NO MAN YOU CAN NOT MAKE ME WALK TOWARDS THAT VOID BEAST. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

(redraw of last year's art!) happy new year 2024, everyone! hopefully things go well this year, too :]

hey, y'all, i'm dealing with what my oncologist is fairly confident calling stage 1 endometrial cancer. i haven't had my surgery yet, and there are already bills coming in from the multiple procedures i've already had to deal with, so if you feel slightly compelled to pad my shoestring budget for this nightmare: cashapp/venmo are @irishais, kofi is here.

Final semester before graduation… Amazing how time flies ⏳

My internship at the hospital starts next week and I couldn’t be more excited 🥼🤩

After a full semester, I am finally back working on my MD thesis… for like one week, until I start my internship in Dublin, Ireland. 🇮🇪 || 25.07.2023 Lux

I PASSED MY CERTIFICATION EXAM 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😎😇🩷☀️😊💕🦚💕‼️☀️🩷‼️

Candela Obscura is very fun in terms of horror, because I have never been particularly bothered by horror, but when I have been, I'm always like, is this because of how I react in particular or because of how effective the visuals or the atmosphere are? And that's kind of hard to differentiate in the genre people most often consume horror in (film) and for me, who reads books very visually, it can be hard in that format as well.

With Candela it's like, this is deeply unsettling despite there being no visuals beyond the general set and the action being dictated to me while mechanics are happening, which is something that can take absolutely you out of the atmosphere of the thing. Even if you're used to the actual play format, a mechanics heavy scene especially without notable GM guiding is going to remind you that you are watching people play a game. There's a lot to say about how this show's cast have phenomenal grasp of the genre and the atmosphere, but even then, it is a hard line to manage, and they are doing it masterfully. And that's what makes it so fun as a concept! Candela has very effective storytelling, but it's also a lot easier to see the edges of the story, because the "man behind the curtain" of the story so to speak is on full display.

Anyway, this is a long-winded way of saying that I really have confirmed I have no issue with horror, because I passed out instantly upon going to bed and then let a lab tech take my blood this morning without even thinking of making some eldritch monster joke. Which is, not gonna lie, a little bit wild to me.

Okay. BUT. What if. Instead of a CEO of a multimillion dollar company in AU's Knives was like. A professional agoraphobe. Who did computer programming stuff freelance with no regard for morals. Also he wrote and released computer viruses for shits n giggles. What if.

scum villain au where everything is the same but tianlang jun is replaced with magic brian adventurezone

It literally just clicked for me but I was looking at the Henry Skeleton and being amazed over the details that you get so right when most artists dont [like how the false ribs are accurately depicted along with the general bone structures and how the arm bones over lap realistically] and it JUST occurred to me your anatomy is so on point because you are a MED STUDENT

Get my ass outta animation school I gotta go do premed to get my art that accurate, figure drawing who???

haha, thank you neil!! I'm flattered -- I actually had to whip out my 3d anatomy models app from my ipad to make the skeleton look right!!! costae 8-10 are "fake" ribs that are attached to costae 7, costae 11 and 12 are suspended ribs.... also each vertebrae are different!! thoracic looks like a T, lumbar is thicker, the processus transversus of cervical vertebrae are way less prominent compared to thoracic and lumbar (and it has prominent foramens unlike those two). ntm the sulcus and foramens on the skull. radius and ulna gotta be right too -- do they make a cross or a straight, depends on how the hand's facing. also because I like anatomy despite being bad at memorizing names LMAO

What would you say the most common blood work panel you guys order on common animals is? Like for humans we have our yearly screening with CBC and lipids and the like. Is there an equivalent of that kind of standard panel for pets? Does it vary by species? By age? I'm a human med student fascinated by vet med and you guys are always so kind about answering my questions!

gettingvetted here.

For cats and dogs, ivory tower/gold standard medicine would dictate getting a CBC (complete blood count), chemistry, heartworm/tick borne disease screening, and a stool exam once yearly starting at 1 year of age, and then at 7 years of age doing this twice yearly (except the heartworm/tick borne disease/fecal screen) plus checking the thyroid and a urinalysis. I would say that most clinics are not getting this minimum database on most of their patients simply due to cost concerns. The most common bloodwork panel I commonly run is not routine (because again, most of my clients are not willing or able to spend very much on their pets) but includes a CBC, Chem 21, and total T4.

Horses, cattle, and other livestock species rarely get routine labwork other than stool exams.

Want to know how long it's been since anyone cleaned behind the desk in my lab?

15.08.2022

I am trying to be as productive as possible in the lab. My research gap year is ending in October and I wanna finish all (or at least most of) my experiments by then. I also applied for an internship in Dublin. Wish me luck! xo Lux

god i need a work from home day so bad