I came across this excerpt from Celsus, a Roman who wrote De Medicina, an extensive book on surgery and medicine at the end of the Republic / beginning of the Empire. While the Romans had no clue about the microscopic origins of disease, they were surprisingly astute about surgical technique and the qualities of good surgeons. I find it ironic ( Read more... )

So I had just spent an hour typing out a detailed description of my Thanksgiving break, and the library computer I saved it on deleted it while I was at class. An hour! Damn computer. Apparently, no one was supposed to know those details ( Read more... )

I got a new Virgin mobile phone. Much cooler and seems more reliable. The real test will come when I call technical service. To check out my Audiovox "Vox" 8610, check the link ( Read more... )

I'm bored at work. I have a headache. I need to eat. Does anyone notice I really don't LJ unless I'm in my bipolar moods. I'll have to work on that.

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Yeah, the house is freezing and Kyle (despite my look of disapproval) turned up the heat. It's ok, but I always got the put on more clothes lecture when I was younger ( Read more... )

Let me start out by saying, I avidly despised cell phones about a month ago (I value my privacy), but the cell phone "bug" caught even me. After being suggested to get a cell phone for emergency purposes, I decided the Tracfone service was best for me ( Read more... )

I don't know why, but I just feel down. In HS, I knew I had to get a good cry in at least once a month for me to feel right. I haven't cried in a long time, and maybe I'm overdue. Whatever the reasons, I feel unsettled and distracted ( Read more... )

I got a VR-10, PS-12, and BS-12 and S on my essay portion.

That makes my score a 34S, which pretty much guarentees me an interview for medical school.

Yippee for me! SoOooooooOooo happy!

Kyle's taking me to Sangria Grill. Delicious :)

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I need to recap a very important day, Thursday. This was the day I presented my honors thesis. The thing I've been working so long on has finally come to an end. Not only did I actually present within my time (I had been way too long in practice) I had condensed the vocab heavy material into presentable nuggets. In short, I think people got it ( Read more... )