My Halloween Costume/ Movember/ Shout Outs

Hey all,

In the Classroom:
Its been a little bit since my last update here. Please forgive but I have been very busy the last couple weeks. Really the only thing that has been going on is school. It has finally kicked in that I am in dental school and the work load is becoming significant. I have had several tests and a presentation over the last couple weeks all of which went very well. So for all of you back in Canada, know that my academics are going great so far.

Anatomy is still really cool. The last two labs we looked at the heart (So I legitimately had a human heart in my hands) and the lungs (also was holding human lungs). Really amazing stuff and it makes all of us really feel like we are in medical school. I really find that stuff fascinating.

I managed to take a picture of my tooth models in dental occlusion class. Have a look below:

Also worth mentioning was that my friend Thomas and I got elected to the students union by my DDS class this past week. Basically this means that we attend regular meetings with representatives from each year of the DDS and discuss important issues or concerns that we may have. Thomas and I are the representatives for our 1st year class. The DDS reps are also considered the social comity so I think we organize events and stuff too but I will have to look into that to confirm.

Lastly, My polish isn't developing very well since full time classes have kicked in, we are limited to one class per week for polish so it is difficult to improve in the short amount of time spent on Polish. I have however been adopting "words/phrases of the week" in polish. Last week it was "do widzenia" which means see you later. This week it is nikt which means nobody. Don't ask how I decide on the words of the week because they are in large just at random.

Outside the Class:
I tried REAL sushi for the first time (I don't count grocery store sushi as an attempt) and it was surprisingly very good. During that meal I also learned how to eat with chopsticks (or at least enough to kind of look like I know what I'm doing) so that was definitely a good experience.

I have been going out a lot on Fridays with "my crew", we tend to stick to a routine of a few beers before clubs and then go to "club czekolada" to socialize/dance/get in trouble. I figure I have to have a little fun to stay sane so don't judge me for that one.

I recently got myself an iphone, and it has undoubtedly changed my life for the better. It is so cheap to use too so its been a really great addition to keep me organized. Also, thanks to a translator app for the iphone I can confidently communicate with anyone in polish by speaking into my phone and having the phone convert my speech into Polish. Technology is ridiculous these days!

I have got into a habit of listening to Toronto radio on my walks to class. I have been listening to 102.1 the edge, more specifically the Dean Blundell show. If you haven't heard of this or you want a good laugh google this radio show and listen to it. Everyday I am walking to class and I randomly burst out in laughter while I'm walking by myself. People have been giving me weird looks but the hell with them.

Halloween:

So Here is my Halloween costume: I am going to paint myself entirely red and tie a white string around myself. Then, I am going to ride a tricycle everywhere I go. What am I you might ask? Of course I am the menstrual cycle.........People are going to be like "What are you? The Devil?" and then I will say "No! I'm much worse than the devil." :)

Seriously though, Nothing too crazy is going on for Halloween here, I think we are going to go to a party tomorrow night and dress up a little bit but nothing too out of the ordinary. I have never really been big on Halloween anyway. I'm sure most of you have probably already seen this but a Halloween video just got posted the other day and has gone viral (meaning it has spread all over the internet rapidly). If you haven't seen it check it out:

Movember:
So November is a month that has recently been deemed "Movember" which is a program that raises money for prostate cancer. Basically the idea of it is that guys begin the month of November clean shaven and grow a mustache for the remainder of the month. They are not allowed to shave it but have to shave the rest of their face. pictures are taken every week to show the progress of the mo. Since I wont have an opportunity to do the rally of hope this year I thought I would get into this. I am willing to grow a very patchy and ginger mustache if people will support it. I am registered on the movember page so if I can get a bit of support I will for sure do it. Please see the following address:

http://mobro.co/scottkennedy29

The organization is legit and all money raised goes straight to prostate cancer research/ treatment options. Please donate and support the cause. It can be my Christmas present if you want! email me if there are any issues making donations etc. I'm sure you can imagine what a hilarious looking mustache I will have by the end of a month so it will be worth the donations I'm sure.

Finally my shout outs:

KK- Get yourself a job for god sakes, stop spamming my facebook wall with videos and go out make some dough. Actually, why not just take pharmacy here at PUMS? Didn't you always want to do that?

Rach Etts- Getting her braces off and  a new smile tomorrow. Happy for ya X10000000.

The many people who have sent me emails- I'm sorry I have been delayed on responding, I really am pretty swamped but I will do my best to get back to you.

Steve Jobs- Appreciate the iphone bro, thanks for contributing from the grave. Ps. How messed up is it that one person like Steve Jobs dies and thats all anybody hears about when like a million African children have died in the last hour and it makes the news for 20 seconds right after sports and just before weather?.....Messed up!

K thats all I have. Talk to you super people soon. Cheers! Oh and feel free to post comments below, I like reading them.

42 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SK