An unfortunate guest lecturer, and Dave Matthews on House EEEEEE!

Hey, you know what I keep forgetting to tell y'all? While perusing my pharmacology lecture schedule (which is a completely interesting thing to do during class sometimes) I discovered that one of our required lectures (on dermatologic pharmacology) is to be given by none other than my ex-dermatologist who doesn't know how to use lasers or treat patients like real people. I will, of course, be completely professional and sit there and take notes like the good adequate medical student that I am, unless she tries to describe in detail how to use a hair-removal laser. Or how to deal with a patient that you have permanently scarred and left looking like Elvis, now and forever. If that happens, then I'll just quietly put down my Family Guy pen (thanks Joyce!) and think about kittens or something.

In other news, Dave Matthews was on House MD this week, in the episode Half Wit (there's an mpeg file in downloads) and it was so good ... I don't know, I can't come up with an analogy. It was just really good. When both House and Dave were sitting at the piano in Dave's hospital room, my head almost exploded. I couldn't handle having both of them in the same frame. It's a good thing I was doing my evil genetics homework and wasn't completely rapt.

I have two exams on Monday and two on Tuesday (and a nervous breakdown somewhere in there) so I may be scarce for a few days. Don't miss me too much.

Oh! Something else I meant to tell you. Harvey at IMAO is snarking on West Virginia, and it's terribly funny. Go read it. Here's a couple of my favorites:

The state motto of West Virginia is "Montani semper liberi", which is Latin for "Sister, daughter, wife... whatever".

The variety of apple known as Golden Delicious originated in Wellsburg, West Virginia, in 1775. It was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm by a population who'd spent years being stuck with eating the Ochre Atrocious.

In May, 1860, the first oil well in West Virginia was drilled at Burning Springs. In June, 1860, the former governor of Texas invaded West Virginia and stole it.

In a recent survey, 95% of West Virginians report having checked out a book from their local public library within the last year. During the same time period, 95% of West Virginians also reported having found a way to fix that wobbly kitchen table with the short leg.

The state flag of West Virginia consists of a blue-edged white background, overlaid by an image of two men debating whether Fahrenheit 9/11 or An Inconvenient Truth was a bigger load of crap.

Dave Matthews on House? Squeeeee!

I read in TV Guide this week that Dave Matthews is going to be a guest star (i.e., Patient of the Week) on House M.D. in March. He'll play a pianist. Oh man, my head may explode. I am endlessly entertained by them both.

In other House news, there was a good song at the end of tonight's episode - Grey Room by Damien Rice (iTunes). I Googled the lyrics and then added it to my iTunes cart.

Speaking of lyrics - some particular lyrics of one of my favorite songs in the world, Long Ride Home by Patty Griffin (iTunes - go preview it at least - Patty Griffin is amazing) have been really hitting home with me lately:

Forty years go by with someone lying in your bed
Forty years of things you say you wish you'd never said
How hard would it have been to say some kinder words instead
I wonder as I stare up at the sky turning red

I've had some time to think about you
And watch the sun sink like a stone
I've had some time to think about you
On the long ride home

Headlights staring at the driveway
The house is dark as it can be
I go inside and all is silent
It seems as empty as the inside of me ...

I guess I'm grateful for life's ebbs and flows - it makes you appreciate the good times when you have to go through bad ones. But still - sometimes, I just feel emotionally drained - like I just have nothing left to give.

*sign*