Y'all this is terrible.

Seriously.
I have four glorious weeks of really no commitments. Quite amazing after flying all over the country for interviews and the way that med school usually operates. I'm on a light (that's an overstatement) rotation right now. But what is the bad in this, you ask? I am willing the time away, even when I don't want to. March 19 is Match Day. And, I'm just waiting, wondering...contemplating how it's going to go down. I wish I could forget it and just enjoy some truly fabulous time with my kid.
I never knew downtime could be quite so agonizing.

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Good News

Some of you are aware that my sister Keriann applied to vet school at Ohio State last year and didn't get in.  Thankfully, she got a call from OSU yesterday to let her know she was accepted this time around.  Needless to say, she and my family are thrilled.  Just thought I would share the good news.  JH

The Original TPB

So, my editor gave me The Princess Bride in novel form back in September and I just finished reading it. (I know, it's horrifying that I didn't jump on it right away but I was in the middle of two other books) Have you guys all read it? I mean it claims to be the William Goldman "abridged version" of Morgenstern's original tale but it's actually the original novel. I LOVE the Zoo of Death and I'm disappointed it wasn't in the movie, but almost all the dialog stays exactly the same, which - considering we seem to change lines in our movie on hourly basis - totally amazes me. And the little fictional asides Goldman includes as his own experiences hearing the book read for the first time as a child are pretty fantastic too. I don't want to say any more because I don't want to ruin anything but if any of you haven't read it, please do. And then start reading it to your kiddies. You won't be disappointed. I'd swear my life on it.

Happy new year, BLD!