well, well, well

I'm halfway through the semester. And this is the point where things start to lag. I am getting to the point of oh-my-god-i-have-no-motivation-whatsoever. It's pretty lame, let's be honest, because well... I still have half a semester to go!

Favorite class: Pathophysiology. It just makes so much sense, and I LOVE learning how the body works and what can go wrong with it.

Most Despised class: Foundations. The content is extremely easy, and somehow, I can't score on the tests! It's the NCLEX style of questions, and granted, my scores improve by like 2 percentage points every test, but gah!!

Favorite Teacher: Anita Winnigate aka Winnie. She is hilarious, and probably the most intelligent person I've ever met. No lie. I just love her class.

I don't really have a least favorite teacher, only a favorite. The staff is awesome, and they are all very common sense oriented which is sweeeeet compared to some of the other classes I've taken in my life. I don't know. I'm still adjusting I think, and some days I get homesick for Lawrence, and for the familiar, but I'm growing I guess, so I just have to nut up or shut up. I feel like this is a huge transitional stage for me. I'm just about finished, but not quite, I want to be out in the world, but I don't. It's a very strange mix.

Big news: I started Accutane about 4 weeks ago now. It's worked wonders for my skin. I don't even remember the last time my skin was this smooth, it's awesome. Though it makes my lips about as dry as the Gobi Desert, I keep a tube of chapstick with me at all times, otherwise my mouth starts yelling at me, and then I can't move my lips for fear of creating a fissure in them. Yikes.

Other big news: My wonderful roommate and I have decided to train for a marathon in the spring. I'm a bit apprehensive since the last time I tried running seriously, I had debilitating shin splints. I think I'm going to see a podiatrist, or at least someone who can analyze my gait and tell me what kind of shoes to buy so that I don't ruin my legs and feet trying to accomplish this. I'm pretty excited! After April, I will be able to say that I've run a freakin marathon, and that, my friends, is a feat.