Nice Leotard

I have a pretty awesome Advanced Physiology teacher (and I am clearly not the only one who thinks so, as evidenced by her facebook fan club). She is really good at explaining her material and she is also very good about incorporating technology into her lesson plans to keep us all engaged. She was the one who posted the Mouse Party link for us before the first test and then, before the last test (which included the respiratory system), she sent us this talk by David Blane discussing how he trained to hold his breath for 17 minutes (VERY cool if you have 20 minutes to kill). She even goes so far as to record her lectures and then post them on iTunes for us to download and re-watch in case we miss something during lecture. So clearly this lady is on top of things in the IT department which is why it was hilarious when this slide popped up during her lecture last week:Before she put it up she explained that she can't bring herself to update it because it is just so ridiculous. For the record, the lady in the diagram does not need to be lying down to get the point of this slide across, there is also no reason for her to be in workout gear - especially not zebra print workout gear. But I can see how this one would be hard to part with.

Some NYC Volley

L to R: Andy, Alvin, Paige, Mike

I overheard one of the guys in my anesthesia program (Alvin) talking about a beach volleyball league that he plays in on Wednesday nights (the conversation went something along the lines of "I have a game tonight but I don't think I can go because I have to study" booooo. this is the story of my life right now) and I told him that I had played in California and to keep me in mind if his team ever needed a sub. Well we have a lull in tests this week before finals (a calm before the storm, if you will) and the two girls that play on his team are out of town so he asked if I wanted to play and I jumped at the chance! Who knew I would ever have the opportunity to play beach volleyball again?! Now I can't wait to teach them how to play Ace...

So Many Greens

Dad and Julie were in town last weekend and they brought me this goodie basket:Note that it is literally a basket. After taking a look at the pic, I realized that I took it of the back but I was a bit overwhelmed by the cornucopia, especially the mystery veggie on top that is roughly the same diameter and length as my calf (right down to the cankels). I have been diligently eating my way through it this week, slow and steady wins the race (thats what I keep telling myself anyway).

Meet the Chans

Dad and Julie drove down this morning for brunch with Sheldon's parents - we ate dim sum for 2+ hours and I am worried that I may explode.

Bryant Park Movie

Katherine and Sheldon pulled off our best hang-out/date night with me as the third wheel so far tonight with a movie on the lawn in Bryant Park! We watched The French Connection and picnicked (thanks for making such good food guys!) complete with scotch-o-roos... Mom, eat your heart out:

4th of July at Put

I escaped from school to spend the holiday weekend up with Dad and Julie. I can't believe it has only been a month since I was last there because the plants in the garden have exploded with growth since then - I especially enjoyed all the raspberries we picked, ate and made into sherbet! I took the train up on Friday morning and Friday afternoon we went to a local rodeo, Saturday we went to a flea market where we got a mermaid statue for the swimming hole and a swinging chair/table contraption for out at the lake and then on Sunday we had a picnic on the deck with Rob and his brother and brother's wife. Rob's brother's wife, Angel, made homemade bread, butter and cheese - I ate so much of this that I almost had to neglect the chicken (which was one of the meat birds Dad and Julie raised last year), the raspberry sherbet and the blueberry and fig pie Rob made... it was a feast!