Nothing a good round of 12 hours of sleep can't cure.
I was feeling so crappy yesterday... endless rain (literally, non stop since the morning due to the tropical storm), a boundless amount of homework, and just too much work for one mind to take in. Usually I space out my studying through the week so that I finish everything by Sunday and can relax a little bit in between the week, but since my birthday is this Saturday, and I'm going out tomorrow night, I wanted to get everything done by tomorrow so that I wasn't too overwhelmed with anything to do this weekend..
In fact, I won't have anything to do!
As soon as I finish this pre-calc homework now and go to my research meeting...
But it is very mentally exhausting, to not give your brain a break in the week. I think I've found the most important thing to a college student.... Don't burn yourself out during the week just to have the weekend off, LOL!!
Well, I better get started. I only have about 50 problems to go, and then my research meeting at 3:30... we're going to be examining a branch of the stem cell as effective treatment for multiple pathologies, such as diabetes and parkinson's... it would be interesting to see if we can apply it to alzheimer's also.
Let's see how it goes.
<3
P.S. - I'll let you know how the crazy birthday weekend goes :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Salads & Physics
Half way through the semester... finished chem exam #1 (B), bio exam #1(A), precalc exam #1(F....we'll pretend that didn't happen), and physics exam (today... most likely a C).
I am so anxious to take that thing... a 70 is a B, so I'm shooting for that, but I'm not so confident. I'm going to review the practice study guide he put up now before my bio lecture, and then again right before my exam time, but I'm not too hopeful.
I've learned to shoot for the low so that I can be relatively happy about my grade, instead of dissapointed that I didn't receive an A -.-.
Either way, my birthday is this Saturday, and then my 3 year anniversary with the boyfriend is next Friday, so I plan on having two amazing weekends (which means two very productive weeks) and hopefully I can relax for the most part.
Let me get going... still have to get my sweater before I settle down in the library to study.
See you soon.
<3
I am so anxious to take that thing... a 70 is a B, so I'm shooting for that, but I'm not so confident. I'm going to review the practice study guide he put up now before my bio lecture, and then again right before my exam time, but I'm not too hopeful.
I've learned to shoot for the low so that I can be relatively happy about my grade, instead of dissapointed that I didn't receive an A -.-.
Either way, my birthday is this Saturday, and then my 3 year anniversary with the boyfriend is next Friday, so I plan on having two amazing weekends (which means two very productive weeks) and hopefully I can relax for the most part.
Let me get going... still have to get my sweater before I settle down in the library to study.
See you soon.
<3
Monday, September 20, 2010
First Exam of Fall 10
Well, here we goooo.
I'm about an hour and a half away from my first science exam of the semester, and of many more to come over the next year and a half or so. It's Biology, and I've been reviewing pretty much since the beginning of the semester all of the material covered, so I believe I'll do reallly good today :)
In fact, I was just reviewing my flashcards and reading over the study guides I created for myself, and I've pretty much got everything down pact :)
So now I'm here, blogging, boredly, and wishing I had my venti nonfat no water chai latte to get me going through the exam and subsequent hours that're coming for my chemistry exam tomorrow... still have one chapter to create a study guide for, and then do practice problems. And tonight, I shall take a practice exam that he has posted, score myself, and whatever I scored low on, I can practice tomorrow before the exam. It's at 8:30 at night, so I've got plenty of time :)
Alrighty, well let me get going.
I think I'm going to play bubble pop.
:D
Oh, and my birthday is next Saturday!!!
And my mom is getting me a new phone and a desk to study for the extra room we now have (since it is no longer my sisters.. well, it hasn't been for years, but they finally made it official lol).
<3
I'm about an hour and a half away from my first science exam of the semester, and of many more to come over the next year and a half or so. It's Biology, and I've been reviewing pretty much since the beginning of the semester all of the material covered, so I believe I'll do reallly good today :)
In fact, I was just reviewing my flashcards and reading over the study guides I created for myself, and I've pretty much got everything down pact :)
So now I'm here, blogging, boredly, and wishing I had my venti nonfat no water chai latte to get me going through the exam and subsequent hours that're coming for my chemistry exam tomorrow... still have one chapter to create a study guide for, and then do practice problems. And tonight, I shall take a practice exam that he has posted, score myself, and whatever I scored low on, I can practice tomorrow before the exam. It's at 8:30 at night, so I've got plenty of time :)
Alrighty, well let me get going.
I think I'm going to play bubble pop.
:D
Oh, and my birthday is next Saturday!!!
And my mom is getting me a new phone and a desk to study for the extra room we now have (since it is no longer my sisters.. well, it hasn't been for years, but they finally made it official lol).
<3
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Hi at 1am
Hello fellow bloggers,
It is 1:19am and I am just finishing up my chemistry study guide.
