Knitting party

Ok people..

I'll be home in a week. We need plans for a knitting party during the month of September (mimi and Belinda.. hint hint). I have a wedding to go to during the weekend of the 22nd but other than that I am free.

So who's hosting? And what do we all need to bring (besides yarn).

I am working on another uterus for the doctor I am working with this month. I am also almost done with a pair of socks. I promise pictures soon.

I am also teaching the lady I am living with how to knit socks... so that's fun.

ok back to writing my personal statement on why I need to be a doctor

Boards update

The NBOME did get all 400 questions... yay!!!

So as long as I didn't fail I don't have to take boards again.... :-)

SOCKS!!!

I finished my first pair of socks.... sock knitting might be the new crack. As long as it's not boring or on magic loop... *shudders*

I used this pattern...http://magknits.com/Mar07/patterns/rainy.htm

I changed the CO to a twisted rib. I think I did 6 rows.

This is the basic pattern...

Rnd 1: *k1, p1, k2, p1, k1; repeat from *
Rnd 2: *k1, p1, yo, ssk, p1, k1; repeat from *
Rnd 3: As rnd 1.
Rnd 4: *k1, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1; repeat from *

At round three I slipped the first stitch on every needle (I used 4) to the previous needle so that the first stitch was a purl. Then at the K1 at the end and k1 at the beginning of the pattern I made a mock cable. So the pattern became p1, K2, p1, mock cable 2.
I did the mock cable as k2tog but don't slip the stitches off the needle, insert the needle back into the first stitch, knit, then slip both stitches off. I got that from Weekend Knitting (see Union Square poncho).

I also made the heel with a twisted rib.

So those are my socks. Now it's off to bed so I can start work tomorrow.

Cross posted

I wrote this on my lj...

So today was COMLEX Level 2. Started the day at 9:40. Did all my sections, breaks, etc.

I was finishing my last 50 questions. I hit submit and verified YES I want to end this section. Then ERROR.. and the computer restarted. AHHHHHHHH.. I stared at the computer for a good 5 minutes like WHAT??? No maybe if I close my eyes it will go back to the test and tell me it actually finished it. There is suppose to be a survey at the end where I get to tell the NBOME that their graphics suck and I didn't have problems, etc. Well no survey. The lady at prometric couldn't print my verification that I finished the test, her computer was saying it was still incomplete. She called the IT people and they said they wouldn't know anything until after she closed the site. So I called prometric help center at 745 before they closed. The lady there thinks the test was submitted to the NBOME. I have to call them to make sure it actually did and they got all the sections. I left a message with NBOME but they won't be there until Monday at 9am. So I may or may not have a test to grade. I'd really like to not take boards again. I just don't have time to study again, and I am not smart enough to keep all that random garbage that only boards ask in my head for another month. ...uhh.. As soon I called my mom to tell her how the test went I lost it.... stupid prometric people.

There were several EVMS kids taking USMLE 2 today. Sarah and I chatted with a couple of them during our breaks. There is something about taking medical boards ... well that just screams "I AM TAKING BOARDS TODAY"!!!! Maybe it's the lack of sleep look or the stolen hospital scrubs but there's definitely a look. I told one of the kids who I was rotating with next month... and he said "yeah Dr. Archer is a big deal..".. Awesome I am going to look like a moron. Really looking forward to being dumb next week.

That's all for now.. I am too tired to write anything else...