Dagens Namn -- Vecka 22 (29 Maj - 4 Juni)

The name days for Week 22 (May 29 - June 4) are:

Monday, May 29 = Yvonne, Jeanette
Tuesday, May 30 = Vera, Veronika
Wednesday, May 31 = Petronella, Pernilla
Thursday, June 1 = Gun, Gunnel
Friday, June 2 = Rutger, Roger
Saturday, June 3 = Ingemar, Gudmar
Sunday, June 4 = Solbritt, Solveig

Dagens Namn -- Vecka 21 (22 Maj - 28 Maj)

The name days for Week 21 (May 22 - May 28) are:

Monday, May 22 = Hemming, Henning
Tuesday, May 23 = Desideria, Desirée
Wednesday, May 24 = Ivan, Vanja
Thursday, May 25 = Urban
Friday, May 26 = Vilhelmina, Vilma
Saturday, May 27 = Beda, Blenda
Sunday, May 28 = Ingeborg, Borghild

Blogging Hiatus

My family and I are going on vacation in Sweden and Denmark for two weeks. We leave today, May 21st, and return on June 4th. I may post from the road if I find a good internet cafe, but don't be surprised if you don't hear from me until I get back.

Pseudocyesis

You may recall back in January when I wrote about the patient who came in claiming she was pregnant and in labor with triplets, but ended up not being pregnant at all (see the post here). Apparently there is a name for this condition, pseudocyesis. Well, the other day at work we had another similar situation. This one, however, wasn't quite so dramatic. The lady was escorted up from the lobby by the information desk attendant. She did not appear in any acute distress, but said that she was 6 months pregnant and had been feeling some contractions. Just looking at her you could tell something was off, but then we do get some patients that are actually crazy AND pregnant. The secretary went to get her signed in and came back with a funny look on her face. "She says her name is Diana Ross and that her doctor is Al Pacino." One of the nurses went in to see the patient and of course was unsuccessful in getting any fetal heart tones. Turns out the patient had recently been discharged from St. Elizabeth's, was taking Risperidone, and had made visits to several other area hospitals regarding her "pregnancy." What became of her I'm not exactly sure. We don't have a involuntary admission psych unit in our hospital, so we recommended that she go down to the ER to be evaluated by psychiatry. She refused and we had no reason to keep her, so she was sent on her way. Another one slips through the cracks.

Dagens Namn -- Vecka 20 (15 Maj - 21 Maj)

The name days for Week 20 (May 15 - May 21) are:

Monday, May 15 = Sofia, Sonja
Tuesday, May 16 = Ronald, Ronny
Wednesday, May 17 = Rebecka, Ruben
Thursday, May 18 = Erik
Friday, May 19 = Maj, Majken
Saturday, May 20 = Karolina, Carola
Sunday, May 21 = Konstantin, Conny

Sunday Night at the State Theatre

My sister and I went to the State Theatre last night. My friend's band, Full Minute of Mercury, was opening for 80s "legend" Eddie Money. I figured it would be a fun show and also thought it would be nice to go and support my friend and his band. Sadly we got there "late" and only got to see the last three songs in Full Minute's set. The State Theatre website had said the show started at 8pm, but apparently it actually started at 7:30pm. All the same, it was fun to see Full Minute perform on a big stage. Certain members of the band really like to move around in what I will call a very "spirited" fashion and small stages are just too cramped for them. Hopefully if the State Theatre gets enough good feedback, Full Minute will get to play there again.

The main act, Eddie Money, was quite interesting. The only two songs I could remember by him were, "Take Me Home Tonight" and "Two Tickets to Paradise." Admittedly, the former is pretty high up there on my list of great 80s songs. But now, the guy is in his late 50s now and has gone through many a rehab. He certainly looked at many points during the show as if he were about to have a heart attack. All the same, the music was catchy and he still has a great voice. Plus, he plays the saxophone, so that's pretty cool.

The most amusing part of the evening was the fact that the crazy dancing guy from the Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers concert was there. He was just doing his thing, not giving a damn (or noticing) that everyone was looking at him kind of funny.

Dagens Namn -- Vecka 19 (8 Maj - 14 Maj)

The name days for Week 19 (May 8th - May 14th) are:

Monday, May 8th = Åke
Tuesday, May 9th = Reidar, Reidun
Wednesday, May 10th = Esbjörn, Styrbjörn
Thursday, May 11th = Märta, Märit
Friday, May 12th = Charlotta, Lotta
Saturday, May 13th = Linnea, Linn
Sunday, May 14th = Halvard, Halvar

Dagens Namn -- Vecka 18 (1 Maj - 7 Maj)

The name days for Week 18 (May 1 - May 7) are:

Monday, May 1 = Valborg
Tuesday, May 2 = Filip, Filippa
Wednesday, May 3 = John, Jane
Thursday, May 4 = Monika, Mona
Friday, May 5 = Gotthard, Erhard
Saturday, May 6 = Marit, Rita
Sunday, May 7 = Carina, Carita

Name Days

So, I feel like I've been really bad as of late about posting name days on a timely basis. I'm going to try something new and see if maybe it works better. Every Monday I will post the name days for the whole week. That way no one misses their name day hopefully!

Dagens Namn -- 1 Maj 2006

Today is your name day if your name is Valborg.

May 1st is a national holiday in Sweden. See this Wikipedia article about Walpurgis Night for a little history.

Dagens Namn -- 30 April 2006

Sunday was your name day if your name is Mariana.

Dagens Namn -- 29 April 2006

Saturday was your name day if your name is Tyko.