On a Saturday night.
When it is typical party time.
But that's alright, 'cause I spent a nice little evening with my boyfriend yesterday, and pretty much all day with one of my old friends, so it works out well. And tomorrow I'm spending all day in the library sooo.... better to get some things done for this class, and less to do tomorrow, which means I get to come home earlier!!
And it also means I'm closer to receiving an A on my exam for both Bio and Chemistry.
Oh, and also, I'm going to go speak to the dean of biology to eliminate the requirement of physics for me, since I am not a premed and will not need the course in order to gain admission to the graduate school. It would help me immensly if I could just not worry about that class and hopefully have it removed. Although I think I'll have to finish out the semester :/
But let's see if he even fulfills my request.
Anywho, gonna get back to studying.
:)
It is 1:19am and I am just finishing up my chemistry study guide.
On a Saturday night.
When it is typical party time.
But that's alright, 'cause I spent a nice little evening with my boyfriend yesterday, and pretty much all day with one of my old friends, so it works out well. And tomorrow I'm spending all day in the library sooo.... better to get some things done for this class, and less to do tomorrow, which means I get to come home earlier!!
And it also means I'm closer to receiving an A on my exam for both Bio and Chemistry.
Oh, and also, I'm going to go speak to the dean of biology to eliminate the requirement of physics for me, since I am not a premed and will not need the course in order to gain admission to the graduate school. It would help me immensly if I could just not worry about that class and hopefully have it removed. Although I think I'll have to finish out the semester :/
But let's see if he even fulfills my request.
Anywho, gonna get back to studying.
:)
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Lab Time
Hey everyone,
So I'm here at my research lab currently, at my awesome personal desk, working on homework. I hate the amount of homework I have, but I'm trying to get it finished so that I can focus on studying for my upcoming bio and chemistry exams. I took my pre-calc exam on Tuesday, and I think today we might find out our exam grades.... I thought it was going to be easy, but something tells me I didn't do a very good job and I'm very nervous :(
On a brighter note, I'm finally done working for Starbucks. I got my shifts covered and I can now focus solely on school...which is an every day thing. I spend at least 2 hours every day, reviewing, making study guides, reading or just studying in general. And it seems like every week I have an exam, and every week I have tons of homework due, so my studying never stops. I was just in the library last night with my boyfriend studying... and it made me so happy, 'cause he was excited about school and managed to get through an entire chapter, do a quiz (and get 100%!!!) and finish most of his homework questions. This is a really big accomplishment for him since he's kind of ADD when it comes to school, lol, but he's moving forward and making soooo much progress. I'm very proud of him... love you baby!!
So yep.. just wanted to do a quick recap. I have to run my own DNA electrophoresis at some point today befor the meeting to discuss current neurobiology topics to get up to date with the professor and what research she wants us to do, but I think I've got it down pact. The whole gene that triggers cancer, specifically in the central nervous system, and knocking out that gene in mice to see if they are likely to develop the diseases or not, which indiciates the gene IS responsible for the expression of the cancer... very interesting stuff. I'm really liking this field of work, even though I like my infectious diseases as well... we'll see I guess.
Anywho, better get going. Gotta focus on some bio before I do some lab work.
Toodles!!
:)
So I'm here at my research lab currently, at my awesome personal desk, working on homework. I hate the amount of homework I have, but I'm trying to get it finished so that I can focus on studying for my upcoming bio and chemistry exams. I took my pre-calc exam on Tuesday, and I think today we might find out our exam grades.... I thought it was going to be easy, but something tells me I didn't do a very good job and I'm very nervous :(
On a brighter note, I'm finally done working for Starbucks. I got my shifts covered and I can now focus solely on school...which is an every day thing. I spend at least 2 hours every day, reviewing, making study guides, reading or just studying in general. And it seems like every week I have an exam, and every week I have tons of homework due, so my studying never stops. I was just in the library last night with my boyfriend studying... and it made me so happy, 'cause he was excited about school and managed to get through an entire chapter, do a quiz (and get 100%!!!) and finish most of his homework questions. This is a really big accomplishment for him since he's kind of ADD when it comes to school, lol, but he's moving forward and making soooo much progress. I'm very proud of him... love you baby!!
So yep.. just wanted to do a quick recap. I have to run my own DNA electrophoresis at some point today befor the meeting to discuss current neurobiology topics to get up to date with the professor and what research she wants us to do, but I think I've got it down pact. The whole gene that triggers cancer, specifically in the central nervous system, and knocking out that gene in mice to see if they are likely to develop the diseases or not, which indiciates the gene IS responsible for the expression of the cancer... very interesting stuff. I'm really liking this field of work, even though I like my infectious diseases as well... we'll see I guess.
Anywho, better get going. Gotta focus on some bio before I do some lab work.
