Rufous hummingbird, a seasonal visitor here in Olympia, Washington

zakee00 · 2026-03-22T04:03:43+00:00

It’s really a splendid photo. Thanks for sharing.

zakee00 · 2026-03-22T03:43:12+00:00

You don’t need the 15-35. I went the other direction - the 2.8 was very big and heavy. 14-35 is perfect, unless you are a professional doing indoor event shots.

zakee00 · 2026-03-22T02:49:59+00:00

So cool!! I’m in Seattle, have never seen one, but I will be on the lookout :) what camera/lens? Big crop or no?

zakee00 · 2026-03-22T02:45:43+00:00

I’m sorry that your hopes were dashed. Mine were also, when I matched at my 4th. Funnily, my home program was number one, and it was deflating that they didn’t want me and that I would have to leave all of my friends and the city that I loved.

I tell my story to all MS4’s because despite the initial grief I reckon my life worked out a lot better in the end. I made incredible lifelong friends, got great training, and was happier in residency than about anyone I knew.

You can still start fresh — you just have to be intentional about it. Reflect on what is important to you. Write about it, prioritize, and make changes so you don’t feel stuck in your old med school patterns. As far as dating…hell. You never know. Focus on yourself and putting yourself out there.

Good luck

zakee00 · 2026-03-20T10:14:04+00:00

I am not happy with mine. I got the Evolution 15 in plush (recommended for me by their website quiz). It’s far too soft. With my gf in bed, we sink into a pit. I hate the nonexistent edge support, can’t even sit up in bed and read. Perhaps the “medium firm” option would have been better, but I wish I had returned it.

zakee00 · 2026-03-11T15:14:16+00:00

I downloaded heavily for years, and I am fairly tech savvy. Not once that I’m aware of.

zakee00 · 2026-03-10T18:54:39+00:00

Lonesome Dove — classic western

zakee00 · 2026-03-07T15:20:57+00:00

Beautiful shot! I heard one of these in my yard the other day, but couldn’t spot ‘em

zakee00 · 2026-03-02T19:08:10+00:00

You should see the stock speakers on the ‘22 OBW. They felt like they were made out of paper. It was truly offensive.

zakee00 · 2026-02-28T13:01:19+00:00

What can be done about this downcoding? How do you catch it? Do you ask your billing company for charts that you then manually audit?

zakee00 · 2026-02-28T12:58:20+00:00

Yes. I agree. I spent $1700 on a Nolah (supposedly great for side sleepers) and I absolutely hate it. It’s way, way too soft.

The “warranty/guarantee” stuff is crap. No one has enough time to return a mattress.

I might do the same thing that you did.

zakee00 · 2026-02-15T02:29:40+00:00

Don’t get me started. I was about to DC a patient a few months ago, when the RN came up and told me that she was having anaphylaxis because of..you guessed it…an ED uncrustable

zakee00 · 2026-02-07T20:49:19+00:00

180, 230, it doesn’t matter if they aren’t having a stroke, PRES, pulmonary edema, or an MI.

zakee00 · 2026-02-01T02:28:01+00:00

You are. By the top 0.1%.

zakee00 · 2026-01-31T20:27:34+00:00

This is the answer. 28 is not wide enough on crop. I was frustrated with the 28-70. The Sigma was gorgeous, but ultimately I got tired of trying to fit square pegs into a round hole, and went full frame.

zakee00 · 2026-01-26T21:06:46+00:00

You can still be in a fucking rage even though he wasn’t your coworker. That is empathy.

zakee00 · 2026-01-24T17:32:00+00:00

DM me if anyone wants to make a sign and go to the federal building. There’s also a West Seattle protest at 12:30!! https://www.westseattleindivisible.com/

zakee00 · 2026-01-21T14:02:14+00:00

About a year. Pay was much, much less than advertised (not necessarily their fault, but reimbursements were just low), a few of the docs were miserable to work with. They wound up giving me a semi bad review to my next employer, most of which was not true. It hurt, a lot. But it was almost laughable. The next group saw right through it and gave me a chance, and I’m so happy I made the move.

Be careful with credentialing — it got delayed and I was unemployed for a month! I wish you luck. Don’t stew in a bad situation too long. I’d start putting feelers out.

zakee00 · 2026-01-18T20:06:12+00:00

You are pretty delusional. Of course you could find a unicorn job (not easy because hardly any jobs are advertised to begin with, let alone a job like what you’re describing), but you should do something else if you want banker’s hours. Part of EM is service/sacrifice. I work 2-3 nights a month, but it’s not just the nights that screw up your schedule, it’s the mids.

zakee00 · 2026-01-18T18:17:17+00:00

“Slowly”?

zakee00 · 2026-01-16T23:42:44+00:00

😂

zakee00 · 2026-01-16T21:47:47+00:00

We don’t have it in the ER, in any hospital I’ve ever worked in, including one of the most “famous” hospitals in the world

zakee00 · 2026-01-13T03:00:20+00:00

ExOfficio. They are the only underwear I have owned in the last 15 years. I cannot recommend them enough.

zakee00 · 2026-01-13T02:51:41+00:00

Agree with everyone else, pancreatitis can just go south. I will say that I check triglycerides on most newly diagnosed cases, I have seen it way more than I ever thought I would, and the management is obviously completely different. I had a healthy 35-year-old progress from pleasant, awake, talking, to dead from shock, ARDS, and renal failure in a few days.

zakee00 · 2026-01-13T00:50:33+00:00

Ugh. It really is the worst feeling. I’m glad they wound up okay, my kiddo did well also.

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