The Scooter

What's it called when someone thinks their sick but they're really not...hypochondriac? Yeah, my scooter thinks it's one of those.

When I first got it the handlebars wouldn't lock when parked. After a little bit of playing around it started working again.

Since returning from Alabama the seat has never latched shut. Until last week when it suddenly decided to start working again. Now I can keep all my valuables in it, or at least the registration and insurance instead of keeping it in my wallet all the time.

Tonight I learned that the gas light doesn't turn on. Luckily I was right next to the Marriott Center so I parked it there and continued on foot (tragic) to a lecture. After wards I pushed it across the street to the football stadium, got it rolling down hill and coasted through the parking lot to end up right across the street for Chevron. The funny thing is that while I was coasting the gas light was faintly glowing... why couldn't it have done that earlier?

Getting in

Ladies and Gentlemen, the results are in! I will be going to PA school next year! Will and I checked the mail last night and low and behold there was a letter from the Midwestern Glendale program accepting me into their class for next year! It's not the final word - We'll still wait to hear from some other programs, but the best part is I know I'm going to start PA school next year! WOOHOO!

Midnight Ride

As you all know I've been traveling alone for interview recently and I just have to share the story of my cab ride to the airport Saturday morning. I was in Winston-Salem, NC to interview at Wake Forest. I was hoping to get moved to the first flight out on Saturday at 6:15 am - I figured it was my best chance - who wants to leave at 6:15 on Saturday morning. So I set my alarm for 3:15 and called - sure enough there was a spot. So I packed my bags and headed down to the front desk to see if I could get a ride from their shuttle. Turns out the driver doesn't get there until 5:00am. Understandable, I suppose. So I asked them to call me a cab. The cab arrived and after loading in my luggage and pulling out of the hotel he said we had to go get gas. Sure enough it was true - we ran out of gas a block and a half before the gas station, but luckily it was downhill and we could coast. This gas station just happened to have 10 or so people milling around at 3:45 in the morning. But they all turned out to be good friends with my cab driver. This was slightly reassuring - I was no longer worried about the people milling around, but I was slightly more concerned about the cab driver. We finally finish getting gas and are on the freeway when the cab makes a horrible clunking noise and the entire car starts to shake. He pulls over to the shoulder and checks - no flat tires - so he decides we're good to go. But as soon as we reach 5mph the entire cars starts shaking again. At this point I decide it's necessary to pipe up so I ask if they're someone else who could come pick us up and get me to the airport. The cab driver gets out of the car - calls his dispatcher - who sends someone else out. But then the cab drivers stays out of the car to have a smoke. But he doesn't stay on the protected side of the car, but wanders around the freeway at 4:00am. Now I'm concerned that he's going to get hit by one of the semi trucks roaring past us! Great- I'll have to call 911 and I have no idea where we are - somewhere on the freeway toward the Greensboro airport. Luckily after 25 minutes the other cab shows up and we have an uneventful ride to the airport. Looking back on the whole event I'm amazed at how calm I felt through most of it. Gotta love these great travel stories.

Books

I'm off to Phoenix tomorrow for my 1st interview, but first I wanted to quickly recommend two books I've read this last week. First The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. It was very interesting and a nice read - especially for nonfiction. The second is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. I loved this book - the main character is eleven years old, loves chemistry and hilarious. So, if you're looking for something to read - two great ideas right there!

Will's Update

I don't have much to say besides school has started and who knew that an Econ degree would require you to read and write so much?

PA School Interviews

Just a quick update, this month is going to be crazy and mostly because of my PA school interviews. But the fact that I have interviews is incredibly exciting! I thought I'd let you all know where I'm headed in the next little while in my quest to get in to PA school.

Sept. 13th - Midwestern - Glendale AZ
Sept. 17th - Wake Forest - North Carolina
Sept. 25th - George Washington - Washington DC - I'll get to stay with Blake for this trip :)
Sept 27th - Oregon Health Sciences University - Portland, OR
Oct. 25th - Emory - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 29th - Midwestern - Downer's Grove, IL

That's the current plan. We'll keep you posted!