Toodles!!
:)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Physics Sucks
Ah well i found time to blog again.
My vacation was great... unfortunately, it cost me a lot of time that I could have used studying and catching up on work. So now I'm not only behind, I'm doubly behind.
I'm setting daily goals for myself though so I can at least catch up with this weeks work by Friday night, and then over the weekend read up for next week hopefully.
I honestly have so much on my plate that I can't spell it out for you like I did in my last blog. But i'm being optomistic that things will work out and I'll have time for everything.
I have do have wonderful news though...
I'M FINALLY QUITTING MY JOB!!!
Sad to go, boohoo, lots of tears... (yeah right).
I'm taking out a $4000 loan to be able to help myself pay my way until next summer through activities and my minimum credit card payment. I should be more than fine because I really only need $3200 but my mom told me to round it up. So tonight we are applying, of course with my father as my co-signer, so that his good credit gets me a low APR. And of course when I get paid to work in the lab next summer, I should be able to save some money up to make nice payments and pay it off VERY quickly (even though I don't have to start making a payment until 6 months after my graduation).
So positive on that side.
Now I can take weekends to actually sleep (and tuesdays and thursdays) instead of waking up at 4am to go open the store, and then to study without thinking that I have 6 hours to be wasted (well not really, I'm getting paid) that I could use to study for exams or to just catch up on homework.
My boyfriend is having surgery on Friday, and I'm kind of taking that as a positive for myself because it means I'll be at his house taking care of him (although he'll probably be sleeping most of the time) and be able to read and do homework without any interruptions. At the same time I'm worried for him and I'm sad because I know this is going to hurt him, lol... not something funny, but... idk why I laughed... scratch that... anyway, yeah, I'm sad for him :( I don't like to see him go through pain, but I know he's strong and he'll be fine, so... hoping for the best and a quick recovery from everything.
Let me get back to doing some review questions for biology on my ebook... Blog ya later!! (<-- haha, funny to me... corny to you probably... ok... leaving...)
:)
My vacation was great... unfortunately, it cost me a lot of time that I could have used studying and catching up on work. So now I'm not only behind, I'm doubly behind.
I'm setting daily goals for myself though so I can at least catch up with this weeks work by Friday night, and then over the weekend read up for next week hopefully.
I honestly have so much on my plate that I can't spell it out for you like I did in my last blog. But i'm being optomistic that things will work out and I'll have time for everything.
I have do have wonderful news though...
I'M FINALLY QUITTING MY JOB!!!
Sad to go, boohoo, lots of tears... (yeah right).
I'm taking out a $4000 loan to be able to help myself pay my way until next summer through activities and my minimum credit card payment. I should be more than fine because I really only need $3200 but my mom told me to round it up. So tonight we are applying, of course with my father as my co-signer, so that his good credit gets me a low APR. And of course when I get paid to work in the lab next summer, I should be able to save some money up to make nice payments and pay it off VERY quickly (even though I don't have to start making a payment until 6 months after my graduation).
So positive on that side.
Now I can take weekends to actually sleep (and tuesdays and thursdays) instead of waking up at 4am to go open the store, and then to study without thinking that I have 6 hours to be wasted (well not really, I'm getting paid) that I could use to study for exams or to just catch up on homework.
My boyfriend is having surgery on Friday, and I'm kind of taking that as a positive for myself because it means I'll be at his house taking care of him (although he'll probably be sleeping most of the time) and be able to read and do homework without any interruptions. At the same time I'm worried for him and I'm sad because I know this is going to hurt him, lol... not something funny, but... idk why I laughed... scratch that... anyway, yeah, I'm sad for him :( I don't like to see him go through pain, but I know he's strong and he'll be fine, so... hoping for the best and a quick recovery from everything.
Let me get back to doing some review questions for biology on my ebook... Blog ya later!! (<-- haha, funny to me... corny to you probably... ok... leaving...)
:)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wow, so I actually found time to update this.
Not really, I've squeezed in 5 minutes that I should be reading for biology to update... absolutely nobody about how I'm doing. In fact, this is probably just a way of me keeping sane and taking 5 minutes to myself, although albeit, I'll probably just end up more stressed than what I am.
I feel completely overwhelmed. I have a biology chapter to read and a summary of the past 2 chapters to make in order to prepare a study guide for the coming test in 2 weeks. I have a chapter to finish for chemistry, homework on blackboard, and homework on MasteringChemistry, and if time allows, to continue on to the next chapter reading. I have to finish reading the physics chapter and do the MasteringPhysics homework (which usually takes a total of 3 hours for a couple of problems only). I have homework for precalc and a study guide to create for the exam that is next week if I'm not mistaken (and if we don't fall behind).
