One of the best things I've seen on the internet in a long time. SNL's really been picking it up lately!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Just...why?
Is it me, or are these wheels a little unnecessary? No matter how much you spent on the wheels, the car didn't change.
-- Post From My iPhone
-- Post From My iPhone
At this point, Freud was probably out of cocaine...
**this post was supposed to be posted 2 days ago. I forgot that I had saved it to drafts, since the internet wasn't working at the time. So, here it is now.**
This is one of many things that our new behavioral science instructor said today, which helped to keep things interesting. In that particular instance, he was referring to Freud's latency stage of development, a time in childhood where really not much happens. This is in contrast to Freud's first couple stages which involve preoccupation with oral, anal, and genitals. Here's a few other which I jotted down:
Frotteur - probably a good name for a dog (frotteurism is a sexual fetish with rubbing against strangers)
Coprophilia - sex with an un-consenting dead person
Your Id wants to cheat on your wife, the superego doesn't like this situation, so the ego says, "I've got a good idea, we'll say your wife is cheating." (while talking about projection, a defense mechanism)
You want to hurt kids, your superego says you really shouldn't do that, your ego decides to become a pediatrician (while talking about reaction formation)
Partial emancipation - if it involves sex, drugs, or rock and roll, it's OK
When you give lithium, you want to monitor and look for things like death
This is just a small sampling of the things that were said today. Behavioral is typically a very boring subject (at least for me), but the instructor today did a good job of keeping it interesting. Overall, pretty happy with the class. Hopefully, things stay positive for the next 6 weeks or so.
This is one of many things that our new behavioral science instructor said today, which helped to keep things interesting. In that particular instance, he was referring to Freud's latency stage of development, a time in childhood where really not much happens. This is in contrast to Freud's first couple stages which involve preoccupation with oral, anal, and genitals. Here's a few other which I jotted down:
Frotteur - probably a good name for a dog (frotteurism is a sexual fetish with rubbing against strangers)
Coprophilia - sex with an un-consenting dead person
Your Id wants to cheat on your wife, the superego doesn't like this situation, so the ego says, "I've got a good idea, we'll say your wife is cheating." (while talking about projection, a defense mechanism)
You want to hurt kids, your superego says you really shouldn't do that, your ego decides to become a pediatrician (while talking about reaction formation)
Partial emancipation - if it involves sex, drugs, or rock and roll, it's OK
When you give lithium, you want to monitor and look for things like death
This is just a small sampling of the things that were said today. Behavioral is typically a very boring subject (at least for me), but the instructor today did a good job of keeping it interesting. Overall, pretty happy with the class. Hopefully, things stay positive for the next 6 weeks or so.
some more behavioral gems
I only wrote down two today, but I thought they were pretty decent...
[On the topic of factitious disorder by proxy] Lets say you're giving your children some lead exposure, mixed in with some Cheerios
[On the topic of body dismorphic disorder] Well doc, everything seems fine, it's just these elbows...which is why I'm wearing elbow pads.
Sometimes I want to be a psychiatrist. Very rarely, and only for fleeting moments, but this stuff just makes me laugh. I'm kind of excited for my psych rotation.
[On the topic of factitious disorder by proxy] Lets say you're giving your children some lead exposure, mixed in with some Cheerios
[On the topic of body dismorphic disorder] Well doc, everything seems fine, it's just these elbows...which is why I'm wearing elbow pads.
Sometimes I want to be a psychiatrist. Very rarely, and only for fleeting moments, but this stuff just makes me laugh. I'm kind of excited for my psych rotation.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Falcon, Day 4 - Stats
Usually, we have a day off in between each section, but I guess since anatomy was a short section (3 days) and stats is an even shorter section (3 hours), they decided to give us half a day today. So, we didn't have to go to class until 1pm, which was nice. I never mind getting a little extra sleep.
The stats guy today is actually a pathologist, but he was very good in stats. Somehow, after 3 hours of stats lecture, I feel like I understand everything much better than I did after 2 weeks of it at AUC. I'm going to spend some time recording the lecture, and then it will be dinner time.
