Looking through old notes of mine from last semester, I come across this:

GGT very stable. Alcoholic cirrhosis. L gamma glutamyl p-nitro-whatever is the substrate protein analog that is used for measuring in the body. The substrate is something else.

What?! Was I stoned when I was taking these notes??

I like this song, and it has an interesting music video.

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I love Avocado, my ukulele. I'm still practising switching between chords and stuff but I'm almost able to play a complete song. (Patrick, you'll be amused to know that it's the Cover of the Rolling Stone by Dr Hook, teehee)

me, singing loudly and out of key: Ukulele! Woh-oh-oh! Ukulele! Woh-oh-oh!

Daphne: Kay. Stick to what you know. Please.

me, picking up the ukulele: Hey, aren't you glad I got a ukulele? Now I can sing AND play completely out of key! *twang* Ukulele! Woh-oh-oh! *ploink plonk* Ukulele! Woh-oh-oh!

Daphne: You're so lucky I just got back from ( Read more... )

So, it's been a weird weekend, let me tell you. Good things and bad things keep happening but the overall effect is one of neutralization, so that I don't really know what to say when people ask "How are you ( Read more... )

Christ, I feel weird today.

When a person has a problem with bleeding too much, the cause is sometimes a problem with the platelets. There are two main ways of testing the platelet function. You can ( Read more... )

Nearly everyone who took the quiz from 43things got their result with the message "0% of the people who have taken this quiz are like you." I'm guessing that since so many people got that message, it's more of a philosophical statement, like "453 people actually got the same result as you - but you're still an individual ( Read more... )

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a
Self-Improving Healthy Tree Hugger

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A question for those of you who moderate livejournal communities:

I'm launching a new community soon and I want to be an effective moderator. What are some of the qualities that make an effective moderator? How do you determine the rules for the community, and what do you do if somebody breaks those rules?