Deep Thoughts

Well....since I found (read: irresponsibly devoted)the time to close down the local brew pub tonight with over 100 medical students and other folks on Halloween night, I guess I can take the time to enlighten you all with some of my deep thoughts of the day.

1. I felt guilty tonight handing out little candy bars (did you know one tiny almond joy is equal to 20% of one's daily saturated fat)to poor little kids who are likely doomed to be obese Americans with type 2 diabetes.

2. Watching the show House is much more fun, as a medical student, with Wikipedia in front of you. You actually learn something. Tonight I learned about William's Syndrome because of the story line:
Williams syndrome (WS; also Williams-Beuren syndrome or WBS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a deletion of about 26 genes from the long arm of chromosome 7.[1] It is characterized by a distinctive, "elfin" facial appearance, along with a low nasal bridge; an unusually cheerful demeanor and ease with strangers, coupled with unpredictably occurring negative outbursts; etc.

3. This time of year really makes me produce a lot of large, dry boogers. I am going to miss picking my nose once I get into the MRSA filled hospitals next year. Despite my love of digging deep, I don't think injecting Staph or neisseria meningitis into my brain and airways is worth it in the long run. It is going to take some time to break this life long habit.

4. Today, I sculpted a sic mohawk. I will be sporting it for the next week or more. Sadly, the only reason I know I can pull this off is b/c I don't have any preceptorships in the near future. It sucks that I will have to be, act, and look professional for the rest of my life. I always enjoyed mixing it up.

5. I need to see and listen to more live shows. Tonight a local band rocked the house and it was great. I need to seek out shows and get back into the groove.

6. "Joe the plumber" needs to go back to snaking toilets and removing large chunks of feces from porcelain rather than spouting his pathetic theories on world politics.
Watch this:


7. Please to god, let those in the DRC survive this new wave of insane and useless violence. We need to prevent another genocide.

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