Recently during the abdomen and pelvic unit, we were discussing prostate cancer.  My professor explained in lecture that the best way to diagnose an enlarged prostate was with a Digital Rectal Exam, and she displayed a picture like the one below:


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Where is the Life we have lost living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge lost in information?
- T.S. Elliot

going to go hang out with dead people on a Saturday afternoon... 

public apology to cory for not keeping up on The Pact.  I'm trying, I swear, and I'm gonna do better ( Read more... )

this week i preformed a laminectomy on a dead lady.  with a hammer and a chisel.  for four hours.  until i removed the outside of her entire vertebral column.

yep.

i also bought a powerball ticket and a bunch of booze.

i only kind of wanted to die/run away/drop out when i got home, but mostly my first day was alright.  although it's true, life is going to be hard.  i am sad.  this is going to be a lot of work.  i met lots of nice people, but predictably, there are no weirdos in my class (that i can tell so far... punks are sometimes sneaky) and also none of my ( Read more... )

It's official, I'm moving to Madison for school.  School starts in August, so I'm moving before then.  More details will be release as they become available ( Read more... )

I was out of town for the Mayday parade this year because of my cousin's wedding in Milwaukee.  It was on cinco de mayo but unfortunately was not a theme wedding.  Although maybe that's for the best because I dont know how far a Cinco theme could take you... tequila, corona beer, a pinata, mexican food, mexican music and most especially latino ( Read more... )

you should try reading these letters soliers in iraq sent to their families (before they died)

My landlord is a dick and I feel like I should warn you.  I wish someone would have warned me.  Does anyone know of a decent review site for landlords?  The best I could find is this one which makes you register to post your review.

Still, I’m going to be looking for a new place soon and would hate for this to happen again.... Perhaps you would ( Read more... )