I took my last exam of the year this morning…was pretty obnoxious and relatively hard to tell how we all did. It certainly didn’t start out well, for any of us…So, this test was in my Special Topics class, where we read papers and discuss them and their importance. Last Thursday, we were told we likely weren’t going to have this test. We come in the following Monday to find out that we are having it now, much to our dismay… Anyway, the test was this morning…and it was an oral exam…i.e. the professor points to us, has us walk up to the board, and answer the question(s)… That part sucked royally, but it sucked for most everyone, so it’s not like any one person did that much worse than everyone else.
Regardless, that was it. One year of graduate school down. Three and a half to go. š I’m very much looking forward to getting some research work done over the summer, without having classes to worry about…and I’m looking forward to only having pharmacology/physiology classes to take next semester, rather than having to learn biochemistry, immunology, metabolism, etc. anymore…
I’m also looking forward to, in the short term, doing mostly nothing for a weekend. Next weekend, B and I are going to Columbia for Susan’s wedding (congrats!) and then we’re going back over Memorial Day because Brooke’s aunt is having people over…so yeah, more busy weekends on the way… Hopefully I can concentrate on watching some movies this weekend that I’ve been meaning to…
Either way, classes are done. Now I’m a “Second Year.” w00t!
all you really had to say there was “school’s over. i love being a nerd” and we would have gotten the same thing ; ) (love you sassy!)
No one has ever called me “succinct,” yo… Remind me to beat you up, short blonde… š
So when are you coming to California to backpack part of the Pacific Crest Trail with me?
You said you’re coming to Columbia but didn’t say a word about looking foward to visiting with your family of origin. Guess we know how we rate! Weddings and in-laws are now higher in the food chain than “the fam”. Don’t you have a birthday coming up soon???
How long are you going to be in California? …and if you get me a plane ticket, I’ll be out there A.S.A.P….
…so far as you’re concerned, Dear Mother, I assumed that goes without saying! I guess I’ll devote at least a paragraph next time to how excited I am to see my family and get free food/laundry! Maybe two paragraphs! Is that enough?! š
I’ll be there from like, wednesday, until Aug. 15th or so… and I’ve seen you hike- i’m sure if you pace yourself you can just walk to Northern California. Just keep telling yourself that you’re almost there.
Hey, good deal! You’ll be done before you know it. Also, I think when you’re married you have to give up “free laundry and home” privileges.
All my med student friends graduated yesterday – the day before we crashed their celebratory cookout, where GI Joel dared another almost-doc (Nick) to drink about 32oz of leftover pickle juice. Nick called us a couple hours later to say that he hadn’t thought about what that sort of salt load would do to his colon: “It’s like I have cholera”. Good times.