I Should Have Been A Doctor

Okay, not really. But, I did go see a really cool exhibition downtown today about the body. It has been traveling around the world forever. It is the same exhibit that was in New York when I went out to visit Dave two or three years ago. But, I didn't get to see it then. SLC people, it is open 24 hours a day until Jan 11 at 10pm. You should go. They have actual bodies and organs that have been preserved. You get to see every real bone, nerve and body part that is in our great bodies live. And, some are cut open so you can see the inside. And there are many bodies in different positions so you can see what happens when the body is doing different activities (there's a gymnast, a skiier, an archer, etc.). It was really cool. The human body is pretty neat. And the proportions of things are so different than I thought. For example, the heart is actually a pretty big muscle. And an inflamed kidney - holy cow!!! But, like the uterus is incredibly tiny. It absolutely shocked me. I don't know why I thought it was so much bigger (oh well, maybe because it is known to hold a plecenta and an eight pound baby - I guess that's why). It showed a tumor in a fallopian tube and breast, and just about every other organ you can think of - wow. And a full lung of a smoker. Disgusting. All this stuff you study forever in high school biology. And here it was - cadavres for the public. It was amazing!

On other notes, I am taking it upon myself to increase the size of our theatre department by calling every Freshman who has applied who is interested in theatre. It is taking forever. We will see if it makes a difference. Right now our numbers are really down. And I am hoping that I can single handedly bring that up. And maybe, just maybe that will mean a job for me for years to come. Slow moving work!