Raidings of the public library

28. Elliot Allagash (Simon Rich).
An all-in-one-go book (or maybe I was just bored). Interesting from a psychological point of view, on manipulation and unconditional acceptance. I still hate American high schools.

The postman hates me.

I've never ordered so many books off Amazon...

14. Bringing Down The House: How Six Students Took Vegas For Millions (Ben Mezrich).
Bought it cos it's the guy who wrote The Social Network, and having just seen the film, I wanted to read something similar but not identical. It was good! Kinda confusing with skipping between quasi-fiction and the "how I wrote this book" parts, but enjoyable all the same.

15. Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver). Teen trash. Groundhog Day with zero inspiration. I was begging her to just die, dammit, by day 2.

16. Last Night At Chateau Marmont (Lauren Weisberger). I heart Weisberger. It's fantastic summer trash (good trash). Although the "fame changes people for the worse" storyline is wearing a little thin now...

17. The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger). Awesome, just awesome. The film version was great too, but the book was just a whole new dimension.

18. Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger). Plain creepy. Great writing, as with TTTW, but whereas the whole time travel lark was vaguely realistic in TTTW, this was just beyond comprehension.

19. Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell). L-O-V-E-D it. I heart classic fiction. Gritty, northern classic fiction is just the icing on the cake.

20. Emma (Jane Austen). Do I actually need to say anything? I love Austen.

21. Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction. Stolen from the boyf's bookshelf, read in a hasty weekend whilst working nights. Giggled.

22. The Pact (Jodi Picoult). Picoult. It's like modern Austen (I just vommed a little in my mouth saying that).

23. Handle With Care (Jodi Picoult). Osteogenesis Imperfecta is one of my diseases of huge curiosity. Love it.

24. Pictures of Lily (Matthew Yorke). Disturbingly visual. Not one to read before going to work, I was half hallucinogenic for the night.

25. Chasing Harry Winston (Lauren Weisberger). Fell in love with Leigh. I want her Mondays.

26. What Alice Forgot. Interesting, but not interesting enough that I was still thinking about it hours after I put it down. Forgettable.

Bookshelf.

12. The Spare Room - Helen G
Beautiful. A perfect read for a summer day, sat in the window with my feet dangling above the streets (Oreos a necessity).

13. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
LOVE.

Feb/March/April...

13. Admission - I live in Scotland. I couldn't live here for five years without making the most of our amazing outdoors!! So when I was invited to go skiing for a day, I hopped to it. Having been skiing six years ago, I figured it couldn't be that hard... Standing on top of a mountain in a cloud that reduced visibility to "Can I see my feet?" instead of imperial feet is the most surreal experience of my life so far. Loved it, would do again :)

50. For two nights only, I could be found on a local stage, pointing my tippy-toes and flouncing about like a right prima donna. And there was some dancing too. Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" will never feel the same again.

65. At risk of death, or at least grevious bodily harm, I missed my home best friends 21st birthday party to stay in UniTown for the social medic event of the year. It was worth it (don't tell her. Ever). Epic meal, cheapskate hotel being stingy with reception drinks, and yet again - me avoiding the ceilidh.

80. I heart my job! Last week, I left early cos I fancied a nap. How's that for superflexible??? I summarise medical records for a local GP - it counts as revision, I get paid well (bonuses = biscuits), and I get to meet some superlovely Docs!

90. Guilt free tends to equal reward for good behaviour. So what if I bought the shoes before I sat the exam?

Termtime fiction is for slackers

11. Songs of the Humpback Whale - Jodi Picoult
I should really have said 250 books (not including Jodi Picoult), but I can't, cos I'm obsessed with her stuff. I really shouldn't be, cos this wasn't that great. Confusing the first time, predictable the second (obvious, really).

I will, will, will read Mary Barton next week. Before I go home for Christmas. Then the nightshifts will beckon, and I will up my speedy reading.

Updates.

3. I joined the Dance Society!! I now do Beginner's Hip Hop, and Intermediate Ballet. Very fun :) And Showcase in March! That'll be no.50 gone...

6. *BIGGEST JELLY GRIN* I've now done 1 fasciotomy w/ debridement & closure, 1 wedge resection of big toe, 1 patella stabilisation w/ Goldthwaite's procedure, 1 post-fasciotomy debridement, 1 extensor tendon repair of middle finger, 1 carpal tunnel decompression, 1 2ndry repair of tendon, 1 washout & debridement, 1 DHS, 1 ORIF #radius.
Then another week, I did 2 CHS, 1 cannulated hip screw, 1 Thompsons hemiarthroplasty.

I've seen a billion CHS's, ORIF's, K-wirings, and patella stabilisations with or without Goldthwaite's procedures. I'm still after an intramedullary nailing, and a hip prosthesis removal (nearly got one, but it was delayed til 9pm, and I was starving...).

51. My last CHS was a 90year old dear, who happily let me use her as my first real cannulation. Only two tries, and I was in! I also got to intubate! *dances* Well, I got to pop the ET tube down while the anaesthetist held the laryngoscope (I have a tendency to take people's teeth out with it...) but I'm still counting it!

77. The 36 hours of ambulancing didn't yield any trauma, but 2 days with a BASICS doc did. Kinda. We went to an 'entrapment/rollover of pregnant woman', but she self extricated before our arrival, so all we did was assess, medicate, and follow to hospital (via a pub for a much needed cup of tea!).

78. I have this one figured out already. Trauma elective - HEMS & The Royal London :D

Nee Naw :D

Another one bites the dust. 12 hours of ambulance riding :D Some of it on blues and twos through city centre traffic - very fun :D

Still 24 hours of ambulance shifts left to beat off No. 77 as well....