Spring Break

Going to Panama with two of my college friends. Woohoo! As of now we don't have a place to sleep, but who knows what other kind of fiasco we'll get ourselves into! More to come. And if not, stay tuned for pictures on the 22nd.

CNN Headline T-Shirt That I Might Actually Consider Purchasing

Please look at this headline and admit that you're thinking, "that's what she said."

Double-take?

I just wanted to state the obvious that Angelina Jolie and the now-mother of 14 children look very similar.  Is it also a coincidence that they like to have exponential amount of children?

Apparently Coffee is Good For Your Brain

An article in the New York Times states that Swedish and Danish researchers may have linked coffee with a decreased risk in dementia.

After reading the headline of the article, I endearingly looked at the coffee that I happened to be sipping at the moment, and thought, "wow - my addiction is going to stop me from losing my mind in 50 years?"

Not exactly so.

These subjects who displayed lesser risks weren't just typical java lovers; in the course of 21 years, they drank an average of 5+ cups of coffee a day. The ones who drank 2 or less were at a greater risk for illness in comparison.

Being that I only drink about 1.5 cups per day, I'm not exactly in the clear.

But the research isn't all that credible - people self-reported how much coffee they drank per day - which is subject to errors. I feel as though people love to inflate the amount of coffee they drink simply to dramatize the stress in their lives and use the number of cups on the desk as a measuring tool of "who gets less sleep at night" and has a busier albeit established career.

In addition, they haven't gone into specifics of what kind of coffee their subjects drank: maybe some drink decaffeinated coffee, or drink it with Equal, Splenda, or real sugar, or decided that cappuccinos, lattes, and caramel macchiatos counted too. What about the issue of caffeine and all those articles about heart problems?

Whatever - I'm still going to Starbucks to help me stay up all night to do well in college.

Inauguration = Logistical Failure

No one knew what was going on. The proper authorities were ill-equipped - they didn't even have radios to communicate with the Command Post. First Aid and Warming tents weren't labeled and had faulty equipment. Hell, even the people who attended the event couldn't even properly dress their children for the cold. To say it bluntly, it was a cluster of chaos - luckily nothing really bad happened.

Working on the medical staff of the inauguration was a mixed experience. It was the best thing that I've ever done that I'll never do again. Despite barely seeing the parade due to rubbing people's feet to prevent frostbite, I got to cross the main parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue multiple times while being escorted by Secret Service to help sick people on the other side. Here is a picture that I quickly snapped while walking across:I was in a rush - I didn't want to seem too unprofessional in the middle of a really empty road.

Overall - inauguration is over. The streets are open, the metros are running, the balls are silent, and the traffic... well, the DC traffic is still there. I think I speak for over 2.5 million people, but it feels so good to say "I was there" especially during my college years at GWU. Being 21, staying at bars til 4am and not worrying about too much responsibility of the real world made this the most ideal time for a historic moment like this.

Despite the chaos of the operations of the event itself, we are all home, safe and sound. Obama is in office, and tomorrow is going to be another great day.