This is why I'm glad I'm still on the med school listserve

I got this email the other day and can't stop laughing about it.


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Hi guys,

Somehow the pigs feet got left in the fridge instead of the freezer in the green academy.  When you open the fridge the smell is extremely strong disgusting.  I emailed Dana Zink about this and the janitors know, but I don't know when it will be cleaned up.

Please don't open the fridges (I know the pigs feet are in the fridge on the left, I don't know about the right).

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True story.

Is it possible to sprain both ankles in a single fall?

Yes, yes it is.

I had a really unlucky fall while bouldering last night.  C thinks that since I went through the first 25 years of my life without a single injury, I am merely making up for lost time.

Getting carried around everywhere (and I do mean everywhere) and having everything served to me whilst I lie in bed has been great (for the first 5 minutes) don't get me wrong, but by 3:30PM today I was googling how long it will take before I can escort myself to the bathroom.

Funny thing is, not many people sprain both ankles in a single fall...in fact I found a thread asking whether or not it was even possible to do so.  There was only one answer posted:

Not unless you are Chuck Norris.

More windows, less shopping :0)

Swedish Stores

We have...weather

Weekday - a store that I think has gotten better over the years, or at least better organized.  Really nice clothes.  Would love to work here just for the employee discount.

Monki- really nice displays where the clothes are hung in a large circle tilted on a diagonal. Very dramatic and nice to browse through which makes the online pictures quite underwhelming.

H and M - I seem to have less luck with this store than others, but my sister and one of my good friends here in Sweden always look super polished and stylish in H and M.  There is an intersection in Stockoholm where there is a multistory H and M on each of the four corners of the street.

Hasbeens - shoes especially these pairs

If I had money to burn:

Linen dress with mesh
Asymmetric studio top
Open back jumpsuit
V back dress
Lace dress
Shirt skirt dress
Another lace dress
Sheer maxi

What. I had to see what the coconut ones looked like...in my kitchen

Lobster claw

Lobster claw!!

I am nothing if not a thorough researcher.  I believe in the merits of large sample size and precision.  When necessary, I play the dual role of both principle investigator and test subject.  Here I present to you the preliminary data:

Ms.Ö's homemade: strong coconut notes

Espresso House: large and in charge! super chocolatey. vegan!

Wayne's Coffee: a bit dry, but still a welcome treat to split with a girl friend (note: as a rule 

                             I don't split them but I really really really like this friend)

Jacob's Coffee: crunchy, but not dry...hint of nuts? 'homemade'

These tastings were all done before I even knew what these balls are made of.  

Oatmeal...verkligen (really) ?!!?!  I thought they seemed more like large truffles than anything.

Ok, there is also butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla sugar (no one uses extract here), and a few drops of coffee.  But I was really taken aback by the oatmeal.  Also, they are a no-bake treat in case you were wondering how addiction would affect your electric bill.

M had been taunting me about her chokolade balls being the bäst (it is what it sounds like), so after our walk around the lake last night, I reminded her that actions speak louder than words.

This picture is of the above mentioned lake,
but it was taken back in 2005 when I had a polaroid attached at the hip

These were the smallest ones I have ever eaten, but super fresh pure and simple.
Just combine:
-100 g butter
-1.5 dl sugar
-3 dl raw oatmeal
-3 tablespoons cocoa powder
-2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (you can obvi use extract instead my dear compatriots)
-splash of coffee or just a scoop of instant coffee powder
-coconut or pearl sugar in which to roll the balls you will theoretically form should you not elect to eat straight out of the bowl


That is to say if you still have hands after your kitchen partner plugs in the mixer with the switch turned on while you are dicing butter into the bowl.

This is when I removed my sweater and realized that M and I not only spontaneously made chokolade balls, but also spontaneously dressed like them.  

Chokolade ball revisited

Camera phone

The pro to the camera phone is that I photograph far more than I would without it.  The con is, if I don't go back and reshoot properly...all I am left with are poor images.  I need to go back and reshoot.