Showing posts with label lemming-like blog tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lemming-like blog tricks. Show all posts

Sunday, November 25, 2007

iTunes meme

Yes, yes, this is a tired meme. No, I don't care. Take that!

How many total songs?

3398 items, 9.4 days. I say 'items' because I have a lot of audiobooks, continuing-medical-education stuff and podcasts. I listen to all of this stuff and I rarely listen to music in the car anymore. Without the spoken word component, my iPod isn't worth mentioning.

Sort by song title - first and last...
a. Dodo - b. Lurker by Genesis and 500 by Lush.

Sort by time - shortest and longest...
(Four seconds of noise) by Hot Hot Heat (a song four seconds long - how appropriate!) and Trigger for Happiness by Machines of Loving Grace at 30min 12sec. Just FYI - the second shortest song on my list is thirty minutes and four seconds long. Apparently I attract long songs.

Sort by Album - first and last...
Abacab by Genesis and %$&@^ by KMFDM

Sort by Artist - first and last...
A-ha, then Young MC. Quality, people, quality.

Top five played songs...
You Know My Name by Chris Cornell, Mad World by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules, Up to the Roof by the Blue Man Group, Calling You by Blue October, and All My Life by the Foo Fighters.

Find the following words. How many songs show up?
Sex: 10, Death: 9, Love: 130, You: 347, Home: 19, Boy: 57, Girl: 38.

First five songs that come up on Party Shuffle...
Three Days by Jane's Addiction, Hail to the Bop by Meat Beat Manifesto, Jambi by Tool, Emeritus Sleepus by Green Day, Truth is Out of Style by MC 900 Foot Jesus.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Randomness

So a friend took a poll, and I decided I needed to be a lemming and took the poll too. But hey, at least my song is cooler than hers...

Your Theme Song is Beautiful Day by U2

"Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away"

You see the beauty in life, especially in ordinary everyday moments.
And if you're feeling down, even that seems a little beautiful too.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Meme

Yes, yes, yes... memes are evil, easy ways to fill up blog space. But I like them anyway.

So in that spirit - Six weird things about the doctawife!

1) Almost all of my favorite movies are based on comic books or heavily influenced by them. Examples: Sin City, Batman Begins, Kill Bill Vols 1 & 2, X-Men 2, The Shawsank Redemption, Resident Evil #1 (well, actually the commentary track, but that counts, damn it!) The exceptions: Children of Men.

2) Chipotle restaurant tried to kill me. For real. Dead. I'm not kidding.

3) I wear rude t-shirts underneath my scrubs when I work. Why? It makes me laugh. And yes, I work in a pediatric hospital.

4) I don't like chocolate, and by and large, I don't like sweets. I know this makes me a freak of nature, especially for a female, but there ya go. Give me a nice savory mushroom tart and I'll be much happier than if you gave me a gallon of fine chocolate mousse. Deal.

5) My cat is like an encopretic 5 year old. Look up encopresis to understand just how weird that is.

6) I have read 5+ books per week since I was 12. Unfortunately, the books have always been of the trashy romance or flimsy sci-fi/fantasy kind.

Now I'm supposed to tag 6 other bloggers. I'm not going to, mostly because I'm not sure that six people read this blog, and because of my six favorite blogs, at least two have already done this meme.

So I'm off tomorrow - the first day after three straight shifts. Which is great. I'm gonna sleeeeeeeeeep and then figure out something else to do, hopefully something with the husband. If any of my readers are bored tomorrow, try the Six Weird Things meme.

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Theft is good

This act of thievery is being perpetrated against the Ween. Enjoy.

Me:

Not me:Me:
Not me:

Me:Not me:

Me:Not me:

Me:
Not me:

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Change is good

Welcome to the New Year. To celebrate the fact that I'm still alive and still posting, I decided to change up the blog a little bit.

Well, actually, Karla had the idea first. So yet again, I thieve. (Kinda like I pinch, but not as funny.)

So that's it, folks. Talk to ya later!

Monday, January 01, 2007

Another two-a-day

Well, hubbie said the last post was good. But for some reason, I feel the need to post again. Why? 'Cause I came across a good meme. So I have to do it, 'cause otherwise the time will have passed. Which would be a shame.

1.What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?

Went to Sonoma Valley with my husband and mother. One day on the trip we got a driver/guide, which was a very good day. We got to tour some very small, obscure wineries... that had some very excellent wine. Yummy yummy.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

This one is easy - I don't make resolutions. I occasionally set goals, but even those usually refer to the next several months instead of the next year. This year, my goal is to go to the gym three or four times a week consistently for the next month. Hopefully, at the end of the month, I'll be able to set the goal of gym attedence at five times a week for at least a month.

