he was all sad on monday- turns out the rabbi killed in Mumbai was like his sister's husband's brother's wife... something like that... they were all close friends. :( How sad.
metalpeter - 12/02/08 19:06
That thing about the french Accent is funny. Even though you don't care about sports wanted to mention something. First of all I have to admit you are one tough chick. I like the Bills and i won't sit out in that snow and rain to watch them anymore, or maybe I'm just a pussy that way. Yeah tailgating can be fun if someone else does all the work and all you have to do is eat the stuff. So to go to the game when you don't follow it in that weather is pretty fucking cool. My original point was that Sunday the Bandits start with an open Practice and then they start playing in January. I'm assume and Hope that David (for those you don't know of Jackdaw) Will still be pipe as part of the intro but I don't know if they will Keep the intro the same. Oh wait I forgot to mention World Champion Buffalo Bandits (they where good enough to win more then once in the past few years but, just because you have the talent doesn't mean you play the best).
That thing about the french Accent is funny. Even though you don't care about sports wanted to mention something. First of all I have to admit you are one tough chick. I like the Bills and i won't sit out in that snow and rain to watch them anymore, or maybe I'm just a pussy that way. Yeah tailgating can be fun if someone else does all the work and all you have to do is eat the stuff. So to go to the game when you don't follow it in that weather is pretty fucking cool. My original point was that Sunday the Bandits start with an open Practice and then they start playing in January. I'm assume and Hope that David (for those you don't know of Jackdaw) Will still be pipe as part of the intro but I don't know if they will Keep the intro the same. Oh wait I forgot to mention World Champion Buffalo Bandits (they where good enough to win more then once in the past few years but, just because you have the talent doesn't mean you play the best).
joshua - 12/02/08 11:36
Heh. :) Well, luckily for you, Jenks, Buffalo sports history isn't too complicated. There are a handful of players from the successful eras to know about, and most Buffalo sports history is related to tragic choke jobs that have caused more psychological trauma than most would care to admit. There is a Buffalo sports mentality that you should avoid though... if I weren't a native of WNY I'd be more open to admitting how wacky we are. Losing shouldn't matter THAT much, but it does.
Heh. :) Well, luckily for you, Jenks, Buffalo sports history isn't too complicated. There are a handful of players from the successful eras to know about, and most Buffalo sports history is related to tragic choke jobs that have caused more psychological trauma than most would care to admit. There is a Buffalo sports mentality that you should avoid though... if I weren't a native of WNY I'd be more open to admitting how wacky we are. Losing shouldn't matter THAT much, but it does.
janelle - 12/02/08 11:23
I'm in the same position as you, Jenks. I am generally completely oblivious to local professional sports. It might change though with the possibility of the basketball team coming in January 09, because I will probably check them out and see if they are something I want to follow.
I'm in the same position as you, Jenks. I am generally completely oblivious to local professional sports. It might change though with the possibility of the basketball team coming in January 09, because I will probably check them out and see if they are something I want to follow.
jenks - 12/02/08 11:13
yeah, I think you're right Josh. Because I asked GIRLFRIENDS who he was. figured they wouldn't ridicule me like guys. And even these girls laughed so hard they almost fell off their bar stools, and then called me 'cute'. I figure if even non-sporty girls make fun of me for not knowing who someone is, I guess I really should figure it out.
yeah, I think you're right Josh. Because I asked GIRLFRIENDS who he was. figured they wouldn't ridicule me like guys. And even these girls laughed so hard they almost fell off their bar stools, and then called me 'cute'. I figure if even non-sporty girls make fun of me for not knowing who someone is, I guess I really should figure it out.
joshua - 12/02/08 11:07
You've been spared from the Buffalo sports neurosis, so really you should be proud. Somebody has failed you though, Jenks - being in Buffalo there is at least some minimum level of sports knowledge necessary to keep yourself from being exposed in casual conversation. Around here asking who Jim Kelly is may be akin to being in church and asking who Jesus is... the man is idolized here. People even forgive him for being a Republican, or at least tacitly ignore it.
French accent though - I have to admit, if I were present when you said it I would have smiled... that is the cute form of sports naivety that you should be forgiven for!
You've been spared from the Buffalo sports neurosis, so really you should be proud. Somebody has failed you though, Jenks - being in Buffalo there is at least some minimum level of sports knowledge necessary to keep yourself from being exposed in casual conversation. Around here asking who Jim Kelly is may be akin to being in church and asking who Jesus is... the man is idolized here. People even forgive him for being a Republican, or at least tacitly ignore it.
French accent though - I have to admit, if I were present when you said it I would have smiled... that is the cute form of sports naivety that you should be forgiven for!
mrmike - 12/02/08 10:45
The sports stuff just means you have a life
The sports stuff just means you have a life
11/27/2008 21:12 #46862
Turkey coma...Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
In response to Paul-
Here is a pic my dad just sent me, of the dinner I was not home for. (not sure what's up with the lemons).
My dinner was great, too, though.
In response to Paul-
Here is a pic my dad just sent me, of the dinner I was not home for. (not sure what's up with the lemons).
My dinner was great, too, though.
jenks - 11/28/08 19:26
yes, I guess it was leftover from the citrus stuffing.
Unfortunately dad said it looked better than it tasted- it was undercooked b/c they were so afraid of overcooking it. Bummer!
yes, I guess it was leftover from the citrus stuffing.
Unfortunately dad said it looked better than it tasted- it was undercooked b/c they were so afraid of overcooking it. Bummer!
paul - 11/28/08 14:28
lemon is good with poultry
lemon is good with poultry
mrmike - 11/27/08 22:43
yea! Food porn
yea! Food porn
metalpeter - 11/27/08 22:03
Hope yours was as good as that picture looks, ok back to some football on NFL network.
Hope yours was as good as that picture looks, ok back to some football on NFL network.
Good luck! You will sail through. :) (People are hardly paying attention at 7:00 am in the morning...)
Man I do not envy you right now. How are things with the new dude?