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liviya

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About Me

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Once upon a time, I was sort of an artist who sort of got an art degree and painted some stuff from time to time. Then after much contemplation and consideration, decided life was too boring, short and meaningless, so I made the quite logical decision to go back to school to become a doctor. Four years post-life-altering-decision I am half way through my first year of medical school. Currently, I hate school. I like the people and I like the information, but I am tired. My brain is tired of memorizing and most of all I am tired of living like a 22 year old in a town I don't like (Update: Now 3rd yr of med school and living in Portland= much better). Despite the occasional pits of despair, I am still glad I decided to take this route.
I am not a loner, but I don't travel with a pack of friends either. I am quite easily distracted and at other times hyper focused. I am neither here, nor there most of the time. Often I feel like I am thinking on three different levels at the same time. Always thinking. Often staring off into what you think is "space." I get terrible migraines-which I hate-but which have become an annoying part of my life. I pick at things-anything that is not smooth will get picked. I like little things. Little details, quirks and patterns. If there is a choice between standing on the stage and standing in the shadows against the wall, I'll choose the wall. Most of the time I hide in the middle though.
I love european chocolate, Jasmine tea, indie rock, punk rock and other rock, coffee, getting e-mail, getting real mail with presents in it, shoes, homemade raspberry jam, basil, cilantro, avocados, salmon, halibut, hiking, beach-combing, reading, the internet, and pasting colin's head into funny photos and sending them to him. I like painting. I like snowboarding ( a lot)(i do not like the snowboard industry, though). I like the idea of surfing. And a whole lot of other stuff.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Seeking: Pro-bono publico, Harvard-educated financial advisor who has one heck of good idea on how to get me out of 6 years worth of private college DEBT. Seriously.

My Blog

Med School. Week 3: Commentary from the front line

I don't know if this is going to work, but when and if I have time I'm going to try to take some personal notes (or blog if you will) on some of these experiences while I attend medical school. Be fo...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:07:00 GMT

Your Beautiful Happy Face

As someone who the kids on the schoolbus nicknamed "Smiley", my state-of-being this year would have barely hinted that I used to be a person, who for the most part, was happy. Like the ...
Posted by on Thu, 25 May 2006 08:57:00 GMT

CATS

It's true. I love cats. If all my life plans fail, I know I will always have a happy future as a cat lady. My cat, who is living with my parents right now, is a Balinese who looks very similar to the ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:37:00 GMT

A Self-Centered Survey

A Self-Centered Survey:some tidbits on me   1.  What time did you get  ;up this morning? 7:00am Although I would have preferred to sleep until 9... &nb...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:21:00 GMT

... where the sun don't shine

You know what's good? Those chewable vitamin Cs from Costco. They are better than candy. It's like eating little pieces of sunshine. My life is rather depressing lately, so I'm consuming a lot of...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:26:00 GMT

Will Work for Hot Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ok. So this is getting a bit ridiculous. No one in San Diego County wants to hire me! I am getting really tired of applying to jobs. UCSD has rejected me for three jobs based on the claim that I am no...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:58:00 GMT

Helmut Ditsch

I have found an artist whose work blows me away. I may as well burn my brushes and dump that old muddy jar of paint thinner in my plants that need watering. Check this guy out: Helmut Ditsch-- b...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:13:00 GMT