"Physics is everywhere!": The Time Paradox

Can you tell me who said that quote? (don't worry, he's not famous so if you don't know it, you aren't missing something obvious)

So...time.  It's a funny thing.  Especially in traffic.  Every so often since I started my most recent internship, I have to drive in to clinic.  Now, I debated at the beginning about whether it would be better to drive or metro for my commute.  I decided on metro because I get too irritated in traffic and figured that driving everyday in DC might increase my stress a little too much (just as an FYI, I'm pretty sure that was a good decision). So, most days I metro, but a few times I've driven into the city.

Here's where the awesome time paradox comes in.  When I drive in to clinic I use my GPS.  The purpose is two-fold:  a) I don't know the way very well b) if there's a huge accident or something and I have to get off the one or two routes that I know, my handy dandy GPS can tell me where I need to go and I won't even have to dig it out of my car. My GPS tells me what time I will arrive at my destination so I always know how close/far away I am.  When I get to the part of the drive where I am 10 minutes away from the hospital, I always notice.  I don't know why.  It must be a break from the crazy parts of the roads right there (more about the insane roundabouts in DC in future posts), but whatever it is, I always see that it's 10 minutes to go.  And then I drive for another 2 minutes...and I still have 10 minutes to go. And I drive for another 5 minutes....and I still have 10 minutes to go. Its a very weird phenomenon because it always happens at 10 minutes and then I'm 10 minutes away for 20-30 minutes.  Somehow I don't get overly irritated in that part of the drive...I guess cause I'm so astounded that I can be continually moving towards my destination and still be 10 minutes away for 20-30 minutes.  Perhaps there's a fold in the universe there or something.

New Orleans

The weekend before my clinical started, I got to go to New Orleans to attend a physical therapy conference.  It was so awesome. Good company (my close friend, Rachel from PT school), delicious food (love Cajun, love sea food), new knowledge (I actually did attend lectures!), fun place!

Hawaii II

So, Hawaii.  Ah how I miss that place. Seriously my favorite place in the world.  Love it.

It's been long enough that the thrill of it is over, but I wanted to add these extra pictures.  While Mom and I were there, we made friends with a woman who owns a clothing shop in the hotel that we stayed in.  Her husband works for Hilton there in Hawaii and the weekend that I was there, she and her husband and daughter were staying in the owners sweet at the Hilton.  The coolest part about this is that there is a staircase and patio that are right next to the dolphin pools.  Sunday morning, I got to go over and sit and enjoy the dolphins for a few hours.  It was awesome.  I tried my very hardest to touch one (even though it's totally against the rules!), but the dolphins in the pond closest to me were not feeling overly friendly.  Still, they were so much fun to watch!!