good, bad and ugly

the least looked forward to event of the year has now come and gone...the packing up and the storing of all accumulated junk and good stuff alike....in a marathon 3 day session of swearing, frustration, and a half way decent blamefest. a big shout out to bryce who helped hugely and who we owe more than a lot to.

and then we packed up the gyspy car for reals and headed out, an A & W treat looming on the near horizon to start things off proper.

rolled into Bend at 11pm the nite before starting my next rotation...found the new house that we're renting a room in, unpacked, slept for a few hours, and then attempted to hit the ground running.

and so far, the main point in education here seems to be know your golf courses and fine wines, cause that's your clientele. The more BS the better. I think we spend 10 min of every visit just chit chatting and then 5 min of actual down to business slicing and dicing. one one hand, i love it- there sure are some great characters here. it is gentrified wild west territory with a few hanger's on. On the other hand, BS is not my strongest suit. so...verdict is still out. that, and i haven't been able to touch a patient yet, and I'll be passed around to different preceptors the entire time i'm here, so i'm wondering how that will really work out since no one seems to trust me doing it the right way (their way). Hmm.

on the bright side, the place is super cush, the hours are super cush, and the people are ridiculously nice. every last one of them. even the kids. especially the older crowd. throw in a few cowboys and celebrities, and it keeps things really interesting. not in terms of medicine so much, cause there's only so many warts and acne you can see without getting totally bored, but the stories sure are fun.

top few fun facts i've learned so far this week:

1. Spider bites ususally come in 3's
2. Aspirin would most probably not be legal if it had come out in this day and age
3. (personal favorite serenade from a 93 yr old firecracker today) "if you go forth on the 4th with a fifth, you shall not go forth on the 5th."
4. Penny candy shoppes still exist
5. If you irrigate the desert, ANYTHING will grow there. also, i might have forgotten that scorpions live in the desert. won't be making that mistake again.

am looking forward to having the next few days off to recoup, figure out where i am, find a good swimming hole, and enjoy the biggest beer holiday of the year in a town that reveres the stuff.(even though the head brewer at deschutes has reportedly jumped ship). gotta love small town gossip!