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SPOTTED: loving home cooked meals.

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Kinston, North Carolina --> Annapolis, Maryland --> Shavertown, Pennsylvania --> Ithaca, New York

... Let the roadtrip north begin! kbye North Carolina; it's been real.

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LAST NIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA!

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Had my first Bojangles experience on Saturday night... I think I STILL have heartburn -- well worth it though. Love me some fried chicken!

In other news - LAST DAY OF CLIN ED II TOMORROW! Packin' up and headed north on Saturday morning.

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Sooooo... Momma O called this morning with a not-so-happy tone in her voice to report that the Back Mountain Memorial Library has sent me a bill for $25 for an overdue book. Ooops. Sorry library-card-holding-citizens of the Back Mountain for keeping this book off the shelves for over 2 months!

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I love East Carolina University's mascot. Why can't Ithaca have something cool like a pirate? It's so much easier to depict than a bomber. After all, who even knows what kind of "bomber" Ithaca's mascot is supposed to be? If anyone really DOES know and I'm just being ignorant, let me know. Much appreciated.


Anyways, bought myself some ECU apparel today.. arrrrgh!

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The following things have made Monday a great day:

1. One of my patient's brought me a big bag of M&M's.
2. Had a great run at the gym.

3. It was 75 today.

4. Skyping with these two:
5. Villanova/Syracuse game is on... (btw: a big saw-ck it to Jay "the mate" Mitchell)
KBYE!

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I need to stop watching endless hours of crime shows...




... I'm starting to have nightmares! eek!

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Kinston, NC:
Ithaca, NY:


I can't believe I have less than a week until I return to snowy north! eep!

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I check it religiously every Sunday morning :)

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What a PERFECT day!

Stop number 1: Beaufort, NC. Pronounced "Bo-fort" by natives, this port town is the third oldest town in North Carolina (1709). It has a cute, quaint, historic downtown with lots of shops and restaurants and you can see boats coming in and out of the harbor -- great place to spend the morning.







This bar looks like it would be a great hangout... Roadtrip, anyone?




Stop number 2: Emerald Isle, NC. About a 30 minute drive from Beaufort, Emerald Isle is your standard beach community/family vacation spot. If you've ever been to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Emerald Isle is just like it. Most of the homes are in private communities and are rentals for vacationers during the summer. It took me awhile to find a public access point to the beach with parking, since most of the streets don't allow public parking to ensure privacy for those in the neighborhood/community. After some searching, I finally found a spot and camped out for the afternoon!

The water's still a bit cold... eek!


Great day to fly a kite. :)





It's official - when I FINALLY become a grown-up and need to look for a job, it HAS to be near the coast... Just somethin' about that salty air...

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It's been so long since I've seen the ocean... I guess I should.

Headed east to the crystal coast for the day! Can't wait to feel the sand beneath my toes.

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Pretty freakin' SICK! -- WATCH!

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Today I went to a continuing ed class entitled "Building Blocks in Prosthetics." Since I haven't had a prostheses course yet, it was really informative! I learned all about the different types of prosthetic limbs that are available -- it was amazing to look at the history a bit and see how far prostheses have come... from wooden peg legs to $50,000 computerized legs! In particular, the technology behind making the prostheses has come along away. It used to be that in order to make a prosthetic limb, a mold of the residual limb had to be taken which is a long, tedious and often inconsistent process. Now, they use a CAD/CAM scanning system. Basically, a laser scans the residual limb and when connected to a computer with the proper software, gathers the information (measurements etc) necessary to help create the prosthesis. Absolutely awesome.

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Came across this the other day... I want to make a more conscious effort to reduce my carbon footprint - starting now.

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Special thanks to Tara for sending me today's blog post picture.


... awkward?

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Create a MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Happy Valentine's Day, friends.

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@ Katie Brown - thank you for sharing this with the blog world. I felt that it was my obligation to do the same. And a thank you to Dave Miele for writing this romantic love song. Happy (early) Valentine's Day.

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MY LITTLE SNOW PUP! Thanks for the pictures Dad! Can't wait to cuddle with Miss Maisy in two short weeks!

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NOVA!!

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has THE WORST quality paper towels I have ever used. kbye.

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haha! This made me laugh. < / dork >

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It is socially acceptable to wear a flannel shirt with scrub pants on Fridays?

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It should be at least...