happy halloween!

I'm sure every blogger is going to wish ya'all a happy yet scary ha'wee day so why should I deviate from the norm? We (the blogger community) want you all to first: be scared and second: be safe and happy. That said; Boo! and are you ok? I didn't scare you too bad did I? Are you still happy? My other contribution to this fun/terrifying day is my pumpkin. Here it is in all it's majesty. I hope it happily frightens you.



For further terror, please check out the ghastly offerings @ http://www.homestarrunner.com/

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Today in class we listened to a podiatrist discuss the foot exam with special attention to the diabetic patient. He would say, "below knee amputation" which made many of us snicker. We are accustomed to saying, "below THE knee amputation." This avoids confusion with the easily mistakable procedure called 'bologna amputation'.

I would like to give a shout out to my City High and Zoo School peeps. I ran into a Zoo School grad just recently at a pumpkin carving party and it was refreshing to hear that he also felt that 6th grade was the best fucking year of his life.

My friend James is pregnant. Congrats bro! When are you due?

How do you get a pet betta to eat? I hope he's not going to be a picky fish. Those are the worst!

Everyone's buying houses. They need to quit that.

Come next Tuesday, I am going to vote and not watch tv afterwards because the popular media is a joke. Only not a funny one. We have tools of the oppressors like Fox News to thank for the stupefaction of America. Awesome.

post delinquency is all me!

Updates:
Jason (brother) is married.
Passed my G.I. System course.
James needs an XBOX.
Fishbone is coming out with 2 DVDs (One in Nov and the other in Jan).
Carrie has a new job at KAPLAN.
We have a new pet: Bert the Beta.
Built a climbing wall in my living room (pics to come).
Carved a freakin' scary pumpkin (pics to come).
Everyone should see Supersize Me!

- fin

understanding is hard.

Further explanation of the cat rebuttal:

For those of you who have no idea what could prompt an individual to raise such false allegations against an innocent and so obviously not obese cat, please be directed to the following site. Here you will witness the awful statements that were targeted towards Mewza (he didn't even spell his name correctly) and finally connect the attackee with the attacker.

http://anatomyofabreakdown.blogspot.com/

Ah, physiology. Enjoyed by all!

This is my first entry of this nature. It will be short and to the point.

Interesting fact #1: Your stomach produces 2 liters of acid per day!

Interesting fact #2: The demyelinating disease Multiple Sclerosis, like any disease, has predisposing factors that increase your risk. One interesting note is the farther away you live from the equator (North or South), the greater risk you have for developing the disease. Apparently there is a noticeable correlation. Any thoughts on that one?

Interesting fact#3: In the parasite section of my G.I. systems course my prof spoke of her theory on the autoimmune protection of being a 'wormy person'. She discussed how areas of the world plagued with constant parasites don't develop autoimmune diseases like the more pristine environments of the west. She thinks that occupying your immune system with parasites gives it something to do and therefore it leaves your joints and other tissues alone. I like thinking about immune cells that are bored because of a lack of parasites to attack so they turn against there fellow cells destroying and causing trouble. Sounds like an interesting analogy for how people work!

in tireless revenge...

For fury hath no ceasing, another entry to baffle and amuse!

Ok, so I attend medical school and one day hope to be a big hot shot blah blah blah...
Every once in a while a few educational gems slip into the lectures that make them worth repeating.
I hereby make a proposal to you, the audience, in exchange for sharing with you interesting bits of 'medical facts' that come up from time to time that you, in return, share some interesting 'facts' from what ever field you are involved in or what ever information you have come across that piqued your interest. Please feel free to share anything, wisdom, 'facts', observations. I would like also to make a disclaimer too! This information was yielded through research and observation by the faculty involved with disseminating the goods. I acknowledge the fact that not all research agrees and that these 'facts' may be slightly inaccurate to extraordinarily wrong from certain points of view. I hope I made this clear.
Looks like I am up first!
enjoy.

Blog 2: Attack of the User

In response to certain allegations that I possess an obese cat, I feel I must post an image to dissuade people from believing this myth. I would like to also make note of the fact that just because someone has a little 'junk in the trunk' it does not mean that they are obese. I would also like to state in my cat's defense that he does not suffer from Type 2 Diabetes nor does he exhibit a body mass index above normal. He would most certainly not be a good candidate for gastric bypass surgery and partakes in plenty of exercise.

under pressure, I must perform.

It would seem that my lack of initiative with updating my 'web log' has sent a ripple of dissatisfaction throughout the galaxy. Or just my own personal galaxy (named section 11). As for the update, here it goes:

Past weekend: Carrie's folk visited we did. Carrie's cousin was involved in being married and I studied a little over one day for my exam on this fine Monday. Throw a cold in all that and damn, you got yourself some pitiful shiznit. I was a pitiful little shiznit.

Next weekend: I descend upon So. Ill. with a fury to conquer all cliffs that lay in my path. Time to rope up cuz.

Other Weekend nearing: My brother, my only brother, will be married off. We have received a handsome dowry for his prized charm and sensible good looks. He shall serve her well.

That should bring everybody up to speed as far as the temporal logistics of recent events in my life. Hope this satisfies the novice voyeurs/stalkers out there and at least slightly amuses the advanced voyeur/stalker.