Sunday, November 16, 2008

OMG!!!

there exists a word for my experience with thesis, this particular school program, possibly all of medicine, and urban american life!!!!

Anomie, noun
-personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
-in contemporary English, means a condition of malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values. When applied to a government or society, anomie implies a social unrest or chaos.

Viva la capitalism!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Sunday, November 9, 2008

New York Times Op-Ed Columnists in order of Douchiness

Ranked from least to most:

(1) Gail Collins
(2) Frank RIch
(3) Roger Cohen (cloying, but sweet)
(4) Paul Krugman
(5) Nicholas Kristoff (not exactly douchey, but sometimes offensive in dumb oblivious way) (but so adorable!)
(6) Bob Herbert
(7) Maureen Dowd, David Brooks (tied)
(6) Thomas Friedman
(7) Billy Kristol

not ranked: Charles M. Blow (picture=too-cool-for-school)