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Saturday, September 23, 2006
Mashed Potatoes Long Overdue
Ebay Ad
For Sale or Rent: Stomach; used and in good shape, incompatible with Amenahs, Babars, and Leeps. Approximately 5ft x 7ft, rubbery, and angry. Angry at the world. And at all Amenahs.
A great way to start orientation: start it with the stomach flu. Well, at first we didn’t know what it was, but I was sick. And I do mean sick. Have you ever wanted to bang your head on a concrete wall to distract your pain receptors towards something else? Yeah, well that’s where it was. So I went to Urgent Care. And the Doc’s like, “Yeah, well you seem to have an elevated WBC count; but come back if you get sicker.” Gee thanks. There goes another 200 bucks.
For Sale or Rent: Stomach; used and in good shape, incompatible with Amenahs, Babars, and Leeps. Approximately 5ft x 7ft, rubbery, and angry. Angry at the world. And at all Amenahs.
A great way to start orientation: start it with the stomach flu. Well, at first we didn’t know what it was, but I was sick. And I do mean sick. Have you ever wanted to bang your head on a concrete wall to distract your pain receptors towards something else? Yeah, well that’s where it was. So I went to Urgent Care. And the Doc’s like, “Yeah, well you seem to have an elevated WBC count; but come back if you get sicker.” Gee thanks. There goes another 200 bucks.
Hey, it could have been appendicitis, but I’m all better now. Sort of. I think my precious gurgling tummy is about to expire. I still get a lil nauseous once in a while. Maybe I’m just seriously stressed out. So, you interested in buying?
I’ve finally started the next phase of my life. I’m totally loving the biostats course—funny, huh? Who would have guessed that I simply love to crunch numbers. Crunch. And then there’s SAS. Shoot, I forget what that even stands for. But have you ever wondered how to compute the mean and the max of three variables, WHILE collapsing two data sets? Well, ponder no longer.
***create library from SAS data file, to create shortcut to data**** libname a 'C:\Documents and Settings\a268Mayo_user\Desktop\Lib A'; ****display contents of data from library a--using clinical data*****; proc contents data = a.clinical; proc print data = a.clinical; run;******Collapsing data for Patient Numbers with three variables and twosummary sets mean and max***; proc means data = a.clinical ; class patnum; var CHOL SBP DBP; output out = collapse mean = mean_chol mean_sbp mean_dbp max = max_chol max_sbp max_dbp run;
It’s funny, cuz my advisor, this super-tall amazing guy who met me in his socks on our first mtg, is teaching the course. He makes all these hilarious jokes, and I’m sitting there cracking up, while the serious older, more mature students (some are MDs and Phders) look at me like I’m some sort of bouncing bunny rabbit with a basket of Easter Eggs. That’s right. I said bunny rabbit. Heh, and my professor on the first day goes, "Okay, so I'm an extremely tough grader. In fact, for the past so many years (i forget how many) I've only given 10 Bs. The rest are, well, the only other option, As." Me: "chuckle chuckle". No one else laughs. Professor, desperate to clarify: "You, as a matter of fact, have to really really work hard to get a B." Grades, apparently, don't matter anymore in grad school. I've decided that I'm going to get a 4.0. You heard me right. A 4.0. (ever heard of pride comes before a fall? oh dear. i need to stop this slacking bizness, and snap up my game. )
OH, and dude, I’ve learned so much about Minnesota in the last few months. I mean, I’ve lived here my entire life, and I discovered some really interesting facts. I wish I could remember them now to share them with you, some of them are kind of funny. This a completely pointless paragraph. Maybe I should start another one.
But this one could just be as pointless.
I won a bike the other day. I entered this raffle thingie at the transportation fair at Coffman Union—I needed to learn the bus system. And a week later, I get this email saying that I had won a free bike, helmet and headlights. “SWEET!”, I say to myself, and jump up and down, and run out of my room to tell my housemates the good news, cept they weren’t there, so I had to settle with Floppy, Elmo, and Tommy Bear witnessing my sheer delight expressed with turning up my music. Really really. Loud.
I’ve been going to Prepare these days, and it is so refreshing to be in awesome fellowship again. Pastor Gary spoke on keeping our hearts with diligence. Have you heard of the ostrich story? It’s in Job 39:13-18, and describes this foolish ostrich who leaves her eggs on the ground—open to danger. P. Gary then connects the eggs to our hearts, and how we should be careful to guard them from harmful things. Heh. God is seriously teaching me about patience. And to count it all joy amidst the grief of loss. But, you know, I’m like “God, NOW sounds great. What about now???” And He’s like, “My silly sweet child. Just a little longer.” So I’m waiting. For the best. No more compromising. Wow. God is so GOOD to me.
