One last run...

Too bad snowboarding season is over, just when I started getting a little control of my board! I went back for one last run and since last week was so warm and it suddenly turned cold over the weekend, all the groomed snow was like ICE so people were catching edges all over the place. Definitely was able to control turns and start linking them without falling, and the last two runs I did there were no falls which was awesome. But before those, my knees did take a beating. I'm definitely going to have to invest in some protective gear for next season. I can't wait!

Today I'm just cleaning stuff up, trying to pack up winter stuff and get everything clean. I'll go to OBGYN later and see if there's any evening deliveries. I need to start studying for next year since it's the big bag third year where I'm actually expected to know stuff. I also need to start saving. I need a new computer (yet again) cuz my laptop is fritzing out on me, and using this netbook is slightly annoying since I lost bluetooth when I upgraded to Win 7. DAMN WINDOWS 7 I DISLIKE YOU.

Goodbye winter, happy spring!

Now the winter months are nearly over and usually I'm happy about this, but now I've found a new love - snowboarding! Too bad I didn't discover this sport sooner, I'm addicted...can't get enough. I've only been out about 3 times, but I'm already purchasing two boards (that I got on massive sale of course). One is the Burton Feel Good with Escapade EST bindings, which is just way too advanced for me right now (didn't quite realize this before I bought it). Can't wait til the day I'm good enough to handle it! And then I got the Atomic Vantage board which is more a beginner-intermediate board. Yeah, it's a men's board but with my height and large feet, there we go. I just love its design. Will have to tell you more about how they ride next year. Hell, I might even just start my own snowboarding blog!

Anyway, in Jan I went on vacation to Australia / NZ which was awesome awesome awesome. I'm seriously thinking of moving there to practice after residency and fellowship. Definitely a sorely needed va-cay, as my residency was getting extremely puerile and tempers were exploding all over the place. Visited my friend (another doc) in the Coromandel part of the North Island, which is very pretty. Unfortunately it rained the whole time but we did some sea kayaking and Zorbed (they stick you in a ball with warm water and roll you down a hill) in Rotorua. We also drove through Tauranga, which seems absolutely lovely and has a mountain and a beachside resort. Sounds like the kind of place I'd like to live! We stayed a few days in Auckland too, seems like a happenin place but more expensive than elsewhere.

Visited a friend in Brisbane and it was nice to see them after about 10 years (omg it's been 10 years since I saw them last), got to hug some koalas and managed for once to take some gorgeous not-quite-photogenic-photos-but-better-than-I-usually-take ones. We also got some beach time in, but this trip actually wasn't beach-heavy. Finally made it to Melbourne, with some good shopping and hanging out with my sis's friends done, and found a new favorite wine - Moscato! MMMMM. And always a highlight, the Aussie Open! It was a scorcher this year because we were sitting right under the sun, and saw roddick beaten by cilic :[. Also caught a great show with Geoffrey Rush called The Drunken Chaperone, very funny, we kept repeating lines for days afterwards!

Then back to work, exams, study (meh) and now I'm coming to the close of a rather useless OBGYN rotation. Ah, at least I've got snowboarding to distract me for at least one more weekend! That's the great thing about NYC. You have beaches an hour away and mountains 2 hours away. Seems like a great blend, thinking about staying here for a good while!