Oh library, how I love you,
Hallowed shelves, I need you,
Big long desks, I like you,
To bash my head against.
That place will be the death of me. And seemingly I can cross Poet off my list of 'career options when Medicine doesn't work out'.
How geeky is it that I have a routine set out? Not that I manage a 9am start more than once a week, but high aims and all that mumbo...
9am: my grand entrance. Perfected card swipe, not wasting a second of studying time.
9.02: Find my floor. Find my desk (it has a light! Great for myopic morons like me).
1pm: Depart.
6pm: Re-enter, twice fed.
6.02pm: Grr at all the chatty people who still remain for the afternoon.
7.30pm: Peace.
8pm: Facebook break!
8.15pm: Curse the math geek who does not understand the concept of whispering.
9.30pm: Curse the tannoy system.
9.45pm: Curse the tannoy system (louder)
9.53pm: Depart. Risk life and limb walking alone through the park. No one would dare touch a girl carrying Rang & Dale's Pharmacology!
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Monday, 11 May 2009
2/250 (and Stage Success at last!)
Book 2! Already! I'm so on a roll! Probably to make up for the zero books I will read once there are no exams to procrastinate about...
Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
Bleh - there is no point in me writing anything - I loved it! Gonna start again now :)
And I just discovered that My Sister's Keeper is coming out as a movie this summer! I'm so psyched! It's like my favourite book ever!!! And with Cameron Diaz in it, I can even drag R along...
To add to my 'woo'ness, I did my first assessed presentation today! And really enjoyed it - well, while I was up there. Once I'd finished, and had to answer questions, it wasn't so great, but that'll teach me for asking nitpicking questions about the other presentations! Should point out it was a GROUP effort, and a GROUP success, and I love my GROUP to bits (however much I could have strangled each and every one of them with my bare hands only a week ago).
Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
Bleh - there is no point in me writing anything - I loved it! Gonna start again now :)
And I just discovered that My Sister's Keeper is coming out as a movie this summer! I'm so psyched! It's like my favourite book ever!!! And with Cameron Diaz in it, I can even drag R along...
To add to my 'woo'ness, I did my first assessed presentation today! And really enjoyed it - well, while I was up there. Once I'd finished, and had to answer questions, it wasn't so great, but that'll teach me for asking nitpicking questions about the other presentations! Should point out it was a GROUP effort, and a GROUP success, and I love my GROUP to bits (however much I could have strangled each and every one of them with my bare hands only a week ago).
Sunday, 10 May 2009
I am 1/250 of the way through 1 item on my list.
101/1001 is off the ground :D Well, one point is... books!
1/250. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
I've seen the film twice, loved it equally both times. And I adore Lauren Weisberger's work - I read Chasing Harry Winston in a tiny airport in Germany when my flight was delayed for several hours, without putting it down. Prada is different, but you can hear the same voice resonating through it. Andy is less likeable than in the film, but I guess that could be Anne Hathaway's talent more than anything else! Lots of name dropping, fairly predictable, but kept moving at a good pace.
The boyf has bought me some classics for my birthday, so no light bedtime reading for a while now, with them and the revision material!
1/250. The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
I've seen the film twice, loved it equally both times. And I adore Lauren Weisberger's work - I read Chasing Harry Winston in a tiny airport in Germany when my flight was delayed for several hours, without putting it down. Prada is different, but you can hear the same voice resonating through it. Andy is less likeable than in the film, but I guess that could be Anne Hathaway's talent more than anything else! Lots of name dropping, fairly predictable, but kept moving at a good pace.
The boyf has bought me some classics for my birthday, so no light bedtime reading for a while now, with them and the revision material!
Saturday, 9 May 2009
101/1001
Saw Project Zero over at Lily's and figured it'd be a great procrastination idea :D I figure 1001 days will run into my 4rd year,so some of the 'whoah - big ambition' ideas won't look so scary then...I have til February 4th, 2012!
