Weightless Dog
Weightless dogs are very funny, especially when they appear from out of nowhere.
H. Lee White Leaving Harbor
Weightless dogs are very funny, especially when they appear from out of nowhere.
Nine months ago, I received some rather bad news: a rejection from the U of M School of Dentistry. Never one who enjoys having to zig when I intended to zag, I nevertheless tried to learn how to accept change. I signed off last February with a statement that seemed confident but was riddled with holes of doubt and trouble. Only work and time could resolve those issues. And today, I got some news. So… finally… years of planning, a biochemistry degree, research, summer classes, dental observations, dental conventions, a dental coop class, taking the DAT, applying, getting rejected, taking a DAT class, more observations, re-applying, and endless months of waiting for news, it is official — I start dental school next fall at the University of Minnesota!
Let me get something out of my system here: YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First off, I could not have made it without my family and Ms. Mykala. Plus, I owe everyone who stopped by last year and said “hey, keep going, you can do it” a huge HUGE “thank you.” You all rock. Pat yourself on the back. I’ll buy you a beer when I see you.
This is one of those pieces of news that is so big, so game-changing, that your brain cannot process it all in one chunk (I’m certainly still reeling). That hugeinosity, I think, is the biggest gift — this is the news that keeps on giving.
For inspiration: “my cup runneth over.”
For humor: Why did the dental license plate read PS8110b?
Aaaaand xkcd: “Instead of office chair package contained bobcat.” Don’t forget to hover over images for helpful tooltip captions, generally further explicating the joke or extending the humor.
Couldn’t really tell where this looked out to… the middle of the lake?
These umbrella pine trees in Rome look amazing, almost surreal.
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