I had my first wildlife patient today. I got the call last night around six asking if I wanted to be the secondary student on a case, and I was told to come in at 7:30am. I don't have much clinical experience and certainly have no wildlife experience, so I was nervous, even though the shift supervisor (Jordan, another first year) was going to be ( Read more... )

So Leah-bun is complaining that I don't post on LJ. I'm trying to ignore my gastrointestinal physiology test. These goals are highly compatible.

Today I went to Youtube and looked at the top six recommendations. They were:

Strawberry Fields Forever
Frodo - Secret Love
Narcoleptic Cat
The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection
The Sisters of ( Read more... )

So today I found out I've been picked for the Wildlife Treatment Crew next semester. :D Basically I will be working with injured or sick wildlife in the small animal hospital at my school. I'll be signing up for a three-week block plus spring break next semester. I'll also be on call during certain weekends ( Read more... )

I met with my adviser today to get my electives approved. I went with Mandy, her other advisee. It looks like I'm taking ( Read more... )

I have a histology final tomorrow and I'm straddling that line between "I should study a few more minutes" and "I should go to bed." I'll compromise by folding my laundry and brushing my teeth before I decide ( Read more... )

So I'm reading a comic online called Bayou, by Jeremy Love and Patrick Morgan. I'm not done yet, but I'd like to recommend it to you. You can read it hereThe story takes place in Jim Crow Louisiana and involves ghosts, monsters, and history. It begins when a young girl named Lee helps her father fish a lynching victim out of the bayou - dirty work ( Read more... )

So I finished the fuck out of Agnes Scott College. Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Asian Studies, heading on my way to the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine ( Read more... )

I'm writing my final paper for Religion 350: Sex, Gender, and Embodiment in Buddhism. We were given three options, two about women and one about sex, and I chose the one about sex. The assignment is to discuss sexual attitudes in different countries, particularly in Japan in Tibet. I also have to talk about homosexuality. ("Have to" - yeah, because ( Read more... )

Are Gay Activists Too Wedded to the Cause?This article is possible food for thought on the idea of gay activism, the direction it should take, and how a community should spend its resources ( Read more... )

Dambisa Moyo: Aiding is Abetting

I recently saw Ms. Moyo on The Colbert Report speaking about her book Dead Aid, which calls to cut off all foreign aid to Africa within five years. I was interested in her ideas but disappointed in the lack of depth on the show - basically, aid sucks, scrap it ( Read more... )