I had a rare day off from physics today and I spent it researching Masters of Arts programs in creative writing. Apparently it's very difficult to get into a program: each school only has about 5 spots per genre per year for several hundred applications ( Read more... )

I have no aspirations or desires to go far in the medical field. I don't want to be a professor of medicine or biology. I don't want to be an administrator. I don't want to be a big wig at a famous university. I don't want to be a big name researcher. I just want to be an ordinary doctor who makes patients feel better ( Read more... )

We learned in Beginning Creative Non-Fiction that smell is one of the most underused, but also one of the most potent senses. When you smell something, it brings you back to wherever you were when you first smelled it ( Read more... )

My books for this term consist of a fatty-ass Textbook of Medical Physiology, an armful of Billy Shakespeare and some book on creative writing. I'm smiling so hard right now, I'm afraid my face will split in half.

My roommate doesn't seem to notice my disinterest in hearing him talk about boys, or that I only grunt quietly when he tries to show me these boys' Facebook pictures. I would much rather replay scenes from Baby Mama (which was surprisingly adorable) in my head than hear about his latest conquest/disappointment ( Read more... )

I'm so happy to be home that I'm not even bothered by the fact that the first thing my family said to me was "God, what the hell have you been eating? You're so fat! Get on the scale, I wanna see how much you've gained!"

I think my stomach is trying to eat me from the inside out

My immediate goals ( Read more... )

I feel completely prepared for this test tomorrow. Which should totally be comforting, right? Only whenever I feel completely prepared, I usually bomb. I felt like I kicked my last test's ass and got the second lowest score in the class.

I've read all the notes, done all the pretests and practice problems...and am completely nervous.

I need to find some hospital/clinic to volunteer at so I don't feel so summer school doesn't make me feel so lethargic/useless.