Hubbie and I would like to be skinny again, so gym attendence is necessary. But resolutions are too much pressure. So we'll leave it at goals.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My favorite kiddos were born more than a year ago, but I really like Brenda and Kevin's baby. Alyssa does this thing with her hands that is just the cutest. I can't describe the motion in words, you'll just have to ask for a demonstration whenever you see me.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Thankfully no. I've had enough of that.

5. What countries did you visit?

The most notable was Guatemala. I'd never been someplace that poor before. I'd been to Hong Kong previously, but most of those folks could read. Not so much in Guatemala. And the folks in Hong Kong had seen different looking people before - different skin color, different language, that kind of thing. The folks in Zacapa would pay to see a doctor (not an insignificant fee, although really cheap by our standards) just to come oogle my red hair. Slightly creepy, but it made me feel bad. Come to think of it, I should've given those kids their money back. I just didn't think of it at the time. Darn.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?

My job.

7. What date(s) from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

December 12th and 20th 2006. Both days of really bad news. January 21, 2006 - the first Hosuton Meat and Martini party. Red meat and dry martinis. Aww yeah...

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Graduating from residency.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Yikes. Not getting my license. Changing the subject...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

No. Fairly suprising, but not. How nice!

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My Zoloft. As my friend Tommy would say, "The big Z keeps me sane." I couldn't do without it, and I don't want to do without it. Yay for health insurance!

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

My hubbie. He's the greatest. I don't know why he sticks around, but I'm really grateful that he does.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

The Chimp in Chief. He's so dumb that I can't even find words. Every time he comes on TV I have to turn away because listening to him talk makes my skin crawl. Yuck yuck yuck.

14. Where did most of your money go?

To my debt. Like it always does.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The Astros. I really thought they would pull out a late season miracle. They didn't, but it was a good ride.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?

Blue October, Hate Me

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder?

Sadder

thinner or fatter?

Thinner. Thanks to the gym. Yay Fit!

richer or poorer?

Poorer. See the bit about licensing.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Working.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Drinking.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

We spent Christmas with my Aunt. It was cool - I got boots and formal wear and books. How cool is that?

21. Who deleted question 21?

Jesus?

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?

No. I was already in love. But that love continued, which was awesome.

23. How many one-night stands?

Zero.

24. What was your favourite TV programme?

Dirty Jobs. I love Mike Rowe. I don't know why, I just do.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

The TSMBE.

26. What was the best book you read?

Seeing as I read five books a week, this is a hard question. Sorry folks, no answer is forthcoming.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

The Spankers. They're very silly, and very funny. And they have banjo and clarinet. How can I not like them?

28. What did you want and get?

I got a Mario Batali pot. It's awesome, it's orange and it's mine. I'm rockin' on with my bad self.

29. What did you want and not get?

My license.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

Casino Royale. Lordly, I love Bond. Yummy yummy yummy.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

Folks threw a regress-to-childhood party celebrating my big 3-0. I had a sippy cup. I drank wine from my sippy cup... and discovered sippy cups are great alcohol pacers, since they don't let you drink fast. So that was good. Frustrating, but good.

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Yet again, a job.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?

Bohemian. I decided to be funky, and I was. Yipee!

34. What kept you sane?

My husband. He's too cool for school.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Daniel Craig. Bond is so good. I drool just thinking about 007.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Iraq. We were dumb to invade, but dumber to stay. What the hell are we doing, anyway? And the possibility of a draft? Are you fucking kidding me? The Selective Service testing their methods? At least the country isn't going to blame the soldiers this time - we've finally learned that the gubment is at fault, not the poor sods who just wanted to go to college or get out of the hood.

37. Who did you miss?

My dad. Still.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

Mike. 'Cause at least for the moment, he makes the Ween happy.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006.

The egg comes before the chicken. Don't pay for the chicken when you don't have the egg.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

From Unwritten Law, Save Me


And I'm sick of my sickness

Don't touch me, you'll get this.

I'm useless, lazy, perverted,

And you hate me.



You can't save me,

You can't change me,

Well I'm waiting for my wake-up call,

And everything, everything's my fault.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Theft! I like it!

Stealing a MEME. Again, from Karla, who stole it from someone else, who stole it from someone else, etc. etc...

