Friday, July 22, 2011
"Fare thee well, fare thee well, fare thee well my fairy friend?"
The lyrics are actually "fairy fay" but I thought "fairy friend" was more appropriate. I finally said a for-real good-bye to GEB. I guess good-byes aren't as bed when you do it over and over again, like conditioning drills. I think that will be the last time I'm on UT campus, stampeding on the creaky floors and stairs of Gebauer, taking the West Campus bus... at least for a while.
It's finally here: Florida, Hawaii, wedding are all done. This time next week I'll be moving to San Francisco! It's hitting me a little now but I don't think I'll get the full effect until I'm actually settled in and sleeping in my new apartment for the first time.
My ankle is healing, thank goodness. Nothing is broken, just sensitive tendons and beautiful bruising that have all sorts of purples, blues, greens, and yellows.
I'll miss you, DLA.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
It's finally here: Florida, Hawaii, wedding are all done. This time next week I'll be moving to San Francisco! It's hitting me a little now but I don't think I'll get the full effect until I'm actually settled in and sleeping in my new apartment for the first time.
My ankle is healing, thank goodness. Nothing is broken, just sensitive tendons and beautiful bruising that have all sorts of purples, blues, greens, and yellows.
I'll miss you, DLA.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Purple is Pretty
So as luck would have it, the first day I play indoor volleyball in a month, I sprained my ankle!! And I was wearing ankle guards. Are you kidding me??!
I tried to hit a pipe set from the backrow like I've practiced several times with Team DLA: a perfect pass from KEG, a perfect set from MV1 and a kill by me. Hmmm... didn't happen this time. As soon as I mishit the ball in the air, I lost focus and didn't think about landing correctly so I fell hard on the floor and rolled my left ankle. Lame!
The pain was so excruciating I wanted to pass out. Beads of sweat were dripping down my face and back. I'm positive I left a puddle of sweat on the floor. Blech.
But the swelling has decreased substantially, I can walk with both feet but I obviously I want to keep weight off of my left ankle. I should be okay in a week.
Plans for the weekend: laundry of course, ordering for-real ankle braces, and HARRY POTTER PART DEUX!!!! =]
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
I tried to hit a pipe set from the backrow like I've practiced several times with Team DLA: a perfect pass from KEG, a perfect set from MV1 and a kill by me. Hmmm... didn't happen this time. As soon as I mishit the ball in the air, I lost focus and didn't think about landing correctly so I fell hard on the floor and rolled my left ankle. Lame!
The pain was so excruciating I wanted to pass out. Beads of sweat were dripping down my face and back. I'm positive I left a puddle of sweat on the floor. Blech.
But the swelling has decreased substantially, I can walk with both feet but I obviously I want to keep weight off of my left ankle. I should be okay in a week.
Plans for the weekend: laundry of course, ordering for-real ankle braces, and HARRY POTTER PART DEUX!!!! =]
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
It's TOO Hot!
Thank goodness the West Campus bus is running! I took it to campus and back. I dare not strut down 24th in this heat. Stopped by the DLA again to see the one and only Kiira Bivens! I felt like I was an attending with hospital privileges - I volunteered my time to assist in DLA-esque activities. I'm going to miss answering that phone and parading down the squeakiest wooden floors to ask an advisor a question / give them a message / give GML his in abs forms.
So... graduate training in epidemiology? Hmmm, negative. Thank goodness the PCL has such a huge collection - I stopped by and looked through the epi books, like I did with medical anthro last school year. All I saw were charts, graphs, numbers, and stats. Blech. No, thanks.
Plans for ce soir: pizza night + catching up on TV shows!
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
So... graduate training in epidemiology? Hmmm, negative. Thank goodness the PCL has such a huge collection - I stopped by and looked through the epi books, like I did with medical anthro last school year. All I saw were charts, graphs, numbers, and stats. Blech. No, thanks.
Plans for ce soir: pizza night + catching up on TV shows!
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Back in Austin!
The flight from Houston to Austin doesn't even last an hour - so when my flight got delayed last night, I was less than happy. To top it off, I had a hunger headache. I don't think we really need flight attendants for the trip from Houston to Austin - the passengers can just wait to drink their damn water. And it was the first time I flew first class! 1A was my seat but I hardly enjoyed it because I was so hungry anyway.
But it's fine - I'm in Austin, apartment is clean, cool and I'm alone. No roommates or a living room full of boisterous people wasting electricity with their endless cords for their laptops, phones, cameras, etc.
I walked to campus today to make a cameo appearance at the DLA. People were thoroughly surprised. =) I'm glad. I forgot how hot it was walking around Austin though. That's something I won't miss when I move to California.
