so it's final exam time. i'm almost done with my first year of medical school. it's a little absurd to think about - how did this happen? how did i get here? it's been exhausting and ridiculous and interesting and crazy. i've loved and hated it ( Read more... )

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the past few weeks have been incredibly difficult, stressful, exhausting, and nerve-wracking ( Read more... )

i've been going through a very difficult stretch recently... my tata (grandma) is in the hospital since friday at noon. school has become overwhelming. and i finally broke down emotionally at the end of a stressful and exhausting week. needless to say - i needed comfort, warmth, and love ( Read more... )

jesus i'm tired.
(the icon from three years ago is pretty appropriate here, i think... although junior year final exams were nothing like this. funny, looking back.)

i'm trying to do a million things at once and - goddammit i just don't know how it's all going to work out. i mean, i know it WILL, eventually. things always work out in the end. somehow ( Read more... )

our standards in med school are now so low that, when they give us literally a two and a half day break for thanksgiving, we're all so excited we're practically peeing our pants.

this is our first "break" ever, the entire semester so far. what's sad is that i'm using it to study and sleep, i.e. the things i always do, but more of them.

you know what ( Read more... )

i haven't been on livejournal in so long that i actually had to reset my password because i forgot it.

"last updated: 5 weeks ago"

sigh.

you know, when i was in college i used to admire the livejournalers who were in med school and documented what was going on in their lives... when i started school again, too, i thought, yeah it'll be great to keep ( Read more... )

...until the first anatomy exam ( Read more... )

time to hunker down over the books...
anatomy is on monday. biochem is next friday.

translated, that means:
i will be free in 11 days.

...at least for a little while. ;)

hey, it's something to look forward to!

audrey kawasaki - yume no ato, oil painting

i've been wanting one of audrey's paintings pretty much forever.

they're beautiful, sensual, and just ravish the senses...