Word.
So Rashi, I’m sorry I’ve left you without words for the past hmmm….month or two? Samara, you really need to catch up! And with me!
But finally. A few more thoughts from a Real Good Writer:
"The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD." ~Proverbs 16:33 and
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters which spreads out its root by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but her leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.” ~ A Prophet. His name: Jeremiah
(I'm having WAY too much fun with this cool webcam that you sent me Shano! Thank you! You rock. My socks. Everyone should get on MSN to chat with me. Cuz I like excuses to use it. )
Monday, July 24, 2006
Yeah. Thas Right. I'm a Radical Moderate. How boring.
| Your Political Profile: |
| Overall: 40% Conservative, 60% Liberal |
| Social Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal |
| Personal Responsibility: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal |
| Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal |
| Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal |
| Defense and Crime: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal |
How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?
He he...having too much fun....can you imagine?? ELMO.
| You Are Elmo |
 You are usually feeling: Talkative. You've got tons of stories to tell. And when you aren't talking, you're laughing. You are famous for: Being popular, though no one knows why. Middle aged women especially like you. How you life your life: With an open heart. "Elmo loves you!" |
The Sesame Street Personality Quiz
he he
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.~ the dude who 'fixed' my brakes
Last night, I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and thought to myself, "Where the heck is the ceiling?~ me sleeping in a hammock on my last night in hamilton
"You're slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter." me to the guy in front of me on a curvey 2 hour long no passing road
Thank you Nansu.....
"I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer."
Rainer Maria Rilke, 1903 in Letters to a Young Poet
Rainer Maria Rilke, 1903 in Letters to a Young Poet
Friday, June 02, 2006
Yeah. Thas right.
I'm.
On.
Strike.
You heard me.
The audacity of it. Accusing me.
Of SPAMMING!
Its enough to make.
To make me.
To make me.....?
Anywho. There it was. Sitting in my inbox. Gmail account.
"Dear Blogger user,This is a message from the Blogger Team. In order to maintain a free, high quality service, we use an automated classifier to identify spam blogs. [1]This system has detected that your blog has characteristics that resemble spam. Since you're an actual person reading this, your blog is probably not a spam blog. Automated spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and we sincerly apologize for this erroneous result.You won't be able to publish posts to your blog until we review your site and verify that it is not a spam blog. To request a review, please fill out the form found here:
We'll take a look at your blog and unlock it in less than a business day. Please note, if we don't hear from you, we will remove your blog within 20 days.By using automated classification systems we've been able to dedicate more storage, bandwidth, and engineering resources to users like you instead of spammers. Thanks for your understanding.Sincerely,The Blogger Team"
As if I some how triggered some sort of auto email from the Blog Boss. Sniff.
I had to step back.
And ask myself?
WHY?
HOW?
WHAT??????
Me?
I will return soon. From my confused voyage into spam world. To be continued.....
On.
Strike.
You heard me.
The audacity of it. Accusing me.
Of SPAMMING!
Its enough to make.
To make me.
To make me.....?
Anywho. There it was. Sitting in my inbox. Gmail account.
"Dear Blogger user,This is a message from the Blogger Team. In order to maintain a free, high quality service, we use an automated classifier to identify spam blogs. [1]This system has detected that your blog has characteristics that resemble spam. Since you're an actual person reading this, your blog is probably not a spam blog. Automated spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and we sincerly apologize for this erroneous result.You won't be able to publish posts to your blog until we review your site and verify that it is not a spam blog. To request a review, please fill out the form found here:
We'll take a look at your blog and unlock it in less than a business day. Please note, if we don't hear from you, we will remove your blog within 20 days.By using automated classification systems we've been able to dedicate more storage, bandwidth, and engineering resources to users like you instead of spammers. Thanks for your understanding.Sincerely,The Blogger Team"
As if I some how triggered some sort of auto email from the Blog Boss. Sniff.
I had to step back.
And ask myself?
WHY?
HOW?
WHAT??????
Me?
I will return soon. From my confused voyage into spam world. To be continued.....
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Dear Blog Boss
I am not spam....Please, please do not delete me!!!
I 'm a real person...really...ask Rashika, Edaeni, or Smars.....!
I 'm a real person...really...ask Rashika, Edaeni, or Smars.....!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Prison Break
Am I the only one freaked out about all these prison breaks? I mean, have I missed something? Has this been going on for some time?
And what is with four way crossings that have no stop signs? That's Hamilton for ya.
And, why do worms love the rain? I'm a terrible scientist.
