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

[Arsenic]

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how's your studying going guys? are you freaking out? burned out?

this will be our stress relief thread....or our group anxiety thread, whatever.....

I'll start.... has anyone seen Dark Water with Jennifer Connelly yet?

 

[Anastasis]

ive recently been getting into non-fiction, like politics and health related stuff. anyone know any good books?

also, has anyone read let freedom ring by sean hannity??

Is that the guy from Hannity and Colmes? No I haven't read it, I would be interested to read it though.

I read Lies, and the Lying Liars by Al Franken last summer. Yeah he's obnoxious and over the top but parts of the book are actually pretty funny. The only down side is that he accuses the right of stereotyping the left while doing the same to the right, which is annoying.

Has anyone ever read any of the books by Ann Coulter?

 

[Arsenic]

hey ya'll i'm just kidding about the turkey gravy thing

thank god

 

[Arsenic]

"Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" is a great non-ficiton book for pre-meds and med students, its hilarious and really interesting

"House of god" is anther great book, its fiction and set in a hospital called the house of god, funny stuff.

 

[tank you]

"Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" is a great non-ficiton book for pre-meds and med students, its hilarious and really interesting

"House of god" is anther great book, its fiction and set in a hospital called the house of god, funny stuff.

yea, i have read those, they are great!

 

[tank you]

Is that the guy from Hannity and Colmes? No I haven't read it, I would be interested to read it though.

I read Lies, and the Lying Liars by Al Franken last summer. Yeah he's obnoxious and over the top but parts of the book are actually pretty funny. The only down side is that he accuses the right of stereotyping the left while doing the same to the right, which is annoying.

Has anyone ever read any of the books by Ann Coulter?

yes it is. i am currently reading it, and its pretty entertaining if your really into liberal-bashing

 

[tank you]

*disclaimer, yeah you're not going to get this unless you've played*
I played forever, I had a 93 Sorc (basic build, orb, meteor, thunderstorm), a 50 something Amazon on hardcore, a 85 weather girl sorc and a ranger build paladin - lvl 60 or something but it's a bad build and he got his butt kicked in hell so I gave up on him. I got bored because I had already done everything and stopped playing. Then my best friend told me about the new quest in v1.11 so I started building another sorc to try and run it with her. She's up to lvl 48 but I haven't played in like a week.

woah, they have a new quest now?!?

must......resist urge....to reinstall game.....

 

[Arsenic]

yea, i have read those, they are great!

dr.agatson lectured us this morning: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579546463/ref=pd_pym_ka/103-7414512-9435049

when he was introduced, our course coordinator asked him how many weeks his book has been on the NY times best seller list and his reply was, "Oh, a few hundred."

thats what i need to do, use my future MD to cash in on some book

 

[Nikki2002]

dr.agatson lectured us this morning: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579546463/ref=pd_pym_ka/103-7414512-9435049

thats what i need to do, use my future MD to cash in on some book

definitely--i think it would rock to write a book

 

[gujuDoc]

Whoa i go out for a few hours to school and to study, and I become sooooooooooooooooo lost in the conversation taking place.

I'll have to read to through the last two pages again and respond to all of them later.

 

[Arsenic]

definitely--i think it would rock to write a book

😍

 

[Arsenic]

Whoa i go out for a few hours to school and to study, and I become sooooooooooooooooo lost in the conversation taking place.

I'll have to read to through the last two pages again and respond to all of them later.

slacker 🙄

 

[Nikki2002]

😍 😍

 

[tank you]

dr.agatson lectured us this morning: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579546463/ref=pd_pym_ka/103-7414512-9435049

when he was introduced, our course coordinator asked him how many weeks his book has been on the NY times best seller list and his reply was, "Oh, a few hundred."

thats what i need to do, use my future MD to cash in on some book

i hope he shared some valuable advice about healthy eating and dieting for u guys. maybe im so out of touch with the going-ons in the world, bc i was totally unaware of the diet until yesterday when u told me about it, either that, or its this entire process of applying that has made me into a reclusive hermit that just sits around sdn all day and checks email every 2 minutes

 

[tank you]

😍 😍

what about me? i feel like the ugly dog that no one wants to take home at the pound, haha.

 

[Nikki2002]

i hope he shared some valuable advice about healthy eating and dieting for u guys. maybe im so out of touch with the going-ons in the world, bc i was totally unaware of the diet until yesterday when u told me about it, either that, or its this entire process of applying that has made me into a reclusive hermit that just sits around sdn all day and checks email every 2 minutes

you've never heard of the south beach diet? do you live under a rock? j/k lol

 

[gujuDoc]

i hope he shared some valuable advice about healthy eating and dieting for u guys. maybe im so out of touch with the going-ons in the world, bc i was totally unaware of the diet until yesterday when u told me about it, either that, or its this entire process of applying that has made me into a reclusive hermit that just sits around sdn all day and checks email every 2 minutes

Jtank,

I hope you get in somewhere.

