The Basic Amentities...

Sorry its been a while. I've been working... a lot... between 4 jobs and about 83 hours a week average. The funny thing is that I enjoy all of my jobs enough that it doesn't seem to bad. Sure, not hanging out with the girl of the moment and driving all the time sucks. But, what can ya do?

Interestingly enough we've had some issues at our house too. I say house, but in reality its a cabin... in the woods...at 6500 feet or so. For instance, our septic tank overflowed. So, no toilets for a while until that got fixed (the work bathroom sure saw a lot of use). Now, our well is having issues and hence no water. Its actually quite a challenge to live without running water. We cart up 25 gallon jugs of water from the valley but still no *running* water. No showers, no toilets, and its hard to wash the dishes. Forget laundry or washing the bikes!

In the back country there isn't indoor plumbing either, obviously, but I'm also not having to show up for work, be close to customers, and teach classes. Its not good for me to stink! So, I'm at a loss for what to do until all of this is taken care of.

Also, I've been debating which direction I want this blog to go. It began as a semi-anonymous chronicle of my journey to get into medical school and then hopefully points beyond through the medical education system. But, during the summer there isn't much of that going on. Sure, I think everything I do helps me in one way or another but not really directly. Plus, if I begin to get to specific I loose what little anonymity I have (example: I teach wilderness medicine classes... but if I said any more than that a lot of people would know exactly who I work for). We'll see in the future where it goes. I like writing though, when I have the time. Its calming and allows me to organize my thoughts.

Until then, cheers! And thanks for reading!