Furthering My Journey

Hello Readers,

 I have certainly had a lot going on this week ugh! I shouldn't say ugh! Since my life is taking me on yet another incredible journey. I am in a southern city as I write this. All alone in a hotel in the wee hours of the am. I came back to my room yesterday give out, and fell asleep without my dinner. I have traveled here this week to take my boards. I was pretty nervous about having to take the boards over again since I just had surgery to repair a subdural hematoma a couple of months back. Although, I studied before leaving home there was no way to know what questions that would be asked until I started taking the test. I must admit everything has has flowed in to my brain when I needed a answer. haha! I was so worried that I had forgotten everything I had ever learned.

I have found a rather cute cottage here. It is only two bedrooms, but very clean and so much storage space to be a two bedroom. The only flaws the place has is that both bathrooms has standard size tubs, but I take showers so that shouldn't be a problem. The tubs are good ones that are without seams, and has a place to hold shampoos and soaps bottles etc. The tubs also have handle on each of them, but I am use to a big tub and separate shower. So I suppose I will be roughing it for the next year until I return home.

 

I thought that I would be able to return home, but Georgia hospitals seem to be filling up, but I have now applied for a peds position once my fellowship is completed.   

INFERNO by Dan Brown Revised

Warning: Spoiler Alert!

1) I have seen that the primary figure in most of the action novels is a stand-in for the author. It is loosely based on the author or rather what he would like to be or thinks of himself. He is almost perfect, the women just love him. He escapes capture and defeat in the (n-1) th second. "Handsome face", "couldn't help liking the Harvard professor" are oft repeated.

2) The antagonist is deeply troubled by overpopulation and asks some pertinent questions but that plot is completely muddled up by introducing this concept of superhuman by the same set of people who want to alter gene sequences (YAWN)
And without doubt, I was rooting for them and when I knew the virus/bacterium had already been released that will make one-third of the earth's population infertile, my heart sang. YES!!

3) In Angels and Demons and Da Vinci code, the plot was clear. It unraveled well, with one plot leading o another. Here, so much of the symbolism goes over my head, I am unable to recall one clear

4) Brown has actually done a product placement in his book! What the.. No, I am not going to repeat it.

5) The writers should be taken to task for allowing such huge repetitions. Now, come on! The Guardian's review of the book had me LMAO.


http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/19/dan-brown-inferno-review

Fiddlers Green Melody

I LOVE THIS!

Go!!!! 102 Year Old Dorothy Custer Base Jumps!

This lady truly inspires me. She lives outside the box and I can't wait to see what she does for her 103rd "Birthday"

Note to self: Steps to work towards this:

1) Don' t die (so far, so good)

2) Don't break your spinal cord or injure major body organs (Not assured for even the next 5 mins)

3) Go organic (Scouting affordable stores in Bangalore)

4) Hata yoga & Pranayam (Isha)

5) Work on functional fitness (trek ready anytime of the year, ready to haul saaku muttai if needed)

6) Keep the mind light and agile and happy, no grudges

7) Laugh 90% of the days (cheat by watching sitcoms, its ok), Music

8) Have great friends/spouse/children, but be awesome on your own!

9) Dedicate every cell of your being to work FOR something (pays - fine, doesn't pay - better)

10) Kiss a Dog/Kitten/Hamster everyday

The other bigger one cannot be belittled by putting it in some list. That is on irrespective of sickness and weakness. (Hint: SJV)

GO, DOROTHY GO!!!!!

YOU GO GIRLS

This is incredible I have never saw a jump of this magnitude. I would love to be right in the center joined hands with others and feeling the adrenaline rush that comes with skydiving. I am defiantly putting this maneuver on my bucket list.    

Early Morning Departure.

Today, I depart for North Carolina, and I was wide awake before the alarm went off. I was so tired I went to bed early last night and I woke up around 3am although, I had the alarm set for 4am since I have a early flight. Yesterday, I found myself getting nervous about my interview, but today I am fine and feeling confident. I have been apartment hunting online and I think I have found just what I need and the virtual tour if it is really the apartment is stunning and I love the layout. I need to call the agent today as a matter of fact.

Here is a early morning picture of me spending a little alone time with Cara before I leave. Andrea is going to take care of my beloved pets while I am away. I cannot run yet since I am healing from surgery, but I am going for a brisk walk before my shower.

POET AFTER MIDNIGHT

Poets will go on and on

They have the stamina to fight

After all the rest have gone

Some praise Chaucer, some praise Donne

Living rivals are heaped with spite

Poets will go on and on

Being brief is seldom done

They drone their woes into the night

After all the rest have gone

"Publishing is one big con

The money making grip's too tight"

Poets will go on and on

Booker, Costa, Orange won,

For novelists the future's bright

After all the rest have gone

They argue over who should write

They have the stamina to fight

Poets will go on and on

After all the rest have gone

Written by Amber Wilson 2010`