The Difference Between Optimism and Pessimism

Today I was walking up to one of the school's doors while another student was trying to swipe her ID card to get into the building and it wasn't working. So I gave it a shot, but to no avail. So I said that I guess we get to walk around the school to the next door so that we could get in. She was all frustrated and angry and I mentioned how we would be burning a few extra calories so it was actually a good thing. She shot back with, "but time is too precious these days."

I realize that time is precious, but man alive, burning extra calories is no big deal. I often walk around campus to get in so that I can get a LITTLE bit of physical activity during my long days of studying.

To top all of this off, she ended up not having to back track at all in campus and just went right in and sat down as soon as we walked into the door and I had to back-track thru the entire campus to get to my intended spot.

Some people.

This is how I feel:

I am the little girl and information is the water.
Hopefully I'll get some in.

So Tired

I am so incredibly tired. I feel burnt out :(

I have been studying nonstop for several days and it won't end until we get our Thanksgiving break in 12 days. I cannot wait to be able to sleep in, rest, and not study 24/7! How glorious will that be?

Until I get the chance to rest, I have a test tomorrow, simulation tomorrow, simulated patient experience on Monday, test on Thursday, and then a test that Tuesday.....and then FREEDOM!

But, I have to continue studying until then. So, I should get back at it.

I can't wait until next year when I can actually learn how to do things. I feel like I am learning about things so that I can learn how to DO things in the future. Exhausting....but worth it in the end.

Three Thoughts that Cross a Medical Student's Mind

1. Yay, the clocks changed this past weekend. I not only got another hour of sleep, but it also gets dark earlier, so it feels later than it really is, which makes me feel like my evenings are longer so I can get more studying in.

2. To save time, it is a good idea to eat both lunch and dinner at the school whilst studying.

3. Maybe if I put enough eye drops into my eyes I won't feel tired.

In all honestly, I had this post planned for the past hour and then, I could only think of two of the three things I was going to write. So I had to make up another point. It isn't nearly as good as my original thought, but it will have to do since I am going brain dead and absolutely, for the life of me, can't think of what I was going to write. I suppose fourteen hours of studying will do that to you.

Good night

Wonderful Birthday Weekend

I had an amazingly amazing birthday weekend. My parents came to see me this past weekend and it was so great to see them again. Four months (almost) is a really long time! It was nice to spend time with them, go out for supper, get some good groceries, and not study all day for a change. It was sad to see them go, but I will see them at Christmas which is only 6 weeks away!

Now I am currently studying (well, procrastinating) pharmacology. This is my final exam for this class and I will be so utterly excited for it to be done since I am kinda tired of learning drugs, drugs, and more drugs. Blah.

In any event, I am heading back to the books. I can't wait until 12am comes so that I can go to bed.