freight train approaching

mood: a little antsy
state of mind: trying to convince myself that i am on top of things.
tune: andy caldwell "warrior"


it happened this morning... i felt a certain anguish. something felt not quite right around my ankles. i looked down to see that my feet had been tied with a short and cold chain to railroad tracks, and there in the distance was a giant metal freight train engine, approaching fast. it was that first wave of genuine 'omg i can't believe it is so close, i am so fucked, what am i going to do' panic.

in other words, my finals are 6 weeks away!!

between now and then i will let you into the inner realms of my mind as i go all non compis mentis. you will witness the dark side of a medical student, as i try to cram enormous volumes of textbooks, countless lectures and resources, and the odd wikipedia article (ok, more than is probably wise) into my not all that capacious brain.

what was reassuring however, was then presence of my med family. PBL guys rock, i would go insane without them. PBL tutorials always give me the opportunity to release some of that pent up med-steam, as we joke and carry on. venetia up on a chair modelling her gorgeous dermatomes, chris' artictic interpretation of the case of the week, nicola's psycho-babble (lol, kidding, babe) and adalbert's constant bullshit banter - be lost without you all. nearly bumped into aisha'a warm smile at the bottom of the hill during the walk home, and met with waves and smiles from tu and nicole driving past me at the top of the hill. at the bare minimum, at least "we are all in it together". but i know that there is more to it than that.

thanks guys :-)


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and changing topic just a little...

the man pictured at right needs your help! queensland liberal senator warren entsch is a bushie from the cape who has described himself as "100% heterosexual" and "fiercely heterosexual". no, he isn't a homophobe - those comments don't reflect the reason why he needs help. what they do allude to is the fact that it is possible for heterosexual politicians (even those "fiercely" so) to step forward and champion the rights of minority groups to which they do not belong.

mr entsch is introducing to the senate in the near future a bill that seeks to make amends to a raft of current discriminatory legislation. it is aimed at expanding the recognition of inter-dependent relationships between heterosexual and LGBTIQXYZ people (don't even know which letter i am anymore!). current laws discriminate on a wide range of issues such as taxation law, superannuation, social security, medicare, and the pbs. in mr entsch's words, current laws are "fundamentally unfair".

if you wish to learn more, or sign the petition hosted on mr entsch's website, visit the following url:


http://www.warrenentsch.com.au/interdependency.htm


thanks mr entsch.


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and still on the andy caldwell tip from last night. picked up a recent track of his, "warrior", that i just can't stop spinning. i don't think i have had this sort of response to a track in months, since i came across eric benet dueting with jill scott on "one time". sensual, soulful, and just plain sexy. once again, made all the sweeter by mr caldwell's charming good looks.

thanks mr caldwell.