For the past two weeks, I thoroughly enjoyed working in the county hospital's emergency department. Baylor started a new emergency medicine program, and I was lucky to have rotated through the service with truly amazing attendings. I had several 8- and 12-hour shifts filled with quite a variety of patients. I had the opportunity to suture (on a real, live patient for the first time!), insert a urinary catheter (I'm sure the allure of this will fade rapidly), insert an NG tube (in a very combative HIV+ patient), perform a pelvic exam (good prep for my ob/gyn rotation in the spring), staple a guy's head (the attending insisted that we didn't need local anesthetic), and more!
I also became intermittently nocturnal. It was tough to try to sleep during daylight, but I had some tricks up my sleeve. On the night before my 7pm-7am Halloween shift, I stayed up late for a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show with Sarah. I've been meaning to go for about seven years now, and I am glad I finally made it to the ridiculously risque show. Quite eccentric! I don't think I'll be renting the movie in my spare time, but now I am kind of in awe of Tim Curry.
In a sad break from tradition, I went to see the latest Pops concert without my built-in dates, the Scullys. Interestingly, I wasn't alone for long because headliner Chris Botti called down a group of high school trumpeters to take their empty seats in the front row (Brandi and Peter's unknowing contribution to the future of music... the boys left gasping that it was the best night of their lives!). I was incredibly impressed with Mr. Botti- one of People's Most Beautiful who had the coolness of Sting with a hint of a David Bowie smirk. All the after-show hubbub prevented me from getting one of my standard post-show meet-and-greet photo ops, but Botti did sign my CD-DVD combo pack. It was a fun night but could have been taken up a notch with my symphony sidekicks (who will hopefully get to enjoy their signed DVD at home as a consolation).
When I wasn't sleeping or seeing patients or show-going, I tried to be a model citizen. I voted early (please take note, Bristol Palin). I recycled. I did laundry. I cleaned my room. Pretty impressive, eh? I also went to the Menil for a book signing. Amy, who works at the museum, totally hooked me up for this swanky shindig. We heard a few readings from
Art and Activism, the literary collaboration on the lives of John and Dominique de Menil. Some of the contributors were present to sign the book. I still need to get Amy's signature because she had a hand in the publication as well!
I also became intermittently nocturnal. It was tough to try to sleep during daylight, but I had some tricks up my sleeve. On the night before my 7pm-7am Halloween shift, I stayed up late for a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show with Sarah. I've been meaning to go for about seven years now, and I am glad I finally made it to the ridiculously risque show. Quite eccentric! I don't think I'll be renting the movie in my spare time, but now I am kind of in awe of Tim Curry.
In a sad break from tradition, I went to see the latest Pops concert without my built-in dates, the Scullys. Interestingly, I wasn't alone for long because headliner Chris Botti called down a group of high school trumpeters to take their empty seats in the front row (Brandi and Peter's unknowing contribution to the future of music... the boys left gasping that it was the best night of their lives!). I was incredibly impressed with Mr. Botti- one of People's Most Beautiful who had the coolness of Sting with a hint of a David Bowie smirk. All the after-show hubbub prevented me from getting one of my standard post-show meet-and-greet photo ops, but Botti did sign my CD-DVD combo pack. It was a fun night but could have been taken up a notch with my symphony sidekicks (who will hopefully get to enjoy their signed DVD at home as a consolation).
When I wasn't sleeping or seeing patients or show-going, I tried to be a model citizen. I voted early (please take note, Bristol Palin). I recycled. I did laundry. I cleaned my room. Pretty impressive, eh? I also went to the Menil for a book signing. Amy, who works at the museum, totally hooked me up for this swanky shindig. We heard a few readings from Art and Activism, the literary collaboration on the lives of John and Dominique de Menil. Some of the contributors were present to sign the book. I still need to get Amy's signature because she had a hand in the publication as well!
2 comments:
Another action-packed blog, Bubba! Chris Botti is terrific - you're lucky you got to see him.
We love the cd! You are the best!
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