I am currently in beautiful Moab Utah, in a Roadway Inn that is extremely classy in a 1970s shag carpet and olive green tub type of way. I was originally going to skip Moab and spend the weekend in Monument Valley and Durang. Instead I am just about sick of seeing bluffs and buttes so I decided to head up to Moab and then head over to Durango. I decided that I need to see Arches while im here, plus I love Utah.
The remainder of this week when ok, I had a few rough patches at rotation but other than that I was able to deal. There was a run in with a technician who wanted to yell at me about not putting proper paperwork in a patient's bag so she busted into the consultation room while I was speaking with a patient and started yelling at me while i was talking to the patient. I told her to leave and shut the door in her face. I wasnt trained in the proper paperwork, I was just kind of thrown to the wolves and she should have been professional enough to see I was with a patient and waited until I was done. I realize that I was in the wrong for not doing what I apparently was supposed to, but her lack of professionalism almost set me off. I am starting to get frustrated with the site, but I only have 5 days left in the Chinle Pharmacy. I finished my final project on Crystal Meth and will try to find other distractions on top of the 2 days I have in the outpatient clinics. John has really been pushing me about spouting off facts about infections disease and the heart which are 2 of my weakest areas so I appreciate the challenge. Other than these communications my favorite part of the day is the 8AM rounds when the MD who was on all night passes out information to the rest of the Medical/Dietary/Psych/Pharmacy staff. I never realized how interesting rounds could be, but that definitely has been the highpoint of this rotation to date.
On the home front I finished 3 books this week. Last weekend I picked up 2 that I was done with by thursday night. One was Anthony Bordain's book "Kitchen Confidential" which was what sparked his travel channel and celebrity chef career. It was pretty good and I recommend it for a cool insight into the restaurant industry and one of the coolest guys on the planet. Ill pick up a few more books this weekend that will hopefully last me a while.
I also planned the route home. I had given up on heading out to the coast and then cutting back, but I rethought it. While coming from SLC down to San Antonio would save me 16 hours of driving and about 900 miles a large portion of the route I had already driven through. Going out to San Fran and down to LA gives me a chance to see Lake Tahoe and drive the pacific coast highway which were 2 of the things that I had to go and see. For 2 or 3 extra day of driving I get to hit a few places that are new and different. This new schedule also allows me to spend a 2 days in San Antonio, New Orleans, and Hotlanta. It also allows me to spend all day on Thanksgiving in New Orleans rather than grabbing thanksgiving dinner at a truck stop somewhere in the south. I figure that there are enough transient people living away from their families in New Orleans that I wont be the only tourist. I posted something about my itinerary on facebook and got a lot of responses from friends in Atlanta, Birmingham, and Holly Springs NC so hopefully I will be able to stay with them along the way.
For now I am in beautiful Moab Utah. Utah is one of my favorite places, the people are friendly, the weather is beautiful, the air is clear and the stars are always out, and the microbreweries are delicious. I went to one for dinner and another one for a drink after I settled into the motel. While the beer was the weak sort favored by Utah state law it was still better than the nothing that I have been able to drink for the past 3 weeks. Im looking forward to going to Arches tomorrow, ever since Dave the Pharmacist from Delmar told me about his trip a few years ago I have really wanted to go. I may go to canyonlands national park on the drive to Durango, but im not sure how much time I am going to spend in Arches. Its about a 3 hour trip to Durango and then on Sunday I am planning on heading to Mesa Verde and the 4 corners
-O
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