Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Things I am learning from working in ortho...

1. No paragliding, hang gliding, skydiving.
2. No crossing in front of cars.
3. No mixing of meth and jumping 20 feet to the ground, you will most likely fracture both heels and a bunch of other things.
4. No bike riding.
5. No motorcycling riding.
6. No riding of any kind.
7. Remember where you are when you wake up, you might not be in your own bed.
8. If you are drunk and locked out of your home, don't climb up the fire escape to break in.
9. Falling from standing is more common than previously thought.
10. Pay all your tickets.
11. Check your feet, check your feet, check your feet.

Friday, January 23, 2009

25 Random things about me......

1. I have 4 different toothpastes to rotate as I hate the same flavor everyday.
2. I actually loved having braces.
3. All of my baby teeth were saved and my mom made a Lucite rattle with them, minus one tooth that was accidentally swallowed and attempts were made by mom to recover....never found.
4. At a very early age I decided I wanted to be a dental hygienist, proof recovered from a "What I want to be when I grow up" drawing circa 1984 I drew me with my hand down someone's mouth who was lying in a chair.
5. I used to bite my nails pretty bad....I still kinda play with the cuticles.
6. I am orally fixated (see 1-5 for verification).
7. I was in a couple fashion shows as a kid, one of which was a Nordstrom thing and we had to stand and pose while folks passed by.
8. I own the complete Nine Inch Nails "Halo" collection, minus 1 DVD, which I'm working on acquiring. That'd be 27 items in total.
9. My dream man has the wit of Andy Samberg, the body and creativity of Trent Reznor, the kindness of my father, the moves of Michael Jackson, the athleticism of Michael Phelps, and the brains of Steven Hawkings....
10. I know all the West Side Story songs by heart.
11. My initials are EVE because my great grandmother's name was Eva. V for Vale St. near Stern Grove. If I were a boy, my mom would have named me Evan.
12. My first rock band tape was Tears for Fear, Songs from the Big Chair.
13. If I could go back in time and do anything, that would be to go back to 1968 and see The Doors live.
14. I'm really bad at subtracting.
15. I'm really good at analytical reasoning.
16. I played Lady and the Tramp with my little cousins growing up, I was called a bulldog in elementary school, I was nicknamed Snoopy in high school, I have yet to be referred to as a dog since, except bitch.
17. I'm a picker, poker, puller, pile maker.
18. I'm obsessed with trail mix and dry cereal.
19. I'm afraid of being in the ocean and not being able to swim.
20. Janet and I weren't suppose to drive on Doyle Dr. when we were in high school moms both said, "too dangerous".
21. I love EVERYTHING about my job.
22. I have super hero hearing powers.
23. The only time I've ever hit another car while driving was right before I was going for my drivers license exam.
24. I'm a fan of cold soft crispy sheets.
25. I'm stubborn...like daddy...I'm "blah blah blah"...like mommy.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Calmest day full of Connection

Today was quite the day....
I'm happy to share my own personal year of reinvention with that of the nation and world. The hurry and excitement was about, goosebumps flourished and I actually said, "yes, I grew wings and flew away".....

Daily Dose from Chabad:
Investing in Earth
The soul descends to an earthly realm and a material body because she sees what can be achieved there -- heights she could never attain by remaining in the realm of the spirit.

That is why we take care of ourselves, our families, our fellow human beings and our lovely planet earth. Not out of fear or dread or panic. But out of knowledge that within each of those things is a beauty the highest of angels cannot touch.
Tzvi Freeman

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Adulthood......a friendly reminder

Three things you must know to be an adult:

Don't fool yourself.

Don't fool others.

Don't let others fool you.

-- and do it all without trying to impress anybody.

(The 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom DovBer, told this to his son before his bar mitzvah.)


see, three playful adult women