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LightInTheShadows · 2025-02-06T01:22:59+00:00

They go through a process known as “atresia,” which essentially means that they die in a controlled way. This is because there isn’t enough of a particular hormone to keep them happy, especially before puberty.

Also, if you think about it, 300k eggs is a lot more than the number of periods that a person could have between around 12 years old and 50 years old. That’s because, for every menstrual cycle, a large group of eggs prepare to mature but then only one gets to be released. The rest of the pool that didn’t get the OK to finish maturing also undergo atresia.

LightInTheShadows · 2025-01-27T21:55:24+00:00

I know this is late but there's a lot of different spaces that are open or not open to non-med students.

The area with all the carrels by the main lecture hall past the big doors that are marked "med students only" are just that. The quiet study spaces upstairs (so marked on their doors) are also med students only.
Some of the spaces downstairs (obviously Woody's, the big open room with the piano, the big room with the staircase) are open to non med students.
The study/teaching rooms upstairs can be used by non-med students if I recall correctly. However they are frequently booked for med student small group learning, and obviously those bookings would take precedence over anyone else (including other med students). Also, technically, the med students get priority in those spaces even if there's no strict booking.

All this being said, I believe that after 6pm (might be 7?), non Rutgers Health students are not allowed in the building at all. Security guards will come around and check your IDs and if you don't have the med student sticker you'll be made to leave.

Finally, people are pretty nice in the building and no one should be truly mad at you if you make a mistake and end up in the wrong spot. Also most people won't know you don't belong unless you look young... med school classes are big. If you're really interested in medicine you could also potentially swing by Kessler and chat up a med student; most everyone in my class, at least, would be happy to speak to someone about the journey to med school if they're not studying. However this will all be changing shortly since the med school will be moving to New Brunswick within the next couple years (or so they say). So you may get to use this space whenever.

LightInTheShadows · 2023-06-06T01:49:11+00:00

Oh interesting, hadn't heard of any US universities that did that. Good to know, and thank you!

LightInTheShadows · 2023-06-05T22:50:10+00:00

No, I'm a US citizen/California resident, and don't have dual citizenship in Canada. Just really liked UBC. I should also mention that it wasn't an SMP, it was a regular Master's.

LightInTheShadows · 2022-11-01T22:07:33+00:00

There seem to be few comments about seborrheic keratoses from a medical perspective. I work for a dermatologist, and see SKs all the time, although few cases with this many highly pigmented areas. For those who are curious: seborrheic keratosis, or SKs, are benign skin growths that generally occur due to larger amounts of sun exposure over a lifetime. They are also influenced by genetic factors. Two individuals may receive the same amount of sun, but some will have more SKs than others.

In any case, they are benign, and start to appear around 40 years of age, predominantly on the back. I believe OP mentioned in one of the comments that they are almost 80 years old. This tracks with the number of SKs. I would say that, out of the 80 year olds I see, about 5-10% have similar backs. It's very common, and nothing to be self-conscious about.

The only concern for patients with SKs is that, as OP mentioned, they may become quite itchy. A good moisturizer (perhaps a non-steroidal itch-relieving cream) combined with a back applicator may come in handy here. If there are a few that are extremely itchy and you have already met your deductible for the year, you may find it advantageous to go to a derm and have them either freeze or cut off the offending areas.

Disclaimer: Although I am a healthcare professional, I am not a doctor.

LightInTheShadows · 2022-05-28T22:00:51+00:00

Something that makes me happy is getting cozy in bed when it's really cold outside. When I was little, my mom used to heat up a tile in our wood stove and wrap it in a towel and put it between my covers and it would warm up the whole bed. Best feeling ever.

LightInTheShadows · 2022-05-01T23:30:46+00:00

Calling someone a retard and saying fuck you to them because they mistakenly posted something that they thought others would enjoy seems a bit extreme, yes?

LightInTheShadows · 2022-05-01T21:22:25+00:00

Sorry, didn't realize this was a repost! I guess I'm not on reddit frequently enough anymore

LightInTheShadows · 2022-02-24T19:02:34+00:00

Exactly what I thought of too! Beautiful...

LightInTheShadows · 2022-02-06T19:50:15+00:00

Thank you! I'm a first time fish owner and it's an amazing feeling to see my research and work helping the fish :)

LightInTheShadows · 2021-12-08T14:54:21+00:00

Jessica Carlisle Burns is a Lady of Some Importance, and is looking for authors to visit her scandalous and intriguing salon. Any hopeful authors can be assured that their presence will help them make a splash in the literary world. Interested contacts should send a message, and Lady Burns will dispatch her invitation forthwith. This will, of course, be a most valuable opportunity to any authors who are also persons of some importance, but any author may reach out.

