Just thought I would let everyone know. I wont be the one leading this charge but thought in light of our conquest of path some of you padders might be interested.

Yeah, don't know if I have the time to take charge eithr, you know 4th year is so hectic, probably more so then residency and first year of med school combined.

Anyways, gotta get back to watching my x-files.

Dude this yr is incredibly rough.. I mean it is nothing compared to the hours I put in the library.. It kind of reminds me of what a friend of mine from B school told me..

A little background.. So I was talking to him when I was studying my butt off for 2nd yr and the boards.. I call him up when he was in B school to talk. I was like yeah man it is real rough etc.. He tells me.. Yeah, I thought b school would be easy but man partying 5 days a week is tough.. He was being dead serious.. Yeah 4th yr is like that! :)

Dude this yr is incredibly rough.. I mean it is nothing compared to the hours I put in the library.. It kind of reminds me of what a friend of mine from B school told me..

A little background.. So I was talking to him when I was studying my butt off for 2nd yr and the boards.. I call him up when he was in B school to talk. I was like yeah man it is real rough etc.. He tells me.. Yeah, I thought b school would be easy but man partying 5 days a week is tough.. He was being dead serious.. Yeah 4th yr is like that! :)

I guess we just need to be resting before next year, apparently it is tougher.

Rohit, (your old name)

Are you seriously telling me next yr will be harder than this one? If thats the case maybe Ill just withdraw from the match.. I thought the hardest part was over? :)

Now this thread is just getting greedy ;)

i'll add one

and another

Ill play radioheads game..

You know what kind of sux.. so i show up for my 1st day of ophtho and no one tells me that Cook County is basically closed today.. All the clinics are empty and to make matters worse even the admin staff isnt there and didnt tell me anything..

Of course I showed up at 8 and was home by 9.. thats the good side..

Just thought I would put this out there.. Them being the Gen residency forum

Us - 35,974

Them - 40,813

That's a difference of 4839, Im just saying..

Just thought I would put this out there.. Them being the Gen residency forum

Us - 35,974

Them - 40,813

That's a difference of 4839, Im just saying..
I have a feeling we'll surpass them within the month.

Keep up the strong work people!

I thinks thats way over ambitious.. but who knows.. they will be more of a challenge than path.. snooze...

Man this is like that broken antenna thread that was in the everyone forums years ago. Shoot its probably still there.

Q

I have a feeling we'll surpass them within the month.

Keep up the strong work people!

Wow, someone IS ambitious!

I guess it is good to have goals..

Wow, someone IS ambitious!
But of course!

I guess the big thing is that we probably have the most viewed post at over half a million views of Things I learn from my patients. Path will never have this over us.

:D

Just thought I would put this out there.. Them being the Gen residency forum

Us - 36,254

Them - 40,917

That's a difference of 4663, Catching up by about 50 posts per day!

We caught up by 176

padding

Yep padding..

Yep padding..
Mr Mackey says padding is fun, mmkay?

Mr Mackey says padding is fun, mmkay?
Paddy McPaddypants

Just thought I would put this out there.. Them being the Gen residency forum

Us - 36,743

Them - 41,149

That's a difference of 4397, on the 16th we were down by 4663 Catching up by about 50 posts per day!

We caught up by 266 posts.. Hmm could this really happen?

You know what kind of sux.. so i show up for my 1st day of ophtho and no one tells me that Cook County is basically closed today.. All the clinics are empty and to make matters worse even the admin staff isnt there and didnt tell me anything..


Hey same thing happened to me today -- it's presidents day!! Thanks for letting me know the OR's were closed and since I'm on GAS I'm off. oh well, better than the alternative -- staying all day. There by 8, home by 9. :) Loving 4th year.

yep 4th yr is nothing to complain about..:)

And need i mention that even going in to work for radiology is very optional? even at 8... or 9?

Has anyone taken any interesting classes here during their 4th year? Like med and law?

No one seems to be excited about this..

Deuist i took a class on that as a 2nd yr elective.. i also hear a lot about it from my wife...