And what is with four way crossings that have no stop signs? That's Hamilton for ya.
And, why do worms love the rain? I'm a terrible scientist.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Of Aprils and Fools
Phone Dude: Wess speaking
Me: Oh, hello, I'm calling concerning the DVD Bible offer--the advertisement I just saw on CNN....
(pause)
Me: Yes, well, you see I have a question. I'm curious, I see you have the DVD in King James Version, but do you by chance have it also in New King James?
Wess: Well...I can certainly try to answer your question...What is your zipcode?
Me: (pause as I'm contemplating the reasoning for that type of question, wondering whether he could send me solicitations..finally i decide there is no harm, since the dude doesn't know my name) *****
Wess: Okay, thanks... (proceeds to rapidly pitch sales speech): blah blah blah..something Bible...limited offer...blah blah....free children's video...blah blah blah....one time offer! what better deal could you possibly find!...(finally) And yes the DVD Bible comes in the Old and New Testament.
Me: (a lil bewildered by the unexpected sales pitch) Right. I was wondering though, I know you have this in the King James Version, do you have it in the (major emphasis here) New King James Version?
Wess: Why yes, mam, as I've mentioned it comes in the Old and New Testament.
Me: (holding back a chuckle) Yes, well. I mean do you have different versions: not the old King James, but the New.
Wess: Mam, the Old comes with the New Testament.
Me: Thank you Wess. I think you've answered my question.
*click
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Me: Oh, hello, I'm calling concerning the DVD Bible offer--the advertisement I just saw on CNN....
(pause)
Me: Yes, well, you see I have a question. I'm curious, I see you have the DVD in King James Version, but do you by chance have it also in New King James?
Wess: Well...I can certainly try to answer your question...What is your zipcode?
Me: (pause as I'm contemplating the reasoning for that type of question, wondering whether he could send me solicitations..finally i decide there is no harm, since the dude doesn't know my name) *****
Wess: Okay, thanks... (proceeds to rapidly pitch sales speech): blah blah blah..something Bible...limited offer...blah blah....free children's video...blah blah blah....one time offer! what better deal could you possibly find!...(finally) And yes the DVD Bible comes in the Old and New Testament.
Me: (a lil bewildered by the unexpected sales pitch) Right. I was wondering though, I know you have this in the King James Version, do you have it in the (major emphasis here) New King James Version?
Wess: Why yes, mam, as I've mentioned it comes in the Old and New Testament.
Me: (holding back a chuckle) Yes, well. I mean do you have different versions: not the old King James, but the New.
Wess: Mam, the Old comes with the New Testament.
Me: Thank you Wess. I think you've answered my question.
*click
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Stealing from Josh again....
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Amenah!
- Amenah cannot swim!
- Amenah is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.
- Fish travel in schools, but whales travel in Amenah.
- Pacman was originally called Amenahman.
- If you lick Amenah ten times, you will consume one calorie!
- Amenah is 1500 years older than the pyramids.
- Until the 1960s, Amenah was not allowed to enter Disneyland!
- Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the amount of Amenah in your ear 700 times.
- Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Amenah into a volcano it would stop erupting.
- Koalas sleep for 22 hours a day, two hours more than Amenah.
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Imran!
- If you chew gum while peeling Imran then it will stop you from crying.
- Imran can taste with his feet.
- In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become Imran on New Year's Day!
- Imran was originally called Cheerioats.
- Imran is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.
- Bananas don't grow on trees - they grow on Imran.
- Edinburgh imports three thousand kilograms of Imran every year.
- Julius Caesar wore a laurel wreath to cover up Imran!
- Over 2000 people have now climbed Imran, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down.
- Imran will become gaseous if his temperature rises above -42°C.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
God is Good....!
March 16, 2006
Amenah Babar
42575 Co Rd 43
Willow River, Minnesota 55795
Dear Amenah Babar,
Congratulations on your admission to the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Because of your leadership potential, ability to contribute to the intellectual vitality of the school, and capacity to make future contributions to the field of public health we are pleased to offer you admission as a School of Public Health Dean’s Scholar:
Scholarship: SPH Dean’s Scholar
Amount: $2,500 per semester for up to four semesters ($10,000)
This is a merit-based award intended to attract high caliber students to the SPH. The scholarship committee selected you from among approximately 160 very qualified applicants.
We are honored by your desire to pursue your academic aspirations at our school, and look forward to meeting you in the fall when you join our 2006-2007 academic community.
Regards,
John R. Finnegan Jr, Ph.D.
