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Yes, that would be a smiley face.....because I just watched USA beat Canada in an Olympic grudge match!! (men's hockey) It was a great game, made better by 2 beers and some potato skins. Dane was gracious enough to invite me and several others to his hood (Bay Ridge), to watch this game at the Salty Dog.....an old firehouse turned bar. Awesome place!!! Good food!! Lots of tv's!! I even got my pic with the resident Dalmation:Today was an overall nice day. I woke up and decided that since I had spent the entire day yesterday in my apt studying for the Step, that I was going to do something fun today. So, I called Daniel up to see if he could come out and play.....he could, so away we went.

First stop, Chelsea's to see the new addition to the family...LOLA!!! Matt and Chelsea rescued this adorable Pit bull mix and she is the sweetest, most lovable dog ever. We took her out for a walk....went to the pet store.....then to the dog park. Every step of the way, she was adorable.

Then, Daniel and I headed into the city for some comfort Japanese food....and hot chocolate at The City Bakery (its the hot chocolate festival). It was a very rich hottie, but super yummy!!

Sadly, Daniel and I had to part ways as he was off to a pool party and I needed to watch some hockey!!!

I know you are all interested in how my first week of Psych went....it went well. The program is very structured, which is nice. I get to sit in on interviews with patients, and some have been down right entertaining!!! This week's recap of interviews include:

- the lady who thinks her stepmother is hiring people to rape and kill her, and therefore tried to "get her first".

- the young man who says jesus is telling him to "get his lithium NOW" and that he will die a horrible death without it.

- the middle aged man who tried to slit his wrists, but after the first attempt realized he is not very good at it and became extremely depressed, thus voluntarily admitting himself into the hospital. With all honestly, looking at the wound on his left wrist, my cat could have scratched deeper. We also learned that he spent his entire disability check of $1900 for this month on crack.

Overall, I really like the resident I am assigned to and my supervising attending is great too. And, there has been a lot of study time which I have been utilizing for Step 2. I will be sure to post a more "play by play" of the psych day later in the week. Right now, I am off to bed.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Take care. :)