#iwanttobewbusby

I have my role model. I want to be like Dr. W. Busby. She is intimidating, terrifying, knowledgeable and all-round, scary as fuck. But she demands your attention because she has this way of engaging your learning. In a way, she reminds me of my high school chemistry teacher, Ms. Aupa'au. Except ten times scarier because she'll call you out in front of the whole med class. Also, she has an amazing physique for a lady in her mid fifties (that's a rough estimate). I must've spent half the lecture scared as fuck and the other half admiring her biceps. But I want to be like that... to know my stuff and to scare hapless med students (all while in the process of teaching them). Also, she's a consultant in geriatrics - an area which I've always been interested in.
Anyway, in today's lecture, she was strolling - no, marching up and down the aisles demanding answers from the class about risk factors of stroke. I have to say, I felt pretty stoked when she asked what the subset of the population were more at risk, and then when no one answered, I finally yelled out "Diabetics,", and when she followed it up with another question about the target systolic blood pressure for them (compared to the rest of the general populace), I actually knew the answer, thanks to browsing through the NZ Cardiovascular Guidelines when I was an intern.

omg i'm gassy from all that alcohol i've been drinking. my flatmate and i made our own Bailey's Cream
-interlude wherein i run to the bathroom-
i must've released at least 300mL of fluid just then. but i feel great now because before, my abdomen was soooo rigid. and whilst on the crapper, i could feel the peristalsis. that was honestly such a satisfying bowel motion.

Anyway... yes, my flatmate and I made our own Bailey's Cream. Incredibly unhealthy - also, I didn't realise that it had such a strong alcoholic sting to it. Noob, I know, but I suppose because I've been mixing it with hot chocolates and coffees, I couldn't really taste the alcohol in it.

Today must be the day for trying out recipes. I finally tried the zucchini pasta with avocado pesto. It was actually really easy and I added in some mushrooms and cashew nuts just to add some texture. The first bite was divine - but towards the end, I was basically forcing it down because it got so damn rich. So I think for next time, I'll only add half the amount of olive oil to it because it got quite slick. But definitely, zucchini pasta is an option should I ever have cravings for pasta/pasta sauce. It was so simple: just put your grater on its side and grate away. I might branch out and try different sauces though. Time to rummage through Pinterest...