How I Spent my Summer Vacation

The news of the month is that I’ve taken the USMLE Step 1 Boards. I took it on 6-6-06—the same day “The Omen” came out in theaters and every Top-40 morning DJ was freaking out over ‘the end of the world.’ Of course that’s absurd… Hillary Clinton isn’t even in office yet. No, I don’t think the world stopped that day. On the contrary I think the earth’s rotation sped up because it was the shortest 8 hours I’ve ever experienced. I would have liked to have another 20 minutes or so.

The crazy thing about the experience is that I really have no idea how I did. I couldn’t hazard a guess and expect to be within 10 points of my actual score. I don’t receive my score for another 4 weeks or so. So until then, let’s just put the ordeal behind us and focus on summer vacation.

This special edition of the blog is being homegrown from Medford, OR. To add icing to that cake, it’s being written on my bonny-new lappy: a MacBook. It’s a 13” widescreen 2 GHz Intel Core Duo in white. I justified the purchase on the argument that I’d been wanting one for a really long time and waited patiently for the new model. Apparently, in the cage-match of marital finances though, that’s not a good enough reason. So, in diplomatic fashion I explained how it was necessary to study for the Boards (and it was).

I’m fully aware that most of you checking this blog only care about Ella and Ella-related videos. Well, once I figure out how to use iMovie I’ll put together some adorable clips of Ella swimming, Ella playing with the dog, or Ella cooing, eating, drooling, laying quietly—it doesn’t seem to matter—people are captivated by her.