Melodrama

It seems that in my boring life, I have to make things interesting by having conversations with Ben that introduce a bit of spice regardless of the fact it just makes me look gay or weird (two separate things, not saying that gay is weird). See for example:


Damian: i'm getting my guitar and paintings hung up tomorrow

Ben: awesome

Damian: speaking of hung up, i still love you

Ben: oh...

Damian: not exactly the reply i was hoping for...

As you can see, it can get pretty messed up. Please help me break this cycle by making my life interesting or at least by inserting some melodrama yourself so I'm not the one who always looks gay or weird (and even though they're different things, I'm often portrayed as both at the same time)

Dooooooom!

Other people get to be random, so I figure it's my turn.

Ahem.

Doooooooom! Impending doooooooooooom!

That pretty much sums up this week for the first year engineering students at JCU.

Things I've Learnt in Med

1. While med kids love to get drunk and pick up, few of them can differentiate between male and female cadavers.

2. While hilarious, it is not ok to take photos of the skeletons in compromising or threatening poses.

3. Ditto Cadavers.

4. An easy way to freak people out is to film them and then tell them you're a med student.

5. It is important to attend all meetings, or you may find yourself having to dress as an asian girl.

6. Some people don't know when you're being serious. Not telling them alienates you. Telling them spoils the fun.

7. Your home group will not perform "The Pap Smear Song" with you.

8. Even if it seems like a good idea at the time, being electrocuted for display purposes really isn't.

9. "Islet of Langerhan" is not a scottish holiday destination

10. Doctors were snobs over 100 years before they figured out a cure that actually worked.

Theory time.

Ok so here's a theory. If the medicine kids are off making these tapes with fellow humans for their enjoyment. What's going to happen when the VET kids get bored?


Just a thought. It had to be said.

Dr Mark!

It might not be the most appropriate title, but it's funny and Mark twisted my arm. Plus, I'd do anything to grab attention from John's fiendishly witty post, the likes of which he should do more often. Much more often.

Anyway, a bunch of us are going to go see the Ignatius Park College (isn't it great that anyone can edit a wikipedia entry?) production of Aladdin, and because of how hard it is to organise everyone, I'm setting up this blog for people to express their interest. We're going to see it on the 27th of this month, and are probably going out for drinks beforehand. More details to come soon.

The Ben Murphy

Extract from Encyclopedia Johntannica

Ben Murphy:
Mammal.
Prone to acute laziness.
Diet consists mainly of ice cream topping eaten in pure form, and chips and gravy.
Sleeping patterns are nocturnal, species is known to have sleep enzyme concentrations raised when in the proximity of one lecturing on the topic of mathematics.
When exposed to stituations of stress, the Ben Murphy's fight or flight response is manifested in the form of loud complaining which scares away its enemies.
The Ben Murphy prefers to sleep stranded accross multiple platforms such as chairs rather than upon continuous flat surfaces.
The Ben Murphy is known to procrastinate even in simple tasks such as breathing, often waiting for very long periods between inhalation and exhalation. For this reason the ben murphy is prone to consistent losses of consciousness.
The Ben Murphy is attracted to the artificial light created by cathode ray tubes.
The Ben Murphy's typical habitats are chairs, the ground, buses, and beds.
In all situations the ben murphy is in its natural state when sitting or lying down.
This completes the entry on the Ben Murphy.

My day in a nutshell.

Firstly, no i didn't spend my day in a nutshell, i did something even cooler. "Cooler than spending your day in a nutshell? What could be cooler than that Joe?" i hear you say. Try this:

Imagine this, you're a first year med student with no training in any sort of clinical skills at all, and when you walk in the door your supervising doctor with the cool irish accent makes you take out a random patient's stitches.

Then you get to inject some lignocaine.

Then take a patinet's medical history.

How can you expect the rest of the day to live up to that? 100% Pure Awesome!

By the way, i will post the assignment as soon as it's finished. I had planned on finishing it and hence posting it sooner, but laziness, other study, and a lack of actually being taught the subject matter got in the way.

What will they think of next?

Here's a new one for you... Emosexual

Random Assignment Posting!

Who wants me to post my entire med assignment on this blog?

Just for kicks?

Dr Seuss was a Literary Genius

I was feeling pretty bummed about uni, what with its hardness and all (DC motors can bite my ass, along with MATLAB) , but then I found a book Ms Glover gave me last year called Oh, the Places You'll Go!

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

I feel better already.