Two on the list are done! Histology quiz was finished on Friday, and we had our quiz on the anatomy of the pelvic cavity today. Tomorrow is the bacteriology quiz...for which I'm sorely under prepared. The class has turned into a dangerous game of recognition rather than recalling information. I wish it wasn't that way, but there just isn't enough time in the day or week to do everything right all the time. My grade in that class is good so far, and the quiz tomorrow is something I'm letting slip a little. I mean, I've studied, but I don't know everything as well as I should.
Definitely have my mind focused more on the humongous anatomy exam on Wednesday.
As far as that one goes, I already feel like I've reached my "saturation point" with the material where no matter what other studying I do, I know it as well as I will for the exam. Still have two hours of lab time tomorrow to review (probably will focus on practicing reading radiographs) and tomorrow night to finish up any loose ends. Can't freaking wait to finish that exam and walk out of school on Wednesday afternoon. I plan on doing NOTHING that night...and ideally every night until we come back from Fall Break.
I was talking to one of my vet school friends today, and we were comparing notes on our relations with family and friends right now. We both agreed that we've become incredibly...boring since school started. Nothing really changes day to day, and unless I have a TAU lesson with live animals or learn some really weird or bizarre fact in class, I have nothing to report. Ever. I talk to my boyfriend every night on the phone, and while he always has something to tell me about his travels or his work day or the movie he saw that night or hanging out with friends, I don't have much to share in return. Whenever he asks, "How did your day go? What'd you do this weekend? What'd you do for fun?", the answer is always, "It was okay. I stayed in and studied. I went to lab and studied. I didn't really do anything fun...but I did open a new box of cereal!" It's the same with when I talk to my family or other friends.
While I love school (except for getting really tired of studying sometimes), love that I'm here, love my new friends, and love that I get to pursue this career...the day-to-day aspects of first year are really pretty boring if we're being honest with each other. School 8-4:30 pm each day, home to relax for an hour or two, dinner by myself, study for two or three hours, call the boy, bed. Repeat.
I think it'll get more thrilling as time goes on and we break out of the basic into more applied sciences. At least I know that our clinical year will be exciting if worse comes to worst! :) Well, back to studying. Don't know if I can remember these Streptococcal secreted factors any better, but I'll try.
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