true commencement

school officially really got going today - as we received the fruits of our labors -- our first gross anatomy quiz was graded and returned. i am ecstatic to report that i made a 51/50 possible points. i was very full of myself till i remembered that i have something like 26 more tests/quizzes to go before the end of the semester. the likelihood that i can get all As? slim...to none...but - on the bright side - gross anatomy was my only C last semester (C+ to be exact) - so it looks like i'm on a better path for that class this semester. i didn't make a single A (on tests or quizzes) last semester in there. i am working really really hard, especially in comparison to last semester already, because i want to achieve very good grades. they keep telling us that grades don't matter, but i would like to be competitive for internships/externships and other interesting positions that are available. plus, striving for par excellence makes me learn more - as i study more. the only downside is that i take it hard when i don't perform as well as i want to. my other incentive is the national honor society for well-ranked students. the name escaptes me at the moment, but you have to be in the top 10% of the 3rd year class to be accepted. i know that's a long way off, but i'm working for it.

but anyway...today was loooooooooooong - again. we had class from 8-12, lunch, lecture from 1-2:45, lab till 4. i just got home, and it's almost 5. i'm supposed to go back to school for an equine club dinner meeting...but i really really need a nap. i'm torn. if i go, no nap - so my 3 hours of sleep will probably catch up with me in an ugly way tonight...but i would really like to be an officer in the equine club next year, so i kind of need to go...

decisions decisions decisions. as my physiology professor likes to say, life is so full of decisions. today was long, but i did get to look at lots of nasty dog and cat and horse and cow and pig parasites (eg worms!) and poke and prod wormy intestine sections (in parasitology lab) so that was fun. other than that, lots and lots of long lectures. sometimes vet school is downright boring. i haven't touched a live animal (except my pets) in a month...