Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part 2

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You've done a bunch of stuff Mushy!!

I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Been married
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Been to the prom
Skiied - only snow, though
Had stitches (where the sun doesn't shine )
I have climbed a tree.
I have broken a bone (arm and pinky toe)
Dated someone younger that myself (sort of - he never kissed me, but he paid for my dinner and movies so I guess it counts! )
Owned diamond jewelry
Taken the subway (London & Tokyo)
Lived by myself
Cooked pasta from scratch (in my high school cooking class)
I have been admitted to the hospital - both my daughters' births and during my second pregnancy when I had kidney stones)

I HAVE NOT:
Been to Mexico
Been hung-over
Gotten a speeding ticket (or 10)
Been to Texas
Been skinny dipping
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Been to Canada
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Needed to wear glasses
Played a saxaphone
Eaten cow tongue
Been to Alaska
Set foot in a medical school
Seen a dead person
Had my tonsils removed

15 points now for me.

I have never eaten veal.
 
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Heh, I think I have the most points. Here are mine:

I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Been married (if you count common law, but I've never had an actual ceremony, so tell me if I should take this one off).
Held a baby < 3 months
Been to the prom (I went to three of them and I'm still traumatized; don't ask.)
I have eaten veal.
Had stitches (for pre-cancerous moles that were removed)
I have climbed a tree.
Dated someone younger that myself (none of my four marriage proposals though)
Owned diamond jewelry (never wear it)
Taken the subway (Boston, NYC)
Lived by myself
I have been admitted to the hospital (just when I was born though)
Been to Mexico
Been hung-over
Been to Texas
Been skinny dipping (if you know anything about my college, you'd totally not need to even ask such a stupid question 😉)
Been scuba diving (I've taken several classes)
Been to Canada (I'm half Canadian)
Been a MOD on SDN (don't hate me 'cause I'm powerful)
Needed to wear glasses (still do, though I have contacts)
Eaten cow tongue (guys, I'm Ashkenazi Jewish. 'Nough said.)
Set foot in a medical school (I went to 17 of them in the last year alone).
Seen a dead person (they showed us cadavers at several schools)

I HAVE NOT:
Gotten a speeding ticket (no tickets period)
Been bungee jumping (I'd like to try it though.)
Gotten an F in a class
Played a saxaphone
Been to Alaska (I'd like to do this, too)
Had my tonsils removed
Skiied (water or snow)
Broken a bone (arm and pinky toe)
Cooked pasta from scratch (I don't cook s*** from scratch)
Bought a dress for more than $40 (I don't buy clothes period; I get hand-me-ups from my younger sister. :meanie: )

That brings me up to 24 points, baby. 😀

I have never seen whatever that medical show is that you guys discuss in here all the time. (I think I'll get all y'all with that one. 😉)
 
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mshheaddoc said:
I have never been admitted to a hospital
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Uhh, I sure hope each one doesn't count as one point. 😳

Good thing I stopped keeping track of my points a while ago!! :laugh:

I have entered the realm of the desperate and installing WoW on my little mac laptop. I need help.
 
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I want to catch up now.

I HAVE:
Held a baby < 3 months
Had stitches
Climbed a tree.
Owned diamond jewelry
Taken the subway (Boston, NYC, DC, Montreal)
Lived by myself
Been admitted to the hospital
Been hung-over
Been to Texas
Been to Canada (I used to live in Montreal!)
Needed to wear glasses (and contacts)
Set foot in a medical school.
Seen a dead person (anatomy, autopsies, funerals)
Bought a dress for >$40.
Seen Grey's Anatomy. Just twice though!

I HAVE NOT:
Eaten cow tongue.
Been a MOD on SDN.
Been scuba diving
Been skinny dipping
Been to Mexico
Eaten lobster (allergic)
Been married
Been to the prom
Eaten veal
Dated somebody younger than me
Gotten a speeding ticket (warnings though)
Been bungee jumping (I'd like to try it though.)
Gotten an F in a class
Played a saxaphone
Been to Alaska (I'd like to do this, too)
Had my tonsils removed
Skiied (water or snow)
Broken a bone
Cooked pasta from scratch (Easy Mac is serious cooking for me)

15!
😀
 
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Hey I know you guys are probably trying not to think of MCAT stuff (and that might be the point of this whole thread) but I have a quick question that I can't seem to find the answer to... Do you have to wait until you get your April scores to submit the AMCAS application?

