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First of all, I want to congratulate Babs on finding a new job and to thank her for sending that sweet e-mail saying good luck on finals. How is the apartment hunting going, Babs?

Anyway, I am back to living in my carrel for the next two weeks. My first exam for the block is on Friday (the day after my birthday, sadly) and then I have four the following week. Right now, I'm studying GI (gastrointestinal diseases), and our coursemaster had a fun quote that I thought I'd share with everyone:

Your digestive system is your body’s fun house, whereby food goes on a long, dark scary ride, taking all kinds of unexpected turns, being attacked by vicious secretions along the way, not knowing until the last minute whether it will become a useful body part, or ejected into dark hole by Mr. Sphincter. You must be careful about what you eat, unless you want your body making heart valves of things like bean dip. (Dave Barry)

Now on that happy note, what are everyone's plans for the holidays?