June 26, 2004
I must be a good cook
So we’ve had a few people over lately and every time, someone asks for a recipe. Which is always a good, snuggly feeling. So, in the spirit of sharing, I’ve posted a few of those recipes. Just click below to read them. Most of them are from cookbooks, but with my own modifications, so I’ve tried to mark where the discrepancies lie. Happy Cooking!
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Out on my own...
It’s a surreal feeling to be told that you are ready to be on your own. After an undergraduate degree, 4 years of medical school and 3 years of an intense apprenticeship in emergency medicine, I am now ready to strike out on my own. One day a resident, the next an attending physician in emergency medicine. I have finished the hardest job I have ever had. My job defined my identitiy in its scope, long hours, pressure and stress. It also was a time of exponential learning—some in the heat of the fire, some by study, some from the pearls of my mentors. It was a time of great pressure to perform, listening to the stories of patients, fighting of lack of sleep and long hours to think clearly, and laughing with the staff in the ED. My apprenticeship created the foundation upon which I will practice my field likely for my entire career. It just seems surreal that I have been preparing for my entire life to be a practicing physician in emergency medicine and now that it’s finally come, there are no fireworks, no drumroll…just memories, experiences, a foundation of knowledge…and the approval of my mentors. Now I look foreward to a career of emergency medicine with a different set of challenges, joys, and sorrows. Here I go..out on my own.
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Crafterhours...and an amazing discovery
Last night was crafterhours at JW, which unlike last time, did not go on too late into the night. There were a lot of us there and a few new people, which is always cool.
We had a real live knitting teacher this time, and she is amazing. But while I was talking with her before we started, I made an amazing discovery—I have been knitting wrong all of these years!
I know, it is shocking! The really bad thing is that I’ve taught several people to knit, and now they’re all knitting wrong too. What I do really isn’t that bad—it’s even written into some patterns, which is how I disovered it.
It was a slightly humbling experience, but I feel like a better person for it. I am already planning for my first knitting project done completely right! Too bad for the finger puppets.
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June 25, 2004
they're just so freakin' cute
I made these “finger puppers” thanks to Knitty.com.
Left to Right (in case you can’t tell): Lamb, Pig, Bird, Elephant.
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June 23, 2004
Welcome to the Revolution
I am down but not out. I have been crawling my way back to health after a stint of the worst sickness I have suffered through in a long time. Now I remember what is like to be on the other side of the doctor patient relationship. Now that the fevers have cleared it’s on to much cooler things. Like our new Powerbook G4 that came in the mail yesterday. I have always been a PC (pee cee according to Tim Samoff) user but after some extensive research I kissed pc use goodbye and said hello to the mac. I love how intuitive the controls are. The programs seem to flow seemlessly. I love having a laptop! Well Mac I’m counting on you to restore my faith in all computers again and my love of all things electronic. A new revolution? Maybe not, but for me this is truly a revolutionary idea: a computer that works!
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June 22, 2004
et tu, brutus?
A couple of weeks ago, Rob & I were spotted at Shakespeare in the Park. Unfortunately, it’s not a direct link, so go here. We are the 5th (counting left to right) picture in the Shakespeare in the Park set. Also, in the third picture on the left, is our next door neighbor Danny. Danny got us the royal treatment at the festival, including seats right behind Marilyn Strauss! Thanks Danny! The play this year is Julius Ceasar, and it is excellent. If you haven’t seen it yet, go now!
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June 18, 2004
The story of the elmo bag
Our neice Katelyn’s birthday is coming up soon (the big 2). Last month, out of having nothing better to do, I made a little bag for our other neice, Hanna. I found some Dora the Explorer fabric and made her a bag. It’s got little Doras playing soccer all over it and she calls it her “soccah thang”. Since it turned out to be such a hit, I thought I’d make one for Katelyn too. I decided to make an Elmo bag—she loves Elmo. Unfortunately for me, there is no elmo (or any sesame street) fabric to be had. I found this out after we had already promised a bag to Katelyn.
So then it was time to come up with a plan…how to make an elmo bag with no elmo fabric?
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June 14, 2004
Campin Pix!
To see more photos of the women’s retreat, visit here.
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the last hurrah
Six women in our IG went on a camping trip this weekend, while eight men (Rob included) went on a cabin retreat. For me (Erica) it was such an amazing time. We got rained on, made some incredible meals, kayaked around Lake Pomme de Terre, knitted, and mostly talked a lot. We learned a lot about one another, and while we didn’t do anything “spiritual”, I felt such a great sense of joy in community. So when I left my friend Jill’s house yesterday, I was not surprised to feel the sour mixing with the sweet.
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