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A roommate, watching me swallow a handful of pain meds: “I just really don’t like taking any medicine personally” Relatives and family friends, after not seeing me for the better part of a year: “wow you look really good for someone who’s supposed to be so sick!” A new doctor: “are… Read More

As a toddler, I was very convinced that I didn’t like broccoli, regardless of the fact that I’d never eaten broccoli. When my parents finally convinced me to try brocoli, I loved it and ate so much that my poop turned green... for the past 20+ years, my mom has brought this up WHENEVER… Read More

A) Kentucky is southern but not really the South with a capital S

I have endometriosis, which a) took years to get diagnosed, b) got a lot worse my first year in grad school, and c) wound up requiring surgery. Two friends (women I'd known for less than a year) offered to drive me to and from surgery and helped make sure I was set for the recovery.… Read More

Dear Professor McGonagall, I won't go so far as to say that my desire to go into academia started with you. Mostly, it was because I'm a nerd. But part of the reason I'm a nerd is because of Harry Potter. Most books, movies, and epic tales are filled with male mentors (and to a certain… Read More

I was finishing up my first year of grad school while in pretty constant pain and while preparing for major surgery... on top of that, it was way warmer than usual, so cooking seemed like an insurmountable task. Instead, I'd cut an avocado in half, fill each half with lemon juice,… Read More

One of my friends took me to a Keith Urban concert for my 17th birthday, and I was a huge Keith Urban fan. Our seats were up a bit (not on the floor) but still decently close. As he played the set, Keith Urban would pop up in the crowd in random places. We kept hoping he would show… Read More

In Louisiana, it's illegal to consume human or animal waste, including blood, feces, and other waste. So apparently the vampire group here in New Orleans is breaking the law.