Grad School

So, at right, there is a poll that has been up for many, many months, concerning where we should go for grad school. Since then, the University of Washington has rejected me, and hurricane-related concerns helped me decide not to apply to UTMB in Galveston, Texas. Remaining are the Albany Medical College, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and the University of Virginia.

Virgina has yet to respond to me.

I interviewed with AMC last week by phone. They seemed nice, and I'm sure I'd get a good education there, but unless everyone else rejects me, I can't imagine us living there. Albany is too freaking cold.

This week, I'll be flying out to Dallas for an interview at UTSW, and I'll be doing the same next week in Chapel Hill. Dallas is a much cheaper place to live than Chapel Hill and Charlottesville (not to mention Albany), but Lauren's not all that thrilled about spending 5-6 years living in a Texas climate, and we would definitely be closer to family in North Carolina or Virginia.

I wonder what will win out: who gives me the most money to go to their school, or love of Cheerwine?

CNN and Race

So. I was checking the news this morning from CNN and I saw something unusual. Here's my screen capture. Let's see if you can spot it. You'll need to click on the image to see a larger version.



Here's a zoom on the unusual area.



If you didn't know that Robert Gibbs is the White House Press Secretary, would it be unusual to you to see CNN apparently clarifying that Obama's press secretary is white?

Nice job, CNN. Nice job.

By the way, a careful observer will notice something in this screen capture that tells you some information about a recent change in my computer situation. Since January 2007, I've been using a Mac Mini. Did you notice the battery icon in the upper right? I just got a new aluminum Macbook!

Jealous? I know.