Yourself: silly
Your partner: five feet away, also computing
Your hair: strawberry blonde slowly edging towards brown
Your Mother: progressively more senile
Your Father: dead, damn it!
Your Favorite Item: prolly my MacBook Pro
Your dream last night: don't remember, the night before last was about derranged kittens and 9/11. Yargh.
Your Favorite Drink: Grey Goose vodka martini with a twist
Your Dream Car: currently the Astin Martin DB S
Your Dream Home: the Dwell home or some other such modern design prefab architecture
The Room You Are In: what do you mean what room? The second floor of our townhouse only has one room!
Your Ex: was more than 12 years ago - who cares?
Your fear: falling, seriously
Where you Want to be in Ten Years? a pedi EM doc with a house and a kid
Who you hung out with last night: husband and two kitties - one who is usually not pukey but currently throwing up what looks to be a cockroach... ew!
What You're Not: licensed
Muffins: blueberry
One of Your Wish List Items: my license
The Last Thing You Did: lounge
What You Are Wearing: a sweater! In Texas!
Your favorite weather: winter - specifically snowy winter.
Your Favorite Book: Magic's Price by Mercedes Lackey
Last thing you ate: Bo Luc Lac
Your Life: not where it should be
Your mood: quitely furious
Your Best Friends: coming in tomorrow!
What are you thinking about right now: perhaps going to bed early
Your car: needs repair
What are you doing at the moment: uhh... typing?
Your summer: freaking HOT
Relationship status: loving
What is on your TV: DVR or the Discovery Channel
What is the weather like: cool, thank the fates
When is the last time you laughed: dinner

Yay! A MEME for me!

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Meme from Hell

Actually from Karla. She's stolen so many I figured I could steal one from her. I'm so bad like that.

Drinks in my hell:
  • Coors. Bad beer sold by folks who have political views vastly different from mine. Vastly.
  • Dirty martinis. I can't stand that much briney olive-ness. Salt = good. Niçoise olives = good. Salt + olives + gin = yuck.
  • Red Bull. Even with vodka, that shit tastes bad.
  • Boston-style 'regulah' coffee. For those of you not from the Northeast, that means Dunkin Donuts coffee + a oil drum of cream + two metric tons of sugar. I'm amazed that the cup has any room for the coffee at all... I always sort of expected to see some sort of viscous sludge approximating the texture of concrete in the bottom of every cup. Don't get me wrong, Dunkie's coffee is good. Just with that much cream... shudder.
  • Diet caffeine free anything. Just drink water.

Food in my hell:
  • Hakarl - rotten shark. Bascially, the shark meat is poisonous in its raw state. BUT - as some classy Icelander figured out - if you take the poisonous shark, bury it in the sand for several months, let it go rancid and then serve it with really strong liquor... it's still horrible. But it isn't poisonous anymore! Joy!
  • Chipotle. It tries to kill me. No really, it does.
  • Pumpernickel bread. I don't know why, but I can't stand the stuff. Bleh.
  • McDonald's chicken nuggets. Why eat those pieces of crap when Wendy's has a much much better alternative. Why?!?
Occupations in my hell:
  • Working in fast food. Yay! Getting paid minimum wage, smelling like grease and serving poisonously fatty food to toxically fat people!
  • Nurse. I have all kinds of mad respect for nurses. But damn, I couldn't do that job. Poop from patients (both metaphorical and literal), crap from doctors and crap from administration. Joy!
  • Cabbie. I'd be petrified that one of my fares was gonna rob/assault me. Yikes.
  • Day laborer.
  • Cleaner of cat cages.
  • Telemarketer.

Music mix in my hell:
  • Anything by Mariah Carey. She just makes me wanna puke.
  • Musak.
  • Toby Keith.
  • Most pop music aimed at tweens.

President in my hell: Oh, wait, you mean this isn't hell?

Authors in my hell: Most authors of classic literature. Why? 'Cause I read trash. Well, medical literature and trash. But trash nonetheless.

Husbands in my hell:
  • Tom Cruise. Holy crap, he's a freak.
  • John Travolta. Same reason.
  • Woody Harrelson. Raw food? Plueez!
  • Anthony Bourdain. I love the man, he would be great to drink with, but I'm not sure that I would want him for a husband. Unless he took me with him around the world. That might work.
  • George W. Bush. I'd definitely get arrested for spousal abuse.
  • Bill O'Reilly.
Next door neighbors in my hell.
  • Tom Cruise.
  • George W. Bush.
  • Osama Bin Laden.
  • Barbara Streisand.
  • Jeffery Dahmer.
Only activities allowed in my hell:
  • Taking call in the PICU - with the ICU fellow out on transport and the attending sleeping upstairs.
  • Repeating my intern year... over and over.
  • Putting cell phone numbers into my cell phone. Yargh.
  • Cleaning the litter box.
  • Listening to my mother.
  • Listening to my step-mother in-law.
  • P-chem problem sets. Without MathCad.
  • Watching Unbreakable over and over.
And my own addition to the Hell List: Internet Security and Firewalls from Hell
  • Not being able to access my mindspring email.
  • Having the firewall prevent me from even seeing yahoo.com.
  • Having five different passwords on four different renewal cycles.
  • Passwords that must have an exact number of characters.
  • Passwords that won't let me use special characters.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Stolen from Dave!

