January 2008
74 posts
Nature? Nurture?
This morning, I woke up to find that my mom had chopped off her hair. It’s not too short, mind you, it looks just fine. She had her hair braided all the way down her back, so it’s not even close to being classified as “short” after being cut. My mom has been a little stressed out lately, so the move didn’t surprise me. I get it. But am I the only one? If you recall, I...
Phew! →
AARRGHHH!
Project Runway is a re-run tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no reason to live!!! (today…) ugh. sadness.
Dropping like flies. →
“His numbers were built on name recognition and celebrity. He had so many of his...”
– A political adviser to Rudy Giuliani explaining his good, but “ephemeral,” early poll numbers.
Addendum
Actually, I did have a hot dog recently (I actually just typed penis instead of hot dog by accident…jeez.) About a month ago when I was walking in Philly with Arthi, she refused to stop for real food so I settled for a hot dog. I would like to think that was much less of a subconscious decision than today’s choice. But then again, as I already told you, I like to embellish.
Penis
I am doing a urology rotation right now. So while this field does include some women patients, for the most part, I’ve only had the pleasure of looking at penises. All kinds of penises. Circumcised, uncircumcised, small, large, colorful, etc. You get the point. I think I am officially inured to the sight of a penis. It will never shock or impress me again. The preceding statement implies...
Today's conversation in the OR with the...
Anaesthesiologist: What field are you going into?
me: Oh, I just matched in ophthalmology.
Anaesthesiologist: So, what are you, like, top of your class or something?
me: No, not at all.
Anaesthesiologist: Well, how'd you get in then?
me: Because I'm pretty....?
Anaesthesiologist: Haha. No seriously, how'd you get in?
me: ....
The Green Traveler: Galápagos Islands - Can... →
too legit to quit
dihard:Remember back in ‘96 when MC Hammer declared bankruptcy with about $14M in debt? Well those days are long gone. Now he’s a tech entrepreneur! He co-founded A Large Corporation, Inc and is developing a site called DanceJam.com that will allow people to engage in virtual dance competitions. Read about it on his blog.
I'm very happy about this. I guess I've made up my... →
P.S.
Today is one of those days I don’t care to look beautiful. If you could see me right now, you’d see it’s true.
Why must bad things happen for good change to...
I know. I’m being cryptic. But it’s the only way I can write today. Cryptically. This idea seems to apply to many things in life - personal growth, relationships, wars, presidents, etc. Why do human beings have such terrible foresight? Why do we lack the ability to live a better life before we’ve descended into a quagmire (I hate that word but I just couldn’t think of...
I’m not sure when I became more mature than my parents. I think it happened sometime in the past year. Right now, compared to my parents, I think I am more: a) rational b) level-headed c) calm Will my kids think the same thing of me? I certainly hope not.
I can’t believe I’m going to be a doctor in five months. Dr. Swathi :-)
On Beauty.
One of the biggest difficulties I’ve had in my own “personal branding” is that I really, really like being seen as attractive. I rarely felt pretty (or popular) growing up, and so, in my twenties, when I figured out HOW to look attractive (emphasizing my best physical qualities, learning about fashion, makeup, wonderbras, how to pose to flatter my best angle, etc etc), I just...
My friend, Karin, is a wonderfully insightful,... →
Thanks, Kbear :-)
Karin: Who told you worrying was unattractive???? What a stupid thing to say.
me: I agree. Stupid and condescending. I'm still annoyed.
Karin: And why did he think you'd care? I generally don't think you mind being unattractive...you know what I mean.
me: I don't care. Actually, I think that's a strength of mine. I don't know how that came up. Obviously out of nowhere because I was taken off guard. I should have said something about it at the time. Now I'm too annoyed to even say anything. I need some space. People don't even know when they're being condescending. I don't think [redacted] has a clue. I think if he did he'd apologize, but I'm tired of having to explain myself to clueless people.
