Friday

Friday's are always an excellent day. So many bad things can happen to you and it won't phase you nearly so much as it would on any other day. The promise of good weekend plans and no classes puts a smile on everyone's face and everyone is in good spirits. Friday's are great for me because I don't start classes until late morning. It's also a good opportunity to get some work out of the way so that you have more time later on that day to do fun stuff. In my case I got up early and did some genetics work. I had English at ten with Dr. Adams. This English class is hugely different then the one I took at home. We're not studying any literature and are focusing heavily on practical writing applications ie: research papers, resumes... Right now we're working on summarizing and it's a bit dull. Next was anatomy -which is a wicked awesome class. I've never had my brain worked over like that. Two solid hours of learning the name of every crack and crevice of the dogs foreleg-scapula, humerus, ulna, radius and parts of the manus (foot). I've never taken any anatomy class before so raw memorization like this is a bit more difficult but at the same time I love it because it's a bit of a brain teaser. It was a really fun class, the first half, one of the profs went through the different parts on powerpoint and the second half we moved to the lab where each prof took 2-3 kids and we went through tons of different models and bones pointing out the different things. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such small classes and individual attention from the instructors. I think we get to start dissecting on Monday which means I'll be able to see all of the real structures.
Last class of the day was introduction to vet sciences. It was really interesting we talked a bit about what vets need to be thinking of when opening their own practice (what the clinic looks,smells like as well as how the staff are dressed and act.) We also talked about ferrets:)
In the middle of the day, I took a study break and hit the black sand beach. It was ridiculous to be able to drop off all my books at a friends, hit the beach, go for a swim and then get back in class all within 45 minutes. It's definitely easier to refocus in a new class after a swim!
Last night I watched Hostel -bad movie, don't rent it!! It was so gruesome and lame... we followed it up with some blades of glory which was a bit better and got rid of some of the gorry images in my head.
Officially less then five days until mom and dad are here:)