Keep the Quotes Rolling!

Each of the bones has a lot of important sticky-outy parts. - radiology

Diarrhea is like pornography. It's hard to define, but you'll know it when you see it. -sys path

Lecture slides:
Follow the course of dinner
-oral cavity, including teeth
-esophagus and forestomachs
-stomach/abomasum
-intestinal tract
-diarrhea
Les: Does dinner always end in diarrhea? - sys path

This is important. Tattoo this on the back of your hand or write it on the back of the person in front of you. -pharm

Spelling errors in text/lecture slides:
-thrombocytopenis
-toot impaction

An abscess is an abscess, whether it's on your liver or your butt. -path

Trematodes, they're awful. A face only a mum could love, I guess. Although they don't really have a mum and dad, they're one and the same since they're hermaphrodites. -path

If the dog pukes on your shoes, stop the drug. If his eyes start doing wiggly things, stop the drug. You're giving too much! -pharm

We're looking at a basement membrane here, not a bowel movement, although you may feel like you need a bowel movement after taking the exam. -repro

Faith Rediscovered

So I've been filling out an application for church, and (of course) they asked for my statement of faith (hereafter referred to as SOF). I haven't actually written out my SOF since high school, so I thought, Hey, here's a good opportunity to take stock of what I believe and why, etc.
Thinking about my testimony was kind of disappointing...in the past I've tended to stick with cliche and Christian-ese: I grew up in church, chose for myself in high school, and here I am. Not particularly useful for anyone, really. It seems like I believe just because that's how it is. There's no indication that faith was required for any part of that journey.
But not to worry! I've been spending a lot of time revisiting my faith, starting at square one. I'm not questioning my faith, just nailing down what I believe and why, and spending a lot of time in scripture with the purpose of coming up with a concise SOF for my application and to share with other people. Good stuff.

Oh, vet school, my old friend.

"Dogs with more severe heart disease went into heart failure. Duh. Dogs with a louder heart murmer went into heart failure sooner than those with a softer heart murmur. Duh again."

"This is an unstable free radical. That means it lives in Berkeley."


-path

I still love pathology...

...always and forever.

Prof: "We need the image to be on the screen"
Tech: "The projector is warming up."
Prof: "I have that problem too."

"If you take aspirin and your headache goes away, one interpretation is that you have an aspirin deficiency." -systemic pathology

Kidneys

"The problem is, kidneys are stupid." -pharmacology

Cool Ranch Doritos = Manna from Heaven

Tasty. Prepare for the madness. Fiesta at my casa on Saturday, complete with Coronas, Margaritas, and a cut-out cactus. Because really, what fiesta is complete without a cactus? I mean, if we were doing word association, and you said, "Fiesta," I would instantly respond with "Cactus." Wouldn't you?

In other news, pics from Scotland are being posted on my facebook for your viewing pleasure.

Radiology humor

"This is a pathologist's version of a CT scan. They use a bansaw instead of a CT scanner."
-radiology

It's good to be back in school.