We caught up by like 700 posts in 8 days.. not bad at all!

Us - 37,123

Them - 41,289

That's a difference of 4166, on the We caught up by about 200 posts over the last 2 days!

FYI less than 50 posts until we are under 4000..

FYI less than 50 posts until we are under 4000..

doing my morning postpadding duties.

ok, out to do some cardiology now!

pfft cardiology.. off for 3 hours of ophtho! :) then gym... then studying for my ophtho test tomorrow and PS2... WOO HOO!!

I for one will help pad this thread.

Madden 2006 time!! YES!!

4k behind now!!! Nicely done.. especially since we havent even been trying

no. we haven't been padding at ALL.
ectopic, you still have TESTS????????????

Madden 2006 time!! YES!!

so i was at barnes and noble the other day and we had a fire alarm had to evacuate. good thing was there is a best buy right there, where I spent the next 30 minutes kicking a 13 year old's butt in the demo madden 06. its fun.

no. we haven't been padding at ALL.
ectopic, you still have TESTS????????????
4 hours a day of ophtho requires a test.. last one though! No more exams until residency!

so i was at barnes and noble the other day and we had a fire alarm had to evacuate. good thing was there is a best buy right there, where I spent the next 30 minutes kicking a 13 year old's butt in the demo madden 06. its fun.
I used this tactic a few times on the trail. When I was in St Louis I was staying the night after my interview @ a friends.. She worked until 5 and we were done at like 3.. I went to Best Buy and played the 360!

I used this tactic a few times on the trail. When I was in St Louis I was staying the night after my interview @ a friends.. She worked until 5 and we were done at like 3.. I went to Best Buy and played the 360!

yeah, but the only bad thing is you can only play with patriots or eagles. I'd much rather play with 'real' nfl teams....hahah i really dont' like either of them. heck give me the arizona cardinals at least they have larry fitz.

But who is gonna throw to Fitz.. You know what irks me.. is how they make Ron Mexico aka Vick so much better in the game than he is in real life.. he is a pretty junky QB.. He is avg at best.. I could list 10 QBs I would rather have.

ON the 360 I was playing some war game.. it was interesting and the graphics were AMAZING! :o Im getting the ps3 for graduation!! Woo hoo!!

ON the 360 I was playing some war game.. it was interesting and the graphics were AMAZING! :o Im getting the ps3 for graduation!! Woo hoo!!

i'll probably make the same investment, my ps2 is only being used as a dvd player right now. Yeah, I agree about Vick, one year he was sooooo fast, all I did was Shotgun (whatever play doesn't matter), and then just sprinted left or right and would always gain me a few yards, many times get me like 40 haha.

OVERRATED!!! I do like McNabb though.. he is a quality player. When I was in Vegas I ran into him and Torry Holt.. McNabb is HUGE!! Giant Muscles.. I was amazed he looked like a LB.. Now only if my Fins can get a QB :) I would be happy with Brees, Culpepper, or any of the 3 guys who will be 1st round picks this yr..

OVERRATED!!! I do like McNabb though.. he is a quality player. When I was in Vegas I ran into him and Torry Holt.. McNabb is HUGE!! Giant Muscles.. I was amazed he looked like a LB.. Now only if my Fins can get a QB :) I would be happy with Brees, Culpepper, or any of the 3 guys who will be 1st round picks this yr..

so, how did the year's with fiedler at the helm go for you? hahahah that must be hard.

time to go watch Final Destination 3. wonder if it will be any different than the other two.

Dude Fiedler is/was terrible Wanny got fired cause he was too dumb to realize that we needed a new QB. Saban is on the right track, players want to play for him and I like the offensive core.. R Brown, Chambers and McMichael.. Need some help on the OL and of course at QB.. this will be resolved..

Hey how is the alabama pro team... nuff said :D

Heck we also had Marino! GREAT QB!!

I'll help your cause!

Posted a few times in general residency so have to make it up with posts here.

I'll help your cause!

Another one should even me out.

