Conference week

man it is immensely surreal for conference week to be over. it went by so quickly in a haze of free stuff, lots of talks, food, alcohol and camera flashes. what was cool was being able to see people who, after yesterday i will probably never see again, who aren't really friends, barely acquaintances, but who are 'ok' people none the less. this my adopted year, is filled with interesting people, and some i will truly miss. since we have been separated for the past 2 years into our clinical schools, most of the people i am close to are from my clinical school, but it was good to catch up with others from the other clinical schools.

the activities each day were mostly useful. lots of talks from insurance people, the health union, financial planning institutions and doctors who want to influence us into choosing their field. the most helpful of these were the financial planning people cause the gist of everyone else was that, we know that you have no money now, but as of next year, you will have loads, so let me show you how to spend it or allow us to take it from you. neways, they came bearing gifts, free stuff and free lunches and alcohol, so that was ok, i could listen to them as payment....lol

our final year dinner was great fun. the food was great if you were omnivorous. if you were vegetarian, i have heard that it wasn't as great. but the food was sooooooo good for me. i love seafood, so it was right up my ally. i ate so much and was smart enough to wear a dress that allowed me to do that. it hid my big belly effectively. i was stuffed afterwards, so much so that if i pushed my belly out i could make for a convincing pregnant woman, as you can see in the pic. ... lol. loads of pictures were taken, way to much to put on here. they are on facebook though so those who are on there can have a look.

it is getting realer by the minute, that as of next year i am officially a doctor and medical school is over. freaky....