First on the list of unexpected bothers is demon animals. My roommate has a cat that greatly enjoys fighting...with herself. At roughly 2-3 in the morning each day, I hear loud cat fight noises coming from outside my door, but there's only one cat out there. CC's (the cat's name) self-sparring sessions are somewhat fascinating to me now since the current explanation is that it's due to some level of peripheral neuropathy combined with schizophrenia, but I don't think it will be as fascinating the night before a test or morning rounds. I hope only that she calms down over the next week before the real medical school fun begins. Additionally, I walked into my apartment tonight to find two lights on. Given that my roommate is in Ecuador and no one else is here, I can only guess that the cat had turned on the lights, a confusing situation and definitely unexpected.
Second amongst the milieu of things the hit me by surprise was a person hitting me by surprise. This past Saturday I was sitting at a light when I was rear-ended by a former air force pilot from Williston on his way to his AA meeting. Surprise upon surprise, he had downed 4 drinks before getting in the car. With a week to go before med school, I now find myself with a car whose rear end looks more like a piece of modern art than a function car along with some serious neck and back pain. Today, I had a cervical X-Ray to check for fractures in my vertebrae but right now my pain is in the hands of some extra strength muscle relaxants. Needless to say, both whiplash and insurance companies suck, and I find myself dealing with both this week.
While those aren't all of the problems making my life hectic at the moment, they definitely are the most salient, and they are making this pleasure cruise of a summer take a trip down the rapids before I reach my destination.
Amongst other news, I recently completed my 2 pre-orientation assignments for med school, and I've also finished one of the five books they recommended that we read. I've learned a lot of interesting things that I'd love to share, but that's for another time. Until then, don't forget to expect the unexpected.
