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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Summer Streets

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve written. I guess the monotony of working two jobs that occupy every day of the week has been less than inspiring. I know, it’s the little, everyday things that make life interesting. This is true, especially in NYC.

You can also thank my Nana for this post, who turned 79 yesterday! Surviving that long on this planet is really quite the accomplishment. Anyway, I talked to her for a bit and she told me how much so many people miss my more frequent blog postings. I don’t know how true that is, but it was inspiring to hear. Thanks.

I did have one day off in the past seven weeks, the day we went to Brighton Beach. It was such a great day, even with Pup in tow, that I made a little highlight video of our trip.


BRIGHTON BEACH VID from Matt Rexrode on Vimeo.

Today Jen and I road our bikes over the 59th St bridge into Manhattan to participate in the annual Summer Streets event. About half way up the bridge, I noticed Jen was starting to fall behind. It’s a good thing we stopped because she almost passed out, which she contributes to low blood sugar. Luckily we had some snacks packed! After some trail mix she was good to go for the day. Summer Streets happens on three consecutive Saturdays in the summer, about seven miles of NYC’s streets are closed (to traffic) for people to walk, bike, and just enjoy seeing the city from a different perspective. Summer Streets encourages New Yorkers to be more active and use more sustainable forms of transportation. There were really neat pit stops along the way with tons of freebees, rock climbing, zip lining and a market/picnic area by Whole Foods. Great day.

 I do work tonight but gave up my Sunday shift. My schedule at the PT clinic changed a bit and I now go in at 7am on Mondays. Although this coming week is my last, it’s just too much to work late at the restaurant Sunday night and then get up that early to treat patients all day. Whoop for days off!

I’ve enjoyed my current clinical assignment. It was a good refresher of orthopedic/ sports injuries and treatments. My CI is very chill and turned out to be quite the comedian. Next assignment is in an inpatient setting so pray I get a good one!

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