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rayofdiana

A retrospective in internal processing

Apr 04, 2006 20:00

Last Wednesday through Sunday I was in Chicago for the American Medical Students Association national conference. After this weekend, I'm decidedly nonplussed by the organization in general and more than a little stressed about some of the future doctors of America. Most of the people I encountered were naive idealists who really didn't know ( Read more... )

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rox_anne April 5 2006, 03:01:25 UTC

1) oh my god, that makes me want to die, how is there so much of this in the world? may i never lose my conviction that things like that are not okay and need to be changed.
2) omg did you see the penguins? penguins!! i also like the little eels that stick out of the sand. (we went a few weeks ago)

rayofdiana April 5 2006, 04:46:33 UTC

1) Absolutely. I was so afraid that med school would make me apathetic. Luckily (?) it seems to have made me angrier.

2) OMG, yes! They were so cute! And also the eels! They go in and out of the sand.

nerdyobsession April 5 2006, 03:02:38 UTC

awww *pet pet* we've talked about, but i do know what you mean with the "nice" people. I've hit that wall on a number of political subjects (including supporting Bush) and it just becomes amazingly frustrating. I don't really think it is possible now to be all three of a. open minded, b. well informed, and c. supportive of bush & the current republican party. you can be 2 of the three, sure, but not all 3. urrrgh. anyhow, it was lovely to see you, and I am so glad you're happy :) Your boy is also very nice and seems excellent for you. even sick, i had a really good time seeing you.

mersidots123 April 5 2006, 17:35:17 UTC

At least there are folks like you around to up the collective consciousness of such groups...yes yes.
Hope all is well with you.

epsi1onp1us April 11 2006, 05:36:02 UTC

hey karen,

wow, just realized how little i've kept in touch with you. didn't even realize you were at med school and what not. it's too bad the AMSA has it's issues, but at least you're standing up for what you believe in with what you're doing, and really that's the best you can really hope for. keep it up, i'm proud to call you family. of course now i should probably find out what jenny is doing at this point too. ttyl cousin.

Allen