Nikola Tesla, where are you when we need you?

Many of my classmates are currently (no pun) in the throes of a black-out.
It affected our school this morning as well but they managed to switch to a backup generator by 9:30. For some this ordeal will continue throughout the weekend as the work ethic here is, well , laid back to put it mildly. We are lucky- where we live seems to have been spared.

Tonight is the semesterly [yeah, I just made that word up] White Coat Ceremony for the incoming 1st semester students. This is a symbolic event where students don the traditional white lab coat and officially embark upon their journey to memorize names of enzymes, branches of arteries, and the intricacies of the JAK/STAT pathway. White coat ceremonies are pretty common to all medical schools; ours however enjoys the added bonus of allowing its participants to wear flip-flops to complete their ensemble. So, we got that going for us.

The actual ceremony is long and boring, but it is followed by a night of "restrained debauchery" complete with buffet and dancing hosted at a pretty cool restaurant called Bamboo Bernies. (screams medical school hang-out doesn't it?) It is usually a fun outing so the bride and I will head (in her case waddle...just kidding dear) over there this evening. I LOVE having a designated driver! I may get some pictures to post here tomorrow.