1) What's in the glove box of your car?

Owner's manual, spare brush. That's about it.

2) Favorite classes in college (or high school):

Anything taught by Anita Tien or David Haines.

3) Shampoo brand:

Pantene for red heads. I really like Aveda, but it's too much money.

4) Favorite piece of furniture you own:

A stainless steel table from Ace Mart Restaurant Supply Company. I really really love that table!

5) Idea of a really good first date:

Uhhh... one with my husband?

6) Favorite fruit:

Blackberries.

7) Pick a passage from a favorite book:

"Why should i give two tugs of a dead dogs cock?" - Spider Jeruselem, Transmetropolitain.

8) What would you eat for dinner if it were your last night on earth?

Local: benjy's - what would depend on the special. I like their crawdad flapjack appetizer. US: Blue Room, Boston, MA. One of their lamb shanks. For sure. International: rissotto in Italy. Oh, oh yeaaaaaah.

9) Free Will or Destiny?

Free will.

10) What would you sing at karaoke?

Apparently, I sing Vanilla Ice. Don't ask.

11) Sweater or Sweatshirt?

Sweater. Preferably cashmere. But not likely.

12) Paris, NYC, Tokyo, or Rio de Janeiro?

Paris. Lovely town, great food, people who appreciate wine. My kinda place.

13) What do you wear to bed usually?

Nothin' Clothes are evil when sleeping.

14) If you dyed your hair, what colour would you dye it?

Purple.

15) If you went back to school, what would you study?

Less freaking chemistry. More history and possibly Spanish.

16) Gum or mints?

Gum - it's all about the water brash. Water brash is the saliva that you make and then swallow by chewing gum. The great freaking thing about water brash is that it is alkaline... which helps with my heartburn. Yay!

17) Recurring nightmares?

None. At least not any more. Which is nice.

18) Age & location of first kiss?

Sixth grade in Nancy's back yard. Yes, truth or dare was involved.

19) Describe your favourite pair of shoes:

A pair of Steve Madden black cowboy boots that I bought in Boston for fifty bucks. Aww yeah. They have these great pointed toes.

20) What movie/tv character do you feel like you relate to most?

Sometimes I feel like Meg from Family Guy, and sometimes I feel like that bitchy ER chief (the one with the red hair and the cane) from the show, eh, ER.

21) First CD purchase:

Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet. 80's hairband goodness. So yummy.

22) First concert:

Huey Lewis and the News. No idea what year, but I know that my dad had to drive me.

23) Do you like camping?

Yes, but I haven't been in years. Who knows if I would like it now that I'm all adult and stuff.

24) If you were doomed to be mauled to death by an animal, what animal would you prefer that to be?

Dolphins. As long as they were singing, "So long and thanks for all the fish" from the Hitchhiker's Guide.

25) Do you/would you own a gun?

Hell no. Especially not a handgun. Maybe if I lived in Maine and knew how to shoot, dress and cook deer meat I would get a shotgun. But handguns are only used to kill people, which I just can't agree with.

26) What religion would you like to know more about:

None of them, really. At least not in the 'I think I want to join this religion' kinda way. I'm curious about other people's beliefs... but I'm not looking to change my personal belief system.

27) Favourite food as a kid:

Filet mignon. Seriously.

28) How many languages do you speak?

One sorta well - that would be English. I used to be fluent in German, but that's gone. I can do a reasonable history and physical exam in Spanish, but let me tell ya, my grammer isn't so great.

29) If you were a natural disaster, would you be a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake?

Earthquake.

30) If you could make one state in the US just go away, which state would that be?

Possibly South Dakota, but maybe my current state... Texas.

31) How many prescriptions do you take?

I'm supposed to be taking three, but I'm currently only on two. Oh well.

32) Lake or Ocean?

Ocean. For sure. I like them boats on that there ocean... but I'm not a beach. I'm a snow person. Oh well, my love for the ocean will go unfulfilled.

33) What is the worst lie you've ever told to get out of work, (and don't say you've never lied to get out of work, because that my friend is a lie and you know it)?

Food poisoning. Yeah, right.

34) Do you carry a backpack, a satchel or "man bag", tote bag, brief case, or a backpack on wheels?

Backpack. And no, I don't have a man bag 'cause I'm not a man. At least last time I checked.

35) Have you ever been arrested/cited for anything other than traffic violations?

Yes.

36) Would you ever move for/with a significant other?

Yes - it might happen in the next two years as a matter of fact. Well, I won't be moving to find my man, but 'cause he kinda wants to go back east. Yup.

37) What was the weirdest thing you had to dissect for biology?