I know that the sooner submitting it the better, but I'm not sure about the whole MCAT score thing...

Thanks!! 😀
 
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alex_k said:
Hey I know you guys are probably trying not to think of MCAT stuff (and that might be the point of this whole thread) but I have a quick question that I can't seem to find the answer to... Do you have to wait until you get your April scores to submit the AMCAS application?

I know that the sooner submitting it the better, but I'm not sure about the whole MCAT score thing...

Thanks!! 😀
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I doubt you HAVE to wait, but since it is still so early you may as well.
 
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I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Been married
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Been to the prom
Skiied - only snow, though
Had stitches (where the sun doesn't shine )
I have climbed a tree.
I have broken a bone (arm and pinky toe)
Dated someone younger that myself (sort of - he never kissed me, but he paid for my dinner and movies so I guess it counts! )
Owned diamond jewelry
Taken the subway (London & Tokyo)
Lived by myself
Cooked pasta from scratch (in my high school cooking class)
I have been admitted to the hospital - both my daughters' births and during my second pregnancy when I had kidney stones)
Seen Grey's Anatomy 😉

I HAVE NOT:
Been to Mexico
Been hung-over
Gotten a speeding ticket (or 10)
Been to Texas
Been skinny dipping
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Been to Canada
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Needed to wear glasses
Played a saxaphone
Eaten cow tongue
Been to Alaska
Set foot in a medical school
Seen a dead person
Had my tonsils removed
Eaten Veal

I have 16 points now - serious behind some of you, though! :laugh:

I have never been a member of a sports team in school.
 
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Ooo, I want to play this game.

I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Skiied - mostly cross country
I have climbed a tree.
I have broken a bone (middle finger)
Taken the subway (Chicago and Boston)
Lived by myself
Been hung-over
Gotten a speeding ticket
Set foot in a medical school
Seen a dead person
I have been a member of a sports team in school - volleyball in middle/high school

I HAVE NOT:
Been to Mexico
Been to Texas
Been skinny dipping
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Been to Canada
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Needed to wear glasses
Played a saxaphone
Eaten cow tongue
Been to Alaska
Had my tonsils removed
Eaten Veal
Been married
Been to the prom
Had stitches
Dated someone younger that myself
Owned diamond jewelry
Cooked pasta from scratch - I've done the sauce (spaghetti and alfredo), but never the noodles
I have been admitted to the hospital
Seen Grey's Anatomy

Only 13.

I have never been skydiving
 
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I HAVE:
taken the subway - in London and DC
dated someone younger (my current boyfriend - actually I've never dated someone older or the same age 😳 )
owned diamonds (family ring)
had to wear prescription glasses/contacts.
Eaten lobster
Been to the prom
Skiied - only water
Been to Mexico
Gotten a speeding ticket
Been to Texas - born there!
Been skinny dipping - don't ask 😉
Been scuba diving
Broken a bone (nose counts right? and my finger)
Climbed a tree (that's SAD Nikki!)
seen a dead person - my grandmother and grandfather
pulled an all nighter to study - bad idea, don't do it.
been a member of a sports team in school - too many to list! :laugh:
eaten veal
seen Grey's Anatomy (my stupid Dad.)

I HAVE NOT:
played a saxaphone
eaten cow tongue - saw one at the store the other day, that's just nasty.
Been married
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Been hung-over
Been bungee jumping
Been to Canada
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Gotten Stitches
been to Alaska
cooked pasta sauce from scratch
had my tonsils removed
been skydiving
been admited to a hospital (ER lots of times though)

20 pts for me!!