1. Cut spending to under £50/week.
2. Start horse-riding again.
3. Join a university club or society.
4. Go to at least one surgical skills workshop.
5. Get a paper published.
6. Assist in theatre.
7. Get under 9 stone again! And stay there....
8. Get engaged.
9. Dye my hair (first time for everything!)
10. Own a piece of jewellery that costs over £100 (not inc engagement ring).
11. Figure out why I want to do Ortho.
12. Learn to love my body.
13. Go skiing.
14. Read at least 250 new books (fiction!).
15. Own at least five items of furniture.
16. Blog at least once a week.
17. Make financial plans for the future, including investing my savings.
18. Learn to organise my bills.
19. Learn to tile a wall.
20. Learn basic plumbing.
21. Learn how to fix the 'lectrix.
22. Learn to fix a car.
23. Become proficient at woodwork.
24. Cook a three course meal, from scratch.
25. Cook Christmas dinner for at least four people.
26. Visit Rome.
27. Visit Prague.
28. Visit Paris.
29. Go to Asia.
30. Go on an impromptu road trip.
31. Watch the ballet.
32. See a musical in the West End.
33. Give blood.
34. Sign up for the Marrow Register.
35. Watch the sun rise with someone I love.
36. See the stars, and be able to name some.
37. Decorate my new bedroom.
38. Move my favourite things from my parents' house to my new flat.
39. Not cry for a month.
40. Not seriously injure myself more than once per academic year.
41. Take up Ballet again.
42. Exercise at least once a week.
43. Paint my big canvas.
44. Have a professional photo shoot of me and R together.
45. Be a research guinea-pig.
46. Have a place on an intercalated program applicable to my career plans.
47. Find my style.
48. Re-do therapy. Myself. No CPN's up here...
49. Visit Edinburgh.
50. Dance in the Uni Dance Soc Showcase.
51. Cannulate.
52. Recycle all recycleable rubbish.
53. Ride a roller-coaster. A real one. At Alton Towers.
54. Swim in the sea at night.
55. Steal a road sign (preferably 'man putting up umbrella').
56. Attend an Aberdeen FC Vs Celtic game at Pittodrie
57. Ask a stranger where they bought their shoes.
58. Get a credit card, and use it responsibly.
59. Have a joint bank account.
60. Make friends with my neighbours.
61. Be in two countries at once.
62. Go to a Ceilidh.
63. Own a pet.
64. Declutter my wardrobe.
65. Attend a uni ball.
66. Tend a garden.
67. Find the study style that suits me.
68. Get a 20 at least once a semester.
69. Have sex outdoors.
70. Stop buying greetings cards - make my own.
71. Make up with Hannah.
72. Visit Sweden.
73. Climb a munro.
74. Come off Prozac.
75. Meet a giraffe.
76. Ride in an ambulance.
77. Witness trauma treatment on-scene.
78. Ride in a helicopter.
79. Work at the London Olympics.
80. Have a job in uni town.
81. Make a curry from scratch.
82. Have a professional bra-fitting.
83. Wear heels to uni.
84. Talk to my lil bro at least once a week - and not just to say 'is mum/dad in?'
85. Find a new favourite author (sorry, Ms Picoult...)
86. Work as a barmaid /waitress.
87. Work as a check-out girl.
88. Work as a secretary.
89. Work as a manual labourer.
90. Buy new heels without feeling guilty.
91. Replace the lop-sided ponytail with a new look.
92. Celebrate New Year in a different country.
93. Save a life.
94. Write a will.
95. Study first, procrastinate later.
96. Have a FaceBook free fortnight.
97. Go to the cinema alone.
98. Buy/sell on eBay.
99. Shop vintage.
100. Love, don't begrudge.
101. Write a new 101/1001 list...
1. Cut spending to under £50/week.
2. Start horse-riding again.
3. Join a university club or society.
4. Go to at least one surgical skills workshop.
5. Get a paper published.
6. Assist in theatre.
7. Get under 9 stone again! And stay there....
8. Get engaged.
9. Dye my hair (first time for everything!)
10. Own a piece of jewellery that costs over £100 (not inc engagement ring).
11. Figure out why I want to do Ortho.
12. Learn to love my body.
13. Go skiing.
14. Read at least 250 new books (fiction!).
15. Own at least five items of furniture.
16. Blog at least once a week.
17. Make financial plans for the future, including investing my savings.
18. Learn to organise my bills.
19. Learn to tile a wall.
20. Learn basic plumbing.
21. Learn how to fix the 'lectrix.
22. Learn to fix a car.
23. Become proficient at woodwork.
24. Cook a three course meal, from scratch.
25. Cook Christmas dinner for at least four people.
26. Visit Rome.
27. Visit Prague.
28. Visit Paris.
29. Go to Asia.
