I like a clean environment. That is, one without dust, dirt, and whatever disease-causing fomites we can rid of without being overly compulsive.  This should not be confused with an organized environment. Believe me, I vacuum my living space regularly and keep hospital articles far away from my bed as possible. But I still struggle to keep myself organized. I tend to keep things I may not necessarily need, and objects pile up everywhere I go. I have been trying to purge with little success. Today is an example of what can happen if you don’t.

I have a shoddy bookshelf that I keep many things on–books, papers, trinkets.  I had a bookshelf. I’d say a third of its objects were important, like bills, receipts, and keys.  I have 2 boxes of books conveniently supporting the bookshelf on both sides.  Why that is, I don’t know. Perhaps that’s all $20 will buy these days. I was digging around in the boxes when I heard a crack. The next thing a pile of rubbish was all that was left.

pile of rubbish

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misc hobbies, life

When I was part of the residential networking team back in college, I always cringed at how people let their computers deteriorate.  “You have how many icons on your desktop? 2000? How is that possible?” Then you have the perennial file-sharers who have 3-4 different file sharing apps running at the same time while connected to 237 other computers. No wonder your computer is slow. I, on the other hand, have always maintained a well-tuned system until today. Read more…

computing rant, tech

One of the phrases I hear often in the hospital is this:

Nurse 1: Is he the resident?

Nurse 2: No, he’s the intern.

Last time I checked, an intern is a first-year resident. I suppose that at my current hospital, there is unspoken hierarchy among the nursing and ancillary staff that the “intern” is the dumbass carrying the team pager while the “resident” is the one who should be called in an emergency.  The atrocities do not end there, mind you. Read more…

medicine medicine, rant

Floor demonstration at AAO Atlanta 2008

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computing coca-cola, pharma