I spent last week in Vegas for the ASC conference, and even though nothing terrible happened, I think I'll be okay if I don't go back to Vegas again for a good long while.

Work is less hectic because I don't have to study for the ABSITE anymore, but with deadlines for abstracts and presentations and conferences that never seem to end, I keep getting these headaches.

And as for my personal life, I'm not in a good place.

You may remember that the annual surgery in-training exam is at the end of January. Well, even during research I am required to take it and hopefully I won't mention it again for another eleven months or so. But that's what I've been up to.

So now.

Myung said he had a conversation at work with one of the girls that he teaches, Killian, age 9.

Killian: Who do you think is prettier, Taylor Swift or Katy Perry?

Myung: Uh, Katy Perry.

She: No way! Who do you think sings better?

He: Katy Perry.

She: No way!

And as he was telling this story, Kara emphatically seconded Killian's opinion.

Kara: I agree with Killian.

Me: Kara, let me tell you something that you can look back on in twenty years. Boys will always like the Katy Perrys and girls will always prefer the Taylor Swifts.

Of course, I kind of love/hate both.

I asked Myung how things were going with Sulah and he said things were going really well. He said he's hoping to propose sometime later this year and maybe get married next year. It seemed fast, but then again, not really. It mostly just made me wonder what I was doing.

Time to giddy up.