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Today I Am Full Of Questions
Jun. 25th, 2008 08:18 pmAlso, a new icon. That makes two icons for me to choose from every time I post! From xkcd, as you may have guessed, and an excellent summation of not only my thoughts on the natural sciences but also my general obliviousness. Someone said that this comic (by which I don't mean xkcd as a whole, but this one in particular - what does one call the unit of a webcomic? A strip? An issue?) remind her of me, which is made all the more amusing (to me, at least) because I'm pretty sure she's never heard my Thoughts on Biology.
Disclaimer for all those who like biology: My Thoughts on Biology are the kind of thing one says when, at dinner with a group of friends studying several different subjects, the bio major hands you the check with instructions to figure out how much every one owes, remembering to include the tip. Such Thoughts might include liberal use of the word 'psuedoscience.'
Question the First! My brother has to be in Boston for a few days at some point this summer, to do orientation and registration. Is that standard procedure for colleges, to require a separate trip for that stuff? I didn't have to, but the strangeness with which my school approaches all facets of student life has made me wary of generalizing my experiences.
Question the Second! On a scale of 'whatever' to 'get to a doctor, now!', where does tingling in the extremities fall? (Bonus information: only one hand, only in a few fingers in that hand, only a couple of times in the last few months but lasting til the next morning, and on the side that houses the funkier of my shoulders. (Bonus bonus information: The shoulder thing is a remainder of my high school swimming days, never checked out or rehabbed (bad me, I know), probably an overuse injury, probably damage to the rotator cuff, currently doesn't impact my daily life unless I try to lie on my back with my arms stretched out over my head, in which case it serves as a reminder that man, I really should have gotten this looked at years ago. The conventional wisdom that swimming is easy on the joints? Does not apply to completive swimmers, even if I was never varsity.)
Question the Third! I was really sure there was a third question, but now there isn't. Lists should have three items, though.
Disclaimer for all those who like biology: My Thoughts on Biology are the kind of thing one says when, at dinner with a group of friends studying several different subjects, the bio major hands you the check with instructions to figure out how much every one owes, remembering to include the tip. Such Thoughts might include liberal use of the word 'psuedoscience.'
Question the First! My brother has to be in Boston for a few days at some point this summer, to do orientation and registration. Is that standard procedure for colleges, to require a separate trip for that stuff? I didn't have to, but the strangeness with which my school approaches all facets of student life has made me wary of generalizing my experiences.
Question the Second! On a scale of 'whatever' to 'get to a doctor, now!', where does tingling in the extremities fall? (Bonus information: only one hand, only in a few fingers in that hand, only a couple of times in the last few months but lasting til the next morning, and on the side that houses the funkier of my shoulders. (Bonus bonus information: The shoulder thing is a remainder of my high school swimming days, never checked out or rehabbed (bad me, I know), probably an overuse injury, probably damage to the rotator cuff, currently doesn't impact my daily life unless I try to lie on my back with my arms stretched out over my head, in which case it serves as a reminder that man, I really should have gotten this looked at years ago. The conventional wisdom that swimming is easy on the joints? Does not apply to completive swimmers, even if I was never varsity.)
Question the Third! I was really sure there was a third question, but now there isn't. Lists should have three items, though.