*sigh*
We had a practice practice Anatomy practical today...
Apparently I ended up studying the wrong things entirely. I got all of the bony landmarks and muscle questions, and ended up missing nearly all of the nerve questions. Of course, the fact that the pedagogues twisted things in random ways didn't help at all.
Fortunately, we weren't graded on our performance.
Even more fortunately, there was an Interview Social tonight at Little Woodrow's (technically so people who are interviewing can meet 1st and 2nd years in their "real" setting... I think only one interviewee showed up tonight).
Had a much-needed pint of Guinness (seriously, the stuff's like chocolate... amazing) and another of Dos Equis, and managed to have some more fun with other 1st years. I think we definitely lucked out. We're a great bunch. We're all intelligent, know when to study, and are certainly capable of buckling down and doing great things when we want to, but we're also capable of having incredible amounts of fun. There are some great people here. If I ever became a patient, I would trust them to take care of me the way I would want to take care of myself.
I've made plans to go to Austin this weekend, even though I occasionally feel twinges of guilt for not staying in Houston and studying. I probably won't have that many chances to visit, and there are some great people who I left behind there, who I definitely want to hang out with some more. Even if I don't end up studying as much as I could have, I'll be in a much better mental place, and that matters more.
Apparently I ended up studying the wrong things entirely. I got all of the bony landmarks and muscle questions, and ended up missing nearly all of the nerve questions. Of course, the fact that the pedagogues twisted things in random ways didn't help at all.
Fortunately, we weren't graded on our performance.
Even more fortunately, there was an Interview Social tonight at Little Woodrow's (technically so people who are interviewing can meet 1st and 2nd years in their "real" setting... I think only one interviewee showed up tonight).
Had a much-needed pint of Guinness (seriously, the stuff's like chocolate... amazing) and another of Dos Equis, and managed to have some more fun with other 1st years. I think we definitely lucked out. We're a great bunch. We're all intelligent, know when to study, and are certainly capable of buckling down and doing great things when we want to, but we're also capable of having incredible amounts of fun. There are some great people here. If I ever became a patient, I would trust them to take care of me the way I would want to take care of myself.
I've made plans to go to Austin this weekend, even though I occasionally feel twinges of guilt for not staying in Houston and studying. I probably won't have that many chances to visit, and there are some great people who I left behind there, who I definitely want to hang out with some more. Even if I don't end up studying as much as I could have, I'll be in a much better mental place, and that matters more.