Sam's Blog

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So I read this morning that Paul Hester, the drummer for the band Crowded House was found dead in a park. I wasn’t too sad about it because I never knew the guy, but it just affects me in a way that I liked some of their music while growing up and it’s always sad when you hear about people dying so tragically. I then got emails at work notifying me of all of the patients that had passed away this weekend. That really hit me hard because there was one patient that was just in the clinic last week and I knew the other patients as well. It’s so hard because I feel really bad for their families so much. Most of the time we never see their family ever again because it’s too hard to come back or they don’t want to associate with our facility because it brings back bad memories. I understand how they feel. I couldn’t go into a hospital room for years because I hated the smell because it brought back memories of visiting my father in the hospital. Same reason why I wouldn’t eat chicken salad sandwiches for years. And then I read about the earthquakes in Indonesia. Argh! Those poor people over there are still trying to rebuild from the tsunamis and now this. It is so unfortunate and heartbreaking. Ok, no more depressing talk.

I so desperately wanted to leave work early today because it was just craziness. I needed to unwind and was able to, luckily. I met up with Lisa, Shahab, Aussie, and Josh at Acapulco’s. It was nice to see Shahab and Aussie especially. I haven’t seen them in months. Aussie is such a great storyteller and she told us about her misadventures during her stay in Vietnam. I will remember to never say the phrase “under your skin” in front of her anymore because of it. Lisa also had very amusing stories as well. Shahab has been so busy and we hardly see him anymore, so I hope that that changes in the near future, especially since I am getting an itch to play some poker soon

SATC quote of the day:
Charlotte: I can't believe you're dating a politician. You're not even registered to vote!
Carrie: It's the undecideds they're really after. (Season 3 – Politically Erect)