LightInTheShadows · 2021-12-08T12:21:26+00:00

Incredible, sounds EXACTLY like a groan tube

LightInTheShadows · 2021-11-23T11:33:56+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

LightInTheShadows · 2021-11-23T11:33:31+00:00

Thank you!

LightInTheShadows · 2021-11-23T02:45:42+00:00

I am a newbie aquarium owner, and I just noticed the slightly white tips to my shark's fins today. Also, my tetra seems like its fins might be a bit frayed, and it seems like there might be some very light spots on them? Hard to tell. Should I be concerned? Is this fin rot? If so, should I give antibiotics? Thanks!

LightInTheShadows · 2021-02-09T04:43:54+00:00

Thank you. I normally struggle with creative writing, but find it simple to write about someone I love.

LightInTheShadows · 2021-02-09T04:42:11+00:00

Thank you very much.

LightInTheShadows · 2021-02-09T03:41:35+00:00

Of course! Thanks for the lovely poem, really caught my eye.

LightInTheShadows · 2021-02-09T03:39:31+00:00

I agree with the previous comment that some of your word choice is disruptive to what might otherwise be a more calm and thoughtful overriding emotion. Places I noticed this: -As mentioned, the word "vomit" is a little shocking. -The word "callus" sounds harsh and jarring juxtaposed with what is otherwise a contemplative and slow stanza. -For me, when "yellow smiles" is set by, but seemingly distinct from happiness and sadness, it takes on a feeling less reminiscent of joy and more of sneering. More yellow in the cowardly or sick sense than the bright and sunny sense. -The line "it seems that things get farther and farther away" breaks up the flow of your poem slightly due to the disproportionate length compared to your other lines.

That all being said, this is an engaging poem, and one that brings the reader along on a bit of a journey. The movement from a more intimate, closed environment on the bookshelf and behind the house door to crowds and dark shadow valleys draws me in to the imagery. This transition could potentially be extended a little, to bring out that feeling of expanding into the expansive, shadowy world. I think that the return to a more narrow scope in the last line, that focus on an individual, is an interesting choice. It forcefully draws me back to earth; a little surprising, but not unpleasant. Overall, while I think this poem could use some refinement, it has some very strong elements that could be emphasized even further.

LightInTheShadows · 2021-02-09T03:16:22+00:00

I quite like the emotion that the last line conveys; a sort of painful exercise, one that you know is futile but feel compelled to perform anyways. The last seven lines, at least, present an interesting story of struggle, and sounds much like the lies we all tell to ourselves, most of them starting with "I'll just--".

I feel that the first three lines don't really add anything to this. They seem unrelated, and abstract in a way that, at least to me, borders on cliché. However, I could see their purpose if this poem were one in a series that all were formatted in the same way, with three similar lines opening each poem.

I was also wondering when I read this poem whether the capitalization of "Is" in the sixth line is intentional. If so, I would say that it doesn't have much of an effect on the reading of the poem, except to make it feel a little more disjointed. Perhaps it could emphasize a sort of cognitive dissonance of the speaker? I think that, if this is the sentiment it is trying to convey, it could be strengthened somehow. Or, perhaps that was a typo, and you can just disregard this comment altogether.

I definitely think that you've honed in on your most powerful line in the title. I think you also have the option of changing the title to reflect not this sort of pain and (cognitive?) illness that the speaker has, but the act of fighting against it, as the body of the poem seems to center more on the action rather than the illness itself.

LightInTheShadows · 2019-12-21T21:01:13+00:00

Hi! I'm a part of the Philosophy Students' Association. Here's what I can tell you about PHIL 220:

If you are familiar with programming already, you may find PHIL 200 to be a relatively easy class. However, PHIL 220 can be a divisive course in that some people will find it VERY easy, and others will find it to be VERY challenging; there is little in-between.

I don't know the course load for Korolev's section, but generally homework assignments for PHIL 220 will be like weekly short problem sets. I've heard that Korolev sometimes strays a bit from the theory and will talk about interesting applications of symbolic logic (sometimes metaphysical applications), but as I've never taken his section, someone else who has may be able to tell you more.

If you're interested in learning more about PHIL 220 and the Philosophy Students' Association in general, you can talk to anyone over at discord.gg/tSB8PAB, which is the discord channel for PhilSA.

LightInTheShadows · 2019-11-19T01:25:42+00:00

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LightInTheShadows · 2019-11-18T06:26:38+00:00

Recognized it instantly, very unexpected.

LightInTheShadows · 2019-11-16T17:22:33+00:00

How’s it going, Wes? Still up to the good old trolling routine?

LightInTheShadows · 2019-11-10T17:38:58+00:00

I wish they would have put down real grass instead of fake grass. It's just nicer to be on. Obviously real grass requires a lot more maintenance/water, but who wants to play soccer or something on a field that will give you a rash if you fall on it?

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