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winter break pics

Here are some amusing winter break photos:

I thought this picture came out pretty well, it looks pretty fun =)

These were some t-shirts we bought in laos, we thought it would be funny to buy similar shirts.

and the back...

oops

heh, this is getting bad. almost one month since my last post. right now I've been up for about 27 hours, with a small nap on the red eye this morning. I'm terribly exhausted, probably going to sleep as soon as my laundry is done. maybe I'll get 10+ hours of sleep tonight, that would be awesome because I really need it.

my vacation to thailand, laos, and cambodia (in that order), was great. At first I was skeptical because my intial impression wasn't so great. but after spending more time, seeing different sights, and eating good food, I started enjoying the countries more. food was definitely a big factor, I think I even have pictures.

I'll post pictures at some point, but right now I'm too tired to think.

friends, high school and college style

so it's been almost a month since my last post, I doubt anyone still checks this, which might be good. medical school has been great so far, I enjoy the people and most of the stuff we learn, although some of it seems tedious at times. I got involved with one more thing on campus, the connective issue, which is like the student newspaper. I'm one of the editors, hopefully just doing the website stuff, cause I can't write worth a damn. it feels weird to be doing so much stuff, cause I feel like it might be too much. I've been feeling more disconnected from the class than I probably should be. It's kind of like college and high school all rolled into one.

I know a lot of people around the school, but there isn't really anyone I know very well. a few months ago I wrote about a small core group of friends, but I feel like that has somewhat disbanded, or maybe I just feel out of the loop. It might be because I've been studying with different people or because of my involvement with different things around school. It feels kind of like college because I was always so busy with stuff, that I never really got to know anyone very well in college. I knew all sorts of people on campus, all in different places, but all my good friends were still from high school. it also feels like high school again because I see the same people all the time. I feel obligated to make time for everyone, and feel bad if I can't please everyone. I'm going to have to get over this, because in the future I can't possibly please all of my patients. for example, I made some of my mom's chicken noodle soup, and beef noodle soup tonight. I wanted to invite so many more people, but I just couldn't, there wasn't enough to go around, and my apartment is not that big. I think I'll just be making another pot within the next few days and invite people who didn't get to come.

dilemma dilemma. it's like my door was slowly opening to other people at the beginning of the school year, and now it's slammed shut because I've gotten into some sort of a groove. and it feels unsatisfying for some reason. I started feeling a little awkward at med school social events this past week too. not really sure why. maybe it's this crappy ass weather that is getting to me. is this the "winter depression" that people talk about? if so, that just sucks, cause I don't really feel depressed, maybe a little bit spread thin because I haven't been able to consistently spend time with friends. and if I do, we're usually just studying. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way. maybe I just need to wait another week until I'm back home in california. at least by this time next week, I'll be done with my first semester of medical school. it flew by so fast.

a long road it is

ahhh it's been a while since I've posted here, so I figured it would be about time. Life has been alright, I finally feel like I'm getting into the groove of things, even though every week is different. I feel like I probably know around 90% of my class now, which is awesome. There are still 17 people I probably don't know. I'm really enjoying med school though, most of the stuff we learn is relatively interesting, and I find that I can usually stay awake during most classes (as opposed to CS when I always fell asleep.. ask john). maybe the caffeine is helping. having honors/pass/fail classes are also kind of nice. I haven't honored anything yet, but I don't really mind. I study until I feel like I know the material well, and then go from there. There are much better things to do with my time than waste an extra 10+ hours trying to get honors. diminishing returns.. it kinda sucks, but oh well, there are still a few classes left in this semester.

We just started a nutrition class, and we had to keep a diet journal. I didn't really need that to tell me I have a relatively bad diet. It isn't as bad as I thought, but I can definitely use some more vegetables in my diet. I'll work on that, I've been trying to eat some salad every now and then, but I need to find a good way to incorporate vegetables into my daily food.

not much else to report. congrats to my brother for making it past the first round of CalSO interviews... he had his second interview already, and will find out if he gets the position soon. I'm 99.9% sure he will get it... he's an engineer... and he's my brother! I'll have to call them up if he doesn't get the job. and since I feel like I'm wasting precious sleep time, I'm going to leave things here. I'll be going to texas next week for thanksgiving, that should be awesome. good food and family is always a good thing. especially since I haven't had much of a break from school since it started.

halloween was great

it was a lot of fun, and there were a lot of great costumes out there. here's a picture of me and some friends...


yeah, that's me from geek squad, standing next to the Tauheed, the ipod shadow guy, Diana the um... safari go-er, and Louis the yellow m&m who spent all night looking for a green m&m. =D

There are more pics on facebook I believe.. and other people have lots of pictures that might not be posted.

where have I been?!

wow, it's been a long time, but it's ok, I have a good excuse. 4 tests in the past 2 weeks! but now I'm done, and get to rest for a few days before I have to start studying hardcore again. I bought a new toy within the past week. It's one of these: http://www.archos.com/products/video/av_500/index.html?country=global〈=en
it should be pretty fun, I haven't had much time to play around with it. But I will be downloading Firefly to it. I haven't seen it in a while, and I feel like watching it again.

so I learned how to give one of these last week.
it was pretty exciting, and I will be giving flu shots this friday. =D maybe I'm a little too happy about it.

Halloween party is this friday, and then the Stache Bash is on saturday. There should be many pictures, but most of them are probably going to be on facebook, since I'm not the one taking them. I'll have to pull out the more interesting ones and put them here. like this... (this is from slacklining at home a few years ago w/ nick).
this stuff is really fun, and it's not as crazy as it looks.