Not much has changed, just lots of orientation and general 116 confusion. But if you've got 6 down, 2 and 9 are a piece of cake.
My former supervisor, Melinda Villareal-Lopez, [M.D., J.D.] would like me to blog TWICE a DAY. She's got high expectations but that's to be expected for someone who took the LSAT, MCAT, UMSLE, and the bar. =P
Plans for tonight: delicious Chinese take-out per Tap House with Theresa and Jan! Reunion!
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
But it's fine - I'm in Austin, apartment is clean, cool and I'm alone. No roommates or a living room full of boisterous people wasting electricity with their endless cords for their laptops, phones, cameras, etc.
I walked to campus today to make a cameo appearance at the DLA. People were thoroughly surprised. =) I'm glad. I forgot how hot it was walking around Austin though. That's something I won't miss when I move to California.
Not much has changed, just lots of orientation and general 116 confusion. But if you've got 6 down, 2 and 9 are a piece of cake.
My former supervisor, Melinda Villareal-Lopez, [M.D., J.D.] would like me to blog TWICE a DAY. She's got high expectations but that's to be expected for someone who took the LSAT, MCAT, UMSLE, and the bar. =P
Plans for tonight: delicious Chinese take-out per Tap House with Theresa and Jan! Reunion!
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Success!
Wedding Saturday for Tina was amazing! It's done. I'm just elated I was able to practice adequately to deliver the reading in near-perfect fashion and in Vietnamese. PHEW!
I think I have a love/hate relationship with weddings. The whole pomp and circumstance is frustrating because it's so hot! But the exchanging of vows and the reception more than make up for it.
While sitting at my table during the reception, I will admit I was a little lonely looking around and seeing that everyone had a "+1" except for little kids - but then they just play with each other so they're not really alone at all.
Once they opened up the dance floor, I found myself dancing and just having fun with all of the other single people in a sea of couples. And suddenly, I didn't feel so alone.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
I think I have a love/hate relationship with weddings. The whole pomp and circumstance is frustrating because it's so hot! But the exchanging of vows and the reception more than make up for it.
While sitting at my table during the reception, I will admit I was a little lonely looking around and seeing that everyone had a "+1" except for little kids - but then they just play with each other so they're not really alone at all.
Once they opened up the dance floor, I found myself dancing and just having fun with all of the other single people in a sea of couples. And suddenly, I didn't feel so alone.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
Thursday, July 7, 2011
New chapter, new blog.
I read some of my older posts on my old blog. I guess I could've kept up with that but I wanted to start from scratch, especially since the older blog was all college stuff. Since I've graduated (yay!) I think we'll leave that blog separate and start a new one.
I'm getting ready for a friend's wedding this Saturday. She asked me to do one of the readings - initially in English, but now I have to read in Vietnamese!! The last time I read in Vietnamese for-real was for my grandmother's funeral. Needless to say I've been stressing out about this task and it's not even my wedding. It's okay, it'll last for about five minutes, I'll start off a little shaky and halfway through, I won't even care if the pronunciations are correct anymore.
After the wedding, I'll be back in Austin for one last hurrah! I really just want to say bye to a few people before I leave to California and have to learn a new lifestyle, a new a culture. I'm excited, anxious, and a bunch of other feelings all at the same time.
What will my cohort be like? The professors? The city itself? What if I make the same mistakes as an undergrad? I think that's my biggest fear - that my performance will be the same. But I'm hoping a change of scenery will mean a more efficient approach to studying that'll make me not only enjoy the material but excel in it as well.
I need to see my dermatologist - I ran out of Retin-A Micro! You would think that age and acne have an inverse relationship. 'Tis false.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
I'm getting ready for a friend's wedding this Saturday. She asked me to do one of the readings - initially in English, but now I have to read in Vietnamese!! The last time I read in Vietnamese for-real was for my grandmother's funeral. Needless to say I've been stressing out about this task and it's not even my wedding. It's okay, it'll last for about five minutes, I'll start off a little shaky and halfway through, I won't even care if the pronunciations are correct anymore.
After the wedding, I'll be back in Austin for one last hurrah! I really just want to say bye to a few people before I leave to California and have to learn a new lifestyle, a new a culture. I'm excited, anxious, and a bunch of other feelings all at the same time.
What will my cohort be like? The professors? The city itself? What if I make the same mistakes as an undergrad? I think that's my biggest fear - that my performance will be the same. But I'm hoping a change of scenery will mean a more efficient approach to studying that'll make me not only enjoy the material but excel in it as well.
I need to see my dermatologist - I ran out of Retin-A Micro! You would think that age and acne have an inverse relationship. 'Tis false.
À bientôt,
Queen Dean
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