Well, I dissected a human in med school. Does that count?

38) Would you ever consider spending some time at a nudist colony?

Probably not. I'm waaaaaaaaaay too pale.

39) Best thing you can cook?

Either my mushroom risotto, or my lasagne. My husband says risotto or lasagne or my shepherd's pie.

40) If you were going to donate 1000 dollars to a charity, what would that be?

Red Cross or Hope and Healing in Memphis. The folks there do really good work.

I tag Eileen!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Yay - I got tagged

I AM: a wife, a doctor, a daughter, an avid reader and a big time procrastinator.

I WANT: whirled peas. Actually, I want my dad back. Barring that, a plasma screen or LCD flatpanel TV would be nice.

I WISH: my mother didn't have short term memory issues / episodes of delirium.

I HATE: stupid people. Example - there was a case of rabies diagnosed in our PICU recently. Now, when exposed to droplets from a rabies patient, you need to get the rabies vaccine. 'Cause rabies is 100% fatal. We don't got no meds to treat that sumbitch! So getting the vaccine is important, right? So when the doc who needed the vaccine was told that he couldn't get it that Friday (and the employee health office wasn't open on Saturday) 'cause the tech had to go to freaking LensCrafters (!) I was a little upset on his behalf. That is just blatant negligent supidity. And carelessness. Oh - and incompetence too!

I MISS: Boston. I wish it wasn't so darn expensive up there.

I FEAR: that I'll disappoint my husband or fail a patient. I fear I won't pass the pedi boards.

I HEAR: Alton Brown on Iron Chef America. It's battle goat cheese. Bobby Flay just screwed something up and is starting a dish over. Bad omen.

I WONDER: if I can find a copy of the Element 'I pinch' commercial somewhere on the internet. I LOVE that ad.

I REGRET: not voting in the last primary. I can't complain if I didn't vote.

I AM NOT: daintly or tactful. This is sometimes a problem.

I DANCE: like a goth.

I SING: poorly, but very enthusiastically.

I CRY: at commercials. Sad, but true. (Just ask the husband - he's seen it!)

I AM NOT ALWAYS: nice. But that isn't news to anyone.

I MADE: chicken stock today. I love my pressure cooker.

I WRITE: admission notes, progress notes, ER notes, pediatric mock codes and this blog. I used to write well, but now what I write usually resembles alphabet soup.

I CONFUSE: TTP with ITP - it's a medical thing. I also confuse Francis with Keith. Oops.

I NEED: money. But who doesn't?

I SHOULD: study more.

I START: a new job in August. Yikes.

I FINISH: fiction (particularly romance novels) very very quickly.

I TAG: Nobody - 'cause everyone I know who blogs has either done this or doesn't do these lists. (Hi Dave!) I would tag my husband, but he doesn't blog. Yet (he says).

Friday, May 05, 2006

Apparently, I'm a bad girl.

So I stole a Dante's Inferno quiz from Eileen's blog... she landed in the 2nd level of hell. I didn't do quite as well -

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Seventh Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScore
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)Very High
Level 7 (Violent)Extreme
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)Very High
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)Moderate

Take the Dante's Divine Comedy Inferno Test

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Theft!

Something else I stole from Karla... I plan on being her vice chair in the campaign for world domination. I'm bringing the punch and pie!



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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Tagged again

Four Jobs You’ve Had In Your Life:

- coffee shop girl
- chemistry lab gofer
- secretarial temp
- doctor

Four Movies You Could Watch Over And Over:

- Serenity
- Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2
- Sin City
- X-men 1 & 2

(Okay, that's six, but sequels and two part movies don't count, damn it!)

Four Places You’ve Lived:

- St. Louis, MO
- Bonstetten, Switzerland (near Zurich)
- Boston, MA
- Houston, TX

Four TV Shows You Love To Watch:

- Firefly
- Dirty Jobs
- Mythbusters
- Good Eats

Four Places You’ve Been On Holiday:

- Steamboat Springs, CO
- New York, NY
- Whistler-Blackcomb, BC
- Rome, Italy

Four Blogs You Visit Daily:

- The Texpatriate
- Go Fug Yourself
- blogography
- Weenie

Four Of Your Favorite Foods:

- wild mushroom rissotto
- filet mignon
- lamb shanks from the Blue Room in Boston
- Ted Drewes frozen custard in St. Louis

Four Places You’d Rather Be:

- Steamboat Springs, CO
- Boston, MA
- my bed
- Kilkenny, Ireland

Four Albums You Can’t Live Without:

- NIN, Broken
- Unwritten Law, Here's to the Mourning
- Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
- Ray Corvair Trio, Slick 50

Four Vehicles I’ve Owned:

- 1993 Dodge Dakota 4x2 pickup truck - that sucker could fishtail like nothin' else!
- 1986 Toyota Camry
- 1999 GTI VR6
- 2002 Subaru WRX wagon

Now, if I can just get the stinking intern to sign out, I would be able to go home. And nap. Which would be good.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Stealing again

Stealing a MEME from Karla who stole it too. Aww yeah!

