Devastated!

So I was watching the finale of 24. The episode was great. The tension was building. My heart was pounding. It went to the final commercial break before the last 10 minutes. BAM!! My power went out. There was a storm that hit the night before during the Lost finale and I worried about the power going out, but it didn't. So when a lesser storm hit the next night, I didn't really think about it, but sure enough I had to wait until the next morning to watch the end on Hulu, but it wasn't the same. I was totally devastated. I slept horrible that night. Yep, I'm a loser.

What Do I Do Now?

Over the next 2 days, my 2 favorite TV shows of the year and of the last several years are coming to an end. I haven't been at such a crossroads in my life since they cancelled Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars in the same season a few years back.

Tonight Lost ends. The thing I love about Lost is that its so different. There's never really been a TV show like it. They've tried to reproduce it's success with various shows over the last few years and they always fizzle out. The beauty of the show is that they took the first year to introduce each character by devoting an entire episode to them. The characters were unique and fascinating. As they introduce them, they started weaving a complicated mythology into the show. The beauty of the mythology is that they never really give you answers. They make you think you're getting the answers because they're showing you things you've always wondered about, but they never actually reveal any truths. And if they actually do, 20 other questions pop up. They never catered to the people that stopped watching because they weren't getting answers (i.e. the dumb ones). It always stayed unique and original and that's why I love Lost.

Tomorrow night, 24 ends. While Lost changed TV 6 years ago, 24 did it 8 years ago (actually 9 including the one year it wasn't on due to the writer's strike). They made a show in real time in which each episode represents one hour in a certain crazy day. This had never been done before either. I don't know if I've ever seen a show that made my heart race as much as 24. Where I literally cheered on the hero (and Tony Almaeda when he rescued the hero). That hero is Jack Bauer, possibly the coolest character ever created. He cut off a man's head! He shot a man's wife to get information from the man (later done in the movie Taken)! This season he killed a guy with an axe to the chest! I'm sorry to see the show go, especially because it's having one of its best years ever. This season has been full of surprises and is still as exciting as it ever has been. Plus Jack in full body armor attacking a ex-president's cavalcade with a semi-automatic machine gun (one of my favorite moments ever).

So goodbye Lost. Goodbye 24. I don't know what I'll do without you.

Bring on the Vaginas!

I just completed my Pediatrics rotation. I held on for the first 5 weeks of the rotation without getting sick and then, like a moron, I cursed myself and told people how I didn't get sick the whole rotation. Tada! I got a URI during the last week of my rotation (that's Upper Respiratory Infection or lots of snot in my nose for those of you not medically inclined).
It was a good rotation. I rotated with James Simmons, MD. He's a great doctor and a lot of fun, mostly because he just teases everyone relentlessly. He wasn't able to completely break me of my uptightness (I just can't get comfortable with this being a doctor thing), but he did get me to briefly display my rapping skills.
My favorite moment was when a 6-year old patient was checking out and Dr. Simmons came up to me and told me that this kid had a girlfriend with a bald spot and that the boy liked to suck his thumb and rub her bald spot. That in and of itself is hilarious. The the kid retaliated and said "yeah, well I saw your wife and...". I didn't hear the rest because I was laughing hysterically as Dr. Simmons pointed out to the boy that his wife was standing right there. The boy bolted out of the office. It was fantastic.
Next up 6 weeks of OB/GYN. I'll be sure to let everyone know whether I pass out or vomit at any point during this rotation

TV Quote of the Week

"So you like show tunes. It doesn't mean you're gay, it just means you're awful" - Sue (Glee) - Its funny cause its true

Runner-up: "Just to be clear, I'm not condoning eating your kids, but I sure as heck know why giraffes do it" - Phil (Modern Family)

Nephews

Here are some pictures of my nephews I took while I was in Arizona

Axl


Preston


Tustin


Ryan


Paris with Preston, Ryan and Tustin