1. 7 Apr



    the lives of quirky grad students

    1. Me: I'm going to finish this ice cream for dinner
    2. Roommate: That's not very healthy. -pause- Want to order pizza?
    3. I'm still laughing uncontrollably.
     

  2. 3 Feb



    You ladies are beautiful. And it’s like you’re representing all the continents—Asia, South America, North America, and Europe.
    — some random dude as we (D, L, S, and me) waited for a cab—do we go to school with this guy???
     

  3. 7 Jul



    weekend adventures

    I’ve been taking the week off from lab to brood and write and explore the city.  Some highlights include rediscovering Haight Street, watching penguins at the zoo, and bbq’ing at Dolores Park.

    Today, I met up with some nice folks from Australia at the Ferry Building (via Sarah Von’s Network of Nice)!  It was such a nice day - it was actually almost hot at the Embarcadero!

    I’m getting a case of the travel bug now!  Leaving tomorrow for a weeklong poetry workshop.  Yay for scheduled brooding!  Book reviews and science cartoons and if I’m feeling really brave maybe even some poetry coming soon

     

  4. 6 Jun



    you mean not everyone goes to grad school?!

    1. (I think we started out talking about dating and age cut-offs.)
    2. Roommate: There just aren't that many highly educated people out there. So you have to catch them while they're still young.
    3. Me, flippantly: Or just catch them after their first divorce. They tend to go for younger girls anyway.
    4. Roommate: ... WHERE IS OUR QUOTE WALL
    5. Disclaimer: I am in NO way serious when I say outrageous shit like this.
     

  5. 29 Apr


    Sunbathing, bubbles, and Treasure Island

    Best weekend in SF ever?  

    Sounds about right =)

     

  6. 9 Apr



    gems from the liver lecture

    1. This was based on the statistic that you have a 1/3 chance of getting Hep B after exposure.
    2. GEMS Lecturer: So if you have sex more than three times, you've got [HBV].
    3. Andy: A pall just went over the audience.
    4. (I'm not sure if he actually said "pall," but its metaphorical use seems appropriate enough.)
    5. GEMS Lecturer: Well, some people have sex more than three times.
     

  7. 8 Apr



    getting into the easter spirit

    Every time I walk down Irving, I see the same homeless man sitting outside of Bank of America, looking weary and demoralized.  When I’m with people and in a hurry, I usually walk past awkwardly, but today, in my non-religious version of the spirit of Easter, I bought him a poundcake from the bakery nearby.  I’ve been feeling rather glum of late, so I think that probably cheered me up more than it helped him.  

     

  8. 7 Apr



    Nature is trying to kill all of us.
    — 

    GEMS lecturer on atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and our inability to reverse fatty streaks in our arteries accumulated throughout life.

    Guys, don’t let your children become obese.  Seriously!

     

  9. 7 Apr



    This would be like systems biology on steroids.
    — GEMS coordinator Andy summing up vascular biology
     

  10. 4 Apr



    my response to “Rick Santorum’s latest lie”

    For your reference: http://gawker.com/5898939/stephen-colbert-calls-out-rick-santorums-latest-lie-in-his-war-on-college

    Dear Mr. Colbert (or rather, as I understand it, Mr. or Ms. Webmaster for Colbert Nation),

    I saw the clip about “Rick Santorum’s latest lie in his war on college” and (after first laughing hysterically) it occurred to me that the correction had a slight flaw.  It is true that UCSF does not have an American History course per se because it does not have an undergraduate college.  However, as not only a medical school but rather a collection of health sciences programs, it does have an entire PhD program devoted to the History of Medical Sciences.  Here’s the website, since I, unlike Mr. Santorum, do like to correctly and specifically cite my sources: http://dahsm.medschool.ucsf.edu/

    While it may be argued that this isn’t the same as US History since the subject of “medical sciences” can potentially encompass developments from across the globe, this program does have more US-centric courses such as “Psychiatry in the United States” (http://dahsm.medschool.ucsf.edu/history/SuranPsychiatry/psychiatry_index.aspx ).  Therefore, it cannot even be said that UCSF does not offer an American History course.  It just happens to be a very specific aspect of US history.  So our doctors might very well be just as qualified to whittle George Washington’s teeth as they are to perform surgery.  

    I do hope this email is passed on to Mr. Colbert.  I’d hate for Mr. Santorum and/or the rest of the nation to be misled about the nature of our programs.  

    Sincerely,

    a proud UCSF student 

    I might have just sent this email.  Being sick makes me do weird shit, guys.  Also, Stephen Colbert’s kind of awesome.  I probably should have mentioned that too, but I figured he gets enough of that.

     

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