Padding before I go to bed.

Padding before I go to bed.

good job.

Ill pad as well. I will def be repaying my pad toll here if I post in the Gen forum!

Aww, man. I didn't know we had to pay our posts on the general forum back on this one...

+pad+

jd

do we have to do it with the other forums as well?

+pad+

jd

because I'd be really interested to know if we are supposed to pay them all back.

If so, I have a lot of work to do... :)

Just the Gen forum since we have to catch up... we have thoroughly smoked the rest of them!

Free KFC Snacker for the 1st 75,000 people!

http://www.kfc.com/buffalosnacker/buffalo.asp

Ah last days of post-padding for me. ENT folks havent been getting out before 9pm recently. I'd say i have to soak up the sun before but it's like 25 degrees outside, not your best sunbathing weather.

Just the Gen forum since we have to catch up... we have thoroughly smoked the rest of them!

Although if we paid every post back 1:1, imagine how much worse the smoking would be?!?

Smoking - does anyone else smell bar-be-que?

jd

BTW, I remember when we were hunting path...

ahh, the good old days :)

ah...so bored. muuuuust postpad. mang, i wish all my friends didnt decide to leave town for the same fricken weekend. uncool. :(

Bored here too.

Ok, i'm opening a bottle of wine (i saw your guys' conversation about a corkscrew before)--before long must turn into a solitary alcoholic. Care to join in?

Yes please :).

here's to us, crazy bored chicks!

here's to us, crazy bored chicks!

here's to crazy bored studs! (like me).

hey at least it's warm where you are. it's like in the 20s here!

It's freaking COLD here too. Wish all us bored peeps were in the same city!

seriously. then at least i wouldnt be afraid of slipping into solitary alcoholic delirium 'cause it'd be shared! :D. speaking of location, where's socute anyway? i'm in cleve-o

and in random news today: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060225/ap_on_fe_st/odd_street_names;_ylt=AkIswvqE82x2BmF_5YqmZyys0NUE ;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

seriously. then at least i wouldnt be afraid of slipping into solitary alcoholic delirium 'cause it'd be shared! :D. speaking of location, where's socute anyway? i'm in cleve-o

and in random news today: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060225/ap_on_fe_st/odd_street_names;_ylt=AkIswvqE82x2BmF_5YqmZyys0NUE ;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-


I like Constipation Way the best. The words just seem to slide out.

Yick.


Wook

That's "Constipation Ridge" to you, mistah!!


not making the list but close to where i live: South Park (road? street? who knows, it just says south park) and Random. Unfortunately they dont intersect.

Maybe if I bury my news in here no one will ever see it. :o

I got my 11th rejection today and I'm fairly certain I'll be reapplying again next year. I've got two schools left to hear from but with no interviews i'm realistic enough to know it's over for this year.

I'm just getting older and older and I'm still not in med school. :p

Hope everyone else had a better day than I did. :laugh:

Sorry to hear about that. Best of luck!

its been awhile since i've had a decent connection, postpadding still going on?

Maybe if I bury my news in here no one will ever see it. :o

I got my 11th rejection today and I'm fairly certain I'll be reapplying again next year. I've got two schools left to hear from but with no interviews i'm realistic enough to know it's over for this year.

I'm just getting older and older and I'm still not in med school. :p

Hope everyone else had a better day than I did. :laugh:

Dont give up!! you're still only 24, I know it may seem like you're getting older, but I think average entering age at my school was like 23/24, and there were many 28 and over. Nobody wants to wait a year when they are ready, but find out what might be holding up your application by email the admissions director and it will probably help you getting in.

Maybe if I bury my news in here no one will ever see it. :o

I got my 11th rejection today and I'm fairly certain I'll be reapplying again next year. I've got two schools left to hear from but with no interviews i'm realistic enough to know it's over for this year.

I'm just getting older and older and I'm still not in med school. :p

Hope everyone else had a better day than I did. :laugh:

Long story short - rejected 5 times, finally went to Caribbean, scrambled into EM, and I'm STILL getting the best job I've ever had - bar none.

