February 2012
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“Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.”
– Barack Obama, announcing contraceptive compromise
Mixed feelings on this. Happy to see Obama standing for women’s health but disturbed that this statement is even a point of contention.
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The Waiting Game
Yesterday was the ranking deadline for residency. I submitted & certified my list no less than four times. This year was a much different experience than last year; I had ten more spots to rank and, while there are a few that I would be a bit more excited about than others, I think I could be happy + successful at almost any of the sites. I’ve also allowed myself a little indulgence I...
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Anonymous asked: Hi buddy! Just checking in--letting you know I've been sending you good vibes and thoughts for your interviews. Hope all is well and you're not too stressed! -Tumblr Buddy
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So Long, January. Hello, February.
The first month of 2012 has flown by. I traveled over 10,000 miles from January 4th to the 23rd, participating in several residency interviews, attending one unbelievably disappointing Packer playoff game, and spending some quality time with my family, who I wasn’t able to see over the holidays. I wish I could share more about the interviews, but I will say that this past year has been good...
January 2012
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Anonymous asked: Hi buddy! I'm mailing a package out to you tomorrow, but I'm not sure it will make it to you from my current location in time for Christmas. (I'm saying this is my way of extending the holiday cheer a couple of days and hopefully that's okay--SORRY!) Hope you're gearing up for a lovely holiday!
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November 2011
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Awesomeness Abounds: Over it →
sequinsandsideeye:
“I am over rape.
I am over rape culture, rape mentality, rape pages on Facebook.
I am over the thousands of people who signed those pages with their real names without shame.
I am over people demanding their right to rape pages, and calling it freedom of speech or justifying it as a joke.
I am…
I’m over it.
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On Penn State: Victimhood can be so lonely
thepoliticalpartygirl:
Watching these Penn State riots/protests/whatever, I can’t help but think of the students at Penn State who have been victims of monsters like Sandusky. To watch your classmates chant the name of a man who not only permitted but enabled the sexual abuse of young children, some as young as 8-years-old must be so awful. I remember in the wake of my sexual assault, both the...
Anonymous asked: I hope your residency applications went well! I've been thinking about you, sending good thoughts your way, and will continue to do so as the process goes on. Hope everything else is great with you! Have a lovely weekend, my dear! -TB
October 2011
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Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon -- October 2nd, 2011
When people ask me where I’m from, I have a few answers. I was born in a small town, Escanaba, in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, WI. When I go “home” these days, it’s usually to Chicago where my parents currently live. Apart from being quintessentially midwestern, the thing all these places have in common is Lake Michigan. And I sure do love the lake. A...
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RW Daily: Jennipede Runners →
While I’m busy trying to articulate just what running my first marathon meant to me, you should read about this amazing feat that took place at the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon this year.
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62 people running a marathon tethered together. $108,000+ raised for Jenny Crain, a woman who was once one of our country’s elite runners, until she was hit by a car while training.
Anonymous asked: I'm sorry to hear about the skinned knee, but congratulations on your first marathon! I just wanted to let you know that I'm putting a little something in the mail for you tomorrow. Be on the lookout! -TB
July 2011
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June 2011
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Back on Schedule
For the past several weeks, I’ve been juggling working full time as a neuropsychometrist and making time for a new research assistant position I started in May. Today I finally started a more sane schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays working on research and Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays doing clinical work. The research position is the stuff my neuropsychologist-in-training dreams are made...
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May 2011
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Sea Level is for Sissies
Tomorrow I’m running the Bolder Boulder, along with over 50,000 of my closest friends.
Including this guy:
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Going out with a bang.
I have my last class of grad school today at 12:30.
I also have a paper due at the same time. Currently sitting in Starbucks, turning my very rough outline into an acceptable research prospectus.
I am very, very ready to be finished with this part of my career. Ready to get some more enjoyable parts of my life back, like reading for pleasure and less-guiltfully relaxing on Saturday afternoons. I...
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Colorado Half Marathon -- May 1st, 2011
Even though I dropped down from the marathon to the half marathon, I was still quite under-trained for 13.1. I chose to do the half instead of the 10k or 5k because I still wanted to do a long distance and, having run one half before, I knew it was a distance I could finish even if I needed to walk a significant portion of the race.
Still, I had a lot of doubts Sunday morning. What if I...
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Tomorrow, I'm not running as far as I'd planned.
I’m running a half marathon tomorrow.
I had originally signed up for the marathon.
I trained some, but my heart was never really in it. I tried to jump into training for 26.2 right after taking six weeks off to figure out why my heart ticks so swiftly. I ran 14 miles at one point. And then, I got some crushing news. It’s an excuse, I know, but spending time alone with my...
April 2011
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Reblog if you're about to make Sunday, May 1st...
mr365hunts190:
I hearby dub this Sunday The Fitpocalypse. Tell us what feats of fitness you’re tackling.
Mr #365 - competing in my first triathlon.
Colorado Half Marathon in Fort Collins, CO
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