A - Accent: I've actually somewhat of a vocal chameleon; at its roots my accent is midwestern, but there are liberal doses of Boston (Baw-ston) and Houston thrown in. With a little bit of lowland Scots.
B - Breakfast: Not so much. A latte, at most.
C - Chore you hate: Mopping. When employed as a camp counselor, I used to do Whippets to get over the pain of mopping. When I worked at a coffee shop, I would offer to clean the fridge (which was truly truly nasty - ask anyone who've every worked food service, they'll tell you!) to get out of mopping. Now I have a machine that mops. Mildly better.
D - Dad's name: B. Clare. Don't ask me what the B. stands for.
E - Essential everyday item: Coffee. Or maybe toilet paper.
F - Flavor ice cream: Ben & Jerry's cookie dough - yum.
G - Gold or silver? White gold, platinum or silver.
H - Hometown: St. Louis, MO
I - Insomnia: Not often. With my schedule, I pretty much sleep whenever my head hits the pillow.
J - Job title: Pedatric Resident.
K - Kids: Not yet - check back later.
L - Living arrangements: Townhome in one of the funky areas of Houston with my man (yes, I'll go girlfriend!), two cats and 20+ fish. And no, they don't eat each other. Well, the fish eat other fish, but the cats generally leave anything outside of the Felis silvestris catus alone. Unless, of course, they find a cockroach or a lizard. Them's good eats, damn it!
M - Mom's birthplace: Georgia or Michigan - honestly I'm not sure!
N - Number of significant others: I've loved three men - one with unrequited long distance passion, one with late teenage puppy love and one I'm still married to.
O - Overnight hospital stays: None yet. Reference K for future plans.
P - Phobia: Heights. I'm really trying to get over this one, but so far no go. George Bush.
Q - Queer?: No, but it would have been nice in college.
R - Religious affiliation: Atheist. I didn't go running back to 'God' when my dad died, so I figure that the athesim is going to stick.
S - Siblings: None by blood. I've known my best for 'round about 20 years, so we count each other as sisters.
T - Time you wake up: Next month 6am. Argh. But still civilized. Anything before 5:30am isn't civilized.
U - Unnatural haircolors you've worn: Blue, purple, red (think fire-engine), pink, yellow, blue.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: Beets. I don't care if they are a natural source of sugar - they're nasty.
W - Worst habit: Forgetting to pay bills. Bad bad doctawife. Bad doctawife.
X - X-rays you've had: Dental (4 views), chest (2 views - showed viral process vs. RADE), right foot (three views with an obvious 5th metatarsal fracture ~ 4cm in length)
Y - Yummy: Coffee, risotto, my bread, beef, martinis, Wendy's crack nuggets, sushi, La Strada
Z - zodiac sign: Sagitarius, or Fire Dragon by the Chinese system. If I had been born in China, they would have left me out to die. Females aren't supposed to have that particular sign - makes 'em too aggressive.

Go figure.