The race is often to the swiftest, but not always - sometimes it is to that person that keeps running.

And there have been innumerable ways of saying it, but I will quote MG Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA - "You may be whatever you resolve to be!"

Bump.. I think we are behind roughly by 3,700.. FYI..

Bump.. I think we are behind roughly by 3,700.. FYI..

bumping the bump.

contibuting to the bump

re"bumping" the bump..

my bumps my bumps my bumps [while doing the caucasian pelvic thrust dance...thinking I am looking like one of the Peas, but really looking like Flavaflav 1 hour into an Ambien!]

my bumps my bumps my bumps [while doing the caucasian pelvic thrust dance...thinking I am looking like one of the Peas, but really looking like Flavaflav 1 hour into an Ambien!]

nice mental image.

my bumps my bumps my bumps [while doing the caucasian pelvic thrust dance...thinking I am looking like one of the Peas, but really looking like Flavaflav 1 hour into an Ambien!]

So, as I sit here in my lovely codeine-induced haze (yay, bronchitis), perusing the SDN forums for entertainment, the above sent me into an amazing coughing fit. But, it was worth it, and now I can do my part in the +pad+

my bumps my bumps my bumps [while doing the caucasian pelvic thrust dance...thinking I am looking like one of the Peas, but really looking like Flavaflav 1 hour into an Ambien!]

Dude, this is really quite frightening! I just vomited a little in the back of my throat....

Anyway, I just posted in the general forum, so I have to post here to even out the kharma... don't want to get on the wrong side of the SDN EM forum gods!!

jd

Bump people.. Bump...

bumpety-bump

The bumptey dance is your chance to do the bump!


See my musical reference is not nauseating unlike the Black Eyed Pees tune. WORST SONG EVER

All I want to do is a zoom-zoom-zoom to the boom-boom, just shake your bump.

this is starting to remind me of the hampster dance. back when that was popular. crap, now that i thought about it that song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

BUMP BUMP, the mack dad'll make ya BUMP BUMP, , Kriss Kross will make ya BUMP BUMP, the daddy mac'll make ya BUMP BUMP!!!
(Sung with clothes on backwards of course)

I just noticed I crossed the 500 post mark. WOO HOO.

Awww heck. I don't want to be a bump in the road so....

:luck: +pad+

~3500 to go

~3500 to go

really? only 3500

yep.. but we have caught up by 1500 or so.

I was going to get a 'bump'er sticker on my SUV that says "I put the stud in medical student".

NIce :) thats a good one right there..

A Quick update on our "status"

Them - 42,088
Us - 38,517

3,571

Long way to go people! Long Way!

A Quick update on our "status"

Them - 42,088
Us - 38,517

3,571

Long way to go people! Long Way!

testing it out
+pad+

Long way to go people! Long Way!

I just have one more week of neurology left. Once I finish this module, I'll be able to make loads of contributions.

deuist.. you do your thing my man do your thing. I imagine match day we will have some exciting EtOH influenced posts..Should get us up there. also keep in mind the day after since most people wont be able to leave their homes.. should be a lot of booze there..

deuist.. you do your thing my man do your thing. I imagine match day we will have some exciting EtOH influenced posts..Should get us up there. also keep in mind the day after since most people wont be able to leave their homes.. should be a lot of booze there..
I imagine your right!

The class just announced our match day party!! Should be a blast!!

+pad+

Did a little celebrating.. There will be nothing little about the jam on Thursday though!!

A Quick update on our "status"

Them - 42,374
Us - 38,945

3,429

Nice work this day! Caught up by about 150.. Slowly but surely my friends!

saw close to worst-movie-ever.... "night watch".... felt robbed of two hours of picking the lint out of my belly button

HMMM belly button lint.. always nice to find a "prize" in there! :D

A little run on here by us!!

