Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sick
Haven't really been inspired to post anything funny or witty due to my recent ailment. I will be back on my A game this weekend. Hope all 5 people who may read this are doing well.
P.S. I am looking forward to my delivery Chinese food...yay for soup!!
P.S. I am looking forward to my delivery Chinese food...yay for soup!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Snow?
Is this the best D.C. can do for snow? Well, I shouldn't complain, at least I got to see the white flakes...but Montgomery County calling school...that's just nuts!
In other news, I made Moroccan chicken for dinner...something new and different, it was really tasty. I halved the recipe, but still ended up with a large quantity of leftovers...if anyone is hungry, by all means come by.
I think I might be getting a cold, throat feels a bit like a mix between cement and sandpaper. So I think I will be pumpkinizing earlier than usual....that's par for Uncle Stale though. ;-)
In other news, I made Moroccan chicken for dinner...something new and different, it was really tasty. I halved the recipe, but still ended up with a large quantity of leftovers...if anyone is hungry, by all means come by.
I think I might be getting a cold, throat feels a bit like a mix between cement and sandpaper. So I think I will be pumpkinizing earlier than usual....that's par for Uncle Stale though. ;-)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Who's the bigger idiot?
Who does everyone hate more? Although Dildo...I mean Blago certainly has the dumb combover and creepy stare, Paterson is a close second and you've gotta love Fred Armisen's impersonation. So who takes the cake, the guy who compared his life to Pearl Harbor, or the crack addict who appointed the NRA's most prized upstate New York blonde hick?
I was inspired by Maureen Dowd:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/opinion/25dowd.html?_r=1
Please leave your comments!!
I was inspired by Maureen Dowd:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/opinion/25dowd.html?_r=1
Please leave your comments!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Colonials Basketball
Well, I just returned from the Smith Center....two thoughts...I miss the 2005-2006 squad and Hobbs needs to be canned now.
We only got there about 30 mins early, and got seats first row behind the GW bench. What an interesting experience. Forget that we'd already lost 8 straight, and that we had the best seat in the house to cheer us away from number 9. It was a decent game by recent standards...we played Rhode Island to double OT and managed to hang tough despite some bogus refs. But I am not gonna blame the game on the refs even though Diggs, our best player, fouled out with about 8 minutes to go in regulation. I am going to blame this one on Hobbs and the verbal abuse he dished out faster than fast-break passes and more intense than slam dunks. Never have I heard one short man scream louder, or convulse more wickedly at each mistake. I frankly wondered if we even conducted practices anymore and if the the meaning of his four letter tirades had lost their effectiveness...
No I did not bow him as he entered, nor did I boo. Instead I just shook my head and reminisced about the glory days of Mike, Pops, JR and Carl. There were a few bright spots, Ware the freshman played well and Johnny Lee had two clutch 3s down the stretch. Even Diggs managed 18 points before taking a seat. Too bad players look as if they are going to cry when Hobbs screams at them. I mean come on...where is the love coach? It's time to give up the "fuck you Witherspoon's" and "you are going to shoot us to a loss" Damian's. I have had enough of our crap and miss the good ole' days. Well, at least those fuckers at Georgetown lost today as well.
I guess it's time to switch my laundry, and cool my jets with the Week in Review section of the NYTimes and beer!
We only got there about 30 mins early, and got seats first row behind the GW bench. What an interesting experience. Forget that we'd already lost 8 straight, and that we had the best seat in the house to cheer us away from number 9. It was a decent game by recent standards...we played Rhode Island to double OT and managed to hang tough despite some bogus refs. But I am not gonna blame the game on the refs even though Diggs, our best player, fouled out with about 8 minutes to go in regulation. I am going to blame this one on Hobbs and the verbal abuse he dished out faster than fast-break passes and more intense than slam dunks. Never have I heard one short man scream louder, or convulse more wickedly at each mistake. I frankly wondered if we even conducted practices anymore and if the the meaning of his four letter tirades had lost their effectiveness...
No I did not bow him as he entered, nor did I boo. Instead I just shook my head and reminisced about the glory days of Mike, Pops, JR and Carl. There were a few bright spots, Ware the freshman played well and Johnny Lee had two clutch 3s down the stretch. Even Diggs managed 18 points before taking a seat. Too bad players look as if they are going to cry when Hobbs screams at them. I mean come on...where is the love coach? It's time to give up the "fuck you Witherspoon's" and "you are going to shoot us to a loss" Damian's. I have had enough of our crap and miss the good ole' days. Well, at least those fuckers at Georgetown lost today as well.