Saturday, November 26, 2005

I stole this meme from Dave

1. Of all the bands/artists in your cd/record collection, which one do you own the most albums by? Nine Inch Nails. Up until very recently, I was completely compulsive about collecting each "halo" - Trent's cutesy term for anything musical he publishes.
2. What was the last song you listened to? My aunt singing various soul tunes.
3. What’s in your record/cd player right now? I don't use my cd player anymore... but my Shuffle has about 1 gig of random stuff - Franz Ferdinand, NIN, U2, Me First and the Gimmee Gimmees.
4. What song would you say sums you up? Liz Phair's Extraordinary - the line 'average everyday sane pyscho Supergoddess' seems to fit.
5. What’s your favorite local band? Molly and the Ringwalds, an awesome 80's cover band.
6. What was the last show you attended? Some random band on Beale Street in Memphis last night. No idea who they were, but they had pretty good Hendrix covers...
7. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to? Nine Inch Nail's downward spiral tour in February 1995. Close seconds - Hometown Throwdown by the Bosstones in 2001 and U2 Elevation tour just last month.
8. What’s the worst band you’ve ever seen in concert? Collective Soul. So freaking bad I'm astonished they ever got signed.
9. What band do you love musically but hate the members of? Slim Shady. Such a prick, but so talented. Oh well.
10. What show are you looking forward to? Well, I don't have anything planned. We had our excellent concert month last month - U2 and NIN about 10 days apart! Yipee!
11. What is your favorite band shirt? An old NIN shirt from the 1995 tour. It is the only shirt I've ever actually patched. Usually I am so not into the sewing...
12. What musician would you like to hang out with for a day? Bono or Moby.
13. What musician would you like to be in love with for a day? Bono. Or Trent Reznor if I thought he wasn't probably infected with every STD known to man.
14. Metal question-Jeans and Leather vs. Cracker Jack clothes? Jeans.
15. Sabbath or solo Ozzy? Sabbath.
16. Commodores or solo Lionel Ritchie? If I have to answer this, Commadores. But I hate them both.
17. Punk rock, hip hop or heavy metal? Punk! Now fuck off!
18. Doesn’t Primus suck? Of course Primus Sucks; otherwise the end of days would come.
19. Name 4 flawless albums: NIN, downward spiral. NIN, broken (altho it is an EP, so only counts for half). Nirvana, Nevermind. Guns and Roses, Appetite for Destruction.
20. Did you know that filling out this survey makes you a music geek? Yes, I figured that.
21. What was the greatest decade for music? 1995 - 2005.
22. How many music-related videos/dvds do you own? Two.
23. Do you like Journey? Only when really really really really drunk.
24. Don’t try to pretend you don’t! Yeah, painful...
25. What is your favorite movie soundtrack? The Crow.
26. What was your last musical “phase” before you wisened up? Metal. Really, people screaming into a microphone only sounds new and invigorating while teen.
27. What’s the crappiest CD/record/etc. you’ve ever bought? Wham! Yes, I dug that cute George Michael. So sad that he's gay.
28. Do you prefer vinyl or CDs? CD's or iPod. I still like having the CD around 'cause I dig that info jacket. There's cool stuff in there, man!

Monday, November 21, 2005

Quiz-tastic

Okay, so I'm obviously OD'ing on the quiz thing, but hey, when you score as the 'perfect girlfriend' ya gotta brag!

HASH(0x929dc6c)
You are a Perfect Girlfriend! Not too shy, but not
to forward! You are just the right amount! Any
guy would be lucky to find a girl like you to
wrap around their arm.
Quote: To love and be loved is to feel the sun from
both sides. David Viscott


What Kind of GIRLFRIEND are YOU? (with pics)
brought to you by Quizilla

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Fun with Quizzes!

This is a direct steal from karla. (Hi!) But I love this quiz, and I love the result. Why? 'Cause it's true - I'm a died in the wool aetheist. I have been for a while. After I do this, I gotta go see if I'm evil...


You scored as atheism.

atheism


83%

Buddhism


75%

Satanism


71%

Paganism


63%

agnosticism


58%

Judaism


54%

Islam


54%

Christianity


29%

Hinduism


29%

Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
created with QuizFarm.com

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Tagged again

Seven Things Meme

Seven things I plan to do before I die...
1. See Mt. Fuji
2. Start a clinic or foundation for under-insured children.
3. Get my MPH (masters in public health)
4. Have kids.
5. Retire in the mountains and ski all the time.
6. Go to cooking school.
7. Biuld a modern design, eco-friendly house with my husband.


Seven things I can do...

1. Belch louder than any other female I know.
2. Belch louder than most men I know.
3. Take care of asthma
4. Ski
5. Cook well.
6. Make my husband smile.
7. Keep aquarium fish alive.

Seven things I cannot do...
1. Sing
2. Understand why anyone would hit or shake a child.
3. Tolerate dogs.
4. Fake interest when I just don't care.
5. Waterski
6. Skydive - I'm very scared of heights.
7. Do much of anything with my left hand.

Seven things that I find really attractive about the opposite sex...
1. Penises
2. Laughter
3. Kisses with lots of tounge
4. Open-mindedness
5. Bums. Especially bums in a really nice pair of black pants or jeans.
6. Intellegence.
7. Blue eyes.

Seven things I say the most...
1. I love you. (To hubby)
2. My name is Dr. Doctawife, welcome to the hospital, sorry you're here. What brings you in today?
3. Thanks.
4. Did you remember to check on the ... (to my interns)
5. Whatever.
6. This is Dr. Doctawife, returning a page.
7. What do you mean, the patient is here (in the ICU)! No-one called to give me check out!

Seven Books I love...
1. Anything by Mercedes Lackey.
2. Most Nora Roberts books.
3. Alll of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
4. The Harriet Lane Handbook for general pediatric reference.
5. Most books by Christine Feehan.
6. Anything by Sherilynn Kenyon.
7. The Texas Childrens Hospital Formulary. I can't do my job without it.

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Gay-o-meter

Check it out.

I am 56% gay. Apparently, this means I'm well adjusted.

Go figure.