Professor, Dean
Amenah Babar
42575 Co Rd 43
Willow River, Minnesota 55795
Dear Amenah Babar,
Congratulations on your admission to the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Because of your leadership potential, ability to contribute to the intellectual vitality of the school, and capacity to make future contributions to the field of public health we are pleased to offer you admission as a School of Public Health Dean’s Scholar:
Scholarship: SPH Dean’s Scholar
Amount: $2,500 per semester for up to four semesters ($10,000)
This is a merit-based award intended to attract high caliber students to the SPH. The scholarship committee selected you from among approximately 160 very qualified applicants.
We are honored by your desire to pursue your academic aspirations at our school, and look forward to meeting you in the fall when you join our 2006-2007 academic community.
Regards,
John R. Finnegan Jr, Ph.D.
Professor, Dean
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Baptism
Me to all my friends, including Azra and Imran:
"Hey, guess what?"
Them: "What?" (most were probably thinking that I had gotten news from harvard, or that I had finally accomplished to trick some poor unsuspecting foolish boy to pretend to be my boyfriend.)
Me in corny exclamation: "I'm getting...(pause for dramatic effect)..baptized!"
Them, and I mean all of them (probably in some sort of unison, except that they're all sprawled out across the country/ world and it was on different days) (and in case you are forgetful, that also includes Azra and Imran, my blood):
"Yeah? Aren't you already baptized?"
The same exact phrase from everyone. No one jumped up and down. Well, actually, that's not all true-- Rashika did a better job at responding, I have to give her credit. But the rest of you...! tsk tsk!
So, I did it today, in a pool--a mighty warm soothing pool.
I suppose I'll give you some more detail later. This is just for the record.
G'nite for now, since I'm exhausted.
"Hey, guess what?"
Them: "What?" (most were probably thinking that I had gotten news from harvard, or that I had finally accomplished to trick some poor unsuspecting foolish boy to pretend to be my boyfriend.)
Me in corny exclamation: "I'm getting...(pause for dramatic effect)..baptized!"
Them, and I mean all of them (probably in some sort of unison, except that they're all sprawled out across the country/ world and it was on different days) (and in case you are forgetful, that also includes Azra and Imran, my blood):
"Yeah? Aren't you already baptized?"
The same exact phrase from everyone. No one jumped up and down. Well, actually, that's not all true-- Rashika did a better job at responding, I have to give her credit. But the rest of you...! tsk tsk!
So, I did it today, in a pool--a mighty warm soothing pool.
I suppose I'll give you some more detail later. This is just for the record.
G'nite for now, since I'm exhausted.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Words of Wisdom
1.
Take your hand out of the car door. Preferably before someone, ahem, Akochi, slams it shut.
Yeah. Ouch.
2.
If you are in the mood to bawl your eyes out for a day straight, watch Lifetime.
3.
Don't gleefully wave around an agar plate containing a contaminating spore; and then don't open the agar plate after someone like John tells you not to open the agar plate to prevent it from spreading.
4.
buy new computers using the govt's money--for work. like, a dell latitude D810. better yet, plan to order a recreational system through Ambis next week.
5.
if you are on a diet, don't make baklava.
6.
go home. don't work on weekends, late evenings, and early mornings. choose one or the other, but not all of the above.
7.
eat vegetables.
Take your hand out of the car door. Preferably before someone, ahem, Akochi, slams it shut.
Yeah. Ouch.
2.
If you are in the mood to bawl your eyes out for a day straight, watch Lifetime.
3.
Don't gleefully wave around an agar plate containing a contaminating spore; and then don't open the agar plate after someone like John tells you not to open the agar plate to prevent it from spreading.
4.
buy new computers using the govt's money--for work. like, a dell latitude D810. better yet, plan to order a recreational system through Ambis next week.
5.
if you are on a diet, don't make baklava.
6.
go home. don't work on weekends, late evenings, and early mornings. choose one or the other, but not all of the above.
7.
eat vegetables.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Go See My PHOTOS!!
NIH conference, a lil sight seeing, and me! Click below:
A Day in my life, Bethesda, DC
A Day in my life, Bethesda, DC
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
University of Minnesota
Feb 9, 2006
Amenah A. Babar
419 S 4th Street
**********
Dear Ms. Babar
On behalf of the Epidemiology faculty, I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the MPH degree program in Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health for Fall Semester 2006. You are one of a group of outstanding students to be admitted to our program, and we congratuluate you on your success!
....
~Dr. Lazovich
Amenah A. Babar
419 S 4th Street
**********
Dear Ms. Babar
On behalf of the Epidemiology faculty, I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the MPH degree program in Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health for Fall Semester 2006. You are one of a group of outstanding students to be admitted to our program, and we congratuluate you on your success!
....
~Dr. Lazovich
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