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For the past fifteen years or so, I've attended the same general practice, Swanston St Medical Centre, and they've been pretty good. Alas, their parent organisation has closed its doors permanently, so I've been on the quest for a new GP. My initial consideration was a place literally across the road from me, where I received my fourth COVID shot a few weeks back. The fact that they joyously advertised that they had a chiropractor onsite however put me off; apart from being based on several utterly nonsense ideas, it just doesn't work. Anyway, I have chosen a new practice literally around the corner from me, Southbank Medical Clinic, and I've had a general checkup (largely OK) and have had my records transferred. Blood tests for cholesterol etc are pending.
The past few days have witnessed a couple of social occasions, including a regular movie night visit with Brendan E. We like our war films and this one was "Fury" which falls under the category of "realistic fiction", following writer and director David Ayer's reasonable association with the topic. The following night was a big dinner with Simon, Justine, Anthony, Robin, and Erica. Whilst readers will know I am not a big fan of the consumption of mammals, it's hard to take thriftiness out of me - when Aldi had a post-Xmas sale of a triple-smoked leg of ham from $72 to $18, ethics went out the window (at least the pig didn't die in vain) and the production of pineapple ham steaks with cherry glaze was on the agenda (Erica, sticking to her guns, opted for faux canard), and Robin provided a lovely cheesecake which saw the addition of buttermilk ice-cream and berries. Needless to say with such clever and politically astute people it was a wonderful and invigorating intimate evening. I have also been blessed by the company of Erica for several days and we've marched our way through the series, "Lucifer", which is pretty good light entertainment.
There has been some progress in my academic life as well. I'm mostly through the second-last course for my Psychology degree with a dive into EEG and fMRI this week, finally getting into the technology side of things which I have been craving for some time. In a more analytic and personal manner, I have written a few notes on the abusive use of the silent treatment in relationships following a good article in The Atlantic on the subject and being on the receiving end of it myself in the past. Finally, I have picked my courses ("papers" in Kiwi parlance) for my next degree starting next month in Climate Change Science and Policy.
The past few days have witnessed a couple of social occasions, including a regular movie night visit with Brendan E. We like our war films and this one was "Fury" which falls under the category of "realistic fiction", following writer and director David Ayer's reasonable association with the topic. The following night was a big dinner with Simon, Justine, Anthony, Robin, and Erica. Whilst readers will know I am not a big fan of the consumption of mammals, it's hard to take thriftiness out of me - when Aldi had a post-Xmas sale of a triple-smoked leg of ham from $72 to $18, ethics went out the window (at least the pig didn't die in vain) and the production of pineapple ham steaks with cherry glaze was on the agenda (Erica, sticking to her guns, opted for faux canard), and Robin provided a lovely cheesecake which saw the addition of buttermilk ice-cream and berries. Needless to say with such clever and politically astute people it was a wonderful and invigorating intimate evening. I have also been blessed by the company of Erica for several days and we've marched our way through the series, "Lucifer", which is pretty good light entertainment.
There has been some progress in my academic life as well. I'm mostly through the second-last course for my Psychology degree with a dive into EEG and fMRI this week, finally getting into the technology side of things which I have been craving for some time. In a more analytic and personal manner, I have written a few notes on the abusive use of the silent treatment in relationships following a good article in The Atlantic on the subject and being on the receiving end of it myself in the past. Finally, I have picked my courses ("papers" in Kiwi parlance) for my next degree starting next month in Climate Change Science and Policy.
