A year of moments, more defined than my abs.

Phil | December 31, 2008

And so it is that the Year of the Rat is on its way out. It’s not over quite yet, so I’ll still retain a bit of glory of my birth year, but since it’s almost the solar new year, I thought it as good a time as any to steal an idea from Jana [...]

All Things Phil, Extreme Makeover Edition

Phil | December 29, 2008

If you’re reading this, that means I’ve successfully managed to do a complete overhaul of this website without it curling up, catching a hacking cough, and then dying in a fit of shivers and painful screams.
Now that I’ve gotten that little introduction out of the way, welcome to the new and (somewhat) improved All Things [...]

An X-Rated Stream of Consciousness

Phil | December 26, 2008

Here’s a sad state of affairs for a Friday night: me, sitting on the couch, watching xXx on TV and actually paying attention to it. Well, the last part is actually the only sad part. I suppose my only redemption at this point is that I’ve been mostly ignoring the movie in favor of playing [...]

Does this Santa hat make my butt look big?

Phil | December 24, 2008

“Wait, I don’t get it. Why is this Jew wearing a Santa hat?” you might be asking yourself. I’m all about sending mixed signals, obviously, but this one is really quite simple: this Santa hat screams fabulous. Plus, it’s practically a cipah that just happens to be red with white fuzz around it, replete with [...]

Preoccupied. Be back in five.

Phil | December 24, 2008

It’s been quiet here at ATP since I came back to New Mexico for break, mostly because I’ve been loving my time off. As soon as school was over, I promptly got sick. Then I hopped on a plane, landed in Albuquerque, and stayed sick for the next few days. To borrow the immortal words [...]

Delta got me hooked on Biscoff quasi-gingerbread cookies and I couldn’t be happier about it.

Phil | December 18, 2008

It figures that as soon as my semester is over and all that stress ends so suddenly, I get hit with a head cold. Maybe that’s a gift from the semester that I repeated cursed for the last three months, I don’t know. It certainly made traveling back to Albuquerque a fascinating endeavor, me sitting [...]

Curious Phil and the Super Old House He’s Renting

Phil | December 15, 2008

Curiosity got the better of me today. My little house has a tendency to like extremes. The wood that comprises the majority of walls can trap heat, and then turn around and trap the arctic winds. It’s been doing the latter lately, which means that as the temperature outside dips to the high 30’s and [...]

You’re a Grinch one, Mr. Phil

Phil | December 14, 2008

Hey kids, what’s a great way to spend a Saturday night right before final exams on Monday? If you answered going to an ugly sweater party, you are correct.
After spending the better part of my day studying neuroanatomy, I also wiled away my afternoon doing the same thing. Around 7, a very important chat with [...]

Oddfriday, kinda like a David Bowie song.

Phil | December 13, 2008

In the history of weird days, I think my Friday today takes the cake. I offer the following evidence, quoted directly from a text message I sent Robert this morning:
Have I been having the most bizarre day so far!
1. I had bed head so bad that even my goatee was all over the place.
2. I [...]

Me and My Big Mouth

Phil | December 10, 2008

“I’ve never had those before.” That was my reply when a friend of mine in clinic offered me a Starbucks Frappuccino this afternoon. The look on everyone’s faces when I said this led me to believe that, with the exception of those aged three or younger, I was the last person on the planet to [...]