School has been in session for just over 3 weeks. I’ve taken two exams and two quizzes and I’ve handed in two assignments. The coming two weeks are going to be brutal. I have exams Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday and Friday. I’ve never had a midterm schedule quite like this one and I’m more than a little intimidated. I’m going to keep my head up and plug on through. After that, there’s only one more week of classes before I get to go to Florida with the Captain. It’s our first vacation together and I’m SO excited.
This Monday will mark our 9th Valentine’s Day together. I had to count it up to make sure (2 years of high school, 4 years of undergrad, 1 year of working, and 1 year of veterinary school have lead to this point). However, we haven’t spent a Valentine’s Day in the same state since our senior year of high school. Luckily, I only have 2 more year of school left. Then the Captain and I can celebrate every single minor holiday around. I think I’ll bake a cake for our first Arbor Day after I graduate. Perhaps there will be pie on Earth Day. 
As much as I didn’t start this blog to talk about pathology, I feel that it’s the class that gives me the most to say. Lately I’ve felt as though pathology lecture is a big, morbid game. The lecturer puts up a picture of some sort of pathological condition and we try to guess what body part is depicted. You’d think this would be an easy game given that anatomy is a required course first year. Well, not all of the body parts they show are attached to bodies. My personal favorite was a nose. Yes, it was just the tip of a dog muzzle with some sort of skin condition. There was also a feline ear pinna with warts of some sort and a closeup of two eyes with horrible cataracts. It’s times like these that make me realize that my classmates and I are just a little different. I realize things like this when I talk to my mother on the phone and she takes a deep breath before saying “well, I’m glad you’re having fun…”
On that note, I’m off to bed. I was in bed by 9:15 last night and it was glorious. I’ve missed that mark a bit, but I’ve discovered my morning goes a lot better when I’ve had more than 6 hours of sleep. I’ll try to post again before the exams start.
I am in my third of three semesters of pathology and I still can’t consistently tell liver and lung apart…. I feel your pain!
By: Becky on February 12, 2010
at 9:41 pm