Eddie Walker

NEW SPECIAL ON TURKEY SIZED UTERII!!!!

Monday we had very large uterii come into work...they both had leiomyomas (sp?)...we also had a testicle the size of a baseball...of course it was for tumor...Well this is what I do now that finals are over...a sigh of relief...As for the rest of life it's been pretty awesome...On Saturday we went to Missy's work party...It was in Laguna Niguel at the Ritz Carlton...We had caviare (sp?) and crab cakes, filet mignon and jumbo shrimp (that is NOT an oxymoron!)...It was spectacular.

Sunday we watched the Chargers lose to the Miami Dolphins from the Centex Skybox...and this Friday I am going to the Miami Heat/L.A. Laker game...Life is pretty good.

Aside from all this "playing" in my time off I am still doing research, shadowing a physician, and working...Missy and I are simply praying for God's direction in our lives...This school thing is really getting to the both of us...We don't know where to go from here and are simply waiting on God's timing. Patience is everything.

The Holidays are almost upon us. I just received a Christmas card from my good friends the Hoffmans and the Williams...My wife and I are excited to spend our first Christmas together...it will be awesome.

I am still learning how to be content...it is difficult to be satisfied with your lot in life when you have many interests...and everyone around you is successful in their own way...I am praying that God gives me a similar sense of success. Simply knowing that I am doing His Will is all that I ask...

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WOW!! It seems as though this site will soon become some sort of quarterly summary...I am sad to say that the time of my life that I spent conversing in the local coffee shop over theological questions has come to a close for the moment...my time is currently spent reading about how leptin is necessary, but not sufficient as a pubertal trigger...and how a deletion of phenylalanine at the 508 loci is the most common form of cystic fibrosis, which causes a dysfunction in a transmembrane regulator that then causes a cascade of other problems...blah, blah, blah...More information that has nothing to do with medicine and will not make me a better doctor in the long run...For those that don't know I am currently at UCSD in a postbaccalaureate program...I am doing some clinical research as well...it's on pediatric obesity...I am shadowing a doc...and drawing blood since I now have my phlebotomy certificate...Enough about school related things...

I would have to say that the most interesting part about marriage is the fact that you are faced with your inadequacies on a daily basis. I have never been confronted more regularly with my shortcomings until now...In many ways it's refreshing...The holidays are here and I hope that bring you all good cheer. Finals are next week for me, so if you remember please pray...I hope to be bringing another update of something slightly more interesting in the next couple of weeks...Then school won't be dominating my time...I will post my vows as soon as I find them...I am sure they are buried underneath a stack of information that I am supposed to read...Until next time...

posted by Unknown @ 9:52 AM 1 comments

Arggghh...

Well clearly I am not supposed to blog...I have tried three times to post the same blog and it has come to no avail...So I will just say the hiatus from the World of the Blog shall end soon...However, today is my Wedding Day...in 4 hours I will be marrying an amazing woman...I'll post the vows and some pics when this site starts showing me some love...Much love, may you continue to pray for one another as the Lord seeks to work in radical and mysterious ways...

posted by Unknown @ 12:54 PM 3 comments

For those that don't know...

I will be in Columbus, Ohio on the 15th...that's next Friday...I believe I roll in around 4:30 p.m. Anyone want to come get me? I figured this would be the easiest way to relay the info. I'll be there until the 19th...I would really like to get reacquainted with several of my favorite midwest country folk...you know who you are...So if you have the opportunity pass the word along and let's try to set up some time to hang out...If you don't have my phone number I am sure Andre, Kelli, or Phil S. have it...If not just ask someone at the Ohio State Campus Starbuck's. I am sure they could dig up a nice soy latte and a phone number for you...Beware you might have to give them your number in return...since that is the exchange rate.

posted by Unknown @ 6:26 PM 8 comments

Goin' to the chap_l and I'm gonna g_t marri_d

"Sajak, can I please buy another vowel."

If you would like to solve the puzzle...I am sure you are in shock...As of right now I am to be married August 6th...The unfortunate woman that has to deal with all of my neurotic behavior, anxiety, etc. is Melissa Mehrtens.

I would venture to guess that this is the most exciting adventure that I have embarked upon in quite some time. I have known Missy since I was 11. Her and I went to the same private Christian Middle School. She is two years younger than I am and was best friends with my sister Aubrey until they reached high school. She also went to Escondido High where she was a cheer leader, an ASB officer, and many other things. However, I was too cool and too old to talk to her. I did not want to be like all of my other friends...dating the newest, youngest girls on the campus...I found (and still do) something inherently wrong with that.

So, I never talked to Missy...When I would see her around I made a concerted effort to politely ignore her existence. I still find a way to avoid those individuals with whom I never truly connected. Since I live in Esco. I see these individuals on a regular basis...They are in the grocery store, the gym, and a variety of eateries with in the North County. I do my best to pretend that I am not who they think I am and they are not who they think they are.

On with the story...So I was playing basketball at the gym when in walks this girl...(Keep in mind I don't where my glasses when I play sports) I see her from a distance and decide that I don't know her. I continue practicing my outside shot...I turn a second time to see this woman still approaching my general vicinity...There's one other individual in the gym, but he's behind me and she is clearly not there to speak with this fellow. She is simply mistaken...I don't recognize her at all...prosopagnosia? I am not sure that this is truly my condition...It's probably better categorized as near sightedness or a chronic case of myopia...I continue shooting...I finally turn around a third time...I realize at this point that the mistake could be my own so I start walking towards the young lady...