Karin: mmmm....it's true. I think, at our age, people don't change, and I don't want to try to change them. I mean, I guess it depends on how close you are to someone. If someone doesn't get when they say something offensive, it's easier just to not respond and to hold it against them. Now that I type that out, it seems unfair but whatever. I do think that is a strength of yours. I like girls who don't always have to be pretty and desired.
Huh??
I am puzzled by this conversation that I just had with a guy friend.
guy friend: You think so much.
me: I do.
guy friend: Don't worry so much.
me: I don't worry. Really.
guy friend: It will show, and it's not attractive.
So, is this kind of offensive or is it constructive? Since when is thinking the same thing as worrying? They can be mutually exclusive, am I right? Anyway, I will never stop thinking. I won't. I don't care if it makes me the most unattractive person on earth. I think as I breathe. Unconsciously. I could probably relax a little bit more than I do, but that is what wine and yoga are for. And, I'm sorry, but I'm not a light switch. My thinking (not to be confused with WORRYING) is not so easily turned on and off. In five years, when you need an eye surgeon, you should consider me. Because you can be confident in the fact that I will be thinking (and worrying) about you all the time.
WatchSo, I don’t know if any of you have seen the crazy Scientology video of Tom Cruise. If not, check it out at gawker. And then, WATCH THIS VIDEO. FunnyOrDie’s remake. HYSTERICAL. Jerry O’Connell! WHO KNEW??
"I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes."
Ouch! Things are getting nasty! Hillary. Obama. One giant step back. John. You can move up a little.
Good website! Thanks Rishi! →
Confidential to the ASSHOLE who has been...
or better yet, be a real woman and email me if you have a problem. Unless you don’t have the balls to do that. Which I guess you don’t since you - like 99% of the nasty commenters out there - are writing anonymously. — juliaallison You know, this sucks. I can’t explain why someone would intentionally tear a perfect stranger down. I don’t even know what this reader...
Today was supposed to be a new day. And it was, for the most part. But I gotta say, from 5 AM - 11 AM, the shittiness was simply a continuation of yesterday’s. I won’t bore you with the details of my morning, but in a nutshell, I dragged my ass to the city for work but nobody bothered to tell me that there would be no work because of MLK. And no, this is not a given. Hospitals...
:-(
I’m feeling a bit down today. Very hard to pinpoint exactly why, but I guess there are a couple of things weighing on my mind. The future is established now and I’m still trying to incorporate it into my vision of my life. Becoming an adult and thinking practically about life is a hard transition to make. I don’t know where to live for residency. It’s a bit early to be...
BRONX OR BUST!
YAY! I’m done. I matched at Albert Einstein! It was my fourth choice, so I’m pretty happy. Not much else to say. It’s still sinking in.
Still no word...
Called my school and they don’t have any info either. I hate SFMatch. I just swallowed about half a bottle of pepto to calm my stomach. This is not how I envisioned the day going.
T minus 0 days...
I’m up and it’s 6:11 right now. I can hear Roey next door watching his cartoons. He is pretty religious about waking up an ENTIRE HOUR before his alarm goes off to play video games and watch cartoons before he has to go to school. That kid is hysterical. So yeah, my plan didn’t work. I didn’t sleep until the phone rang, but I am going to attempt to stay in bed until it...
Disclaimer -
I may be kind of tipsy as I write this. ANYway. I’m watching American Idol (as earlier planned) and I’m seeing countless people walk away after failed auditions, crying and wondering what the heck went wrong. I get it. They’re disappointed. But guess what. They also SUCKED. I get a lot of criticism, in general, about being fairly pessimistic, cynical, negative, etc. The list...
The verdict?
Mom and Roey don’t like the hair. I told my mom it’s very European and “French ingenue.” She just giggles every time I turn around and face her and tells me how big my teeth look. I tell you that woman is obsessed with my big teeth and small chin. Anywho, I don’t care. I like the new haircut and I’m gonna rock it until it grows out and reverts to its normal,...