Them - 42,628
Us - 39,387

3,241

Nice work! Caught up by about 200 over the last 2 days.. Slowly but surely my friends! I thought we would fare better with all the posting but I guess not...

saw close to worst-movie-ever.... "night watch".... felt robbed of two hours of picking the lint out of my belly button
I'm flipping between two of the best..... The Princess Bride and Goonies. The truffle shuffle is on as I type. Now THERE is a belly button trick

So a local bank is buying us booze tomorrow

Guess they think if they buy us booze we will use them for a home loan...

PostPad... minutes go by ever so slowly right now...

no one sponsors our party but we will bring our own etoh! Party on!!

I'm flipping between two of the best..... The Princess Bride and Goonies. The truffle shuffle is on as I type. Now THERE is a belly button trick

hmm never seen goonies. and what the hell is a truffle shuffle?
princess bride was solid. so was holy grail. ah, memories of HS....

hmm never seen goonies. and what the hell is a truffle shuffle?
princess bride was solid. so was holy grail. ah, memories of HS....
Sacrilege. Now your really against me :meanie:

Dude Goonies... Are you kidding.. get up from your keyboard and RUN out to blockbuster or whoever and rent it now. Do not go to sleep until you see it and write a 30 post thread about the movie..:) Thats multitasking

do you have any idea what kind of a boonie place i live in? we dont have no stinkin' blockbuster or any video place open past 11 (at least we didnt last time i checked.... have been netflixing it for a while since i'm the worst video late fee-accumulator ever)
ok, so how'd i miss goonies. did it come out before i was born or something?

Goonies 1985

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/

So unless you are some 20-21 yr old freak then you were alive..How you missed it is beyond me!

no idea how that one escaped. it has a sloth in it????

Sweet movie man! Whats great is seeing those actors now and remembering how silly they looked as kids!

Sweet movie man! Whats great is seeing those actors now and remembering how silly they looked as kids!
Wanna see something funny. Go to that imdb link you posted and look at Rosalita (the spanish maid's) career. She has acted more in more successful projects then everyone else in it except maybe Sean (Rudy Samwise) Astin.

And Joe Pantolioni gets extra points for the Sopranos in my book

She has been in like 60 movies.. :O

Soon it will be noon...

3104 to general forum. going strong, though it'll probably die down a bit after match

3104 to general forum. going strong, though it'll probably die down a bit after match
I'm entering a 12 step +pad+ ing program as soon as I know what town to do so in! Whatever town I match too EF is gonna be my telephone +pad+ ing sponsor!

speaking of EF, where did that post-padding monkey match?

speaking of EF, where did that post-padding monkey match?
He said he might not be able to post till Friday. He had a doogooder type honor luncheon after his match ceremony then he was heading to get drunk. I imagine if he is within 20 feet of the web all night he will let us know where though.

hurtful words.. irrka and colforbin.. but all is forgiven the monkey aka tubal aka post pad addict aka doogooder aka drunk matched at Arizona which is aka #1 on my list!! :D

btw.. as Ice cube said..

"today was a good day"...

FYI we are less than 3k now from the G res forum!! congrats!!!!!!!

FYI we are less than 3k now from the G res forum!! congrats!!!!!!!

lets go EM forum!

A slightly more formal non EtOH induced update!!

Them - 42,786
Us - 39,813

Difference - 2,973

We are close to hitting 40K posts!!

A slightly more formal non EtOH induced update!!

Them - 42,786
Us - 39,813

Difference - 2,973

We are close to hitting 40K posts!!

woot woot broke the 3k mark !

hurtful words.. irrka and colforbin.. but all is forgiven the monkey aka tubal aka post pad addict aka doogooder aka drunk matched at Arizona which is aka #1 on my list!! :D
You know I got nutin but luv for ya teach!!!!!!! Congrats on U of Az.

Congrats, EF, on getting your top pick. How did the rest of SDN's med students do?

Congrats, EF, on getting your top pick. How did the rest of SDN's med students do?
This is a joke right?