I guess it's time to switch my laundry, and cool my jets with the Week in Review section of the NYTimes and beer!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Personal Genomics
I read an interesting article (thanks for the magazine Mom and Dad) from an early January issue of NYTimes magazine. It explores the phenomenon and growing field of personal genomics which has cropped up with the evolution (sorry for the pun) of the field of genomics thanks to growth of boutique genetics (rather people's desire to examine their own DNA for clues to their personality, intelligence, physical traits, chance of carrying/expressing/passing on of disease, etc.). The field is very exciting and intriguing, and as the cost lowers and the ability to understand more of the ramifications or grows I believe more and more people, the common man, not just the person who has an extra $500-100,000 dollars to see their personal list of nucleotides will be obtaining their own genetic code. Yet this power raises many interesting ethical questions and concerns such as genetic engineering, more selective mating or not mating whatever the case may be and the ability to see whether one will develop a life altering condition in the future. If your parent had Huntington's Disease, would you want to know your future, to live your life like a ticking clock, or just appreciate your health everyday and carpe diem?
While reading the article I was excited by the new technology and thought I would be interesting in knowing my genetics, from a curiosity, health, and science perspective. Nevertheless, I am not sure I would be prepared to deal with the answers?
What do you think? Would you want to know your A's, C's, T's and G's?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/magazine/11Genome-t.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all
While reading the article I was excited by the new technology and thought I would be interesting in knowing my genetics, from a curiosity, health, and science perspective. Nevertheless, I am not sure I would be prepared to deal with the answers?
What do you think? Would you want to know your A's, C's, T's and G's?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/magazine/11Genome-t.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all
The Influence of Barack
Here is the link to the full article:
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090121/how-to-slow-google-get-barack-obama-to-speak/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker
Inaugural Post
Hello and welcome to my blog.
With the Presidential Inauguration festivities behind us, and the embarkation of what I hope will be a reincarnation and revitalization of American political, economic, and socio-political ideals and a renaissance of our global leadership (adios W; hola Barack); I have decided that in the spirit of the change I am going to begin to document my reflections as I continue on my path from college student, to "working adult" to aspiring and now official future medical student.
I seesawed with the idea of creating a blog; unsure as to what I would write, whether or not anyone would read my posts, or what exactly the purpose of me creating a blog would be in the first place. Yet a few things drew me this neo-journal. I have always loved to write, and as you probably have already gathered, tend to be quiet verbose when ascribing my thoughts to paper, or in this case hastily punching keys; also, as trite as it may sound, I want to record my own personal and professional developments for my friends and family to read; finally, I hope that my posts will serve as a means for my own self-reflection of my daily routine as well as big picture plans/goals, etc.
Ok, enough of the philosophical crap....
Inauguration weekend was amazing, and it reminded me of why I stayed in D.C. after graduation, and why I picked GW/DC in the first place. Having the opportunity to be in the same city, and even on the same mall (albeit 2 miles west) during the Inauguration of our treasured 44th Commander and Chief and witness the outpouring of positive emotion from people during the obvious time of economic and political instability in at home and abroad made me like so many others feel proud for being an American optimism for the direction our nation is hopefully heading. Starting with the concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, the Inauguration Ceremony itself on Tuesday and the GW Ball that night, I can easily say it was the most memorable experiences I have been apart of in D.C. To be able to spend the time with and share the excitement with Danielle was truly special.
Now it's back to my vida diaria. Work is going well- I had a evaluation with my manager on Friday. She commended my work on the IRB proposals I drafted for the Chief of the Trauma and Burn Service and my work on the Pancreatic Injury study. In addition to entering patients into the Trauma Registry I have been assisting the head of our department on some of his research projects which include traumatic pancreatic injuries and the comparison between surgical and non-surgical outcomes and the development of a new pediatric pre-hospital triage system. I told my manager about my acceptance to St. George's and although I've been nervous about divulging my future medical school plans with her, she was nothing less than excited about my acceptance and even offered to put me in touch with the son of one of her colleagues that recently graduated from SGU.
So by now, if you haven't realized from the above references or heard from me or my family (I am not sure who will be reading this), I was accepted into medical school. It is my first acceptance, and although it is not my first choice of schools, I am elated to know that in four plus years I will be a doctor!!
The initial stress of not knowing and not hearing from schools is over, and I have been able to calm down a bit following the receipt of my SGU package, but as is my nature I remain more than a little anxious regarding the schools I have yet to hear from, but as interview season winds down, I hope to at least hear from the schools period even if it is a "no thanks."
Working a 8-5, I relish some aspects of post-college life, even though I seriously miss studying and learning. I know I am an extreme nerd, and that I won't be humming the same tune in September when I am memorizing the anatomy of the head and neck (I hear it's the worst). Nevertheless, my schedule has allowed me time to explore new and rekindle old means of recreation. I have had time to foster my creative side cooking most of my meals and exploring DC with my camera in hand taking photos. Also, I have taken up Yoga...Yolanda's strange, soothing twang and the mat in my apartment definitely is nothing close to Bikram in a hot studio, but it has served as good introduction, and I can tell that the stretching is good for me. I've had time to satisfy my sports fan addiction/compulsion with fantasy basketball and catch up on a few of the movies I have missed in the past few years with netflix. The lack of homework has alloted me time to read some of my favorite authors- most recently I finished a book of Hemingway short stories.
