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From the Road
We were originally planning on leaving last week, but it turns out that packing boxes of stuff into a truck is like trying to move a slinky dog by pulling on its head. Instead of moving the hindquarters, the body keeps expanding until what should have been “only a few things” fills half of your…
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Saying Goodbye
Yesterday we closed the door our on Baltimore apartment for the last time. 107 J was the first place we got together and our home for two years. It’s kind of weird to realize that we will never open that particular door again. We’re currently visiting our friends in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and have knocked ten…
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Packing My Life Away
In the interest of sparing you as much of the going-to-med-school angst as possible, I’ll try and keep this brief. “The Big Move” is finally, actually happening, which translates to me spending days saying goodbye to people, assembling cardboard boxes, and “scanning” documents with my digital camera to email. I’m earnestly attempting to reduce the…
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Numbing the Mouth
Last week Rachel and I went with some friends to the Red Pearl, a new Chinese restaurant in Columbia. Our server, Ben, was able to immediately tell me which dishes contained peanuts—an excellent start. Even with so many peanut allergies this is a rare trait; most of the time they have to go back and…
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When Holidays Aren’t
While I wanted Rachel not to have to work both of her jobs today, her becoming markedly ill was not the method I envisioned. After seeing a doctor she ended up going to her second job regardless, leaving me to pick up her prescriptions. Thus, I spent more time driving on Route 40 than is…
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Decisions
I have now received some form of response to all sixteen of my med school applications. The final stats: Twelve rejections, four interviews. Of those four, Loma Linda University, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, and New York Medical College offered acceptances, while the University of Maryland School of Medicine (where I’ve worked for two…
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Kiss Me, I’m Irish
Seriously, I am. The Italian is just in greater proportion. This morning when I got into my car to go to work, I discovered a surprise indubitably left behind by a mischievous fairy. The festive container was crammed with verdant confections that will most certainly be a source of tasty delight for days to come. Have…
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Snowmageddon!
Wow. Baltimore got 26” of snow, and here on the edges of the city I think we got closer to 30”. This is definitely the biggest snow I’ve seen in Maryland in my life, and when you add it to the other 1-2′ snow we got a few weeks ago, and all of the “normal”…
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