Onwards

Well I haven't written one of these for a while. Mainly because there hasn't been a whole lot of new things going on that I could write about. I am into cardiology now, we're working on the beginning of everything, heart physiology and all. Biggest news is that I am now certified to read and understand STEMIs and other mimics of MIs. We have our first test coming up this next monday, and supposedly cardiology is going to be the hardest class we do. Although right now it doesn't seem that hard so far, but I don't know. Final grades aren't up yet from Endocrine class, but it appears that I squeaked by with the hairs of my chinny chin chin. Hubble is about as fiesty as ever. Especially when I indulge him with the 2-handed attacks. He never can win but he likes to try I think. Kristen might not like it but I think it's rather fun because I get to leave. On a brighter note Utah won the football game 24-21. As usual we came out and pulled way ahead and then let them come back. They made a 4th and 22 with 20-30 secs left, the managed something like a 50-60 yard pass and then set up for a 50 yard field goal. They missed, the utah fans got penalized for rushing the field before the play was over. Next they had a 37 yard field goal, and that bounced off the uprights. Thou Shalt NOT PASS!!!! Said Gandolf. And so we won Last big thing that has happened recently is that we have a new computer finally. A nice 15" VAIO that is pretty thin. The only sad thing is that it's actually longer than I wanted it to be. I forgot that they added a number pad on the side. DISLIKE, other than that it's pretty nice. It has a HD screen and blue-ray disc. Kristen pushed for it to be ours-hers(her words not mine) but she's been busy at the pool this last week doing stuff. So I've been able to sneak away with it several times. Don't know how long that will last before she reasserts the fact that the computer is indeed hers, but until then it's nice to have. Having the nice screen helps with a lot of things. Well I'm in the middle of class right now and they are actually pretty good for once. He's actually doing a really well job in the clinical application for HTN. Anyways's I'm signing off for now since that's about it for now

He Lives!

Almost a month later, sicknesses, tests, classes, it's been an uphill road. Passed Neuro I found out late last night, and am I glad. Neurology is supposed to be the hardest class. As of now, we still have 2 more classes plus plenty of minor details to wrap up in ECM and other classes etc, but the worst is behind me. I'm actually just sitting here in behavior medicine and psych listening about physical and psychological dependence, and it is boring as heck... if that is a correct way of saying something. So about these last few tests I've had. About half the class has failed each one, as usual they lied to us saying after the first test things get easier, 2nd test was harder than the first(which I passed the 2nd one that is), and then the last test we just had Monday. The 3rd test was supposed to be a piece of cake and I got in there and was like ???? WHAT? So maybe I'm just getting better with educated test guessing. It was so bad, let's just say we went to the equivalent of Denny's up here and about half our group order alcohol, and it wasn't even 12 yet. I went home got in the shower and curled up in the fetal position for about 30 minutes. It was a wonderful test taking time for me. Another note you guys all know Sam is getting married, go Sam. Wonder what Jinaquinn is thinking??? Is she that desperate? Love you Sam. Soccer is going with the new season, and we're still sucking it up hard core. But it's fun to get out and play every week, I think it's worth the $45 to play since it seem impossible for ppl to just go out and play for free. On another note just about 5-6 weeks of school are left in my first semester of medical school. How crazy is that. Thinking back on all the things I know now, and all the things I've forgotten it's crazy. 10 months of getting information beat into my head, and some of it has stuck, some of it hasn't. Still getting over the throat virus, I'm not even coughing that much anymore, but definitely have a sore throat, although it might just be from coughing so much, and having to heal. I am getting better. Kristen on the other hand is depressed that she is still sick. She feels like that she's been sick for the past month and is never going to get better. On top of that there is no sun right now. No bright lights, and it's kind of chilly. The worst part of this new class is that I have to go to an AA/NA meeting alone and endure and go along with everything. Apparently small communities don't really enjoy 100+ students suddenly invading their substance abuse programs, but oh well. I came, I studied, I went to AA/NA meetings. Well that is about the whole of my life. OH one more thing girls, since I doubt any guys read this. If you're still into fruit smoothie making, buy a cranberry drink concentrate and put 1/4 to 1/3 into the smoothie. It makes everything so much nicer I've found out. Zac's helpful hint #284.1b Peace

Winds of Change

I know that it's bad writing in class, but when the professor is just going over his slides I have a hard time concentrating. Although this guy is a clinician, so he isn't giving a whole lot of extra information, just repeating what we already know or should know, and need to know next Tuesday.
Theses new classes aren't as bad as straight memorizing but it isn't exactly what I thought it was either, but at least now we're learning what actually drugs/diseases/etc are all about. It's no longer memorize all 400 gazillion g-proteins in the body and know which point mutations are bad for each one etc etc. Now it's just know 50 different blood diseases, their symptoms and clinical features, as well as the treatment for each one. Which while boring is new information at least. I did not like the HIV part though. Mainly because it was all about the 2000 drugs.
Other than that, my small group that meets every other day or so and goes over the medical cases is made out of all mormon married men, so that's interesting.
Other than that, I've yet to get a perfect score on our case quizzes, I always miss one, and lately they have been because of stupid things in my head. I don't think about it the right way even after looking at it. I read something get the wrong impression and don't correct it until after the test. I hate it. These quizzes are supposed to be bringing up my test scores supposedly. I doubt that it will happen