Thursday, January 6, 2011

happy 2011!

first, i have something important to say. immediately start following this blog. http://ajokelife.tumblr.com/ i came across it the other day and it is infinitely better than mine. this guy is hilarious, and he keeps his updates short, sweet, and pretty freaking funny. doesn't hurt that he is also pretty cute haha. i think he is canadian, that must be part of his charm. either way, i am sure he gets e-hit-on aplenty.

damn i am already doing a horrible job of updating this blog. i thought i'd have more time during the holidays, but of course the holidays end up being crazier than regular life, and now i am back to the regular life grind where time is always short, even as a 4th year. if you're not familiar with how medical school works, let me summarize:

pre-med school: you work your ass off in college and/or post-college to get into medical school because it is a hyper-competitive hellhole. (although with the doc shortages nationwide they could probably stand to be less exclusive)
1st and 2nd years: you study your ass off 24/7 as you learn an exorbitant amount of info in too short a time, then binge drink every few weeks after a test, thus wiping your memory clean.
3rd year: you get thrown into the clinical setting, aka the hospitals and the real world, and you learn to play the game of navigating the hospital hierarchy. (think the tv show scrubs)
4th year: you spend the first half stressing about getting a residency position job for after graduation. then once all the applications and interviews are over in the second half you turn off your brain until graduation.

this being early january, most of my fellow 4th years are finishing up interviews and getting ready to check out mentally, if they haven't already. it's funny because whereas in 3rd year, you are so worried about making a good impression and looking like the model student to get a good grade, in 4th year you really couldn't care less and you're just trying to scheme ways out of work ASAP. anyway, i have a few interviews left and i am almost ready for my turn to check out, but not quite there yet.

as far as other stuff, i am still paranoid as hell i have HIV. haven't had any more alarm symptoms, but of course that means nothing. i actually have a few new year's resolutions related to my sex life, which i may or may not share in a later post. some of them are hilariously ridiculous that i even have to make a resolution like that, but you can judge for yourself. anyway, that's all i want to say for now. gotta work on keeping these damn entries short!

2 comments:

  1. happy new years bud! hope it was a good one!

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  2. Your entries...the longer & the more salacious they are, the better they are!

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