So breakdown of homework:
Biology:
-Finish Chapter 4
-Review previous chapters and note down important things for exam
-Begin study guide for exam
-Finish online question in connect for self improvement
Chemistry:
-Finish Chapter 2
-HW on blackboard
-HW on MasteringChemistry
Physics:
-Finish Chapter 2
-HW on MasteringPhysics
-Problems in book for personal improvement (and much needed study time)
Precalc:
-Finish HW Chapter 2 & 3
-Create study guide for exam next week
In other news, I managed to get a volunteer position as a research assistant in a neurobiology lab with a very amazing woman in my school. She has given me the opportunity where not many others have, and I intend to give her the best of my abilities and hard work to further her research. I know this is going to take up much of my remaining free time during the week (Tu/Thurs afternoons, after work and before my 6pm class), but it is something that will help my career for sure, and will also improve my resume for when I apply to the RISE program, to summer internships, and to graduate school eventually.
Work? Well, that's easy to sum up... I'm about 10% away from quitting... don't know how that makes mathematical sense, but it does in my head, so deal with it. I just don't think it's worth it anymore, but at the same time, I know I have to pay off that credit card and to save some money to go somewhere (to keep my sanity you know), so I'm staying for now, hoping for another job, hopefully as a paid lab assistant next semester.
Everything else? Going dandy. I miss my boyfriend often... today I got to see him, but more as a tutor and instructor for him in biology than as a girlfriend, so we don't really spend together time. :( I'm sad about that, and again I'm meeting with him tonight for the same purpose, but hopefully we'll have time to cuddle and snuggle sometime soon.... and science will not be running wild in my mind.
Actually, we're going to the keys this weekend with his friends so maybe that'll be some good time... somewhat together. My birthday and our anniversary are coming up so hopefully then too.
Anyway, let me get going. My chemistry class begins in 25 minutes and I plan on looking for the solutions manual to my physics book so I can do the practice problems on my own and improve in that damned class.
See you later.
Wish me lots of speed and intelligence, I'm going to need it.
And oh yeah, sleep.
Not really, I've squeezed in 5 minutes that I should be reading for biology to update... absolutely nobody about how I'm doing. In fact, this is probably just a way of me keeping sane and taking 5 minutes to myself, although albeit, I'll probably just end up more stressed than what I am.
I feel completely overwhelmed. I have a biology chapter to read and a summary of the past 2 chapters to make in order to prepare a study guide for the coming test in 2 weeks. I have a chapter to finish for chemistry, homework on blackboard, and homework on MasteringChemistry, and if time allows, to continue on to the next chapter reading. I have to finish reading the physics chapter and do the MasteringPhysics homework (which usually takes a total of 3 hours for a couple of problems only). I have homework for precalc and a study guide to create for the exam that is next week if I'm not mistaken (and if we don't fall behind).
So breakdown of homework:
Biology:
-Finish Chapter 4
-Review previous chapters and note down important things for exam
-Begin study guide for exam
-Finish online question in connect for self improvement
Chemistry:
-Finish Chapter 2
-HW on blackboard
-HW on MasteringChemistry
Physics:
-Finish Chapter 2
-HW on MasteringPhysics
-Problems in book for personal improvement (and much needed study time)
Precalc:
-Finish HW Chapter 2 & 3
-Create study guide for exam next week
In other news, I managed to get a volunteer position as a research assistant in a neurobiology lab with a very amazing woman in my school. She has given me the opportunity where not many others have, and I intend to give her the best of my abilities and hard work to further her research. I know this is going to take up much of my remaining free time during the week (Tu/Thurs afternoons, after work and before my 6pm class), but it is something that will help my career for sure, and will also improve my resume for when I apply to the RISE program, to summer internships, and to graduate school eventually.
Work? Well, that's easy to sum up... I'm about 10% away from quitting... don't know how that makes mathematical sense, but it does in my head, so deal with it. I just don't think it's worth it anymore, but at the same time, I know I have to pay off that credit card and to save some money to go somewhere (to keep my sanity you know), so I'm staying for now, hoping for another job, hopefully as a paid lab assistant next semester.
Everything else? Going dandy. I miss my boyfriend often... today I got to see him, but more as a tutor and instructor for him in biology than as a girlfriend, so we don't really spend together time. :( I'm sad about that, and again I'm meeting with him tonight for the same purpose, but hopefully we'll have time to cuddle and snuggle sometime soon.... and science will not be running wild in my mind.
Actually, we're going to the keys this weekend with his friends so maybe that'll be some good time... somewhat together. My birthday and our anniversary are coming up so hopefully then too.
Anyway, let me get going. My chemistry class begins in 25 minutes and I plan on looking for the solutions manual to my physics book so I can do the practice problems on my own and improve in that damned class.
See you later.
Wish me lots of speed and intelligence, I'm going to need it.
And oh yeah, sleep.
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