some recent shots of my adorable, trouble-making puppy:

two interesting tidbits about relationships and longevity from one of my physician professors:

• married men live longer than single men, but single women live longer than married women
• and men married to smart women live longer in general!

(these are from studies, not just my imagination!)

I was just walking Bandaid and when I saw my neighbor- confined to a wheelchair, taking the elevator the 4th floor- and it made me a little bit angry. I live in an apartment complex with 6 buildings, which means there are 60 first-floor apartments. Why is she in a 4th floor apartment??

I can think of a thousand “what ifs,” the least of which, the elevators breaking down (it’s happened before here).

It reminded me of my medic days when I was constantly frustrated by houses that are absolutely not conducive to stretcher-usage or fast evacuations. (I’ve even been asked to remove my shoes prior to entering a house!)

I know that, unfortunately, people aren’t always in a financial situation where they can ensure that their living situations are complementary to their health conditions (or otherwise), but I feel that for this woman, at least, something should be (and have been) done.

the oscar mayer weinermobile came to MUSC...without hot dogs :( many of my classmates swarmed to it after class, making for some great humor and comic relief!

birthday celebration!!

Women's Health Fair

pictures from the very successful women's health fair today!!!

from the post & courier, the charleston newspaper:

at the kennel today, the guy in front of me was picking up his fish named wentworth.


cost of boarding a fish?  


$6 a day.

so today I was driving to raleigh listening to podcasts to pass the time.  one was about mirror-image neurons, thought to be responsible for people "feeling" other people's pain.  apparently this is known as synaesthesia, and there are many (over 50) different forms.

the most common type is where people associate colors with letters- so a person might associate the letter "B" with the color red.  one type is called space-time synaesthesia, where people actually "visualize" time.  I TOTALLY HAVE THIS!!  most people report seeing a calendar year, where it "rotates around them" (sounds crazy but it makes complete sense to me, see picture for a clearer idea).

anyway, read more on this BBC site if you're interested:

synaesthesia

or maybe it's just my active imagination...!

INDEED- it IS bacon-flavored vodka.  while purchasing the rum for the cake I overheard another customer asking for the "weirdest" alcohol at the abc store.  


answer?  bacon- and cheeseburger-flavored vodkas.


the worst part was listening to the cashier explain what kind of meals (mostly tailgate-themed, of course) they complemented best.


ok this one looks repulsive as well:

used my first monday after the exam to make a delicious rum cake, one of my grandmother's recipes...


turned out delicious, but I think I may have made the glaze a bit strong!!

what a great outing at charles towne landing in west ashley today!  

pictures are posted on flikr.  here's a preview: