Oh holy hell, I have a lot of catching up to do here, don’t I.
Ah yes… New York … it was fabulous and went by way too fast!! We stayed at Club Quarters on Wall St. which is an amazing hotel for New York University alumni. Top class stuff here. Great (but small) rooms, with top of the line amenities. Expensive drinks at the hotel bar, though! ($25 for a double Glenlivet! That hurts when you’re on a med student budget!)
Our first night there was virtually nonexistent, as we actually arrived very late (1am) thanks to a 6-hour delay in Los Angeles. Stupid broken planes. Our first full day was Sunday – and we spent that hanging out with the divine Miss Anne and her better half, MA. Brunch and bellinis at AOC in the West Village was followed by a trip back up to Anne’s awesome apartment, and then back down to the Village for late afternoon drinks in an old haunt. We had fun catching up, and mixing silos.
Sunday night Beth and I joined my parents at the River Café for dinner – we had a spectacular view of the city and the Brooklyn Bridge on a rare beautiful, warm November evening.
Monday was back to business -- we spent the day at the conference at NYU, and then a late night dinner back up in the village. Jet lag was starting to kick in, so we called it a night about midnight.
Tuesday morning, I trekked out to Brooklyn to see my grandmothers, while Beth went about her paleo conference business. We hooked up in the evening for a wonderful dinner at Da Nico’s in Little Italy, and then grabbed a cab and headed off to Lincoln Center to see Tosca. God, how I missed going to the opera. As expected, it was fantastic.
Wednesday, we returned home, and I made it back to LA in time to make my last 2 classes of the day – yes, I am that anal compulsive. I actually went to school!
And pretty much since then I have been studying my ass off for the litany of exams we have had – 1 last week, 2 this week, and another next week! Since we are nearing the end of the semester (one month), we are in the middle of finals for some of our courses, and I can now say I am experiencing the infamous sleep-deprved med student syndrome I have been fortunate enough to avoid until now. I don’t think I have managed to string together more than 4-5 hours of sleep in a row since returning. And it’s not about to let up.
My parents are in town now for the holiday, so it’s really crunch time. And… I still have that big party to plan for next week… ulp. That said, I am off to study.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Posted by LA at November 22, 2006 02:18 PM