London The Human

I graduated from med school. This photo shoot was meant to capture what it felt like.

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Things to make sure I do at least once a year after I get out of school (in about 83,937,492,749,374,938,294,749,383,933 years):

Most single people hate Valentine's Day. The most pathetic of such people refer to it as "Single Awareness Day" and we all become intimately aware of why they are still single. I see it as a prime opportunity. There are only so many times a year when it's not seen as a social no-no to give homemade presents and chocolate to a few single women. The best thing about Valentine's Day is that you don't need a real girlfriend, 'cause the single ladies are more than willing to pretend to be your girlfriend for the day.

Occasionally, I'll catch myself staring "off into space" at something unpleasant, like unclipped toenails or my unkept room. Or weird, like my roommate's slumber. Then I begin to think, "What if someone else is somehow seeing the world through my eyes right now?"

And I see what I'm looking at as a picture that someone else could be looking into, and decide to look at something else because I wouldn't want someone who gets a chance to look at the world through my eyes to have to see that.

In my time growing up, I was taught never to say a swear (or cuss). To this day, I don't swear, largely because it carries a stereotype depending on what crowd you're with, and also because even if I only say it in private, having it in my vocabulary gives it potential to be blurted out at a bad time, like when I'm around children.

Sometimes, I hear people say, "Why bother saying 'f-word'? You know we all think of the real word when you say that."

Sometimes, I'm convinced that in daily conversation, words mean nothing, so I'll do one of a few things:

I slur my speech a lot,

Mispronounce words as much as possible,

I'll start talking and finish with emphasizing tones and hand gestures,

Or I'll start and finish using only emphasizing tones and hand gestures.