I was paid a compliment today when a classmate said "Matt, I think you're the only true dork I know here".

( Meme time )

I like how they call it the "installation" of Pope Benedict.

Would you like to install the pope "Benedict XVI"? Click Yes/No.

Today is Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's, from noon to 8:00 PM. Be sure to check the web site to make sure your local scoop shop is participating.

Because ice cream tatses better when you've waited half an hour in the sun with friends to get it.

Well, it was a wonderful Carnival weekend of great friends and excellent food. I want to say thanks to all the people who offered crash space, loaned me cell phones, and generally carted me around . . . you know who you are ( Read more... )

Tomorrow we have our first observed clinical evaluation, where we have to interview and examine an actor who pretends to have certain symptoms. There will be a doctor in the room to observe and give feedback.

( Here are my ideas on how to keep things interesting )

It's not a cancer vaccine, goddammit. It's a human papilloma virus vaccine, and it happens that human papilloma virus is responsible for 99% of cervical cancers. The actual "cancer vaccine" is the holy grail of cancer research, and some would argue that it is a theoretical impossibility. Is the HPV vaccine a great step forward in fighting cancer ( Read more... )

Who goes jogging in a miniskirt?

Had one of those good karma experiences this afternoon when I was shopping at the Co-op. This girl walked up to me and asked if I was in the Taekwondo club - apparently she had been to a few classes in the fall and this was a good opener - and then explained that she and her boyfriend were stranded there and needed a ride. So I took them where ( Read more... )

Last night we went out for Indian food because it wasn't my birthday. In fact, it's not my birthday today either, but so far there are no plans.

This all resulted from a miscommunication about when someone else's birthday actually was. But the end result was fine by me because I ate much yummy food.