This is a joke right?

haha, deuist there is a sticky with where everyone is going!

yep hit up the sticky.. thanks for the well wishes. honestly i have nothing but love for all the EM people! Great profession and on the trail nothing but nice honest good people.

feeeel the looooooove!!!!!!

yep hit up the sticky.. thanks for the well wishes. honestly i have nothing but love for all the EM people! Great profession and on the trail nothing but nice honest good people.

don't forget gooood looking.

goooood looking is a relative term :)

goooood looking is a relative term :)

why, EF, didnt your mom ever tell you how very puuuurty you were? :P

Sadly (or I guess luckily) her and my wife were the only two who really had eyes for me..Well not really true but the wife would like to believe it that way.. didnt you see the post about the award I just won!? That def made the wife jealous!

Sadly (or I guess luckily) her and my wife were the only two who really had eyes for me..Well not really true but the wife would like to believe it that way.. didnt you see the post about the award I just won!? That def made the wife jealous!

Yeah, most folks that take my picture tell me to stand on one of the ends, so that they can easily cut me out if need be!

haha.

and there i thought it was because of the devil-red-eyes... mwaaaahahahaha

Yeah, most folks that take my picture tell me to stand on one of the ends, so that they can easily cut me out if need be!

haha.

I need to start using that trick with some people I know :) :cool:

posted in the GM forum, making up for it here.

posted in the GM forum, making up for it here.

posted again on GM, sheesh, is there something wrong with me?

dude r u an undercover turncoat? did u get my pm?

dude r u an undercover turncoat? did u get my pm?

just got it and replied!

GULP.. with this post we are now 3000 away from G Res..

Pad it up people!!

EM time woo hoo!!

Quick Q so when the residents from your program call what did you talk about. My conversation was pretty limited. I had no Qs.....

This is a post pad to inform you all that it appears that you will be stuck with me until at least next fall, as I'm told this trimester (OF SCHOOL, NO I AM NOT PREGNANT) is gravy and it would appear that against all odds, I have managed to pass both of my classes from the last one.

+pad+

EF: weak. the residents from my program didnt call. no love at all. and with that i leave. +pad+ away.

irrka,

Perhaps it is different because IIRC you are going to a 2-4? Not sure. Anyways big ups.. I feel like im on call I didnt feel good 2 nights ago so i only slept 3.5 hours and then last night I slept 4.5 hours cause I had to be up early this am.. Actually its nothing like call since I slept :)

irrka,

Perhaps it is different because IIRC you are going to a 2-4? Not sure. Anyways big ups.. I feel like im on call I didnt feel good 2 nights ago so i only slept 3.5 hours and then last night I slept 4.5 hours cause I had to be up early this am.. Actually its nothing like call since I slept :)
Yeah no call from my 2-4 either. Nice emails from my SLOR writer from the program and from the PD though.

This is a post pad to inform you all that it appears that you will be stuck with me until at least next fall, as I'm told this trimester (OF SCHOOL, NO I AM NOT PREGNANT) is gravy and it would appear that against all odds, I have managed to pass both of my classes from the last one.

+pad+
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :thumbup: :D
Not that we had any doubts in you!!!!!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :thumbup: :D
Not that we had any doubts in you!!!!!!!
+pad+ing PS: Aren't you glad we kept yelling at you to go study?

Yeah no call from my 2-4 either. Nice emails from my SLOR writer from the program and from the PD though.

no call here either from 2-4, hmmm. I did get an email from preliminary saying they will be sending stuff! I replied back and said just send the paychecks ma'aam. haha, just joking, medicines not about money, right?

So I have had numerous inquiries about my situation and why I "had" to apply to so many programs. As promised this probably wont be all that exciting. I explained this to CS_22 in a PM and I am thankful for him not saying anything.

So the reason was my wife was looking for a tenure track law professor position. These are extremely hard to come by, about 300 entry spots with 1200 applicants. Well needless to say things turned out well for us. She had a few offers and in the end she decided to accept a spot at the U of Arizona. As many of you know thats also where I matched. So there it is! I spilled..

