two hundred twelve

red potatoes that have been simmering for 30 mins in chicken broth seasoned with thyme, cayenne pepper and a bay leaf are fantastic.

two hundred eleven

oregon bay shrimp seriously are the best shrimp in the world.

two hundred ten

emotion needs to be separated from science. as a healthcare provider, i can attest this is often difficult to do - but we have research for a reason: to come to conclusions via clear and objective findings. case in point: avastin. while taking away the last hope someone might have has got to be heart wrenching, i applaud the FDA for allowing the facts to speak for themselves.

two hundred nine

i learned i've lost a lot of my dancing skillz... hello ballet 101 - and to think i was worried you'd be too easy. bah.

two hundred eight

i just finished watching a movie called "timer" (highly recommended). it got me thinking.. if i could have a timer implanted on my wrist that would go off when i met "the one", would i want it? sure - it would save the heartache felt when a relationship ends. but would we ever grow as people if we never experienced life in a way that made us learn from our mistakes.. would we ever really learn who we were or what we wanted out of life?

i don't think we would. and though it would be really tempting to get such a device.. i think we'd be so consumed with living for the future that we'd forget how to live for today.

two hundred seven

my friend brett used to sing a cappella and actually performed the national anthem with his group at safeco field. who knew?

two hundred six

i need to get back into my once-a-month massage routine. it seriously can change your life.

two hundred five

having your patient fall (or, in this instance - be "slowly lowered to the floor") while you're working with them is pretty much the worst feeling you can have as a therapist.

two hundred four

this past sunday i completed a 5 week swing dance class, and for most of the time, there was one guy lead who looked really really familiar. i just couldn't place it. well. tonight while watching the news i realized why - he is a local news reporter on KOMO 4. ha!

two hundred three

according to a recent UN study, nearly 2/3rds of all deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease. and nearly 80% of those deaths are in developing countries. good to know, as most funding, research and treatment in developing countries goes towards communicable diseases, such as HIV and tuberculosis.

this is particularly interesting to me as i've always had a passion for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, especially related to its effect on african nations. i wonder - when i do eventually go back to get my MPH, will the focus for a global health concentration change?

two hundred two

okay, so i'm a firm believer in "age doesn't matter" and acknowledge i tend to be attracted to - and date - older men (though i'm open enough to have also dated younger ones, too). but at some point i'm learning a line needs to be drawn.. and i believe that line is when the guy is closer to your mom's age and could potentially be your father. at least that's how i felt after learning a man who is admittedly attractive and was chatting me up the other day was 45. then it gets a little weird, right?

though i guess these guys don't feel the same; he's 51 (was an actor on Lost) and she's 16 (apparently a country singer). her mom gave consent b/c "they're completely in love." umm. who let's their child marry at 16?!?! and what 16-year-old looks like that?!? i smell divorce. barf me a river..

two hundred one

i am really bad at taking my own advice. it always amazes me how objective i can be when listening to others but how short-sighted i am when it comes to self-analysis.

two hundred

i knew it! watching 'jersey shore' (and other such reality tv shows) does make you dumber. to quote the article, you are what you watch.

one hundred ninety nine

so we already learned that this april was the coldest april ever on record in seattle's history. okay. but today i learned that - as a whole - this was the second coldest spring ever recorded, and we only missed the record by a very minuscule amount. i sure know how to pick 'em..

one hundred ninety eight

i generally eat healthily and am pretty active. and i never believed this to be true, but can now attest to it - your metabolism seriously stops at 28. ugh.

one hundred ninety seven

victory is so sweet.

one hundred ninety six

according to a recent survey, salary is very closely associated with weight AND gender: as a man's weight goes up (and over), his salary will increase; as a woman's weight goes up (and over), her salary will decrease. skinny women are paid more than overweight or even average women with equal credentials, but fat men are compensated more than their healthier peers. interesting..

one hundred ninety five

the NHL was formed on 26 nov 1917, after the national hockey association was suspended. it originally held 4 teams - all canadian. the first american hockey team to join the NHL was the boston bruins in 1924. now the b's are going for their first title since the 1970s. to note: there have only been 15 other seven-game stanley cup finals.. the bruins will face the canucks in the 16th ever.

one hundred ninety four

dancing is joyful.

one hundred ninety three

while whale watching for orcas today, i learned orcas aren't actually whales, but members of the dolphin family. however, "whale watching" apparently sounds cooler than "dolphin watching". either way - we saw (non) whales! whoo!

one hundred ninety two

you are never too old to rock out.

today i saw an 88-year-young man in a townie bar in port townsend, wa, tapping his feet and tearing up the dance floor (or attempting to) while listening to a hard rock band.

photo courtesy

one hundred ninety one

75% of alzheimer's cases are caused by unknown etiology, basically a combo of age, genetics, environmental and lifestyle choices. 25% of cases are essentially strictly genetic.

one hundred ninety

from a friend's facebook post today stating (literally) "you learn something new everyday": there is such an industry as aquaculture - like agriculture, but instead of land, it deals with water.

one hundred eighty nine

tuesdays are the worst days to go food shopping in terms of buying food, b/c the shelves are basically empty awaiting the new shipments due in that evening.

but tuesdays are the best days to go food shopping in terms of eye candy. apparently all the non-gay attractive men in capitol hill are getting groceries tuesday evenings. who knew they even existed?

one hundred eighty eight

lisa bloom recently wrote a book entitled "think" about how the tabloid media is making us dumb. while collecting research for her book, she found young female college students can name more Kardashians than wars we are in. they would rather be hot than smart. half of young women would rather get hit by a truck than get fat. twenty-five percent would rather win a reality tv show than a nobel prize.

where is our world headed?

one hundred eighty seven

today i learned how KEXP keeps going.. it truly is powered by its listeners.

one hundred eighty six

it's gross, but peeling your sun-burned dead skin off is strangely satisfying.

one hundred eighty five

saying goodbye never gets any easier with time. but the old cliche is true: it's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

for g..

one hundred eighty four

hope may turn out to be false hope. but though the pain of this discovery can be deep, i still believe that hopelessness is far worse.

one hundred eighty three

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (oddly, fitting to mention now with my heart being broken. yet again.) is completely one of my favorite movies of all time. but it seems fantasy is starting to cross with reality. a new study shows there is a cortisol blocking pill that can dull painful memories. of course, the purpose would be for treatment of PTSD. but the possibilities, as well as ethical issues, seem endless.