ICD-10

A long long time ago (well not really), when I was a little first year med school student, we had some sort of a computer class. The way I remember it was as not exactly thrilling...and actually, it seemed like my fellow class mates would agree with me.

One day, we spent over an hour basically staling at a list of the ICD-10 codes...A00=cholera, A01.0=Typhoid, A15=Tuberculosis, etc. Not exactly an exciting way to spend that much time. All the sudden, I started giggling, which seemed to result in much consternation from the person sitting next to me.

Classmate X: WTF?!
Me: This is awesone! :D
X: How the hell is this awesome?!

This is more or less how it looked like

Me: You can create really hilarious situations with them

Here are just a few:
W66.4=Drowning and submersion following  fall into bath-tub on a street or highway

I wonder if that ever happened...<_<...>_>

W52.0=Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede at home

Either that or you have to have a very large house

 X52.7=Prolonged stay in weightless environment on a farm

the only thing that makes sense XD

and the W99 known as the Exposure to other and unspecified man-made environmental factors...which made me think of:

I guess they have a code for just about anything no matter how crazy it sounds...You never know how someone will manage to hurt themselves ;)

Well, that's it for now dear reader, hope to see you here again soon!

Cheers!

In dire need of help

This is very hard for me...as I've been raised in a household where asking for money was seen as something shameful...but I'm in a situation where I need quite a lot of money in a relatively short amount of time. Due to reasons I really do not want to share at the moment, I will have to retake this year of med school...The problem is I have to raise $3,550, as a retake fee...I currently have no money, and my parents probably will not be able to help me much either. There is a possibility of splitting the sum into 3 or 4 installments, but nevertheless I still need to have 1/4 of it soon...

What I'm getting at is that I will be opening commissions again...and this time I will honestly draw anything anyone wants no matter what it is. I'm really desperate...

I will also be selling $6 (+s&h) A4 good quality thick paper prints of most of my previous works. Please look through my gallery and tell me if you like anything!! :) As long as I still have the file I can print it! ;) For $3 (+s&h) I can also print and mail you your commission.

Donations are also welcome; you can find a link to my paypal on the top right-hand side of this blog

Finishing med school and becoming a good doctor is a dream I've head since I was a kid...but ever since I started, life has been throwing obstacles in front of me. Nevertheless, I will not give up and I hope that I will be able to raise the sum I need...all help will be greatly appreciated.

A link to my Deviant Art profile, so you can see my work:  http://skart2005.deviantart.com/

ALSO:
Anyone that helps me out will also get the following:

• $1-10 commission/donation=a monthly feature
• $11-25 commission/donation=3m feature
• $26-50 commission/donation=6m feature
• $51-75 commission/donation=9m feature
• $76+ commission/donation= 1yr feature
• EVERYONE who orders prints=lots of envelope art
• ppl who order prints/commissions sent to them that cost over $100 will get 2-3 mini sketch commissions free sent as well
• EVERYONE WILL GET MY ETERNAL GRATITUDE-I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true...

Commission prices:

$3.5-full cg chibi bookmark (+ $4 s/h)

$3-pen or pencil sketch

$10-15-detailed pencil drawing or color cg chibi(1 character)
+ $5 for additional characters

$20 bust or portrait cg pic of (one character+simple or no bg)
+ $5 for additional character
+ $5 for detailed bg

$30 full character cg pic (one character+ simple or no bg)
+ $5 for additional character
+ $5-10 for detailed bg (depending on size of over all pic ^__^)

$45+ for a realistic looking pic (PM me for this one and we'll discuss the price. It will depend on the amount of characters, complexity of the bg, etc...)

Here is how the process works:
1. PM me and tell me what you would like me to draw
2. I'll e-mail you a thumbnail of a rough sketch of the pic.
3. Tell me what you want me to change add, etc.
4. I'll send you my paypal account.
5. I'll send you the pic the moment I get the money ^__^

Summer internship ends...studying awaits

Hello potential reader!
I'm here to tell you a bit about my med school experience in a hopefully fun and artsy way. This entry will probably be one of the duller ones. The rest will hopefully be submitted in more of a web-comic-ish format ^_^.

One thing I really look forward to in med school are the annual summer internships. I have not yet been disappointed by them...wait...that's not putting it in the right way; actually I have not been to one that I didn't love!

I'm a visual and tactile person, meaning that I need to see and actually do things to learn them properly...plus I actually enjoy getting practical info, making internships fun for me.

Anyways, the past three weeks and a half were awesome! Very very tiring, but at the same time fulfilling and fun. There were days when there was a whole lot of running around, but at times I got some free time. Whenever I had a couple of minutes to spare (and when I wouldn't be studying) I tried to do some quick pen sketches on any random scraps of paper...sooo here's my little "collection"

I know the shading is a bit off, but I did them in the spare time I had, so the lighting would change in the meantime. :(

this last  thingy is a little card I made for the doctor I worked with. Seriously, learned a lot, had fun, and met quite a lot of very interesting people, what more can I ask for?

Now back to studying and getting ready for the new school year!

Cheers!