 

[tank you]

😍

u know, there definitely should be a little post-whoring meter under our name to keep track of what percent of our posts are just

case in point, your quote above

 

[Arsenic]

i hope he shared some valuable advice about healthy eating and dieting for u guys. maybe im so out of touch with the going-ons in the world, bc i was totally unaware of the diet until yesterday when u told me about it, either that, or its this entire process of applying that has made me into a reclusive hermit that just sits around sdn all day and checks email every 2 minutes

he was interesting, he's a cardiologist which is one of the fields i'm really thinking of going into so he totally had my attention.

 

[Nikki2002]

Jtank,

I hope you get in somewhere.

jtank--i told you yesterday--you are gonna be fine!!!

 

[Arsenic]

u know, there definitely should be a little post-whoring meter under our name to keep track of what percent of our posts are just

case in point, your quote above

😛

 

[Nikki2002]

he was interesting, he's a cardiologist which is one of the fields i'm really thinking of going into so he totally had my attention.

i do research on cardiovascular psychophysiology

 

[tank you]

you've never heard of the south beach diet? do you live under a rock? j/k lol

actually i dont know any diets, let me know when they come out with the "gain weight fast diet" k? thx

 

[tank you]

he was interesting, he's a cardiologist which is one of the fields i'm really thinking of going into so he totally had my attention.

thats great! i know its way too early for me, but thats one field that i am very intersted in, i heart hearts too 😍

 

[Anastasis]

woah, they have a new quest now?!?

must......resist urge....to reinstall game.....

Yup - if you want to know the gritty details check out diabloii.net but here's the quick version:

You do Countess, Nithalik (whatever his name is) and Diablo runs to get these keys and when you get like 3 of each kind an Uber Diablo, Baal or Mephisto comes out and drops some grand charm thingie, I dunno what it does because we're still on the keys part. Plus my best friend is lvl 90 and she can't even kill an Uber so she's waiting for me to help.

I shouldn't have answered your question because I'm just going to make you want to install the game again. 🙁 If you want to play though, PM me and I can rush you through on bnet.

 

[Anastasis]

actually i dont know any diets, let me know when they come out with the "gain weight fast diet" k? thx

Hey that diet is out, that's my day to day diet!

Seriously though, I gained like 20 lbs when I lived in Ireland because of all the chips they eat. Since I've moved home I've lost 12 and haven't changed my diet much at all, plus I walk alot less now... so how are we the obese country and not them?

 

[gujuDoc]

actually i dont know any diets, let me know when they come out with the "gain weight fast diet" k? thx

hehehehe. That reminds me of a story my bestest friend told me.

My best friend had this friend from South Florida who was really really skinny. So the skinny girl's dad wanted her to gain some weight. So he made a promise to her that if she should gain weight she would get any car she wanted. So this chick starts eating all sorts of stuff, real fatty things, to hope to gain some weight. But no matter what she did, she did not gain any weight cuz her metabolism was too high. I think her dad knew what he was doing from the start cuz he knew she wouldn't be able to gain any.

Some people have extremely high metabolism, so no matter what they eat, they still end up to remain super skinny.

I wish I was that way.

 

[Nikki2002]

hehehehe. That reminds me of a story my bestest friend told me.

My best friend had this friend from South Florida who was really really skinny. So the skinny girl's dad wanted her to gain some weight. So he made a promise to her that if she should gain weight she would get any car she wanted. So this chick starts eating all sorts of stuff, real fatty things, to hope to gain some weight. But no matter what she did, she did not gain any weight cuz her metabolism was too high. I think her dad knew what he was doing from the start cuz he knew she wouldn't be able to gain any.

Some people have extremely high metabolism, so no matter what they eat, they still end up to remain super skinny.

I wish I was that way.

man--couldn't gain weight--not even for a car--somehow I don't feel bad for her lol

 

[Arsenic]

😍 😍 😍 😍 😍

TO: The Class of 2008
FROM: -----------------
SUBJECT: GIHN Exam 1 - Changed Arrangements
Date: November 3, 2005

We are aware that all members of your class have been under duress during and after Wilma and that the concentrated instruction this week has raised apprehensions about how well you will be able to prepare yourselves for the first GIHN Examination on Monday.

With these considerations in mind, and with the support and agreement of the administration, we will conduct the exam as follows:

1. It will take place as scheduled from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 7.
2. It will be an "open book" exam, "open book" being defined as follows:
a) You may bring the Syllabus, the PowerPoints for this week, any handouts distributed by the instructors this week and any handwritten lecture notes you may have made.
b) You may not bring a textbook or any other printed material.
c) No calculators, cell phones or electronic devices are to be on the desks.

The test is multiple choice. There are 74 questions. The percentage scores will be calculated using a denominator of 70.

We hope that this modification of the Exam will make for a less stressful experience.

 

[tank you]

hehehehe. That reminds me of a story my bestest friend told me.

