Archive for November, 2006

There is an interesting tendency to pile on innocent looking adjectives. Christian, Muslim, Black, White, Gay. I suppose that no adjective can fully encompass a person but it is very telling to analyze the types of adjectives most commonly used in the news and everyday conversations. People are never just men, women, [...]

I used to think that I was more disciplined than most people around me. That is no longer true. Medical school has made me feel like such a slacker. I don’t spend the same number of hours studying every day. In fact, I get distracted quite easily these days. I [...]

Thanksgiving is coming up. We took pictures of the dogs for the Christmas cards yesterday. Boy was that an ordeal! They were so confused. Then we ended up just letting them play with the hat and going with a more playful theme. Yay for giving up!

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Today is my day off!!! Hurray! Took Siena to the vet and have to change her food yet again. We changed their food because Orion is allergic to chicken but now Siena might be allergic to the new food. She might have to be a vegetarian!!! I don’t know how [...]

As always, I must begin by updating on the current state of tests. Finished Microbiology on Friday and Pathology on Monday. Path was so hard! It feels like it doesn’t really matter how hard I study. I will always do the same. There seems to be some kind of secret [...]