Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part 5

[MollyMalone]

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Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the thread!

Not sure what the Random thread is all about? Well, here's the answer to all your questions.

It's basically a restaurant. That serves breaststicks. And lots of cute fruit and veggies. And is patronized by a HO. And Tucker Carlson. Vin Diesel, too. Lots of race car drivers eat here, as well. We're very well respected by the Amish... one girl in particular is here almost all the time.

The food is great if you're low on iron. It's not on the menu, but you can ask about the special secret garlic cure home recipe. One of the hostesses often makes weather predictions, but she's not always around. I think she has another job with the government. Or a government. Something like that. One of the other hostesses says "Bitch, please," a lot, but she's joking... don't take it personally.

Forget anything you've heard about the girl who died here from arsenic poisoning. That was a long time ago, and she's still alive, anyway... just busy so she doesn't come in as much. Besides, a little arsenic adds a lot of flavor to just about any dish.

Pretty flowers by the entrance, hey? Lilis, they are. Beautiful. And the music is totally hopping... we have our very own DJ. Looks a little like Brad Pitt.

I guess that's pretty much all you need to know. I'm usually in the corner booth over there drinking a nice glass of wine. You're welcome to join me, anytime. We're open 24/7.


Congratulations to everyone who made Part 4 such a kickass thread!!!

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And thank you to the ever generous, intelligent, lovely, and kind Nichole, who let me start the thread even though she won the last one. 🙂

 

[Nikki2002]

ahh, football.
boo lecture review 🙁

yeah boo!!

 

[Kuba]

agassi's match point is being replayed on cbs right now

 

[Nikki2002]

awwww....A what happened to your avatar??

 

[Arsenic]

A....i love your new avatar😍 😉

 

[Nikki2002]

aww! i didn't know you took it off--i liked it😍

 

[Arsenic]

awwww....A what happened to your avatar??

it sucked

 

[Arsenic]

aww! i didn't know you took it off--i liked it😍

no you didnt, you're just being nice. 😉 i thought resurrecting Q's dead avatar would be funny but.... no.

 

[Arsenic]

aww! i didn't know you took it off--i liked it😍

ok ok nik, its stupid but i brought it back just in case you did like it. plus, it'll give molly and the others a chance to see it.

 

[Nikki2002]

i'm confused. and i did like it

 

[Arsenic]

i'm confused. and i did like it

i know what you mean.

did you ever go to the study group?

 

[Nikki2002]

i know what you mean.

did you ever go to the study group?

yes for a few hours earlier.

 

[Nikki2002]

ugh i want to get through 2 more lectures before 10. bye

 

[Arsenic]

ugh i want to get through 2 more lectures before 10. bye

goodluck sweetie

 

[QofQuimica]

no you didnt, you're just being nice. 😉 i thought resurrecting Q's dead avatar would be funny but.... no.

It was very funny, A, but next time you need to coordinate with me so that I know not to change mine. 😉

 

[Arsenic]

It was very funny, A, but next time you need to coordinate with me so that I know not to change mine. 😉

or you could just change it back. 😀

 

[Arsenic]

i just saw that step 2 next year is going to cost me $1,475. ****

 

[PBandJ]

i just saw that step 2 next year is going to cost me $1,475. ****

wow, that's a lot of moola!

Q, i love the graduated cylinder. 🙂

 

[TypeA]

I am having chest pains... not cardiac

It has been hurting for a few days and I FINALLY figured out why! Lugging hubby's TV up to the attic earlier this week! Damn! I was convinced last night that I was close to a heart attack. Ok, perhaps an overreaction??? The suffering I endure for love.

 

[Arsenic]

I am having chest pains... not cardiac

It has been hurting for a few days and I FINALLY figured out why! Lugging hubby's TV up to the attic earlier this week! Damn! The suffering I endure for love.

yeah, musculoskeletal is a big cause of chest pain. one of the most useful things i learned in med school was that if you can locate the pain with the tip of your finger and literally say, "it hurts right here, in this exact spot" then its NOT cardiac chest pain.

