No more pizza.
No more burgers and fries.
No more soda.
I’ve had a freakishly horrible diet since the start of college.
I really need to watch what I eat now, or I’ll pay for my bad habits in the future.
I don’t know what’s come over me. Yesterday, during dinner, I had some sort of revelation, and it [...]

I’m currently stagnant.
I’ve been this way for the past few days.
I can’t let this condition persist.
I have a lot of “bidness” to take care of, so to speak.
[C'mon ALI! Snap out of it!]
Did someone say something?

I have issues. Let me tell you about one.
I have an issue with writing essays. I’m a perfectionist when writing papers, but I’m also a procrastinator in general.
That makes for a horrible combination.
I labor to write essays, spending WAY too much time preparing outlines and such. I understand making an outline is a [...]

I’m studying for the MCAT. I’m losing my mind.
I’m losing my mind. I’m studying for the MCAT.

We’ll See What Happens (man, i suck at titles)

I’m on autopilot, and I’m blindfolded.
I’m going to be a doctor, and that’s all there is to it.
What else do I know? What else could I do?
We’ll see what happens.
Research? That’d be cool. But…
Am I smart enough? Will I have patience?
I think I’m just attracted to the idea of being a brilliant neuroscientist, and that’s [...]

Plants For Podiums

This past week, I attended a “Welcome Week” assembly for freshman and transfer students. I wasn’t surprised to find plants situated around the podium for the speakers. This got me thinking about possible analyses of the set-up.
1. The set-up shows that humanity has a primal/innate attraction to plants.
2. The set-up is indicative of [...]

Before I leave for the day…

…I want to quickly say that the past few days have been dominated by health-related ventures.
On Saturday, I endured a ten-hour CPR and First Aid course at the La Puente Valley ROP. It sounds grueling, but, for the most part, it really wasn’t. The instructor, Mr. Fernandez, had a lot to do with that. His [...]