I also got a car yesterday, which I'm renting for $500 from a guy off of craigslist. Since I'm splitting it with someone, it's only costing $250 for 7 weeks, which is a hell of a deal! It runs well enough and will get the job done while I'm here. It's nice to actually be able to go out and get dinner tonight, and not have to go to the gym when the rest of Falcon goes!
Unfortunately, the internet still sucks here...it's actually very fast when no one's on it, but it cannot handle the load at all. Sometimes it works really slowly, sometimes not at all. If you're reading this, it's at least working slowly at the moment. The hot water has also been less-than-reliable. But, the important stuff is OK. The accommodations, as I mentioned already, are nice, the class is good, and the food has been edible.
The stats guy today is actually a pathologist, but he was very good in stats. Somehow, after 3 hours of stats lecture, I feel like I understand everything much better than I did after 2 weeks of it at AUC. I'm going to spend some time recording the lecture, and then it will be dinner time.
I also got a car yesterday, which I'm renting for $500 from a guy off of craigslist. Since I'm splitting it with someone, it's only costing $250 for 7 weeks, which is a hell of a deal! It runs well enough and will get the job done while I'm here. It's nice to actually be able to go out and get dinner tonight, and not have to go to the gym when the rest of Falcon goes!
Unfortunately, the internet still sucks here...it's actually very fast when no one's on it, but it cannot handle the load at all. Sometimes it works really slowly, sometimes not at all. If you're reading this, it's at least working slowly at the moment. The hot water has also been less-than-reliable. But, the important stuff is OK. The accommodations, as I mentioned already, are nice, the class is good, and the food has been edible.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Good stuff
King size Sleep Number bed... It's a good thing. At least for the moment, I'm a big fan of radisson hotels. Bed time!
-- Post From My iPhone
-- Post From My iPhone
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Falcon USMLE Review Day 2
Sorry for the short post yesterday. Falcon is going pretty well so far though, although it's hard to judge after only two days. As promised, the shuttle was at the airport waiting for us when we arrived. It was a large charter bus, which I was not expecting, but I guess they were expected a lot of people. There are about 120 people in the Step 1 class, as well as a bunch more in the Step 2 class. It doesn't seem crowded though, maybe because I'm used to my classes being about that size in school.
The first night was just a quick orientation on study skills, the hotel, and then a quick mixer (which I opted out of). The hotel room is pretty nice. I was actually pleasantly surprised. At least for the single rooms, which I'm in, there is a king size Sleep Number bed, a desk with a large leather chair, microwave, and a small refrigerator/freezer. I've slept better here than I have in any hotel before. Since we're staying for so long, they don't give us the little hotel shampoos after you use up the first bunch, but I'd rather use my own anyway. They do come to clean every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and do the rest of the stuff hotel housekeeping would usually do. The hotel also runs a shuttle for us a couple times a day which goes to the Super Walmart, the gym, the mall, and a few other places.
The first day of class was the first of only three days of anatomy. We don't have a long time to review an awful lot of stuff, but that's how it goes in review courses! Falcon is actually the longest of the 3 (Kaplan, Falcon, Pass) though and most people only study on their own for about that long, so I have no doubt we'll cover everything we need to. The anatomy guy is honestly less than amazing, but then again, it's kind of difficult to lecture anatomy. You basically just need to memorize it. The notes they give us have most of the important clinicals considerations highlighted though. The first day was all of upper and lower extremity, today was chest, abdomen, and pelvis, tomorrow is the rest. It's a TON of studying, but hopefully it will pay off when I take the step!
Speaking of studying, they do have their own method. Basically, we're supposed to go to class (obviously), read the notes right after class, and then read the notes, slide by slide, out loud into a voice recorder. Then, take a break before going back to listen to your notes while reading along. This way, you've been exposed to the information at least 3 times, and recording and listening forces you to pay complete attention to studying and not let your brain wander. It sounds a little silly, but it does make sense and I've heard it works. One guy in the step 2 program is from AUC and took the Step 1 course last year. Although he didn't start out with a great score coming in, he would up with a 50 point improvement! Falcon averages 20-40 points, but if I can get 50, I'll definitely be good to go. Even 40 would be nice!