 

[deleted106503]

Oh man...I think my cat has vertigo or something. That solution the vet put in his ear to get the ear mites out is probably still has a little bit in there. He can't walk in a straight line and has to sit down after a bit. When he shakes his head, he freaks himself out and falls to the ground. 🙁

 

[da_donut]

yeah, musculoskeletal is a big cause of chest pain. one of the most useful things i learned in med school was that if you can locate the pain with the tip of your finger and literally say, "it hurts right here, in this exact spot" then its NOT cardiac chest pain.

very interesting. didnt know that

 

[Nikki2002]

yeah, musculoskeletal is a big cause of chest pain. one of the most useful things i learned in med school was that if you can locate the pain with the tip of your finger and literally say, "it hurts right here, in this exact spot" then its NOT cardiac chest pain.

everytime you post something i think it's Q posting. why the hell is step 2 so expensive? geeeez and i thought the mcat fee was bad

 

[Anastasis]

Did you point out the HUGE scholarships Vandy hands out to applicants like you?

Vandy gives out scholarships to hippies? 😉

 

[Arsenic]

everytime you post something i think it's Q posting. why the hell is step 2 so expensive? geeeez and i thought the mcat fee was bad

its 2 parts, clinical knowledge (CK, a computer test - the way step 1 is) and then clinical skills (CS, where we have to go to atlanta and actually see patients played by actors).

the first part, CK is the same cost as step 1 - about $450. the 2nd part of step 2, CS is over $1000. 😱 🙁

 

[Anastasis]

Wrong-o, dahling. Sorry to point out your error, but:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=San+Antonio&state=TX&site=EWX

Jaysus - San Antonio is looking better and better as a Texas choice.

Too bad you go there, Evo-ie.

 

[PBandJ]

I am having chest pains... not cardiac

It has been hurting for a few days and I FINALLY figured out why! Lugging hubby's TV up to the attic earlier this week! Damn! I was convinced last night that I was close to a heart attack. Ok, perhaps an overreaction??? The suffering I endure for love.

i bet your hubby wouldn't mind massaging that pain away. 😛

 

[QofQuimica]

or you could just change it back. 😀

No, I can't. I didn't save the drawing I used last time. 🙁

 

[Anastasis]

Agreed. Even IF it does come from...College Station.

All good things come from College Station, t-sip. 😀

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Oh man...I think my cat has vertigo or something. That solution the vet put in his ear to get the ear mites out is probably still has a little bit in there. He can't walk in a straight line and has to sit down after a bit. When he shakes his head, he freaks himself out and falls to the ground. 🙁

Poor thing. He'll (She'll) probably shake what's left out 🙁

Pics please 😀

 

[Arsenic]

Vandy gives out scholarships to hippies? 😉

vanderbilt is a podunk institution in the tennessee backwoods.

just kidding ana, thats a quote from a movie set at vanderbilt in the early 1930's. i keep thinking of it everytime you mention vandy.

 

[Anastasis]

I think I might go to Dave and Buster's tonight.....we'll see. We really wanted to go biking today, though.

I think I'm going to the flying saucer - the girl I'm staying with in Nashville told me there was one here and they have a fantastic beer selection. Hopefully they'll have Strongbow 😍

 

[PBandJ]

vanderbilt is a podunk institution in the tennessee backwoods.

just kidding ana, thats a quote from a movie set at vanderbilt in the early 1930's. i keep thinking of it everytime you mention vandy.

good one, a-man. 👍

 

[QofQuimica]

i just saw that step 2 next year is going to cost me $1,475. ****

That sucks. Seriously. Does that include travel for CS? Or is that just what you pay to take the actual test?

I have a question that you may or may not be able to answer, but I'd appreciate it if you would try. Any idea what a nonprotein respiratory quotient is? I am reading an article about starvation, and apparently this is something that is measurably different in lean versus obese people. But I do not understand exactly what is being measured or where the numbers in their nice little graph came from. I assume that it must be an algorithm that includes fat + carbs versus fat + carbs + protein, but there must be body weight and maybe some other things thrown in there for good measure too. Any thoughts?

