The Bird in Flight

Yes, still alive...  it has been nearly 6 weeks since I've posted in earnest, eh?  It's not so much that I'm busy as much as things have stabilized.  My residency-hating has mostly abated, seeing as now I'm in the middle of my vacation.  It's amazing how much perspective you can get when you get enough sleep.  It's nice to feel happy in my residency choice, something that's taken less time than I really expected.  I remember college didn't truly feel comfortable until 3rd year, and med school until 2nd year.  Maybe I'm adapting faster.

Anyways, the photo above is from about a month ago, I think.  Kiran had vacation, so he and Sandeep flew out from the east coast to Vegas, and Eric and I met up with them there.  Leaving Friday after work, we didn't really get there until almost midnight...  We found them in the Venetian rather drunk, and I'm not ashamed to say we might have joined them in the festivities.  I managed to break the glass on my first drink, a testament to Kiran's drinking prowess (he chose the drink, after all).  We wandered around the casino, and I watched Eric and Kiran play War.  Yes, that stupid card game we all used to play when we were young and bored.  Despite my mockery, they managed to win some money.  'deep didn't fare so well at roulette.

So anyways, we ended up in a cheesecake factory inside the casino, and we ordered beer.  The remainder of the night was a bit of a blur.  Suffice to say, we got kicked out and apparently we're no longer welcome at the Venetian...  Next thing you know we're walking along the interstate-15 at 4 am trying to figure out a way to cross back to the side where we were staying.  We did eventually find the hotel, and crashed, and hence Kiran above.

Sadly, we had to drive back after sampling the lunch buffet.  I don't think we were even in Vegas 12 hours, but I was on-call the next day, after all.  Medicine wards no less...

Anyways, seeing as I'm on vacation, I should take some new pictures!  Particularly since my camera broke, and I got a shiny new one.  Gotta love extended warrantees...