I have never owned an import car (I drove my mom's camry for awhile but I've only owned fords and a jeep)
 
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Ok, i haven't read everything but I think I will just modify the list and add one more...let me know if that's not the way! 😀

I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Skiied - mostly downhill
Climbed a tree.
Broken a bone (hairline fracture on left ankle)
Taken the subway (Boston (every freaking day), NYC, DC, Paris)
Lived by myself
Been hung-over (um, last weekend, unfortunately :-/)
Set foot in a medical school
Seen a dead person
Been a member of a sports team in school - cross country in middle school, figure skating in college
Been to Mexico
Been to Texas
Been to Canada
Played a saxaphone
Eaten Veal
Been to the prom
Dated someone younger that myself
Owned diamond jewelry
Cooked pasta from scratch (all the time, and i make a fabulous pesto ravioli!)
Seen Grey's Anatomy (though only once, i must admit)

I HAVE NOT:
Gotten a speeding ticket
Been skinny dipping
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Needed to wear glasses
Eaten cow tongue
Been to Alaska
Had my tonsils removed
Been married
Had stitches
Been admitted to the hospital

I think that's 22, though i'm not entirely sure if we're couting what we have done or what we haven't.

And here's what i'm adding:
I have never been engaged (to be married)
 
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alex_k said:
Hey I know you guys are probably trying not to think of MCAT stuff (and that might be the point of this whole thread) but I have a quick question that I can't seem to find the answer to... Do you have to wait until you get your April scores to submit the AMCAS application?

I know that the sooner submitting it the better, but I'm not sure about the whole MCAT score thing...

Thanks!! 😀
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no, you don't have to wait before you submit. you can submit this year as early as june 5. but it won't be sent out until your scores are released. so if everything else is ready, you can hit the submit button...but you won't be able to remove any schools from your list or modify anything else in your app b/c it will be in the verification process.
 
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beary said:
Uhh, I sure hope each one doesn't count as one point. 😳

Good thing I stopped keeping track of my points a while ago!! :laugh:

I have entered the realm of the desperate and installing WoW on my little mac laptop. I need help.
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yay, you're a mac user, beary! 😀 (i just became one last may when my parents bought me the VERY awesome powerbook G4 as a graduation present).
 
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scentimint said:
no, you don't have to wait before you submit. you can submit this year as early as june 5. but it won't be sent out until your scores are released. so if everything else is ready, you can hit the submit button...but you won't be able to remove any schools from your list or modify anything else in your app b/c it will be in the verification process.
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Thanks for your input! I've been pretty much done with my AMCAS since they released it at the beginning of May (I'm a tad obsessive). I'm afraid if I wait any longer to submit it I might combust...(I also am a tad anxious!)
 
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alex_k said:
Thanks for your input! I've been pretty much done with my AMCAS since they released it at the beginning of May (I'm a tad obsessive). I'm afraid if I wait any longer to submit it I might combust...(I also am a tad anxious!)
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i know how that goes. basically, you're not at a disadvantage if you wait for the scores to come out until you submit (this is what most people who took the april MCAT will do) because AMCAS sends out the first batch of applications together at the beginning of July (or so I've heard). But if you're antsy and you're definitely set on your schools (regardless of your MCAT score), then go ahead and submit!

good :luck: to you! 😀 we'll make it through the (horribly painful) waiting!
 
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Anastasis said:
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I have never actually set foot in a medical school. (Not to go to school/summer program or interview or even to look around)
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seriously Ana, you've never set foot in a medical school? actually, aside from working at UPittsburgh Med Center for a few sumemrs, i didn't have my first real experience until last november. it's kind of an interesting experience (depending on who takes you around, if anyone). my friend took me around at northwestern med school and the first thing he showed me was the cadaver lab and all the partially aborted fetuses. it was intense for my first visit, but all in alll a good experience. 🙂
 
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scentimint said:
seriously Ana, you've never set foot in a medical school? actually, aside from working at UPittsburgh Med Center for a few sumemrs, i didn't have my first real experience until last november. it's kind of an interesting experience (depending on who takes you around, if anyone). my friend took me around at northwestern med school and the first thing he showed me was the cadaver lab and all the partially aborted fetuses. it was intense for my first visit, but all in alll a good experience. 🙂
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Okay - this is probably a really dumb question, but what is a partially aborted fetus? Isn't it either aborted or not? 😕
 
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Here's my list -

I HAVE:
Been skinny dipping
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Been to the prom
Gotten a speeding ticket
Been to Canada
Broken a bone
Owned diamonds
set foot in medical schools
eaten veal
seen grey's anatomy
been a member of a sports team in school
seen dead people

I HAVE NOT:
Been married
Eaten lobster
Been to Mexico
Been hung-over
Been to Texas
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Gotten an F in a class
Skiied
worn glasses/contacts
gotten stitches
lived by myself
climbed a tree
dated anyone younger than myself
taken the subway
played a saxophone
eaten cow tongue
been engaged
owned an import car
been skydiving
been admitted to a hospital
had my tonsils removed
cooked pasta from scratch (what the hell--i like ragu)

That gives me 13 points.