 

[PBandJ]

I think I'm going to the flying saucer - the girl I'm staying with in Nashville told me there was one here and they have a fantastic beer selection. Hopefully they'll have Strongbow 😍

i 😍 strongbow!!

 

[Anastasis]

Nice job! What do you mean "one thing at a time?" My cousin is doing MD/PhD at UT-Houston. The first 2 years he was there was regular MD school book work. Next 4 years was PhD work and he did his dissertation. Now he's taking a year off then back to regular med school (rotations for 2 years).

Maybe U of Texas at Houston is what you want? I remember you said you like Texas.

UT-Houston is amazing. You should totally consider it.

 

[deleted106503]

Poor thing. He'll (She'll) probably shake what's left out 🙁

Pics please 😀

You want pics of him falling down? I have pics of him already on my computer, but when he was normal 😀. Right now he's under my bed probably scared of falling over again!

 

[Anastasis]

Cutest pic ever...

The froshies are getting younger and younger

Oh my goodness, too cute!! 😀

 

[Arsenic]

No, I can't. I didn't save the drawing I used last time. 🙁

thank god for google cache! 😀

 

[Anastasis]

vanderbilt is a podunk institution in the tennessee backwoods.

just kidding ana, thats a quote from a movie set at vanderbilt in the early 1930's. i keep thinking of it everytime you mention vandy.

Hee hee - that means I should fit in perfectly right?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

You want pics of him falling down? I have pics of him already on my computer, but when he was normal 😀. Right now he's under my bed probably scared of falling over again!

LOL, no I meant when he was normal. I'll let the poor guy try and recover from his pseudo drunkenness.

 

[Arsenic]

That sucks. Seriously. Does that include travel for CS? Or is that just what you pay to take the actual test?

I have a question that you may or may not be able to answer, but I'd appreciate it if you would try. Any idea what a nonprotein respiratory quotient is? I am reading an article about starvation, and apparently this is something that is measurably different in lean versus obese people. But I do not understand exactly what is being measured or where the numbers in their nice little graph came from. I assume that it must be an algorithm that includes fat + carbs versus fat + carbs + protein, but there must be body weight and maybe some other things thrown in there for good measure too. Any thoughts?

thats just what we pay for the actual test! 😱

doesnt include transportation or hotel.

never heard of a nonprotein respiratory quotient Q, sorry.

 

[Anastasis]

I feel like an addict that's just gotten their first fix in a long time. I love college football sooooo oooooo much. Too bad Vandy got their butts kicked Can't wait til the first Auburn or A&M game is shown on TV. Did TCU win this weekend? they were playing right?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

UT-Houston is amazing. You should totally consider it.

Is there a school of Public Health? I think one of my profs got her PhD there.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

No, I was wrong. She got her master's at U of Houston and her PhD at U of Texas

 

[Anastasis]

No, I was wrong. She got her master's at U of Houston and her PhD at U of Texas

UT Houston or UT Austin?

 

[Anastasis]

I went shopping today and got cute rocket dog shoes!! The outlet mall here rocks big time.

 

[QofQuimica]

thank god for google cache! 😀

Thanks, I saved it in my pictures. 🙂

Apparently the nonprotein respiratory quotient is calculated from measurements of excreted nitrogen in the urine. Sounds like a yummy job to me. 😛 I can't find anything more specific about it though. I guess I will just have to wait until Tuesday.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

UT Houston or UT Austin?

Houston

 

[QofQuimica]

thats just what we pay for the actual test! 😱

doesnt include transportation or hotel.

never heard of a nonprotein respiratory quotient Q, sorry.

I can't believe that the test fees are $1000. Wow, does that ever suck. 👎 BTW, did I tell you that I will start meeting with my clinical preceptor in a few weeks???

 

[deleted106503]

LOL, no I meant when he was normal. I'll let the poor guy try and recover from his pseudo drunkenness.

I had to get the timing right for these two. The second is him just stretching on the door step, but it looks like he's crazy:



These ones are more recent. Not sure what's wrong with my camera. It seems to focus EVERYTHING, but the damn middle. I have yet to figure out how it works...