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Don't stare into the sun, seriously!
4 hours 32 min agoIt's not just an old wives's tale. There was a college student who partied too much that came into our clinic recently with an interesting case I just heard about. He fell asleep on the beach on a...
Tidbits from the Biden Speech
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 06:04"Whether you see a parent slapping around a child or a president that takes us to war where lives were lost that wasn't really necessary.....that's abuse of power" Joe Biden "when serbian dogs (I...
The White Coat Ceremony
Thu, 08/28/2008 - 05:15"With full deliberation I freely and solemnly pledge that..." I didn't give the whole event much thought beforehand, but I was unexpectedly emotional at the moment. "I hereby commit myself to be...
a shred of good news from my life
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 05:57I am now proficient in keratometry, which a procedure using this instrument to measure a patient's corneal astigmatism. It felt so good to get stamped for that today, especially because I doubted...
I've been double tagged
Wed, 08/27/2008 - 05:24From Mab3oos (I feel like I shouldn't be using your name on my blog) 1- What is your favorite quotable line from a movie? "Do we have cable? cause if we have cable and we're not watching TV, we're...
Guess whose endorsing McCain.....
Tue, 08/26/2008 - 03:12Seriously folks....I'm speechless. This is the craziest shit ever! In case you don't know who that is, this is Latin Grammy winner gangster-wannabe Daddy Yankee. Yea he made that Gasolina song. I...
The Arabic "Date My Mom"
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 17:59Can you imagine your mom being on MTV's Date My Mom? for those of you that aren't familiar, it's one of those low-budget mtv reality shows where a guy goes on a date with 3 different moms and based...
Holding grudges is not worth it
Sun, 08/24/2008 - 03:55I decided to just not think about it too much; I only let my frustration with the situation last a bit longer I clicked the publish button after I wrote this post. In fact when they were really late...
Obama picks Biden, his voting record
Sat, 08/23/2008 - 23:50Barack Obama has selected Delaware senator Joe Biden to be his running mate as vice president. There's an awesome website called Project Vote Smart that allows you to view all congressional members...
when you know you're being used
Fri, 08/22/2008 - 03:20Along with guys I think I've just had it with people in general really. Seriously I think I'm too nice. I have this thing where I always try to include everyone on everything and that type of...
what's wrong with being cool and religious?
Wed, 08/20/2008 - 07:26UGHHHhhhh I'm so losing faith in guys Why is that every time someone meets the social criteria they also happen to think religion is uncool? I mean seriously how come noone prays out of conviction...
Thank you Fay and God
Tue, 08/19/2008 - 04:40Not that I'm trying to mock a potentially dangerous situation and I recognize how unfortunate it is that lives were lost, but I've lived through Katrina and Andrew which were both probably like the...
Message from the dean on dresscode
Tue, 08/19/2008 - 03:46Dear Class of 2012-2013: I am concerned…I have watched you turn a very pleasant vendor into a stressed-out shell of a man. Please let me make a few things really clear. 1) You do not have to wear...
Beach Bums
Sun, 08/17/2008 - 10:44Watching the waves and feeling the sand barefoot at 3 AM. I'm supposed to be somewhere at 7 AM I've always wanted to live in a beach city. Now that I do I'm not sure it's such a good idea....
Doctors and egos
Sat, 08/16/2008 - 21:08My campus is an interdisciplinary health campus, meaning that it houses all the health professional colleges which includes medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, physical and occupational...
Guess this riddle
Sat, 08/16/2008 - 03:36Thebro: i want u to guess something , there is something that travels around the world and it stays in a corner , what is it ? its a object Thebro: who ever makes it sells it , who ever buys it does...
Project don't gain weight in grad school
Wed, 08/13/2008 - 18:07When I'm stressed, I gain weight! The only way to avoid that is to actively do something about it. During the course of my masters I gained a ridiculous amount of weight and I can feel myself falling...
Intensive Retail Therapy: yea a shopping post....
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 08:33After one week of classes I have a binder (actually 2 binders) that looks like this: and that made me feel like this: So I went for a drive and came back with this: I have a new tote bag from...
Global Voices featured my "losers" post!
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 19:28This is actually a few days old but my "Arab American guys are losers" post was featured on Global Voices. Check it out here!
RIP Mahmud Darwish, the greatest poet ever!
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 01:24Mahmud Darwish has passed away earlier today at Memorial Hermann in Houston; coincedentally I used to work in that medical center a few summers ago. I was never too big on poetry but Mahmud Darwish...