30. Go on an impromptu road trip.
31. Watch the ballet.
32. See a musical in the West End.
33. Give blood.
34. Sign up for the Marrow Register.
35. Watch the sun rise with someone I love.
36. See the stars, and be able to name some.
37. Decorate my new bedroom.
38. Move my favourite things from my parents' house to my new flat.
39. Not cry for a month.
40. Not seriously injure myself more than once per academic year.
41. Take up Ballet again.
42. Exercise at least once a week.
43. Paint my big canvas.
44. Have a professional photo shoot of me and R together.
45. Be a research guinea-pig.
46. Have a place on an intercalated program applicable to my career plans.
47. Find my style.
48. Re-do therapy. Myself. No CPN's up here...
49. Visit Edinburgh.
50. Dance in the Uni Dance Soc Showcase.
51. Cannulate.
52. Recycle all recycleable rubbish.
53. Ride a roller-coaster. A real one. At Alton Towers.
54. Swim in the sea at night.
55. Steal a road sign (preferably 'man putting up umbrella').
56. Attend an Aberdeen FC Vs Celtic game at Pittodrie
57. Ask a stranger where they bought their shoes.
58. Get a credit card, and use it responsibly.
59. Have a joint bank account.
60. Make friends with my neighbours.
61. Be in two countries at once.
62. Go to a Ceilidh.
63. Own a pet.
64. Declutter my wardrobe.
65. Attend a uni ball.
66. Tend a garden.
67. Find the study style that suits me.
68. Get a 20 at least once a semester.
69. Have sex outdoors.
70. Stop buying greetings cards - make my own.
71. Make up with Hannah.
72. Visit Sweden.
73. Climb a munro.
74. Come off Prozac.
75. Meet a giraffe.
76. Ride in an ambulance.
77. Witness trauma treatment on-scene.
78. Ride in a helicopter.
79. Work at the London Olympics.
80. Have a job in uni town.
81. Make a curry from scratch.
82. Have a professional bra-fitting.
83. Wear heels to uni.
84. Talk to my lil bro at least once a week - and not just to say 'is mum/dad in?'
85. Find a new favourite author (sorry, Ms Picoult...)
86. Work as a barmaid /waitress.
87. Work as a check-out girl.
88. Work as a secretary.
89. Work as a manual labourer.
90. Buy new heels without feeling guilty.
91. Replace the lop-sided ponytail with a new look.
92. Celebrate New Year in a different country.
93. Save a life.
94. Write a will.
95. Study first, procrastinate later.
96. Have a FaceBook free fortnight.
97. Go to the cinema alone.
98. Buy/sell on eBay.
99. Shop vintage.
100. Love, don't begrudge.
101. Write a new 101/1001 list...
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Romance and Reproduction
Beautiful weekend back home with the boyf :) All those hours stuck on scummy trains was worth it, even though a week later I'm still battling a virus I caught on said train.
So I have flowers covering the smell of eau de sock, and putting up with lily dust dropping onto my keys constantly. There are smelly fake rose petals too, for when the real ones die off. My R thinks of everything :)
- - -
I have no idea where this week of classes disappeared to. My orbitalis frontalis is all wrinkled at the very thought. In fact I've done so little that I'm not even certain I haven't just invented a new muscle.
We've left reproductive behind, moving onto the complete pisstake that is the renal system. I LIKED repro, however gross it was and however much it made me want to opt for a C section. The anatomy made sense. It correlated with the physiology. And there was loads of clinical stuff :D
15 year old female with amenorrhoea. I knew everyone else would suggest the HPO axis problems. Screw that. Option A: she's pregnant. Option B: she's on contraceptives that cease menstruation and failed to understand this.
Apparently my thought process makes me cynical and negative, according to our repro tutor. Ah well. I don't do thinking outside the box very often, so when I do, it makes me smile.
Reminds me of the time in Primary, when we were asked 'what is a table?' in Maths class. Lil Jelly: "Piece of wood with four legs." Oh I got a bollocking for that one...
So I have flowers covering the smell of eau de sock, and putting up with lily dust dropping onto my keys constantly. There are smelly fake rose petals too, for when the real ones die off. My R thinks of everything :)
- - -
I have no idea where this week of classes disappeared to. My orbitalis frontalis is all wrinkled at the very thought. In fact I've done so little that I'm not even certain I haven't just invented a new muscle.
