I just miss House

During my first week at the NIH, I was given the opportunity to sit in on rounds, which is when all of the doctors get together and discuss the cases they are currently working on. It's kind of like in "House" when they all get together to do the differential; they even write down the patient's symptoms on the board and everyone argues about what the patient has and/or the cause of the illness and/or the appropriate treatment. Only instead of an angry guy sarcastically shooting down everything that everyone says, there is a group of mildly tempered guys gently helping the younger doctors figure out what's going on.

In order to be a patient at the NIH one must have a disease that no other doctor has been able to diagnose, is a medical mystery, or in some other way makes the case unique and interesting. It's kind of like "House," only instead of using magic and B and E's to solve cases, they use science.

I would divulge the facts of some of the most interesting cases to you, my dear reader, but I think that doing so would violate some type of privacy agreement and patients might not take too kindly to have their personal information spilled all over the place. Kind of like on "House," only instead of forgiving the violation of privacy in exchange for having their health restored, people would sue the asses off the NIH.

In related news, a new season of "House" premieres on the 21st!

I ate half a piece of soap because I thought it was a cookie

You see, Internets, as one matures, so, too, must their blog mature. Back in the days when I was a wayward young student, LiveJournal served its purposes, but now that I am a mature young scientist, embarking on an exciting new journey of excitement and newness, I have graduated to BlogSpot, where I will beguile and wow you with my maturity.

I invite you to take my hand and join me on this exciting new venture. Together we will wax poetically about the humdrum of our (and by "our" I mean "my") daily existence, while making insightful observations about the wacky world around us. It's like Facebook for the literate.

So welcome to my new blog, friend. I promise, you will not be disappointed. Mostly because you will not care enough to be disappointed, but still, disappointed you shall not be.