What a bundle of win! Also, an appropriate time to post a few pictures:

Let's start with Chase's pictures of 12d.

If you missed it, well, fail.
Bitch, please. It was awesome.

The afterparty was fun too. "Bambou." lol. I wanted to leave a bit early (my calves were killing me* from the dancing), but I was reprimanded on how lame it would be if I left early. (1230 didn't seem early). I purposely didn't take my credit card.**

And then as usual, a few drunkards had to be taken home. :)

I woke up at noon, with the most intense jonesin' for a Vietnamese sandwich, evar, west of the Mississippi.***

So I made it happen.



It was glorious. Mmm, you can almost taste the awesomeness.

Then I went to the business center of my apartment, working, chatting, etc.

All of a sudden:

   me:  FUCK THEY LOCKED ME IN

This is not the first time. I'm usually in a corner hidden from the entrance. So I clamored, and they let me out. It was either that, or throw a chair through the window and rappel down the north wall, NOC-style.

One day, in another life, maybe. (The NOC thing, not rappelling around the apartment complex, already done, kthx).

Plan for rest of the day. RHCP + do laundry. 

*: Not a +Homan's sign. I checked.
**: "Purposely", meaning I assigned some purpose to losing it in my apartment.
***: Respect, if you get this reference. Without Googling it.

I'm going to start out with an email response I got from a certain unnamed genetics professor.

I asked a question. What I asked is probably not important, so I'm going to cut the bullshit and get to the response:*

I'LL ASK YOU A QUESTION: YOU'RE 12 YO PATIENT HAS A MOTHER WITH COLON CANCER DX AT AGE 32Y. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT? WHY DOES THE MOTHER HAVE COLON CANCER THAT YOUNG. IS YOUR 10 YO PT AT RISK? HOW CAN YOU FIGURE THIS OUT? YOU NEED MORE INFO ABOUT HTE MOTHER FIRST AND ABOUT THE FAMILY. IF THE PATH SPECIMEN SHOWED MULTIPLE POLYPS THEN THINK FAP. YOUR PT MAY NOT HAVE POLYPS YET. ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THEY SHOW UP "CLINICALLY" OR WILL YOU GET A DNA TEST FIRST??? 

Let's begin.

1. All caps? Really? Sounds like you're shouting. Only John Wilson can get away with that, and only because he teaches so well, with kickaess drawings. Also, he has a booming voice. We all miss John Wilson.
2. Please don't answer questions with questions. It's like looking up a word and finding other words to describe it.**
3. The triple "?'s" in the end. Totally unnecessary. It's like getting all up in your face. huh? Huh? HUH? Like the donkey, from Shrek.

Still, you gotta give it to the prof. She has 2 genetic syndromes named after her. And that is why I will go back into my corner, and memorize all her slides. FML, son.

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I think I'm slowly going to transition away from GTalk (except for a select few, you know who you are), and just make phone calls. Want to talk? Pick up the phone. More personal, more time saved (GTalk wastes so much time.), less convenient (You're not that busy - get over it, have a picnic.)

Far too much text these last few posts. Next one will have a picture.

*: 18 months of med school will help you appreciate this sentiment. And if you really wanted to know, I was asking about a FAP Dx tree.
**: Not exactly, but you get my point. Dictionaries should be massive picturebooks.

I finally bought a pair of jeans. It's been a long time coming. My last pair was 5 years ago, and profoundly tight. Like, cut-off-blood-supply-tight. I know a few people that writhed in agony seeing me in those jeans.

These actually fit pretty nicely, but every once in a while, the seam looks a little shiny. Yes, I made sure they were a men's pair.

Well, here go some first impressions:

1. Why does this pair cost $49? (after a discount, ON Black Friday) I can get 2 shirts and a graphic tee for around the same price.

2. What's with the 99% cotton, 1% spandex? I don't have anything with spandex in it. Should I be worried?

3. There are a lot of seams. And they're all on the outside. (Should I be worried?)

4. To be honest, the thing lacks symmetry. A coin pocket on the right side, not one on the left as well. The more you look at it, the more profoundly ugly it looks. What is this? Ford automotive? Fuck Fords.**

5. At least the thing lacks an obnoxious 4 inch dragon-creature-thing characteristic of Express. Showing that off, although not the pinnacle of douchebaggery, comes pretty close.

I guess you can come take a look in about 6 hours.

*: Just as clinics start. Yeah, fml.
**: Fuck domestics, actually. Recently they've been trying to go the Honda/Toyota/MB way with their looks. Really, just... stop trying.

This break is slowly coming to a close. It's important to emphasize / know the things you're thankful for. I know everyone thinks of me as a mildly spoiled-Plano loving-brat, but whatever.

I was thinking about that today while absent-mindedly staring off into space (and whoever happened to cross my path).

I have no idea. Although, I will compile a list of things I think are awesome, in no specific order, and by no means exhaustive.

THUS BEGINS THE LIST OF KICKAESS:

1. dimples.
2. people that use their eyebrows when they talk.
3. heterochromatism.
4. tattoos that can be hidden by professional clothing.
   
5. blue eyes.
6. green eyes.
   
7. appreciating the insights of star trek.
   
8. trails on dresses.
9. not judging professors daily.
10. not judging people daily.
    
11. not wearing gold.
12. not playing games.
    
13. wearing simple things.
    
14. a desire to burn things. thank you, Austin.
15. losing the flab at a steady rate.
16. a maternal need to feed anyone and everyone.
    
17. mixed chicks.
    
18. not recycling clothes.
19. eternally hopeful.
    
20. a Dutch heritage.
21. an appropriate level of loyalty.
22. an ability to rattle off weaknesses.
    
23. a graduate education
    
24. tempered spirituality.
    
25. yellow highlights.
26. being diplomatic.
27. not wanting to get drunk repeatedly.
    
28. starting conversations with hello, rather than interrogatives.
    
29. not wielding a bullhorn for a mouth.
30. modestly perfumed.
    
31. listening with eyes.
32. a classy british accent.
    
33. holding on in the throws of maelstroms.
    
34. not using your religion as a defining factor for yourself.
35. uniformly colored toenails.
36. a few ounces of mystery.
    

Notice the exam week sleeping arrangement.

And the cherry coke zero I've been downing. (not mine)

Aspartame can give you osmotic diarrhea.