I'm on the train and I'm NOT getting off!

For some reason, the notion that I didnt do as well as I thought I would on my first organic exam is making me all the more motivated. We went over the exam today in class - it was only 10 questions. Im really not a fan of going over the exam in class but you notice the faces of people who did really well and those who completely failed. I wonder what my face looked like.

Then you have those groups of people who hiss yesssssss when they get an answer correct. Like a bunch of obnoxious children. Please dont hiss in my ear, thank you. Then you have those people who scamper up to the professor after class is over, trying to haggle him for extra credit. At least he curves. Well.

The catch is this: I had this professor before. The first time I took the class, I got a 54 on his exam, which curved up to a B. Let's see if he is lenient this time....


I'm not happy with the way the test went, I'm really not. REALLY not. The upside (yes, there is actually an upside) is that he will drop the lowest grade. I just want to scream right now...



Today is NOT a good day.

Stressing.

The past few days have been insane... (aside from the familial drama) my organic chem test was alright, but now I have my calc test to look forward to. This is like the third time I'm taking this class and I HAVE to get through it this time. Obviously. Math is not my thing.

Anyways, the biggest obstacle that I've come across is finding someone to tutor me constantly because, well, I need it constantly. My professor is horrible so that makes this all the more brutal. I go to the tutoring center on campus and I've been meeting with someone about twice a week for an hour each time. That simply is not enough. I asked her if she would be willing to meet with me on the side if I paid her a little more than the Center was paying her. Course she agreed, so hopefully I can set something up this weekend. If not, then I'm screwed. I really am. I cant teach myself what I dont know!! Keep your fingers crossed.

On a good note.... - well I'm not sure there is a good note today. My roommate is making tamales for dinner and afterwards, I have to drive him to pick up his car, which he left on campus last night. Good job. So that takes away precious study time.

I havent touched zoology in a few days because ive been so bogged down with my other classes so I think I'll add that to the menu tonight. I certainly dont want to leave zoology until a week before the exam (which is in the beginning of Oct)


I. am. so. tired.


Oh! How can I forget?! I got an email today from my supervisor at the neuro lab where I assist and my paperwork finally went through! Which means that I can finally learn how to do the art lines and caths on the mice and become much more involved in the overall experiments. Plus I get my very own snazzy ID card :) and I wont have to both the front desk anymore.
Since they've started a new experiment, I'll be doing the laser speckle imaging and data, the brain slice imaging, and some computer data work.

: )

Genetics Exam.

I really dont know what to make of it. I'm glad that there was a combination of short answer, essays, T/F, multiple choice, and a slew of extra credit opportunities (which I wasnt able to do because they were based of of articles that I didnt have time to read...)

If only there were more hours in a day.

To ease my anxiety, I covered all but one question at a time as I was going through the exam. That way, I wouldnt be stressed out looking at #14 when i was still on #10. Plus for those questions that were multiple choice, I would try to answer the question before I looked at my options. In any case, we'll see how I did when I get my test back next week. For now, I get to focus on organic chemistry!!! It is the demon (second to calculus of course.)

It's 5:30, I poured myself a glass of orange juice, instead of a stiff drink, my headache is still raging, and my urine still absolutely reeks from the 5lbs of asparagus that I had to eat this afternoon for a genetics lab experiement. And -my day is only beginning. This'll be interesting....

So, even though my blogging is considered a "break" from studying, I"m thinking that I should exercise a little bit too.. my body has forgotten what it is like to sweat since I've been sitting on my ass reading a lot. Maybe it'll also get my mind off of the incredible amount of stress that I've been going through today - or the past few days, rather... (thanks mom and dad.)

Off to the weight room I go!