Who is Shuncros?
Who is Shuncros? Do i know him?
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Memorization is poo. Anywho, I just finished a test in micro that included nearly 100 different bacterial diseases. In studying for the test we needed to memorize the bacterial pathogen, symptoms and treatment of the disease and the demographic that is most susceptible to contracting the disease. While I do not think studying for this test was the best way to use every once of free time in the past two weeks, I think that this will give me a one-up with med schools. I know that I'll have to memorize it eventually. What's more is that when working with Dr. Llewellyn, I can see the micro-effects caused by these bacteria when examining them under the scope. I think it's pretty cool.
Dr. L is a pretty funny character. She looks a lot like my bio adviser from Cornell (Dr. Gerber), but is a complete wild woman. Like Dr. Gerber, she's around 50-sumptin, and her best friends are her dogs. Dr. L drives a motorcycle, teaches at UNR and has wild curly hair that is cut so it makes her head look like it's shaped like a triangle. A few weeks ago I asked Dr. L to write an additional recommendation letter for me, and since she has only known me for a few months, she asked me to talk about myself a bit more. Then she called me a religious fanatic.
Now, she's called me "hefty" when I mentioned I dance (in the context of, "Aren't all ballerina's super skinny? You're not that way...") and has distinctly pointed out my ultra-conservativism at my age (I dont think I'm a radical, but I do have conservative tendencies), but a religious fanatic?! Hmmm... I'm proud of my beliefs, and I am proud to state that I'm Catholic, but I try hard not to press them on anyone else. I think that the only one who is pressured by my beliefs is Matthew, and we agree in most everything except non-Catholics not being able to take communion in church. By the way, Dr. L had a funny story where she went to church for the first time with a Catholic friend (Dr. L is Presbyterian) and when mass ended Dr. L exclaimed, "WHAT THE HELL IS A EUCHARIST!!" just as they passed the priest on their way out.
Matt and I are slowly coming to the realization that our wedding is definitely not going to be what we imagined. Already the location is not where we wanted it to be. Our original ceremony location was going to be on top of a mountain overlooking the lake. Due to financial constraints, markedly poor weather for the month of May, and pressures from my mom we moved the ceremony location to the church. It's a nice church. Small. Cold. But familiar and nice (for me). But Matt can't take communion at his own wedding, nor can his whole half of the family because they are all Baptist. luckily, we have asked his pastor to conduct half the ceremony so they do not feel so out of place. Our reception location is also a little less than ideal. Our original reception area was perfect. It had a great view, huge room, wonderful food and accommodations. And then, the hotel went bankrupt. After searching for another couple of weeks, the only location that was large enough to fit my entire family was this building in a run-down parking lot next to the drive-in. It's about 10 miles from the lake and the room has no view and no adjacent hotel. The inside is pretty nice, but we definitely cant take pictures right outside. Oh well. The music will be good. The food will be excellent. I just hope everybody has fun.
Back to the religious thing. I think that I may have become more religious due to the book series I'm reading called the Left Behind series. It's obvious that the book reviews are controversial - just look at the responses posted at Amazon.com. The book's language is poor, especially the dialogue, but the author's ability to hold the reader in suspense is incredible. I've read four books in the last month with the very little time I have between work, school and Matt. The plot is based on the last chapter of the bible, the book of Revelations. Most people read Revelations with much skepticism and interpret everything as symbols. The authors of Left Behind balance the symbolic and fundamentalist interpretations and have written something credible. The plot seems even more amazing when you think of the US's current foreign policies with Israel, and this is the point where I can applause Bush for breaking up the Arabic monopoly in the Middle East (though it may have aggravated other international relationships).
Other than these thoughts, today will be a pretty lazy day. I think I'll go to the gym, whip up some Filet Mignon of Tuna for dinner and then Matt and I will go do the foxtrot at our class. We started private lessons last Friday. The guy teaching us reminds me of Byron, and when you're alone (dancing) with him, he is very intimidating. Last Sunday, Matt and I went to the local "Speakeasy" b/c there was a big band in town. Imagine a high school dance taking place at the bottom of a casino, except instead of people dancing like robots (as in most of my high school dances) or like pornstars (as in most of the dancing going on at the frats or Cornell), people are gliding over the floor the way they would in Victorian times. Granted, the ladies weren't all wearing floor length evening gowns, and not all the men wore tuxes with vests or jackets that matched their partner... some couples wore those things... but it was very exciting to watch, and very, very intimidating for us, since we were amateur ballroom dancers. My favorite couple I dubbed the "purple people" The woman had a gown covered with purple sequins, and the man wore a bright purple blazer and pants. They were able to make about 10 laps around the dance floor in one song. This was a very difficult task, since there were people covering every foot of the floor. But to see them dodge past the other people was amazing... and the only way it happened was because the purple woman's head was like a birds. maybe a peacock. Anywho, her head kept on snapping back and forth, and she would whisper to her partner any obstacles she saw in their path. It was pretty amazing.
So now that I've thoroughly confused you I am going to get on with my life.
If you have any questions or comments, you know where to go.