Well, I feel that now that everyone knows the jist of the last sixish months of my life I can start my blog of random outpourings. I am not sure what possessed me to recount my activities and such (maybe it was the title of my blog) but somehow now I feel ready initiate random posts, and maybe they will make more sense or have some semblance of meaning based on my status quo.
I hope this message finds it's readers enthralled in a prosperous beginning to 2009, and I look forward in keeping in touch and hearing from you all!
Blaine
With the Presidential Inauguration festivities behind us, and the embarkation of what I hope will be a reincarnation and revitalization of American political, economic, and socio-political ideals and a renaissance of our global leadership (adios W; hola Barack); I have decided that in the spirit of the change I am going to begin to document my reflections as I continue on my path from college student, to "working adult" to aspiring and now official future medical student.
I seesawed with the idea of creating a blog; unsure as to what I would write, whether or not anyone would read my posts, or what exactly the purpose of me creating a blog would be in the first place. Yet a few things drew me this neo-journal. I have always loved to write, and as you probably have already gathered, tend to be quiet verbose when ascribing my thoughts to paper, or in this case hastily punching keys; also, as trite as it may sound, I want to record my own personal and professional developments for my friends and family to read; finally, I hope that my posts will serve as a means for my own self-reflection of my daily routine as well as big picture plans/goals, etc.
Ok, enough of the philosophical crap....
Inauguration weekend was amazing, and it reminded me of why I stayed in D.C. after graduation, and why I picked GW/DC in the first place. Having the opportunity to be in the same city, and even on the same mall (albeit 2 miles west) during the Inauguration of our treasured 44th Commander and Chief and witness the outpouring of positive emotion from people during the obvious time of economic and political instability in at home and abroad made me like so many others feel proud for being an American optimism for the direction our nation is hopefully heading. Starting with the concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, the Inauguration Ceremony itself on Tuesday and the GW Ball that night, I can easily say it was the most memorable experiences I have been apart of in D.C. To be able to spend the time with and share the excitement with Danielle was truly special.
Now it's back to my vida diaria. Work is going well- I had a evaluation with my manager on Friday. She commended my work on the IRB proposals I drafted for the Chief of the Trauma and Burn Service and my work on the Pancreatic Injury study. In addition to entering patients into the Trauma Registry I have been assisting the head of our department on some of his research projects which include traumatic pancreatic injuries and the comparison between surgical and non-surgical outcomes and the development of a new pediatric pre-hospital triage system. I told my manager about my acceptance to St. George's and although I've been nervous about divulging my future medical school plans with her, she was nothing less than excited about my acceptance and even offered to put me in touch with the son of one of her colleagues that recently graduated from SGU.
So by now, if you haven't realized from the above references or heard from me or my family (I am not sure who will be reading this), I was accepted into medical school. It is my first acceptance, and although it is not my first choice of schools, I am elated to know that in four plus years I will be a doctor!!
The initial stress of not knowing and not hearing from schools is over, and I have been able to calm down a bit following the receipt of my SGU package, but as is my nature I remain more than a little anxious regarding the schools I have yet to hear from, but as interview season winds down, I hope to at least hear from the schools period even if it is a "no thanks."
Working a 8-5, I relish some aspects of post-college life, even though I seriously miss studying and learning. I know I am an extreme nerd, and that I won't be humming the same tune in September when I am memorizing the anatomy of the head and neck (I hear it's the worst). Nevertheless, my schedule has allowed me time to explore new and rekindle old means of recreation. I have had time to foster my creative side cooking most of my meals and exploring DC with my camera in hand taking photos. Also, I have taken up Yoga...Yolanda's strange, soothing twang and the mat in my apartment definitely is nothing close to Bikram in a hot studio, but it has served as good introduction, and I can tell that the stretching is good for me. I've had time to satisfy my sports fan addiction/compulsion with fantasy basketball and catch up on a few of the movies I have missed in the past few years with netflix. The lack of homework has alloted me time to read some of my favorite authors- most recently I finished a book of Hemingway short stories.
Well, I feel that now that everyone knows the jist of the last sixish months of my life I can start my blog of random outpourings. I am not sure what possessed me to recount my activities and such (maybe it was the title of my blog) but somehow now I feel ready initiate random posts, and maybe they will make more sense or have some semblance of meaning based on my status quo.
I hope this message finds it's readers enthralled in a prosperous beginning to 2009, and I look forward in keeping in touch and hearing from you all!
Blaine
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