I have never had a cavity
 
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oxeye said:
Okay - this is probably a really dumb question, but what is a partially aborted fetus? Isn't it either aborted or not? 😕
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i think they were actually aborted partial fetuses, but not sure on that one. that's what he said they were. i didn't look too closely. they were all kept behind a glass shelf in jars of formaldehyde.
 
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I HAVE:
Eaten lobster
Been married
Held a baby < 3 months
Bought a dress for more than $40
Been to the prom
Skiied - only snow, though
Had stitches (where the sun doesn't shine )
I have climbed a tree.
I have broken a bone (arm and pinky toe)
Dated someone younger that myself (sort of - he never kissed me, but he paid for my dinner and movies so I guess it counts! )
Owned diamond jewelry
Taken the subway (London & Tokyo)
Lived by myself
Cooked pasta from scratch (in my high school cooking class)
I have been admitted to the hospital - both my daughters' births and during my second pregnancy when I had kidney stones)
Seen Grey's Anatomy
Been engaged to be married
Had a cavity - all of my molars have fillings 🙁

I HAVE NOT:
Been to Mexico
Been hung-over
Gotten a speeding ticket (or 10)
Been to Texas
Been skinny dipping
Been scuba diving
Been bungee jumping
Been to Canada
Gotten an F in a class
Been a MOD on SDN
Needed to wear glasses
Played a saxaphone
Eaten cow tongue
Been to Alaska
Set foot in a medical school
Seen a dead person
Had my tonsils removed
Eaten Veal
Been a member of a sports team in school
Been skydiving
Owned an import car - the only ones that have been in my name were American cars, though in high school and college I drove a VW and a Volvo that my parents owned.

18 points for me now
 
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Nikki2002 said:
I have never had a cavity
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WOW!! That's impressive. 👍

Even my 2.5 year old has cavities - only because her severe jaundice as a newborn messed up her teeth. She actually doesn't have enamel in certain spots so those areas are extremely prone to decay. It still makes me feel like a bad mommy, though. 🙁
 
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scentimint said:
yay, you're a mac user, beary! 😀 (i just became one last may when my parents bought me the VERY awesome powerbook G4 as a graduation present).
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I 😍 macs! I am typing this on a mac as we speak. Generally, I have always used macs for work but prefer PCs for fun (just because software is more plentiful, and you can get so much more PC for the money). I used to use this mac almost exclusively and it used to seem so fast to me but I have since got a much newer and huge/screaming fast PC desktop so now this seems geriatric. 🙂

I have 4 computers. Is that indicative of a problem? :laugh:

I pretty much only use 2 anymore though (the big PC desktop and this mac laptop).
 
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scentimint said:
i think they were actually aborted partial fetuses, but not sure on that one. that's what he said they were. i didn't look too closely. they were all kept behind a glass shelf in jars of formaldehyde.
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Gotcha .... I'm not sure how I would handle seeing that. 🙁
 
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oxeye said:
WOW!! That's impressive. 👍

Even my 2.5 year old has cavities - only because her severe jaundice as a newborn messed up her teeth. She actually doesn't have enamel in certain spots so those areas are extremely prone to decay. It still makes me feel like a bad mommy, though. 🙁
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I didn't have any cavities until last year, and since then I have gotten 2 more. I didn't change anything about my habits.
😕
 
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beary said:
I didn't have any cavities until last year, and since then I have gotten 2 more. I didn't change anything about my habits.
😕
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Interesting .... 😕

In a maternal/child health course that I took, we had a dental public health person come in and lecture to us. She said that in order for a person to get cavities, they have to have a specific bacteria in their mouth. We acquire the bacteria usually from our parents when we are babies, but she said some people don't.

