Whew...

Thursday and Friday's test came and went, personally I thought the Path was difficult, I walked out of that one hoping that I hadn't damaged my grade beyond recovery. Later when I went to pick up my grade report however I was pleasantly surprised. Although I had a second to thank the gods who had smiled upon me, I still had only about 24 hours to master the material for our second of two Behavioral Science exams.
We discuss a lot in that class, one topic was on domestic abuse, and one of the cardinal signs of abuse is that the victim feels they deserve the abuse, and it is part of our job to first convince them that they do not deserve the abuse, in order that they begin to work to help themselves. For some odd reason I always have the urge to do things that are completely inappropriate during class (I don't, but I sit there and think about it in 'Scrubs' like asides in my mind)

Me: (straight faced) "Dr. Johnson, but what if the woman DOES deserve the abuse?"

Dr. Johnson: "hmm...What do you mean by that? Tell me more." (As she says this she cocks her head to the side wearing an understanding countenance. This is a technique doctors call "facilitating" and "non-verbal cues")

Me: "Well, what if you spend all day breaking your back down at the county mill, TRYING to support the family, and she can't even provide a hot meal for her husband!? Plus, look at this place! Seriously, what does she do all damn day!? It's a mess! I think the only thing that will make better is coming home drunk and yelling...If you have any better ideas though...."

Dr. Johnson: "..."

Me: "I mean seriously, you know the phrase 'rule of thumb?' You know that that comes from ..."

Dr. Johnson: (interrupting) "See me in my office."

Obviously I don't condone that sort of thing, but that class is all fuzzy and warm and understanding to the point of almost being sickening.

I also found out this week that my professor for Path, a Harvard Medical School grad and Mayo clinic intern, was also a star contender on the Nickalodeon show "Double Dare." Oh yeah, you heard me right, not only did he excel at Harvard Medical School, but he can find 5 red flags in a baby pool full of pudding in less than 30 seconds provided he has goggles! His family scored the highest score of the season one year and Mark Summers still calls him now and again for medical advice.

Also, I'm thinking about going to New York over the break in December so if anyone has advice on that, email me and let me know. Music wise, this has been a great week for me as well. Jose' Gonzalez, Jens Lekman, and Band of Horses all came out with new albums I'll post some videos in a day or two for anyone that wants to take a gander. Also, LSU lost last night to a 17th ranked Kentucky, moving us down from #1 to #5 in the AP polls. Now Ohio and S. Florida are at the top, which I guess if every team you play could be beaten by a girl scout troop, its pretty easy to remain undefeated. Even though we looked a little sluggish, we still carried a 5-1 team into triple OT. An upset none the less.

Friday night we went to the "White Swan" Chinese restaurant in Simpson bay, its down that side road across from Island Video. I highly suggest it, I'm sure General Zsao puts "General Zsao's chicken" on his list of top 5 lifetime accomplishments right up there with his military conquests, and if he doesn't, he should. I think having a chicken dish named after you is the highest honor a Chinese citizen or commander can hope to achieve in his or her lifetime.

Tein's henchman #1: "General Tein, the people of China would like to show their gratitude for bringing our people good fortune, and many U.S. tuition dollars! We propose a 40 foot golden likeness of you to be erected in the new 'Tein-a-min' square!"


Tein: "Hold that thought, how about you just rename 'chicken and broccoli' to 'Tein D-lite?'"

Tein's henchman #1: "Done."