Random Awesomeness by David Fromberg

New Semester and Dragon Ballz

Just started 3rd semester here at AUC, I am really loving it. We are learning pathology, physiology 2, and medical microbiology which is really interesting. There is a ton of pathogens to learn and memorize, I am doing some research with some classmates which should help in the class. We have to go around the Island, collect water samples, and culture to see what bacteria grow. So far we found out that a nice looking beach resort has some fecal bacteria in the water, probably having to do with dumping sewage on the far side of the beach :confused:

I tried doing some studying on my nintendo DS using a cool flash card app called NDSRS. It is really simple to use, you just export a spreadsheet with your questions/answers to a delimited .txt format and load it on there. You tap on the screen for the answer and can rate how well you knew the answer, and it gives you stats for each card.

Also I finally finished beating the new Dragon Ball Z RPG for the DS: Attack of the Saiyans. I started it over break and got hooked fast. It was a pretty quality game, almost on par with Final Fantasy type games, excellent graphics, and it followed the story line very closely, I felt like I was playing through the show. It follows the story of the beginning of Z up to the fight with Vegeta. That brought back some good memories from highschool, watching DBZ after school at a friends house. It recieved some high scores in reviews, it has an average of 8.5, I think this is due to the fact that it was developed by the same team that made Xenosaga, which is another quality RPG series from what I've read. Hopefully the sequel will come out soon.

Doodlin' at the wrong time

Ok I shouldn't be doing this, I should be studying right this instant for upcoming 4th blocks and finals, but I just had a doodling urge during ICM this past week. Here is some stuff that came out of my brain, hopefully I'll do some more over break.

Yeah I know the anatomy is off and terrible but whatevs

Trekbbs comic

Medical school is amazing so far, it keeps getting more and more interesting every day. Of course there is a ton of work, a friend described it as eating 5 pancakes each day. If you miss one day, you have to eat 10 the next day! :confused: It is pretty darn intense. I have my 3rd block exams on Monday, my birthday, but I will study HARD and do the best I can. And then go out!

I recently inked my Trekbbs comic project contribution:

I look forward to coloring it some time soon. I really screwed up on the perspective shot, but next time I will try to use 3D. I found John Byrne's forum (he is a famous comic book artist who drew X-men, and currently draws Star Trek comics for IDW publishing) and he has a thread where he describes how he uses a 3d model of the bridge to help make accurate looking shots. I plan on doing the same. Fortunately, there is a site that already has these 3d models built: http://www.trekmeshes.ch/

Accepted!

I got accepted to the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten! Really happy and excited to leave on May 2nd to start my journey of becoming a doctor. I know that the next four years will be really intense, studying 12 hours a day but it is exactly what I want. This blog will probably be neglected but I hope to give it some attention whenever I have some down time. I'll probably add a medicine section or something... who knows!

How To Convert a Model in 3d Studio Max To Quake 1 .mdl Format

Decided to make a video tutorial showing how I do it:

New W_Rock for CoopTF

My quake 1 buddy Trickle kept bugging me to make a world model version of Dox's qwtf Rocket Launcher, so this is what I finally churned out after about 3 months of fighting for free time, and averting catastrophes:

I am leaving for Israel for my big brother's wedding on Thursday and I am super excited. These next two weeks will be a great time spent with family and friends :grin:

Turn your webcam into a security camera

Today I bought a $30 Microsoft webcam so I could chat with my gf when I am out of the country. I remembered seeing a link on lifehacker on how to setup your web cam so that it does motion detection. I found the link and set it up, it works great!

http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/27/ho ... ty-camera/

Sites for finding cheap textbooks

Here are a few websites that I used when I was in college for getting really cheap prices for textbooks. I was sure to order these ahead of time because shipping can take time, anywhere from a week or 2 weeks.

http://www.half.ebay.com/textbooks - very cheap and good

http://isbn.nu/ - you just put in the ISBN number on the textbook and it shows you many sites and compares the prices for you, very good too

http://www.textbooksrus.com/ - this is the site that I got my textbooks usually (for science classes), I would get the International editions. International editions are the textbooks the book companies sell in other countries for cheaper. In other countries, people don't pay high prices for books like they do here in America. It is illegal for American book stores to sell these, so you have to get them online.

Ok, good luck and let me know how much money you save!!!

Dox Rocket Launcher

Some shots of a new rocket launcher based on Dox's design

Ten sci-fi devices

Just wanted to share this cool link about new technology:

http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/mg2 ... -be-real/1

Equation Sheet

Here is a link to a scan of an equation sheet that my Kaplan MCAT instructor Lauren Armstrong provided me with. She said before she went to bed each night she would go down the list and fold the paper over in order to better memorize them. I wish I had done a better job as the exam is coming next Friday, but I thought it would be good to share it with the people of the internet! :cool:

Equation Sheet Link

Sketch blog and Bruno

I restarted an old blog, with the intention of making a new sketch everyday. I've already fallen behind but so far it is very much fun and relaxing. Hopefully I'll be able to catch up. My exam is January 30th, and I'll be studying hardcore up until then. Can't wait to get it over with.

http://st3ady.blogspot.com/

Also, here is a model of a batman villain named Bruno from the Dark Knight Returns series by Frank Miller:

Semi-Automatic Pistol

Just a cool solid pistol, not based off a real gun, just what I thought a cool one would look like. Hopefully I'll be able to lower the triangle count and skin it and get it in game with my new arm/hand model holding it.

Tuna Pizza

Thought I would add a new category: FOOD!!! What else is as important in life!? Since I was young, my Dad has been teaching me how to make good food with the ingredients you have in the house. He is a cheese distributor and has had many food businesses, and has started a few restaurants. He makes us some amazing dinners, like the other night he made Venison fillet Mignon and garlic mashed potatoes, simply amazing. Very lucky to have been born to him haha. (grammer? :])

Tonight I was hungry so I took a flat bread pita, threw some tomato sauce on top, some fresh shredded mozzarella, and added some chunk tuna fish with some mayo mixed in. Also added some goat cheese in oil, then put it in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, set to broil at 400 degrees fahrenheit. Lastly, added some oregano to finish it off. Went down great with a can of Peach Fresca :lol:

In case you were wondering, those black dots are black peppers that was in the oil that came with the goat cheese.