I wonder if maybe you didn't have that bacteria until recently? Probably an our there idea, but it's the first thing that popped into my head. 😉

I have always had tons and tons of cavities - all my baby molars were filled (got my first cavity around 6 or 7 years old), and all of my permanent molars are filled. I haven't gotten any new cavities since I was 18, fortunately. I also haven't changed my teeth hygienne habits, so go figure. 😕 I asked my dentist if maybe there just weren't any spots left to decay since I have so many fillings, but he says I could definitely still get them other places in my molars. 😉
 
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beary said:
That's one of the things I'm really dreading about path. And decomp autopsies.

Oh well. No field is perfect.
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What's a decomp autopsy?

I started reading the abortion thread on the ob/gyn forum here and there was a pathologist there who was pretty outspoken against it based on what s/he had seen as a pathologist. 🙁
 
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Nikki2002 said:
my little sister uses dora the explorer toothpaste and a my little pony toothbrush
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My daughter has an Elmo toothbrush. :laugh: Her toothpaste isn't as interesting. It just has some bear on it. 😉

My other daughter doesn't have teeth yet!
 
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oxeye said:
Interesting .... 😕

In a maternal/child health course that I took, we had a dental public health person come in and lecture to us. She said that in order for a person to get cavities, they have to have a specific bacteria in their mouth. We acquire the bacteria usually from our parents when we are babies, but she said some people don't.

I wonder if maybe you didn't have that bacteria until recently? Probably an our there idea, but it's the first thing that popped into my head. 😉
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That makes as most sense as anything else I've heard! I wonder how I all of a sudden got it recently. Weird. All that stupid hospital time as a med student? :idea:
 
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night night oxeye!

i've had several cavities and even *gasp* a root canal/crown on one tooth. thanks a LOT, orthodontist! really, he was terrible...i only had one cavity before that experience, and afterwards, i've had lots since (especially the molars which had spacers on them that the orthodontist didn't have cleaned before he put those spacers on).
 
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Nikki2002 said:
my little sister uses dora the explorer toothpaste and a my little pony toothbrush
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My niece uses an Elmo toothbrush and Barbie toothpaste.

She's so funny - when we didn't have any "kid" toothpaste (at my folks' house) she refused to use any and just used water. :laugh:
 
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scentimint said:
i've had several cavities and even *gasp* a root canal/crown on one tooth. thanks a LOT, orthodontist! really, he was terrible...i only had one cavity before that experience, and afterwards, i've had lots since (especially the molars which had spacers on them that the orthodontist didn't have cleaned before he put those spacers on).
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Oh my gosh, that's terrible. 😡
 
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ooh, getting back to the game...

I HAVE:
*Eaten lobster
*Held a baby < 3 months
*Bought a dress for more than $40
*Skiied - mostly downhill
*Climbed a tree.
*Broken a bone (hairline fracture on left ankle)
*Taken the subway (Boston (every freaking day), NYC, DC, Paris)
*Lived by myself
*Been hung-over (um, last weekend, unfortunately 🙁)
*Set foot in a medical school
*Seen a dead person
*Been a member of a sports team in school - cross country in middle school, figure skating in college
*Been to Mexico
*Been to Texas
*Been to Canada
*Played a saxaphone
*Eaten Veal
*Been to the prom
*Dated someone younger that myself
*Owned diamond jewelry
*Cooked pasta from scratch (all the time, and i make a fabulous pesto ravioli!)
*Seen Grey's Anatomy (though only once, i must admit)
*Had a cavity (see previous detailed post)

I HAVE NOT:
*Gotten a speeding ticket
*Been skinny dipping
*Been scuba diving
*Been bungee jumping
*Gotten an F in a class
*Been a MOD on SDN
*Needed to wear glasses
*Eaten cow tongue
*Been to Alaska
*Had my tonsils removed
*Been married
*Had stitches
*Been admitted to the hospital
*Been engaged to be married
*Been skydiving
*Owned an import car *actually I've never owned my own car. 😱

23 points for me
 
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beary said:
Oh my gosh, that's terrible. 😡
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yea, not fun, especially b/c i was still in high school when it happened. but fortunately (though it might not seem fortunate to some), the roots of the tooth that needed the root canal had actually died before i had the root canal done, so it really didn't hurt at all (i've heard they can be REALLY painful if the roots are still alive but infected).

my apologies for the (somewhat) gory details, in case they offend anyone!
 
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