So long. Farewell.
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Memorization is poo. Anywho, I just finished a test in micro that included nearly 100 different bacterial diseases. In studying for the test we needed to memorize the bacterial pathogen, symptoms and treatment of the disease and the demographic that is most susceptible to contracting the disease. While I do not think studying for this test was the best way to use every once of free time in the past two weeks, I think that this will give me a one-up with med schools. I know that I'll have to memorize it eventually. What's more is that when working with Dr. Llewellyn, I can see the micro-effects caused by these bacteria when examining them under the scope. I think it's pretty cool.
Dr. L is a pretty funny character. She looks a lot like my bio adviser from Cornell (Dr. Gerber), but is a complete wild woman. Like Dr. Gerber, she's around 50-sumptin, and her best friends are her dogs. Dr. L drives a motorcycle, teaches at UNR and has wild curly hair that is cut so it makes her head look like it's shaped like a triangle. A few weeks ago I asked Dr. L to write an additional recommendation letter for me, and since she has only known me for a few months, she asked me to talk about myself a bit more. Then she called me a religious fanatic.
Now, she's called me "hefty" when I mentioned I dance (in the context of, "Aren't all ballerina's super skinny? You're not that way...") and has distinctly pointed out my ultra-conservativism at my age (I dont think I'm a radical, but I do have conservative tendencies), but a religious fanatic?! Hmmm... I'm proud of my beliefs, and I am proud to state that I'm Catholic, but I try hard not to press them on anyone else. I think that the only one who is pressured by my beliefs is Matthew, and we agree in most everything except non-Catholics not being able to take communion in church. By the way, Dr. L had a funny story where she went to church for the first time with a Catholic friend (Dr. L is Presbyterian) and when mass ended Dr. L exclaimed, "WHAT THE HELL IS A EUCHARIST!!" just as they passed the priest on their way out.
Matt and I are slowly coming to the realization that our wedding is definitely not going to be what we imagined. Already the location is not where we wanted it to be. Our original ceremony location was going to be on top of a mountain overlooking the lake. Due to financial constraints, markedly poor weather for the month of May, and pressures from my mom we moved the ceremony location to the church. It's a nice church. Small. Cold. But familiar and nice (for me). But Matt can't take communion at his own wedding, nor can his whole half of the family because they are all Baptist. luckily, we have asked his pastor to conduct half the ceremony so they do not feel so out of place. Our reception location is also a little less than ideal. Our original reception area was perfect. It had a great view, huge room, wonderful food and accommodations. And then, the hotel went bankrupt. After searching for another couple of weeks, the only location that was large enough to fit my entire family was this building in a run-down parking lot next to the drive-in. It's about 10 miles from the lake and the room has no view and no adjacent hotel. The inside is pretty nice, but we definitely cant take pictures right outside. Oh well. The music will be good. The food will be excellent. I just hope everybody has fun.
Back to the religious thing. I think that I may have become more religious due to the book series I'm reading called the Left Behind series. It's obvious that the book reviews are controversial - just look at the responses posted at Amazon.com. The book's language is poor, especially the dialogue, but the author's ability to hold the reader in suspense is incredible. I've read four books in the last month with the very little time I have between work, school and Matt. The plot is based on the last chapter of the bible, the book of Revelations. Most people read Revelations with much skepticism and interpret everything as symbols. The authors of Left Behind balance the symbolic and fundamentalist interpretations and have written something credible. The plot seems even more amazing when you think of the US's current foreign policies with Israel, and this is the point where I can applause Bush for breaking up the Arabic monopoly in the Middle East (though it may have aggravated other international relationships).
Other than these thoughts, today will be a pretty lazy day. I think I'll go to the gym, whip up some Filet Mignon of Tuna for dinner and then Matt and I will go do the foxtrot at our class. We started private lessons last Friday. The guy teaching us reminds me of Byron, and when you're alone (dancing) with him, he is very intimidating. Last Sunday, Matt and I went to the local "Speakeasy" b/c there was a big band in town. Imagine a high school dance taking place at the bottom of a casino, except instead of people dancing like robots (as in most of my high school dances) or like pornstars (as in most of the dancing going on at the frats or Cornell), people are gliding over the floor the way they would in Victorian times. Granted, the ladies weren't all wearing floor length evening gowns, and not all the men wore tuxes with vests or jackets that matched their partner... some couples wore those things... but it was very exciting to watch, and very, very intimidating for us, since we were amateur ballroom dancers. My favorite couple I dubbed the "purple people" The woman had a gown covered with purple sequins, and the man wore a bright purple blazer and pants. They were able to make about 10 laps around the dance floor in one song. This was a very difficult task, since there were people covering every foot of the floor. But to see them dodge past the other people was amazing... and the only way it happened was because the purple woman's head was like a birds. maybe a peacock. Anywho, her head kept on snapping back and forth, and she would whisper to her partner any obstacles she saw in their path. It was pretty amazing.
So now that I've thoroughly confused you I am going to get on with my life.
If you have any questions or comments, you know where to go.
So long. Farewell.