Me went straight to NBA but me speaking English real good

I found this lovely quote by Kobe Bryant that is a bit LOL-inducing in my opinion:

“He didn't like my toneage, if that's a word. He's the decider. Is that a word, decider? ”

— Kobe Bryant

On being tossed by an official from a game against the Phoenix Suns, after complaining that a foul should have been called flagrant.

An attending goes organic

I was walking to my car today at Whole Foods and who happens to pass me by? None other than the infamous morning report trash talking attending, Dr. Graham himself! (Don't get me wrong here... I'm a big fan of Dr. Graham! I like him because he loves teaching medical students... and I also get a kick out of how he hates evidence based medicine) I did a double-take and turned around to get a good look and make sure it was Dr. Graham... and sure enough it was. I was really surprised to see him at Whole Foods. Why? I'm not really sure. I guess I thought of this man as someone who represents super hard core medicine... someone who doesn't mess around with his fluids and electrolytes... someone who isn't hippie enough to want organic vegetables to grace his dinner plate. But I guess I was wrong!! The funny thing is what I must have looked like when I saw Dr. Graham in the parking lot. To the innocent bystander, it probably appeared that I was checking out a graying, balding man. I promise this isn't true. Of course, if it was Dr. Bala I saw in the parking lot at Whole Foods, that innocent bystander would be absolutely correct :)

We'll dot the "i" in red, make the "M" maroon and take over the world!

It's Monday evening and I'm flying home from Atlanta, fresh off a successful apartment hunting trip. They tell me on the overhead speaker to sit back, relax and enjoy the flight and I gladly oblige - the joy of knowing shelter exists in your immediate future allows one to enjoy the trip home just a little bit more than you would think. I get comfortable in what little square footage airlines allow you these days, and I happen to glace at the seat pocket in front of me that contains the airline safety card - I remember reading these cards profusely when I was younger, but now I think of myself as too learned, too wise - if you will - to give the safety card the time of day. But, today it catches my eye, because of the Air Tran logo that I see:


I stare at the logo and wonder: Why the italicized "air"? Why the red dotted "i"? And why does this make Air Tran something else? Why? Why? Why?

And then in those seconds, I have deja vu, recalling a similar tension at viewing a logo... a logo that has graced our presence only for the past year at Baylor College of Medicine.


Why the maroon M? How much difference does a maroon "M" and a red dot on the "I" really make? These are the unanswered questions of our time.

Quote of the Day

Ahila just came over and said, "Devi, you look so brown... Did you get a tan?"

I hope others are amused by this as well.

You don't talk like a duck - Part 2

I'm back from India and I definitely miss it as I anticipated! And I could use a little less of this jet lag, for SURE!

I talked to my family in India over the phone the other day. The highlight of my conversations was when I talked to my niece, Aarti, who asked, "Devika Didi, where are you calling from?" I think she thought that I may be calling from the moon. I decided to tell her the truth. "Hi, Aarti! I'm calling from the U.S."

And then she says, "Devika Didi, I know you are not an alien!"

So she figured out that I'm actually not from the moon. I think one of her textbooks for school convinced her of this sad fact. I saw that her science textbook said, "Human beings breathe air. Humans need air in order to live and survive. This is why no one can live on the moon."

Stupid textbooks. They leave kids with no room for creativity!!