Friday, June 17, 2005

Ouch! I'm it!

Have you ever?

1. Snuck out of the house........ yes - I was 16 and my 70+ year old deaf grandmother was 'watching' me while my parents were on vacation. Needless to say, he wasn't worth the effort.

2.Gotten lost in your city......... Not lost like I can't get home, lost. Lost like I can't find where I'm going? Yes.

3. Seen a shooting star.......... It's hard not to in Iceland, where I went on vacation.

4. Been to any other countries besides Canada.... Yes. (though why Canada?) I have been to Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Spain.

5. Had a serious surgery........ Nope, but I've seen quite a few.

6) Gone out in public in your pajamas....... Wasn't that one of the whole points of college?

7) Kissed a stranger........... Nah, but I have hope.

8) Hugged a stranger......... Do patients count?

9) Been in a fist fight........ A fight? Not so much. Kicked someone in the nuts? Sure.

10)Been arrested.......... Does getting harrassed for suspected shoplifting count?

11) Laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose...... Often. Beer, too.

12)Pushed all the buttons on an elevator........ Only people under three are allowed to do this, and then only once.

13) Swore at your parents......... Yup, and they swore back. And then we kissed and made up, so it is all good.

14)Been in love....... Yes

15)Been close to love....... Yes - isn't this automatic given that I've been in love? Doncha have to get close to love before you can get to love?

16) Been to a casino......... Yes

17) Been skydiving.......... Hell NO. Never, never, never, never, never.

18)Skinny dipped........... Yeah. So has my hubby. He was the hero of the lake, saving gorgeous lesbians left and right. (More on that in another post...)

19)Skipped school........... Yes. Again, wasn't that one of the major points of college?

20) Seen a therapist........ Heck yeah. Therapy is good.

21) Done the splits........... Briefly, I was a gymnast. The splits stuck with me longer than most of the other gymnastic type skills.

22) Played spin the bottle........... Again, the college thing.

23) Gotten stitches.......... In my lip. Very freaky to watch the needle go into and out of my face without feeling it. Gotta love lidocaine.

24) Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.......... Yuck, no.

25) Bitten someone........... Heck yeah! Must mark mate...

26) Been to Niagara Falls........ No, sadly.

27) Gotten the chicken pox....... Nope, thank God. I love them vaccines!!

28) Kissed a member of the same sex....... Yah, well, when spin the bottle is played with a mixed croud, same sex kissing is fairly guaranteed.

29) Crashed into a friend's car........ Nope. Not even my husband's.

30) Been to Japan......... I really want to see Mt. Fuji, but I haven'y gotten there yet.

31) Ridden in a taxi............ Yes - who hasn't?

32) Been dumped........... Yes, but not since I was 18, when I started dating my husband.

33) Shoplifted............Um, yes. I was being harassed on suspicion of shoplifting, and um, well, I was. Oops...

34) Been fired............. Nope.

35) Had a crush on someone of the same sex......... Yes. Again, a college right of passage.

36) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back........... Yup. He was dreamy and moody.

37) Gone on a blind date............. No.

38) Lied to a friend............... Nothing more than a white lie. If someone calls and wakes you up from sleep and you really don't want to be up, but you know that s/he is calling from a million time zones away, are you really gonna say "yes" when s/he asks if they woke you up from sleep?

39) Had a crush on a teacher............ No.

40) Celebrated Mardi-Gras in New Orleans........... No.

41) Slept with a co-worker............ No

42) Seen someone die............ Yes. it sucked.

43)Had a close friend die........... No

44) Been to Africa............ No

45) Driven over 400 miles in one day........... Yes. Who wrote these questions? New Yorkers?

46)Been to Mexico.......... Yes.

47) Been to India............. No

48) Been on a plane............ Yeah - I hate take off and landing, but I get over it.

49) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show............. Sweet transvestite....

50) Thrown up in a bar.......... In the restroom, yes. Actually while at the bar, no.

51) Purposely set a part of myself on fire............ Hair, yes. Anything fleshy? No.

52) Eaten sushi.......... As often as possible.

53) Been skiing/snowboarding............. Skiing since I was 3.5 years old. I snowboarded for a couple years and just decided to stick with skiing. I don't have enough time to split my snowsports.

54) Lost a child............. On the job, well, yes. Kids die at work. My own child? Don't have any yet.

55) Gone to college/university............ Yes

56) Graduated college/university............. Yes.

57) Fired a gun.................Yes and I am a very poor shot.

58) Purposely hurt yourself................. I've going skiing on an injured knee, so you could say I kept on hurting myself. But damn, I was having too much fun.

59) Taken painkillers............... Oh yeah.

60) Been intimate with someone of the same gender............... No.

I tag Eileenie-weenie.