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Searzall, torch and propane tank are here. As is a nice porterhouse which I typically shy away from since the cast iron pan was basically just boiling the meat (no good contact with the meat. Going to give it a try tonight.

Just finished this. I cried for 5 minutes. Perhaps longer. Even though I knew the ending, it was still so emotionally overwhelming. Fuck cancer.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barracuda/barracuda-collapsible-luggage-tray-gps-usb-charger

The searzall and bernzomatic arrived. Can't wait for valentines day. Better be a good sale on the anova.

Don't fuck with the 'eetis or the pancreas.

Nope but if you feel that strongly about it, I'll grab it after my next set of exams. I just had 4 this past Monday so have a little more reading time. I deleted my netflix account recently. The little free time I get I think would be better spent taking pictures or reading. Take a look at this, Jacob. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/125006581X?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 I think you might enjoy it. If you want I can pop it in the mail for you. Julie wanted to read it but i don't see her finding time anytime soon. Send it back whenever you are done.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081298840X?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 written by the doc who wrote the following - http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2015spring/before-i-go.html Incredibly sad but very well written so far.

Oh you can rent clothes at tremblant too! I saw that the page where they had listed prices for ski rentals but didn't nothing the clothes as well. That makes it a lot easier. Thanks Marshall!

Figured the snow thread would be the best place to ask about this. I was talking to Julie's mum about sending her and the girls as a surprise to Montreal over spring break. It's towards the end of ski season and her mum lives next to one of the biggest ones there. Can Julie and the girls rent everything they need for a couple of days out or is there anything that would need to be bought before hand? Their wardrobes can furnish stuff that they can walk around in cold weather but nothing that they can do athletic maneuvers in. Skiing is not something they will be doing all that frequently so I want to avoid any big purchases unless absolutely necessary. So,what can they not rent? I am working on a budget so would like to know how much everything would be before I pull the trigger on things.

I did, for a while. Direct deposit ftw.

People still use checks? ?:/

Thanks guys. Not too many people apply for the research fellowships every year because the general thought process is that what they gain isn't worth a year of physician level salary. Getting two years of tuition forgiven seems to make it an even playing field in my opinion even though interest continues to accrue on my other loans but whatever. I was only going to do it if I got one of two doctors and luckily I got the one I wanted most. I am still quite happy to have been picked. A few months ago, I was in his office when he asked me to go take the patient history for a new patient. Antonio, John and perhaps others might get a kick out of this case. This old lady came in with her daughter and I went in and talked to her for a while. Neurological exam was negative. I came out and said that I didn't think there was anything wrong with her that I could think of and the daughter started laughing. Dr T goes in and talks to her about absolutely nothing. Weather. News. Nothing clinically relevant. Doesn't do a neurological exam. Then writes down something and looks at the file and starts smiling. I asked him how he came up with the correct diagnosis after talking to her about random crap. He responded, "she read the newspaper every day for 75 years and now she doesn't know anything about current affairs. At least not at the level of someone who reads the paper every day. Of course she has trouble reading the newspaper. She can't read anything anymore. You don't just break 75 year old habits because you feel like it." She had kept a diary for over 60 years and wrote in it every day. She continued to write in them and everyone could read what she had written but she had no comprehension of what she was reading anymore. A terribly sad story but confirmed my desire to work with him.

Was offered a dream one year research position with my absolute favorite professor in all of med school. The man is close to retirement as a practicing neurologist so this is one of the last year's he is taking on students. He can tell you which page any neurological disorder is on in the neurology bible and can act it out on cue but more importantly is one of the most humble and down to earth people I have ever met. It's a research position on paper but I basically would be an apprenticed to him and shadow him during any patient interactions in his office and in hospitals. Instead of MAYBE (he is so popular, his office does a lottery for students every month) doing a one month rotation with him in my third year, I get to take a year off after taking my first boards and spend an entire year with him. The fellowship comes with a tuition waiver for the last two years of med school so that's a huge help but most important of all, he wears scrubs every day and has no dress code for students rotating through his office! Says he can't think unless he is comfortable. He asked me to think about it over the next week and get back to him. I told him I was taking the spot immediately. There was nothing to think about to which he replied, "you kids get more impatient every year. Im not giving you the answers to the licensing exam, you know." Hooray!

