whoa... this beta thing is shiny and new... though I'm not sure about the pink...

AND, Par, imo the links should be more noticeable than they are. the subtle colour change of the text is just too subtle. unless we're looking to covertly link things, which I'm not sure most people are.

I love how bad links (e.g. links that forget the colon in 'http://') send you here. not that it does any of us non-computer-savvy any good, but still... lovely little dose of "this is what you're doing wrong."

Speaking of the Rambo movie, who would like to see it this friday?

It's also $6 for us working stiffs if you see the matinee (7 o'clock show).

Yes it was a good movie, makes you really think about just living life and taking nothing for granted. Just really appreciating everything you can do. Also the imagination of your mind and the power it has. Like Alison said really heavy stuff. Probally my top 10 for the year along with Juno, and No country for old men, still holding a spot for the upcoming Rambo movie.

So, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly was a good movie. not a good movie to go to while trying to ignore a headache (funny how the subject of strokes makes a minor headache seem more, uh, major), but all the same, so well-done, and such an incredible story. (and $6 for students) it's just... heavy.

I wonder if Jean-Dominique Bauby's book is available in English...

Sounds awesome Par, I'm jealous.

Don't worry Par, all this suffering will be all worth it in the end.

The descriptions for the Crossbow and Spear are up.

Go here if you are interested.

I know you were all holding your breath, so rest assured, the baby did come. Trends were bucked (a boy, not a girl) as well as continued (c-section, not vaginal delivery). He also took his sweet time, but I did manage to get home before sun-up.

Anyway, back to work.

Unforeseen downside of doing an integrated (ie. all areas of medicine at the same time) clerkship: doing all areas of medicine at the same time.

I never really considered that I might have a day that starting with inducing a first-time mother, saw me running between giving a patient with a possible hip fracture her morphine and trying to fit in rounding on my in-patients, and ended with me suturing up some kid's fascia-deep razorblade (?!) wound before going back to assess the first-time mom from the morning to see if she was close to delivering.

I'm tired.

And I'm still waiting for that baby.