I've been neglecting this blog for quite some time. Perhaps I've been waiting for some inspiration to write something fantastic and witty and insightful all at the same time. Or, possibly it's because I've been lazy and tired and maybe a little overworked. Regardless, I am neglectful no longer, or at least for another few weeks if I so happen to ignore it again.
I don't really have anything fantastic or witty or insightful to write about. But, I could share the story of the name of this blog, since it probably makes very little sense to anyone who stumbles upon it. A name like "Potpourri" might be better, or "Random Tidbits That Pop Into My Head." "The Orbit" makes it seem kind of space-themed, a topic I actually know very little about, except what I've retained from the days of Planetariums in my elementary school gymnasium, and random little facts that people pass along to me. In my head, I still like to think of Pluto as a planet, because I really like the mnemonic about our solar system: "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies." What do teach kids nowadays, "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos"? "Nothing"? "Nutterbutters"? It's not the same.
Don't get me wrong, I think space is cool. I think there is life on other planets. I don't think aliens should be green with big eyes though. I hope they're small and fluffy, like kittens or squirrels, and I hope they don't threaten to destroy other countries with nuclear weapons like we do here.
The name "The Orbit" is actually a little more lame than outer space; I'll be the first to admit it. Almost four years ago, I had just started optometry school and thought a blog would be a good way to record the process and take a break from studying every once in a while. But then, I sort of forgot about it (or neglected it, take your pick), and made only a draft or two before giving up. Fast-forward 3.5 years later to the second half of my final year in optometry school, and I decide to blog again, though not about optometry this time. I decide to write just to write, because it's something I don't get to do much, at least with much creativity (there isn't much creativity involved in medical charting, and there really shouldn't be, though I do strive to make my exam charts grammatically correct, and throw in a semicolon -- my favorite type of punctuation -- whenever I can). It was easier to start up a blog that already existed, and I simply did not change the title, more for sentimental reasons than anything else I suppose. The orbit is the name for the bony structure around the eye. Cool, right? Eye certainly think so. :)