My best friend had this friend from South Florida who was really really skinny. So the skinny girl's dad wanted her to gain some weight. So he made a promise to her that if she should gain weight she would get any car she wanted. So this chick starts eating all sorts of stuff, real fatty things, to hope to gain some weight. But no matter what she did, she did not gain any weight cuz her metabolism was too high. I think her dad knew what he was doing from the start cuz he knew she wouldn't be able to gain any.

Some people have extremely high metabolism, so no matter what they eat, they still end up to remain super skinny.

I wish I was that way.

yes, but shes a girl, so she should be happy that shes so *svelte* (my word of the day haha)

 

[Nikki2002]

😍 😍 😍 😍 😍

2. It will be an "open book" exam, "open book" being defined as follows:
a) You may bring the Syllabus, the PowerPoints for this week, any handouts distributed by the instructors this week and any handwritten lecture notes you may have made.


We hope that this modification of the Exam will make for a less stressful experience.

you lucky duck!! i'm happy for you 🙂

 

[tank you]

k, so, what kind of music do u guys listen to? name some of ur fav bands.
for me: death cab for cutie/postal service ( 😍 ), jack johnson, radiohead, coldplay, weezer, beatles
actually, i can go on forever, i love music, but these are the ones i love the most and go to concerts (except for beatles of course, no posthumous concerts)

 

[Arsenic]

you lucky duck!! i'm happy for you 🙂

thanks nikki! i'm so relieved now, they had crammed 2 weeks of material into this week so its been a lot even by med school standards.

i'll still have to study this weekend though, it would be impossible to read, look up, and bubble 74 answers in 2 hours if i didnt

 

[Nikki2002]

thanks nikki! i'm so relieved now, they had crammed 2 weeks of material into this week so its been a lot even by med school standards.

i'll still have to study this weekend though, it would be impossible to read, look up, and bubble 74 answers in 2 hours if i didnt

yeah--i understand. totally rocks--med schools giving "open book" exams...imagine that

 

[Arsenic]

yeah--i understand. totally rocks--med schools giving "open book" exams...imagine that

its just because of the hurricane, by no means is it standard practice.

i 😍 our admins

 

[Nikki2002]

i am preparing a powerpoint presentation on the different classes of meds for type II diabetes and guess what? I'm eating skittles.

 

[Arsenic]

i am preparing a powerpoint presentation on the different classes of meds for type II diabetes and guess what? I'm eating skittles.

at least you're not drinking soda and the high fructose corn syrup in it. that stuff is poison according to our biochem prof. its half glucose and half fructose and since it was introduced in 1975 the obesity rates in this country have sky rocketed. they dont use it in europe because it would devastate their sugar industry, all their sodas still use sucrose as a sweetener which is what we used before the mid-70's.

 

[Nikki2002]

at least you're not drinking soda and the high fructose corn syrup in it. that stuff is poison according to our biochem prof. its half glucose and half fructose and since it was introduced in 1975 the obesity rates in this country have sky rocketed. they dont use it in europe because it would devastate their sugar industry, all their sodas still use sucrose as a sweetener which is what we used before the mid-70's.

yeah--my biochem prof told us that too. i only drink diet--regular makes me sick

 

[Arsenic]

yeah--my biochem prof told us that too. i only drink diet--regular makes me sick

i hate diet soda, it absolutely sucks. i just limit my consumption of regular.

 

[Nikki2002]

i hate diet soda, it absolutely sucks. i just limit my consumption of regular.

the only ones i don't like are diet mountain dew, diet sprite--taste really weird. diet dr. pepper is actually really good

 

[bananaface]

i am preparing a powerpoint presentation on the different classes of meds for type II diabetes and guess what? I'm eating skittles.

Think of them as glucose tablets, for rescue. 😉

 

[Nikki2002]

Think of them as glucose tablets, for rescue. 😉

yes--doctors should prescribe their patients skittles

 

[Arsenic]

Think of them as glucose tablets, for rescue. 😉

poor banana, pharmacy school has warped your mind into thinking everything is a drug 🙁

 

[Nikki2002]

i hate diet soda, it absolutely sucks. i just limit my consumption of regular.

no one says "soda" here--everyone makes fun of me for saying it

 

[Arsenic]

yes--doctors should prescribe their patients skittles

gives new meaning to "handing out drugs like candy"

 

[Nikki2002]

gives new meaning to "handing out drugs like candy"

yummy!

 

[Arsenic]

no one says "soda" here--everyone makes fun of me for saying it

what do those backward freaks call it?

 

[Nikki2002]

what do those backward freaks call it?

oh gawd--i didn't mean it like that. pop

 

[Arsenic]

oh gawd--i didn't mean it like that. pop

wow, isnt that what people called it like 50 years ago?

 

[bananaface]

Most Washingtonians say "pop". If you say soda, you probably grew up somewhere else.

 

[Arsenic]

Most Washingtonians say "pop". If you say soda, you probably grew up somewhere else.

most of the people who live in miami-dade county were not born in the united states, we are the only county in the US to have that distinction. if i was to start calling it "pop", i guarantee you it would take me twice as long to get a SODA.