Kosher Keg Stands

What?! It's only been about a month, I'm right on schedule!

Paris sucked.

The Louvre sucked:

















The architecture sucked:


















The gargoyles sucked:



















Even Charlemagne sucked:




















The gay bars were pretty good though:


















So after living in SF for several years, I came to expect a gay bar to have certain definitive characteristics. Do you see any rainbow flags outside that French bar? Any mustachioed burly men milling about in assless leather chaps? Yeah, neither did I. It's ok though, I'm gay friendly. It's ironic, the gay Frenchman is not at all flamboyant. Perhaps they want to distinguish themselves from the straight French men.

The latest set of exams were last week. Sensing a pattern here? Each blog update references a block of exams that just finished? This time it was Renal Phys and Pharmacology. After a rather disappointing performance in Cardiovascular Phys, I performed more to my own expectations on these. Though after having completed a PhD in Pharmacology, the exam we just had in it was not terribly challenging.

The day of our last exam we had an all-school picnic, complete with Kosher hamburgers, Kosher hot dogs, and Kosher kegs. It was nice weather and the whole 1st yr class hung out outside until late in the night. I had one of those nights where 2 or 3 beers, which usually wouldn't even fill the holes in my back teeth, knocked me the fuck out. Fortunately I was in control enough to avoid making a complete ass of myself. I also judiciously avoided the Kosher keg stands and Kosher beer bongs. I think we all breathe a Kosher sigh of relief.

India plans are moving along. I was awarded a fellowship (i.e. cash) for the trip which should about cover my airfare. I have an appointment to get plugged with all the various and sundry vaccines that will keep me alive for the month. All I have to do now is make my way to the Indian Consulate in Manhattan to get a Visa.

Until next time. Mazel Tov.