miscellaneous bits

1. re: transubstantiation and chopped-up tables
i have tried hunting for more information on the spatial relationships between accidents and essences, but google is for once useless, and the summa theologica too thick for casual bedtime browsing. also: no word on whether the water co-mingled with the wine obtains the essence of Christ, or whether it was plasma that flowed from His side, or whether the tradition is related to the spearing. to be looked into further.

2. there have been a lot of goodbyes. i was losing track for a while, but i think i am more or less done (except for you, minz).

-- not farewells, clarifies cp, because after all, what are years nowadays? (cp: it's going to be six years before my sister actually becomes a proper doctor. me: oh! i'll be working by then!)

3. re: time perception as we grow older. see this for a good summary of logtime.

4. i am as ready, i think, as i ever will be. ready to start work again -- i don't think i even really saw these couple of weeks as a holiday, just a necessary interlude. i could have used more sleep, and more time to read, and certainly more time to look through notes, but that is water under the bridge now.

5. to various people: thank you for making time for me, and giving me sweet little trinkets, and being indulgent when i go off like a bullet train about things like cognitive prophylaxis, and handing out exercise tips, and believing that i'm not going to go to penn to make a complete ass of myself. and i will see you next year, if the fates allow.

#18 - Knowing this: "I will never forget you. See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name." Isaiah 49:15-16