I should preface this interview story with the reason I applied to Yale in the first place. I had no intention of going to the east coast for school. I simply wanted to visit a woman, Barbara Petti, who has written to me since i was 10 years old. She saw a profile of me in the St. Jude newsletter which is sent to people who donate money to the ( Read more... )

Before I back up to Yale, I would like to state that I am currently stuck in Des Moines. I drove from Iowa City last night after having flown from Salt Lake City to Cedar Rapids just to avoid the forecast bad weather hoping if I could just get here then I would make my flight to Denver. Alas, no. I missed the narrow window flights could leave ( Read more... )

Having sort of but not completely forgotten about the magic of livejournal, I thought that this would be a good forum for sharing my thoughts about each of the ten schools I will be interviewing at for my pediatrics residency. Is anyone other than me in complete shock that I'm nearly half-way through my senior year of medical school and that it's ( Read more... )

Okay, so having gotten the boring aspect out of the way (i.e. the part I'm supposed to refer to in February when I'm putting together my final rank list together), here's the travel aspect ( Read more... )

Hello LJ! I think I went on a date, sorta, last night!

Fear not! I haven't forgotten you LJ!

BLIND FAITH IN BAD LEADERSHIP IS NOT PATRIOTISM

IF YOU'RE NOT OUTRAGED, YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION

IF YOU SUPPORTED BUSH, A YELLOW RIBBON WON'T MAKE UP FOR IT

POVERTY, HEALTH CARE, & HOMELESSNESS ARE MORAL ISSUES

OF COURSE IT HURTS. YOU'RE GETTING SCREWED BY AN ELEPHANT

BUSH LIED, AND YOU KNOW IT

RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM: A THREAT ABROAD, A THREAT ( Read more... )

The original Let My Love Open the Door is from 1980! Not your typical, run-of-the-mill 1980s song, that's all I have to say. I thought it was more mid to late-80s. Silly me. It was the #5 song this week in September, 1980.

Two weeks ago it was Gin Blossoms back from 1992 with their new Learning the Hard Way. This week it's Del Amitri back from 1994 with their new Kiss This Thing Goodbye. I thought hearing from Gin Blossoms was enough to send me into a giggle fit, but no way, Del Amitri's way better.

If you get bored, I challenge you to download Pet Shop Boy's Go West and tell me it doesn't at least 79% remind you of our beloved Lighthouse Family's High. Seriously.