Received a video of snow outside my dad's apartment in NJ. Sent them a video of the weather outside my apartment in South Florida. Don't think I'll share that video here. Stay safe and warm everyone.

Anova will be having a sale around Valentine's Day. Shall wait the 3 weeks. Then join the brotherhood. Looking forward to better results.

I don't think a bite from someone else's plate counts. There was too much sauce. I couldn't taste the egg. Also, in trying to season my pan, this keeps happening. And I don't know how to get it to be a nice even finish. The pan I seasoned at Julies place is pretty much perfect. Nothing sticks to it. Mine on the other hand doesn't seem to want to cook eggs without taking half of them. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

Never had poached eggs. Lots of things to try. My chicken has been drying out of late. I found myself cutting a perfectly good breast in half so it is slimmer and cooks more evenly but that has made it chewier. I guess I could stick it in the oven and then sear it but then I wouldn't be able to justify a new toy

I looked at the price trends for searzall and it's never really been discounted so going to just wait to buy it when I buy the anova circulator. Although, I saw it could be used for eggs. I love fried eggs but hate overcooking them when I flip them for the whites to get cooked. I think the searzall will come in very handy for that.

For anyone else looking, the TS8000 torch attachment is some 50% off on amazon right now. Camelcamelcamel shows it to be the lowest price its ever been so I grabbed one just now. Will probably wait for the anova to come up on sale sometime in the near future.

Damnit guys. Had I not just spent $1300 on board exams I need to take this summer, I would have already pulled the trigger. I guess I need a blowtorch apparatus with the searzall attachment as well. Could use my trusty cast iron pan but living in an apartment with a very finicky fire alarm and a roommate who freaks out when I even stir fry stuff these days, I think the searzall is a must with the sous vide. Of course, that could just be my way of rationalizing it. Will sleep on it and discuss with Julie tomorrow and assess whether its a need or a desire. She is a lot better at making rational decisions. Even though that might not be the HC way of doing things =/

Are there any deals for sous vide cookers? There seem to be a lot of options... =/ Would love to try it but seems like a steep(ish) price of entry. Does anyone besides Colin use it enough to where they can justify the cost of admission?

I have had the same one suit since 11th grade in high schools that I purchased From JCP I think. Can probably count the number of times I've worn it on my fingers and toes. Pretty sure my choice of residency will likely take attire into account as well "Let your resume do the talking. If some place doesn't hire you or admit you because of the clothes you are wearing regardless of your academic accomplishments, then you don't want to be there anyways." - grandma.

Breakfast this morning at Ally's Comfort Cafe. Julie and I shared a tiramisu pancake and I had a Monte Cristo sandwich. She had already devoured into her lamb gyro before I got a chance for a picture.

Wasn't my cup of tea. Actually liked the opening act more - could hear her words. Unless you knew the words to the songs already, Garth is near incomprehensible. Julie danced the entire time so I am happy she had a good time. I had the ety ear plugs. Purchased them right before the Ben Howard show last year and man were they a life saver. We were in the highest row possible perpendicular to the stage so none of the speaker arrays were pointed directly at us. It was loud. But given the location and the ear plugs, it was still not as loud as the Ben Howard show at the Filmore (a lot more intimate) which was a little too loud. All in all, I didn't walk out with a headache or any pain in my ears so am very pleased with how well the ear plugs performed. Did pull them out during the concert once and realized how freaking loud it was without them. No signs of tinnitus yet. Hopefully it doesn't crop up once all the ambient noise goes away for the night. Going to try to get Dave Matthews tickets for the next live show. Only seen 2 concerts so far but I think Dave live would be something both of us would enjoy a lot more.

Julie got two tickets from work to a garth Brooks concert. Never heard country music before but she is a big fan so I tagged along. So far it's not too loud. But I doubt it will be this volume for much longer. I don't know where anyone else in the arena is though. Everyone is camouflaged quite well...