Had a game night with other MS1s.
CCF has ruined me. I play way too intense. Everyone else was super chill.... whoops.
D:
Friday, October 25, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Cardiology
Sorta kinda starting cardiology stuff recently.
I love this stuff.
Heart rhythms are fascinating. It's like a mix of science and art. Where you just close your eyes and strain to hear the beat like the drummer keeping the rhythm to a song. Steady, thrumming through your entire body. It's like playing the violin where your fingers have to find the right position. Shift half an inch and you're off by a whole step and a half. Press your fingers against her pulse, let your hand curve around the ribs and feel for the point of maximum impulse. An inch lower and you're in the wrong intercostal space. But when you get it right, the music resonates. When you get it right, the pulse is strong under your fingers.
It's the heart. How can it not be interesting?
I love this stuff.
Heart rhythms are fascinating. It's like a mix of science and art. Where you just close your eyes and strain to hear the beat like the drummer keeping the rhythm to a song. Steady, thrumming through your entire body. It's like playing the violin where your fingers have to find the right position. Shift half an inch and you're off by a whole step and a half. Press your fingers against her pulse, let your hand curve around the ribs and feel for the point of maximum impulse. An inch lower and you're in the wrong intercostal space. But when you get it right, the music resonates. When you get it right, the pulse is strong under your fingers.
It's the heart. How can it not be interesting?
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Fellowship
Went to try out a fellowship.
It had the feeling of new-ness. People didn't really know everybody else, there were a lot of new or just moved-in types of people. There wasn't exactly a core group either. Not entirely welcoming.
Didn't particularly like the format of basing the Bible discussion off the sermon from Sunday. Too redundant.
Very similar to CCF style, except people actually talked without prompting, ha.
On the whole, I was a little disappointed. Not sure if my expectations are a little off because I'm in the post-grad life and people don't have as much time to really invite you to things or go about their way to make you feel welcome.
But also, it really had the feeling of new-ness. Like people were uncertain of the group, either uncomfortable or whatever, to say anything too deep.
It makes me think of what CCF might have been way back when. Maybe?
It was about covenant love. But honestly? Nobody said anything of substance, in my mind. It all boiled down to "God has covenant love for us". Great, but no talk about how that changes our life style or how that affects our lives. It was just, tell us about a situation where you've seen it?
Ugh. This is going to sound silly too, but everybody felt too happy there. Maybe I am just a dark and twisty, cynical soul that likes dark corners... but... I felt like I could see bubbles and sunshine and rainbows. D:
But hey, it's all first impressions.
And God did sorta kinda lead me there maybe kinda.
A little discouraged by the amount of time it takes to find fellowship and a church. It always feel like I'm wasting time if I'm just trying out a place and not committing, because in the end, those connections are just disappearing.
And I'm always thinking about what I should be studying :(
bad.
Ah that was the other thing. They weren't med. Or dental. Like... none of them. Not sure if plus or minus.
I wish transitioning were easier.
It had the feeling of new-ness. People didn't really know everybody else, there were a lot of new or just moved-in types of people. There wasn't exactly a core group either. Not entirely welcoming.
Didn't particularly like the format of basing the Bible discussion off the sermon from Sunday. Too redundant.
Very similar to CCF style, except people actually talked without prompting, ha.
On the whole, I was a little disappointed. Not sure if my expectations are a little off because I'm in the post-grad life and people don't have as much time to really invite you to things or go about their way to make you feel welcome.
But also, it really had the feeling of new-ness. Like people were uncertain of the group, either uncomfortable or whatever, to say anything too deep.
It makes me think of what CCF might have been way back when. Maybe?
It was about covenant love. But honestly? Nobody said anything of substance, in my mind. It all boiled down to "God has covenant love for us". Great, but no talk about how that changes our life style or how that affects our lives. It was just, tell us about a situation where you've seen it?
Ugh. This is going to sound silly too, but everybody felt too happy there. Maybe I am just a dark and twisty, cynical soul that likes dark corners... but... I felt like I could see bubbles and sunshine and rainbows. D:
But hey, it's all first impressions.
And God did sorta kinda lead me there maybe kinda.
A little discouraged by the amount of time it takes to find fellowship and a church. It always feel like I'm wasting time if I'm just trying out a place and not committing, because in the end, those connections are just disappearing.
And I'm always thinking about what I should be studying :(
bad.
Ah that was the other thing. They weren't med. Or dental. Like... none of them. Not sure if plus or minus.
I wish transitioning were easier.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
curiosity
got to figure out someone today for the first time in a long while.
School doesn't always translate to quality time one-on-one.
Got told I think too much yet again.
I can't help it.
People are troublesome. People are fascinating.
School doesn't always translate to quality time one-on-one.
Got told I think too much yet again.
I can't help it.
People are troublesome. People are fascinating.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Older
I've come to the slightly unhappy conclusion that I'm slowly growing out of the YA fantasy books that I've loved for years.
Some are, of course, classics. But the majority (always tagged "for children" or "ages 9-13") don't seem to sit right with me anymore. Which is a true pity because a lot of times I think I would loved some books that were just meh if only I were the right age.
Instead of carefully roaming through the shelves of brightly bound fantasy novels, I look through old and stodgy books now. I really would never have picked up Anna Karenina on my own ten years ago. Ouch that hurts to say. A whole decade ago.
And there's less time to read too... ugh. I'll find time. Somewhere.
Some are, of course, classics. But the majority (always tagged "for children" or "ages 9-13") don't seem to sit right with me anymore. Which is a true pity because a lot of times I think I would loved some books that were just meh if only I were the right age.
Instead of carefully roaming through the shelves of brightly bound fantasy novels, I look through old and stodgy books now. I really would never have picked up Anna Karenina on my own ten years ago. Ouch that hurts to say. A whole decade ago.
And there's less time to read too... ugh. I'll find time. Somewhere.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Study study
Our instructors are liars!! They say to not memorize everything but just know the concept. Ha! But then how can you answer the question if you don't memorize all of the vitamin deficiency and their corresponding complexes? Rawr.
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