miss akay

Midterm status

With the first round of exams in every class out of the way, I've finally settled into a comfortable study pace. No longer am I restlessly, twitching, trying to find ways to get out of studying. Sure, I often sit staring at my books, sifting through endless thoughts that have absolutely nothing to do with what I am studying, but at least I can get myself to study. It's hard starting a new semester! But, I got an A on my first exam, in Biochemistry. Yay, me! And my Visual Neuroscience exam was just plain... FUN! Yes, fun.

Changes, I've noticed... it's harder to get out of bed in the morning! I still make it to the gym most mornings, but my work-outs are getting shorter and more intense. It's imperitive I get the extra energy spilt out of me, because otherwise I feel like I might implode. Staying active is such a great balancing mechanism. I love it. I love the convenience of having the gym right there, near the library.

Tomorrow, in biology we start disecting sponges, flatworms, anemoneas and observing hydras and rotifera under the microscope. I must admit that I'm looking forward to it. If for nothing else, I know it will be entertaining with our lab bunch. There will be much laughter, I am sure. I haven't decided whether to bring my digi camera in, like a few other students are. In fact, Stef specifically bought her new Nikon Coolpix, today, for lab. (Yes, she is undoubtedly a proud nerd and we love her dearly) As the biomedical photographer in the crowd, there's some sort of role I feel I'm trying to vear away from. Weird! But on the other hand, the blogger, flickr-girl in me is thinking I have to share the fun, online. If you're dieing to see more, here's the link: Bio 201
Today, I expanded my lunch horizons by trying Taner's vegetarian-truckstand-place. It was so good! U of Penn has all of these mobile foodstands scattered around campus. From crepes, to chinese, to fruit, to steaks, to veggie... there's a few places to get food-to-go. The woman who served as our lunch was mom'ing it up, taking care of us. She claimed that she's been working her little veggie cart for over 20 years! Taner claims that from a business perspective these mobile foodspots make a killing. I don't doubt it. There's a lot of appreciation for our foodcart city.

posted by miss akay @ 9:39 PM