Young Lady: "What, you don't recognize me?"
Me: "Umm...Yeah, yeah, you're Missy, Missy Mehrtens."

After the formal greeting we proceeded with meaningless conversation concerning what we are currently doing and how life is treating us. I am thoroughly unenthusiastic in discussing anything with Missy Mehrtens. I don't know her...she doesn't know me...I haven't seen her since 1998...and I haven't talked to her since 1994. This is clearly going nowhere.

The Awkward Silence:

Why are silences so awkward? They are uncomfortable and annoying. My muscles become rigid in order to counterbalance my desire to writhe with the agony in the midst of this dead space. Something is disconcerting about having to stare at someone that you don't feel comfortable talking to. Had some one been there to officiate this staring contest I would have been at ease. However, she continued to gaze at me as if I was to add something else to the conversation...I felt as though I was in a hyperbaric chamber...What was I to do? I was trapped...I suppose I could have ran away or thrown the basketball at her...However, neither of these things seemed appropriate.

It was at this point that I squeaked out, "Umm...I guess I could get your number...or something." I would have been totally comfortable with the "or something." "Or something," in this scenario translates into an "or nothing." However, she replied with, "Yeah, that sounds good." Damn It! What am I to do now? We walked to the front desk and retrieved pen and paper and made our transaction. The exchange rate for phone numbers remains constant, it is always one phone number for one phone number.

Being a Gentleman:

I have never been a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. I am a fumbling idiot. I think there are many words that more effectively describe me...mongloid and troglodyte are two that come to mind. So as any gentleman would I lost her phone number the very next day...I have not found it subsequently, but I am sure that it is currently residing in the same abyss as my other misplaced items...keeping company with half my socks and all the other important "notes-to-self" I have made over the years.

Now I must confess...talking to or hanging out with Missy did not seem like a rabbit hole worth my investigation at the time of our encounter...however, going out with her seemed much more appealing after I left the gym. As I thought about it I decided to hop in the truck for a joy ride and see where it may lead.

I rummaged through my mother's phone book a couple days later to see if she had Missy's parents phone number from over a decade ago. It was a long shot, but one worth trying. I found the number and gave it a whirl. Jackpot!! Not only did it work, but Missy picked up the phone. She was staying with her parents while the details of her condo were being finalized.

We set up a date...Our first date was almost 12 hours long. Marathons don't last twelve hours!! (At least if you run them they shouldn't). Our date was painful at times (awkward silences, you know). But we made it through and now we are going to get married...There's plenty of other fun little details and factoids...Yet I'll keep this blog at a palatable length. I'll post pictures as soon as I can...Anyways, have a great day and enjoy what the Lord has brought to you, even if it's the song of a bird or the rustling of leaves.

As far as what the future holds for other details of my life...I am unsure...However, I must trust Him in all that I do...

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Winter

It's definitely winter here in So. Cal...the rain has been relentless...I think we are officially out of our drought...The rain will persist through March...Well, it won't persist, however, it will continue to remind us that summer won't completely arrive until April...The rain titillates the deep roots of the sparse foliage that composes our brown landscape...The inherent nourishing qualities of the simple hydrogen and oxygen compound forces the flowers to smile...How is it that the lilies of the field show more gratitude toward their maker than I ever could? I am sure that if I was a farmer the arrival of precipitation would be much more appreciated...It's fine...I can spend endless hours playing guitar, blogging, listening to jazz, and drinking obscene amounts of coffee.

South Park: The Living Home

Last night was very cool...I was able to hang out with the Evans' family (and friends) for Jason's 30th b-day...I wish I could spend more time down there with them...I should probably start praying for doors to open so that I can enjoy their company in larger quantities...It's been a long time since I have really been able to sit in a leather couch as a sophist...talking story...cruisin' on the boss, etc. I haven't had the chance to read or discuss thoughts on theology and the post-modern church...It would suffice to say that I miss my spiritual family deeply...I would like to be more committed to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Jason spoke very kind and gentle words about all of us that were in attendance...He is very eloquent...I believe that if there was one man that I knew to be meek it would be Jason...The Spirit of God is truly upon him...I suppose that I love being in his presence because as his cup runneth over-I sneak under and catch whatever run off is available...

Reflections:

I had a lot of time to myself on Monday...So I wrote this poem that I would like to share with all of you...it's silly, but I think that most all of my low-maintenance, easy-to-please friends could use this poem next year for good ole V-Day...Feel free to adjust the lines as appropriate for your own situation...This is very pliable.

Cheesy Poem:

Here's a few lines
To discuss all our good times
Your horizontal smile
And your sweatshirt and jeans style

I'm glad we're united
And I hope your delighted
To share some space
And your smiling face

You are such a joy
To this simple boy
There's only one last verse
So I'll make it terse

Would you like to share some wine?
And won't you please, Oh won't you please be my Valentine?!

I read a blog I wrote from last Valentine's Day...I realized that I have done a very poor job in spreading the Love of Jesus around all year long...I have a friend Nate that is in Beirut (sp?) and has been traveling around that area as a missionary...I am a little jealous...I suppose I am still waiting to find out what my role truly is within the Kingdom of God...I think that at this point in time when I feel as though there is little to "do" I should be in continual prayer for my brothers and sisters that are doing.

My Benediction (bene: good; diction:word choice- a good word):

May God bless you all this day...May you be involved with Him intimately...and may all you see inspire you to live radically within the context of His unconditional and unfailing Love...Practical Application: give some one a card and let them know how much they mean to you...or speak some words of encouragement...and whatever you do, DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT!! (this is my new catch phrase).

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