Procrastination Station

So...I should be studying for a Case Studies quiz, but EH. I survived our first round of exams with flying colors (85% in Path, 93% in Micro, and 94% in Parasit, wonder of wonders!!!) so I'm taking a mental vacation. There is no way I'm going to manage to keep grades like that up, but it was a fantastic start to the semester. :)

I do need to get back into the routine, though...starting tomorrow. I'll study Friday afternoon, too, because that evening is Cash Bash sponsored by Intervet. Pretty much, we get to show up for free and significant others are $5, and we get free food and drinks all night with money given away throughout. It will be totally sweet (especially if I win some money!).

J's big audition is this coming Tuesday and I feel bad that I can't skip out on school to be there for support, but I just can't do it. I'd miss a Parasit quiz and a speaker about small animal ethics, which I *really* want to hear. I'll be there in spirit though. If nothing else hopefully we can at least grab some dinner on her way back to Decorah.

That's all for now; my life is really that boring.

Powerpoint Power Trip

We have a new lecturer for Path. A while ago on Facebook I posted a video of a guy talking about all the things you shouldn't do in Powerpoint lectures. This guy is pretty much doing all of them. Tons of info on the slides, rushing through things (to the point of skipping entire slides), assuming we know things we haven't learned yet. He also doesn't answer questions, saying things like "We'll get to that later" rather than explain something. K emailed him after class Monday asking him to slow down and answer questions, and at the beginning of lecture today he said he would do these things and then proceeded to lecture the exact same way. Plus, I just cannot stand the organization of the lectures. Our two previous teachers would start a section with basic information, move onto pathologic lesions you see, and then end with specific disease processes be species. In other words, they were ordered in a common sense manner. This guy jumped right into specific diseases and hasn't looked back.

So, I've been sitting here playing Scrabble and browsing. I don't think I'll be going anymore...maybe I can read the book when I'm supposed to be in lecture. I think I'd get more out of that.

Viva la revolucion!

Suddenly I See

You know, I've never understood the obsession with Matthew Mcconaughey, but, well...damn. Dude's got a body.


On that lust-filled note, it's time to spend the afternoon trying to understand Path.

Staying awake to chase a dream

Here is my song of the day. It's from one of Muse's older albums. Sorry if you don't have iTunes or a converter; you probably won't be able to listen.

I've got a wonderful afternoon free to study (and will have tomorrow as well) so of course I've got to screw around and waste time for a while!

Here's a pic of Loki (Mr. Loki Pants...don't ask) playing in my backpack:



He's getting so big! It will be interesting to see who's dominant when he's all grown up, because right now Sebastian is definitely head honcho but it may only be because of his larger size.

I looked up the word "abattoir" this morning. Only Americans can take something that should be a pretty sounding "aba-twa" (close enough, and rather ironically pretty since it means slaughterhouse) and turn it into "aba-twar". I hate how Americans pronounce things. Here's another fun French phrase for you: joie de vivre. Such a beautiful language. I really like that you can listen to pronunciations at Merriam-Webster.

The VM1s had their first Anatomy exam today. They were all freaking out, much as I recall freaking out a year ago. I didn't have the heart to tell them they will look back on first semester Anatomy with fondness. They will discover this in due time.

I suppose I've killed enough time. I need to learn the Rhabditids for Parasit. *sigh*

What I've Learned

I just sat through a lecture explaining how to handle these:

Pretty much if it's an adult high on the limb they're going to die. This just reinforces my opinion that horses are a giant pain in the ass. I would much rather have spent my time thinking about this:

Haha, just kidding KP. (Although really, you know I'm not...)

I've also discovered that our Path teacher:

COMPLETELY reminds me of Beverley Leslie from Will & Grace (aside from the fact that he's married and presumably not gay):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FKAw7Xdow (Sorry, too dumb to figure out how to embed...)

And this is the sum total of my morning. I have been doing a really horrible job with keeping up with studying. Our first exams are next week: Path Monday and Parasit Tuesday, and I'm now starting to freak out. I'd say it's probably time to get caught up on Path reading...

I don't know why I'm having so much trouble getting kick-started this semester. I can't even count the number of nights I've done nothing for school...bad student, very bad. I'd just rather watch TV or read for fun than do all the school stuff. I'm beginning to think part of it may be an overwhelming fear because I know this semester is the most difficult one and I already had enough trouble last time. Putting things off isn't going to help, though! Tonight, I shall read a chapter of Path.

On a final side note, I adore the smell of fall. I took Kaya for a walk yesterday evening, and I caught the first hints of autumn in the air. It brought to mind fallen leaves and pumpkin patches. I know a lot of people experience depression with the changing seasons, but fall is always very uplifting for me.