We've left reproductive behind, moving onto the complete pisstake that is the renal system. I LIKED repro, however gross it was and however much it made me want to opt for a C section. The anatomy made sense. It correlated with the physiology. And there was loads of clinical stuff :D
15 year old female with amenorrhoea. I knew everyone else would suggest the HPO axis problems. Screw that. Option A: she's pregnant. Option B: she's on contraceptives that cease menstruation and failed to understand this.
Apparently my thought process makes me cynical and negative, according to our repro tutor. Ah well. I don't do thinking outside the box very often, so when I do, it makes me smile.
Reminds me of the time in Primary, when we were asked 'what is a table?' in Maths class. Lil Jelly: "Piece of wood with four legs." Oh I got a bollocking for that one...
Friday, 13 February 2009
Training the heart to hold...
I'm on a train. As I was three hours ago. I will still be on a train in another three hours. How did Scotland and England end up so far apart?
I don't actually mind long solitary journeys. It's a nice opportunity to chill out by myself and think (I'd do this if there wasn't some loud Scotch lass down the carriage from me). And watch beautiful scenery pass by (I'd do this, if it weren't pitch black outside).
Instead, I'm left with some intermittent pondering. I'm heading home to see R! He's on the road, navigating through ice and fog to pick me up from the train station (2 hours from home). He's a lovely boy :)
This is luxury. Double seat, cos my seatmate forgot to get on at Glasgow :) Sug plocket for my Delia compy :) Enough leg room to curl up, cross legged, and type away to my heart's content, with no one looking through the gap in the seats over my shoulder.
My first ever proper Valentine's weekend! I'm thinking flowers, jewellry, romantic dinner a deux, woodland walks, bedtime cuddles... I might get the last one. I'm setting my expectations low... No disappointments. Nah, I'm (sort of) kidding. It's gonna be a fantastic weekend, even if we spend the whole time stuck in the house with his housemates in front of the telly. Just cos I get to spend time with R. Aww, I'm all mushy. Like a marshmallow.
Talking of edibles, I have cookies! Proper Millie's cookies! :D Num num num num num...
I don't actually mind long solitary journeys. It's a nice opportunity to chill out by myself and think (I'd do this if there wasn't some loud Scotch lass down the carriage from me). And watch beautiful scenery pass by (I'd do this, if it weren't pitch black outside).
Instead, I'm left with some intermittent pondering. I'm heading home to see R! He's on the road, navigating through ice and fog to pick me up from the train station (2 hours from home). He's a lovely boy :)
This is luxury. Double seat, cos my seatmate forgot to get on at Glasgow :) Sug plocket for my Delia compy :) Enough leg room to curl up, cross legged, and type away to my heart's content, with no one looking through the gap in the seats over my shoulder.
My first ever proper Valentine's weekend! I'm thinking flowers, jewellry, romantic dinner a deux, woodland walks, bedtime cuddles... I might get the last one. I'm setting my expectations low... No disappointments. Nah, I'm (sort of) kidding. It's gonna be a fantastic weekend, even if we spend the whole time stuck in the house with his housemates in front of the telly. Just cos I get to spend time with R. Aww, I'm all mushy. Like a marshmallow.
Talking of edibles, I have cookies! Proper Millie's cookies! :D Num num num num num...
Thursday, 12 February 2009
White spots in my vision
There is a limit to my snow tolerance. It was passed last Tuesday. Walking the 5miles round trip for hospital based tutorials is less than fun in clear weather. In 3 inches of (still falling) snow, it's a nightmare.
Especially getting there to find that the clinician teaching us had skived, so we were stuck with the Head of Anatomy - twat.
Bonus points: rest of the day off! :D
So I think the plan for this fine Thursday is to chill out with Langman's gross babies and a big mug of tea.
And tomorrow I'm going home! Yay! Valentine's weekend with R!
I am so excited! I've not seen him in over four weeks so it'll be a massively cuddly mushy reunion on the station platform. My first proper Valentine's, and I get to spend it with my gorgeous man :)
Especially getting there to find that the clinician teaching us had skived, so we were stuck with the Head of Anatomy - twat.
Bonus points: rest of the day off! :D
So I think the plan for this fine Thursday is to chill out with Langman's gross babies and a big mug of tea.
And tomorrow I'm going home! Yay! Valentine's weekend with R!
I am so excited! I've not seen him in over four weeks so it'll be a massively cuddly mushy reunion on the station platform. My first proper Valentine's, and I get to spend it with my gorgeous man :)
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