So I have had numerous inquiries about my situation and why I "had" to apply to so many programs. As promised this probably wont be all that exciting. I explained this to CS_22 in a PM and I am thankful for him not saying anything.

So the reason was my wife was looking for a tenure track law professor position. These are extremely hard to come by, about 300 entry spots with 1200 applicants. Well needless to say things turned out well for us. She had a few offers and in the end she decided to accept a spot at the U of Arizona. As many of you know thats also where I matched. So there it is! I spilled..
YAY Mrs. EF :thumbup: :thumbup:
I do have to admit to a bit of disappointment. I was hopeing it was CIA related. Of perhaps mafia.

YIKES! WHAT A WAY TO GO! (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060321205009990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001)

So I have had numerous inquiries about my situation and why I "had" to apply to so many programs. As promised this probably wont be all that exciting. I explained this to CS_22 in a PM and I am thankful for him not saying anything.

So the reason was my wife was looking for a tenure track law professor position. These are extremely hard to come by, about 300 entry spots with 1200 applicants. Well needless to say things turned out well for us. She had a few offers and in the end she decided to accept a spot at the U of Arizona. As many of you know thats also where I matched. So there it is! I spilled..

I have to admit, if I were you I would have been crapping my pants from ROL submission time until I opened that match envelope!!

YAY Mrs. EF :thumbup: :thumbup:
I do have to admit to a bit of disappointment. I was hopeing it was CIA related. Of perhaps mafia.

It was CIA related. Law professor is just her NOC.

What's this "permitted to return" Were you banned? Who would do that to SoCute?

YAY Mrs. EF :thumbup: :thumbup:
I do have to admit to a bit of disappointment. I was hopeing it was CIA related. Of perhaps mafia.

yeah I figured it was a CIA or FBI kind of thing, but oh well, just a lawyer thing :) Still cool though, I'm glad it worked out for you.

YIKES! WHAT A WAY TO GO! (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060321205009990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001)

Another reason why I'm not too high on crocodiles.

What's this "permitted to return" Were you banned? Who would do that to SoCute?
We banned her when she told us she had finals coming. Didn't do much good though cause she still posted a few times a day. Of course she passed so that's all that matters :D

So I have had numerous inquiries about my situation and why I "had" to apply to so many programs. As promised this probably wont be all that exciting. I explained this to CS_22 in a PM and I am thankful for him not saying anything.

So the reason was my wife was looking for a tenure track law professor position. These are extremely hard to come by, about 300 entry spots with 1200 applicants. Well needless to say things turned out well for us. She had a few offers and in the end she decided to accept a spot at the U of Arizona. As many of you know thats also where I matched. So there it is! I spilled..

But I don't get it - since your wife got a spot, she's obviously excellent, but it, just like derm (with the 4 applicants for every 1 spot, more or less), is unlikely she had offers from 9 or 10 programs, and so, when did she know or accept her spot, and what would have happened if you matched even anywhere else (in that, in the southwest, there's no short distance between anywhere except for where you are)?

We banned her when she told us she had finals coming. Didn't do much good though cause she still posted a few times a day. Of course she passed so that's all that matters :D


AHEM! I banned myself :). But my future colleagues helped me enforce the ban! I stopped by every so often (during long studying days I get up every 90 mins or so and take a short walk outside, and I'd stop by the computer on my way back to whine or say hi). Now that I have finished my finals, I am "permitted to return."

AHEM! I banned myself :). But my future colleagues helped me enforce the ban! I stopped by every so often (during long studying days I get up every 90 mins or so and take a short walk outside, and I'd stop by the computer on my way back to whine or say hi). Now that I have finished my finals, I am "permitted to return."
True the ban was initially self imposed but there was so much enforcement required from your future colleagues I forgot it was initially your idea :)

But I don't get it - since your wife got a spot, she's obviously excellent, but it, just like derm (with the 4 applicants for every 1 spot, more or less), is unlikely she had offers from 9 or 10 programs, and so, when did she know or accept her spot, and what would have happened if you matched even anywhere else (in that, in the southwest, there's no short distance between anywhere except for where you are)?

