Blog dance
A Slip
‘I never thought medicine would be frightening’
The Cords of Billroth
This a rapid and heart-pounding recounting of a hospital accident. It’s an effective, powerful piece that brings home some of the risks of working in health care. It starts this way:
it was the tiniest of mistakes. a meer slip of the wrist, or was it the fingers? i can't really remember, it was such a brief m
illisecond of time. but i felt the hint of a prick on my finger and saw the jagged edge of a rent in my glove. i discarded the needle, pulled off my glove and stared at the small drop of red on my flesh. my blood? or his?
Some Great Reward
“An Alabama girl living inside the Beltway” discovers home after a trip to Brimingham.
…Then I think about how I have made more friends here in DC than I had back home, and how I feel more comfortable being myself here than I ever did in Alabama. I love my family and I miss them but I am really happy where I am and I missed DC while I was gone….
First to Third
A law student with an interest in community organizing starts searches for like-minded people.
DC is seen as a dead scene primarily because people don't pay attention to what's happening with the older residents, who are primarily black. So I want to learn to unlearn that response. I want to see what's really happening here, and I want to connect to law students and other who are more connected to grassroots work here in the City. So I'm looking forward to the Disorientation, and to finding some more like-minded folks.
Also Noted:Our writer offers housing for Katrinia victims and gets a note from someone who describes himself as “a very nice man.” Sounded like someone sincere about getting back on his feet so I did a quick Google search for his phone number and came up with his profile on 17 different male escort sites. I think I'm going to pass on this "evacuee." From I Was Going to Say Something.
A thoughtful post about relationships. She makes me want to be the best I can be, but she makes me deathly afraid that I will let her down or disappoint her...and not because of a lack or confidence or some kind of insecurity, but because she has yet to be emotionally available to me. From … and the City.
Strong movie recommendation, Crash. Crash has got be one of the most honest films about race that I have ever seen. From Chase-ing Random Thoughts.
Photos: Adams Morgan Fesitval
posted by kob @ 12:44 AM
4 Comments:
Hey thanks for the mention! :-)
Ditto!
You're welcome!
Looking forward to learning more about DC (and its people) through this site. Thanks for the compilation.
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