At the intersection of dorm and daycare

I'm about one week into my geriatrics rotation and I have discovered a whole new world that I really never knew about right here in South Florida. Now, we all know that lots of old people retire to Florida. I suppose I never really thought about where in Florida they went, but now I know... They live in these giant complexes of huge buildings that are a lot like college dorms. They each have their own small apartment, they eat in dining halls, and there are common spaces where they can all convene. When I say these complexes are huge, I'm talking around 40,000 old people just in one area where we see patients. And these people are just piled up in these 10 story buildings.

On my first day there we spent about 10 minutes waiting for the elevator because we had just caught the post-breakfast rush and people with walkers are really slow. The residents' days are filled with such exciting activities as Sing Along Time with Jim, Fall Crafts, and something called the Rice Game. I truly hope that these activities are entertaining for the people who seem to be wheeled to them whether they express interest in crafting or not, but I can't help but draw the parallel to activities organized for preschoolers. I have since visited two other areas in South Florida just like the first one and realized that (a) there are a whole lot of old people here and (b) I never want to be one of them. I may have to hang out long enough to figure out what the Rice Game is though...

Project Runway update: Vincent was aufed last night - it's about time. I actually kind of liked the dress he made, even if the model's boobs were about to fall out, but he generally sucks. I really didn't like the dress Michael made, much to my despair. Laura looks SO freaking pregnant for someone who is only 3 months, maybe by your 6th child your belly just pops out immediately. Although I have heard from several male viewers that the competition got less exciting when Allison was booted, I still think the next few episodes should be good.

A new blog feature - Crazy ass people seen in my neighborhood: I live in an "up and coming" area which has a fair amount of pedestrian traffic at all times of the day and night. These streetwalkers, my neighbors, are often in peculiar situations. For example, pulling out of the liquor store around 5:45 this afternoon was a women on a light blue Vespa who was barefoot and wearing nothing but a rather skimpy bikini. Oh, and the particularly spectacular part is that she was at least 50 and freakishly skinny with bleached blond hair.