She actually had 4 offers but cut her search short so I wouldnt have to interview at 30 programs. Instead we decided to focus and hope for the best. She accepted her spot in January so I could focus better. We decided that if U of Az didnt work out we would suck it up for 3 yrs. We have lived apart before. We are just lucky that things worked out. Needless to say match day was a happy day.

She actually had 4 offers but cut her search short so I wouldnt have to interview at 30 programs. Instead we decided to focus and hope for the best. She accepted her spot in January so I could focus better. We decided that if U of Az didnt work out we would suck it up for 3 yrs. We have lived apart before. We are just lucky that things worked out. Needless to say match day was a happy day.

yeah its great it worked out! 3 years away from each other would have been tough I think.

Needless to say I agree Im glad it worked out. In some ways I would think that I might have been quite miserable away from her.

Needless to say I agree Im glad it worked out. In some ways I would think that I might have been quite miserable away from her.
Neeless to say there is nothing that is needless to say when your +pad+ ing

exactly man. padding is key.. we have really slipped off from the Gen res forum but thats cool. We are still the # 1 specialty.

exactly man. padding is key.. we have really slipped off from the Gen res forum but thats cool. We are still the # 1 specialty.

Eeek...guess I haven't been helping. It's been a...how shall I put this?...interesting week. My liver is probably glad that it's over.

That was me last week. Nice work, the liver needs a workout once in a while too!

I learned my lesson: thou shalt not hang with ibankers if thou does not wish to become an alcoholic.

On the other hand, at least I wasn't buying my own drinks.

But then again, neither were they.

Nothing like having your own corporate credit card.

Nothing like having your own corporate credit card.

Oh yes the good old days how I miss thee.

Im tired as heck!

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soooooo whats new?

I am gonna start painting my house and redoing the base boards next week! Exciting isnt it?

Is this you?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney06/news/story?id=2385295

One bettor has $20 on Mason to win it all

EF, what's the latest count on us vs them?

Is this you?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney06/news/story?id=2385295

One bettor has $20 on Mason to win it all

That person is going to be very happy about his team if he wins it all!

Uh he will be rich$$

Uh he will be rich$$

Still have at least two more teams to knock out, and it won't be easy!

Uh he will be rich$$
As we all know rich = happy

colforbin I dont think thats true but it sure helps!!:D

Money might not make everyone happy but it sure makes me happy. At least I think it does. I haven't had much in quite a while.

Money might not make everyone happy but it sure makes me happy. At least I think it does. I haven't had much in quite a while.

I think money would make me happy, but only lots and lots and lots of it.

I'm talking Thurston Howell the 3rd rich. Everyone knows he could have had Ginger any day, Mary ann wouldn't have bit on the money.

Dude you want money.. Win the Mega Millions or the Powerball next drawing.. You will be P-A-I-D!

If you guys didnt know "fixing" up your house and painting it SUCKS!! I hope it pay$ of in the end... if you get my drift$$$$

Would you let someone cut your small toe off for 1 million dollars?

I would

Would you let someone cut your small toe off for 1 million dollars?

I would

As long is it was tax free!

Would you let someone cut your small toe off for 1 million dollars?

I would
Shoot you could have it for 10,000!

Would you let someone cut your small toe off for 1 million dollars?

I would

Assuming I got pain meds/ was done properly I would do it for 5k.. I have no use for it and it is one less nail to clip!

BUMP... for those who care... Most of the house is complete.. all the woodworking we did is 95% done.. 25% more painting to do..

Man laying baseboard SUCKS.. If you can afford it.. pay someone.

Me and my wife decided never again.

Thats +pad+ing :)

Me and my wife decided never again.

Thats +pad+ing :)

thats just cause you just finished. wait a month and you'll be pumped to do it again.

Actually we arent quite done yet. Gotta cut, lay, and paint the bullnose still.. YUCK..Honestly we will not be pumped.. Painting I dont mind at all. I love how quickly and relatively inexpensively you can change the look of your home.