The food is the only thing that's a little disappointing. The lunches have been pretty good, but the breakfast was pretty sad the last two days. So, instead, I've gone to WalMart and bought some cereal and fruit, which seems much better to start the day than fruit from a can and eggs from a box! Eggs are supposed to come in shells, not cardboard.
The first night was just a quick orientation on study skills, the hotel, and then a quick mixer (which I opted out of). The hotel room is pretty nice. I was actually pleasantly surprised. At least for the single rooms, which I'm in, there is a king size Sleep Number bed, a desk with a large leather chair, microwave, and a small refrigerator/freezer. I've slept better here than I have in any hotel before. Since we're staying for so long, they don't give us the little hotel shampoos after you use up the first bunch, but I'd rather use my own anyway. They do come to clean every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and do the rest of the stuff hotel housekeeping would usually do. The hotel also runs a shuttle for us a couple times a day which goes to the Super Walmart, the gym, the mall, and a few other places.
The first day of class was the first of only three days of anatomy. We don't have a long time to review an awful lot of stuff, but that's how it goes in review courses! Falcon is actually the longest of the 3 (Kaplan, Falcon, Pass) though and most people only study on their own for about that long, so I have no doubt we'll cover everything we need to. The anatomy guy is honestly less than amazing, but then again, it's kind of difficult to lecture anatomy. You basically just need to memorize it. The notes they give us have most of the important clinicals considerations highlighted though. The first day was all of upper and lower extremity, today was chest, abdomen, and pelvis, tomorrow is the rest. It's a TON of studying, but hopefully it will pay off when I take the step!
Speaking of studying, they do have their own method. Basically, we're supposed to go to class (obviously), read the notes right after class, and then read the notes, slide by slide, out loud into a voice recorder. Then, take a break before going back to listen to your notes while reading along. This way, you've been exposed to the information at least 3 times, and recording and listening forces you to pay complete attention to studying and not let your brain wander. It sounds a little silly, but it does make sense and I've heard it works. One guy in the step 2 program is from AUC and took the Step 1 course last year. Although he didn't start out with a great score coming in, he would up with a 50 point improvement! Falcon averages 20-40 points, but if I can get 50, I'll definitely be good to go. Even 40 would be nice!
The food is the only thing that's a little disappointing. The lunches have been pretty good, but the breakfast was pretty sad the last two days. So, instead, I've gone to WalMart and bought some cereal and fruit, which seems much better to start the day than fruit from a can and eggs from a box! Eggs are supposed to come in shells, not cardboard.
Falcon USMLE Review, Day 1
Short version: So far, so good
Long version: Look for it tomorrow, I should be asleep!
Long version: Look for it tomorrow, I should be asleep!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Tired tired tired
I guess I better get used to waking up at 6 (or much earlier), but I am not right now and I am tired!! I'm sitting at the Atlanta airport on my way to Dallas and while this is not terribly exciting, at least I'm not going back to St. Maarten!!!
-- Post From My iPhone
-- Post From My iPhone
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Oh the irony!
Microsoft is at it again, with their mostly inaccurate "laptop hunter" ads. This time, they've got a lady who wants a computer for video editing. While a MacBook Pro would be the obvious choice, she goes with another HP (what a surprise). For her money, she got (just like the last guy) old and slow RAM, a low resolution display, and piss poor bundled software. Of course, these ads push price, not quality or features.
So where's the irony? Well, the ad agency making these ads for Microsoft is Crispin Porter & Bogusky, who are, like most ad agencies, heavily invested in macs. Take a look at Bogusky's desk:
No wonder they have such a difficult time coming up with reasonable commercials for Microsoft! At least they know what you really ought to buy if you want to any kind of creative work, even if they're taking Microsoft's money to try and prove otherwise.
So where's the irony? Well, the ad agency making these ads for Microsoft is Crispin Porter & Bogusky, who are, like most ad agencies, heavily invested in macs. Take a look at Bogusky's desk:
No wonder they have such a difficult time coming up with reasonable commercials for Microsoft! At least they know what you really ought to buy if you want to any kind of creative work, even if they're taking Microsoft's money to try and prove otherwise.
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