adventures in librarying

if forgot how inspiring spending hours upon hours of time in the library can be. it gives you time to think uninterrupted thoughts, and to stare out the window at bare tree branches and clouds. you know you've spent too much time in a) the library and b) in school when you start to stare at what's written on the desk of your cubicle, and you realize that you know what the person was studying - and all that are written are the first letters of a list and numbers. oh, corticosteroids - how i long for the days of third year when things were uncomplicated.

and i realized today that i am thankful for modern civilization. mostly what i mean by that, is that i'm thankful that there are bathrooms. i realized after i chugged my tim horton's coffee (and had to pee about every 30mins after it) that if there were no bathrooms around, things would be nasty. i figured that the only thing better than bathrooms right by the library, would be if i could get an iv line set up with tim hortons flowing directly into my circulation, and a catheter coming out the other end so i'd never had to get up. i could go all day and all night with no stopping.

you know...just like celine...when she drove all night...to get to you...

and i was at stm for lunch, eating a yummy sandwich/salad when i saw this dude that i used to swim with like ten years ago. the funny thing is, the first thing that pops into my mind is, 'hey! it's belly button bob!' i realize that makes me sound nuts, but it all stems from this one meet, where my dad drew a face on jeff's belly button, and belly button bob was born. oh, the things that one remembers.

in other news, i won a book from the university bookstore today. i love entering random contests, forgetting about them, and then winning them. turns out i am now the proud owner of 'lemony snickett's ominous omnibus' - aka the first three books in the series. perfect. i now have a book to read on the way home. but what a strange thing to win from your university bookstore, huh? you think it would be something more educational, like 'the history of plankton', or 'a dummy's guide to pet rocks'.

and lastly, i got yet another hospital interview today. chalk that up to four: bc-3, ontario-1. let's hope that i can at least squeeze one residency out of the bunch.

okay, that was pretty much the most random post ever. but when you do nothing but study all day, you don't have the brain power to dress yourself properly, much less organize your thoughts.

now, back to the books and listening to the fantastical crooning of neil diamond. (which reminds me of when i was driving with my friend e the other day, and said 'i love neil diamond' to which she replied, 'i know you do. you say that all the time.') but i do. neil diamond, i choo choo choose you!