Thread Drift

[lph]

I frequent a couple of other forums too. The other two forums are male-dominated, and sometimes I will see threads that I would have replied to but the tone of one of the posters is too gratingly misogynistic or the banter is just a little too testosterone-fueled. Instead of gritting my teeth and posting anyway, or wading in ready for a fight, I just - don't post. My point is really that it isn't a big deal one way or the other. A forum is comprised of whoever happens to be there at the moment. I don't have any more or less right to be there than someone else. And if I don't appreciate their tone, or they don't appreciate mine, then we just don't post on the same thread a lot.

I appreciate it when I see someone posting interesting questions and making an effort, but I don't feel obliged to do the same. When I have something to say or ask I'll say it, and if by then there's no-one around to answer, so be it. :-)

[Trek420]

Quick! Everyone view Thread Drift. We're about 9,500 views away from 2,000,000 views! Long live TE. Long live TD.

[OakLeaf]

What lph said. When there was a stalker on this board, as some of you remember, I tried putting him on ignore, but then I'd miss half of what other people were saying to him.

[Blueberry]

What lph said. When there was a stalker on this board, as some of you remember, I tried putting him on ignore, but then I'd miss half of what other people were saying to him.

Apparently I missed this!! Kinda glad.

I have 4 exams in 16 days starting Monday. 3 lecture exams, 1 clinical exam (they schedule that one for you and I got the worst possible date) - oh yes, and a quiz. This is getting a tiny bit excessive. October is my favorite month to be outside, and since the exams are on Mondays (or Wednesday for the last one), it's almost impossible to get out and enjoy the weather.

I'll stop whining now. I love med school - I really do. This just seems like a bit much.

[Crankin]

I think I know who Oak is talking about, but I never saw it as a stalker situation. Maybe I am thinking about the wrong person.
Blueberry, I know hard it must be to be inside studying on these beautiful October days. Can you sneak out for even a 20 minute walk once in awhile?

[snapdragen]

That Mr. person?

[OakLeaf]

You got it. Maybe I'm hypersensitive from my years of working with abused women, but the fact that stayed after several people asked him to leave, but then disappeared from the forum as soon as he'd driven her away, says everything I need to know about it. And, he's the only person I'm aware of that's been explicitly unwelcome here. I can't think what might offend the "conservative Republican" - if that person refused to be on the same forum with out lesbians, that's something else ...

Hang in there Blueberry. (And Crankin is right, some natural light can only help your concentration ...)


Yep, English majors in law school are a dime a dozen. I'm one (double major, English and math). Law is a language art, after all; while there are interpersonal skills that come into play particularly in litigation, most of the nuts and bolts of practicing law have to do with comprehending and manipulating words.

I've got another cold. Sigh. Not too bad, but considering that the last one completely wrecked my training, I don't even know if I'm going to bother to run the half on Sunday or not. Yuk.

[Blueberry]

Blueberry, I know hard it must be to be inside studying on these beautiful October days. Can you sneak out for even a 20 minute walk once in awhile?

I'm definitely keeping some balance - particularly on weekends that aren't exam weekends (but then there are three of them in a row and there goes that...). I'm trying to get outside as much as possible and keeping active as I can. I walk most days, bike some (still working on bike commuting - that's a whole other thread) and usually eat outside if I'm stuck on campus in class all day. Our curriculum is pass/fail (and they really mean it) - with the idea that we can have some balance and have time for clinical work, research, etc. I keep trying to remember that - but going from pre-med (must.make.straight.A's) to passing is OK is an extremely hard transition. I do *know* I retain better with breaks (exercise!) and sleep (sometimes an issue - working on it!).

I'm having a bit of my own injury pity party. I sit on a ball chair. The &$% thing exploded (as in split down the side) the Friday before our Fall break. I landed on my a$$ (no damage there, thankfully), and did *something* to a foot. I thought it was a sprain, did NSAIDS, it got better. Went for a bike ride Sunday (not the first one since it happened, and not far or fast) and though my arch was cramping when I got home. It's back to hurting - from top to bottom but worse on the top. *sigh* I know I *should* go see a doctor. But that's time I could be studying! I'm planning to give it until Monday (after exam 1) - if it's not better, I'll suck it up and go.

At least I finally found the nasal flu vaccine (I have a reaction to that shot and only that shot - my doc thinks a preservative). The danged thing is required for us (makes sense), but they don't have the nasal available (makes no sense).

[rebeccaC]

Quick! Everyone view Thread Drift. We're about 9,500 views away from 2,000,000 views! Long live TE. Long live TD.

did that just cause a 4000+ view increase they should let you do post number 2,000,000

[rebeccaC]

... and I don't see that happening.

that touched….hoping I can find a spark of peace when dealing with issues like that…on both sides of it.

There’s a reasonable public health system there and less expensive than here. Do you think most of the expats are satisfied with their health care issues? Cuba's done a lot of the development of the tropical disease treatment for that area. You are well covered on that!!!

[emily_in_nc]

There’s a reasonable public health system there and less expensive than here. Do you think most of the expats are satisfied with their health care issues? Cuba's done a lot of the development of the tropical disease treatment for that area. You are well covered on that!!!

Yes, I do. From the few folks I have talked to about it plus many forum postings, people here seem very happy with the quality of care they have received and the cost -- and most of these have gone to private physicians/hospitals, not public ones (which are even cheaper but have longer waits and probably not as nice facilities). After getting used to how health care works in the US and Canada, most expats here seem to be very pleasantly surprised with things like $30 doctor visits and cheap meds. Not to mention shorter wait times to get in. And, get this -- quite a few doctors here make house calls!

[Blueberry]

And, get this -- quite a few doctors here make house calls!

That's starting to come back here. I was surprised to learn one of our faculty is in a house call practice!

[Pax]

That would have been so humane when my mom was sick, trying to bundle her up on a freezing cold day to take her to an appointment was just awful.

[Trek420]

did that just cause a 4000+ view increase they should let you do post number 2,000,000

We're at 1,998,161 views. I'm rigging up the confetti so whomever does the 2,000,000th view gets confetti dumped on them wherever in the world you are. They also get 50% off run apparel and accessories .... oh, we all get that right now.

Oak, I think the person who left the forum, stating that she felt unwelcome as a conservative, may have also been somewhat freaked out by lesbians.

Ouch. Please tell him or her "Come back. We don't bite. Well, we won't bite you"

[Pax]

Hopefully it will! I think we reach a point where the gains are so small that it is hard to see them at the time. I hope that is where we both are and a year from now we will be able to look back and breathe a sigh of relief!

I hope you're right, better would be great, but I'll take whatever I can get.