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I’m sure everybody has had a similar experience at one point or another: you reveal something marginally embarrassing but common about yourself, and those around you react as if they’ve never encountered such a horrible thing before, and good heavens why are you so strange? Continue Reading »

So far, I’ve only navigated the first few of the many  frustrating and agonizing stages of the med school application process. I’ve already submitted my  centralized application via AMCAS (using IE8’s compatibility view since no other browsers work). While I wait for AMCAS to get around to looking at my application and verify that I didn’t lie about my college transcript, the schools you designated have the opportunity to send out secondary applications. Continue Reading »

I had an amazing time at the Silversun Pickups concert at Rams Head Live in Baltimore this past Monday night. Perhaps a little too much of my enthusiasm went to twitter, and ultimately to Facebook, because several Facebook friends were upset on Tuesday about my flood of status updates. I’ve since switched to the Selective Twitter Status application, which allows you to send only specific twitter updates to your Facebook status. Some of the amazing things that happened: Continue Reading »

Despite media attention that suggests otherwise, the number of cases brought by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) members against their customers that have actually gone to trial can be counted on one hand. One of the most recent of these is the trial of Joel Tenenbaum, the case that set itself up to be the definitive challenge against the flawed legal reasoning perpetrated by the RIAA’s million-dollar legal stormtroopers. Unfortunately, it’s turned out to be a frustrating farce that squanders the efforts being made to assert individual rights in a digital age. Continue Reading »

Last week Rachel and I made the approximately twelve-hour (including stops) journey to the Ooltewah, Tennessee for my best friend Jason’s wedding. This wedding was especially momentous for a number of reasons: my friend of twenty or so years was getting married, I was his best man (as he was in my wedding last year), and it was the first wedding of one of my close friends. Continue Reading »

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has a centralized med school application that everybody fills out, ostensibly to save time for both applicants and admissions committees. Unfortunately, a whole new generation of browsers have arrived seemingly without their notice.

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Yesterday, in a turn of events involving chocolate, yogurt, and rat treats, I ended up in the UMD Medical Center cafeteria. While looking through the cooler, I happened to notice a new (released just this year, in fact) soda flavor: Dr. Pepper Cherry. This seemed rather interesting, as Dr. Pepper has been advertised as an “authentic blend of 23 flavors,” so what part exactly does the cherry play? Is it a 24th flavor, a replacement for one of the 23, or simply an enhancement of one of the existing 23? Continue Reading »

Rachel is a big fan of the Harry Potter books, managing eventually to convince me to read the series myself. Naturally, she’s been super-excited about the upcoming film adaptation of the sixth seventh book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, so we planned on seeing it when it comes out July 15th. Continue Reading »

Today is Rachel’s birthday, which also means we’ve been married exactly thirteen months. Happy birthday, princess! <3

More accurately, “at this point in my life it often feels like I am trapped in a MMO.” I’ve gotten the the point where I’m past all of the early levels, so no more easy battles. At the same time, I’m not yet at the high levels, where you get to experience all of the fun endgame content. No, I’m somewhere in the middle, just about to reach “level” 22, grinding away to reach the next one. The battles are at the upper limit of my skill training and the rewards won’t become apparent for another ten years…I mean levels.  The kicker? There’s no choice but to play, and they charge you for it. Continue Reading »