thursday i had my first big day with multiple labs. it actually still wasn't as long as it normally would be, as tutorials don't start until next week, so i had from 9:00-9:50 off. yay! my labs were rather intense. i started off dissecting a LIVE toad. ugh. supposedly they can't feel anything, but their muscles still twitch. thankfully we were warned in advance, but that didn't make it any less nauseating when my toad's leg started smacking my hand. i suppose i deserved it, as i was in the process of cutting out its heart. i ended up getting extremely woozy around that point and strongly considered switching to a different major. luckily i didn't have the toad that hadn't been completely put under. it did far more than randomly twitch when its tummy started getting cut open. oh geez. feeling light headed again. next paragraph.
my second lab (another bio lab) involved watching bulls' sperm and sheep blood. man. unfortunately, this class was way harder... i was constantly referring to the book, which slowed me waayy down. i was the last one out of the lab, and i barely made it out in time. quite a discouragement since that was the "intro" lab. if only i remembered wtf an endoplasmic reticulum looked like.
all three of my labs are like an entire other class... complete with their own tests, homework assignments, presentations and research projects. social life: DEFINITELY came to a screeching halt already. next to go: sleep. last step: sanity.
thursday night i had my tennis "grading" session, which basically consisted of me getting my tush whipped by a middle age lady in purple nylon pants and hot pink sweatbands around every possible extremity. needless to say, not my best day yet.
yesterday though, i got to see carolyn, a girl who graduated from edina the year ahead of me. she's living in australia for the year, working and traveling, and will be in brisbane for the next few months. although i'm not homesick yet, it was definitely nice to see a familiar face.
yesterday afternoon, rob (my next-door neighbor from holland), dianne and i went to the "beach." the closest "beach" to us happens to be a short ferry ride away, in the middle of the city. brisbane transported a bunch of sand and palm trees to a random stretch in the city, dumped in some water, and made their own beach! it's pretty cool actually, as there's a wicked river view. we ended up freezing (yup, still winter here) and going to a pub to have a beer. there was a little craft market set up nearby, so we walked around and found some pretty interesting things. such as a giant leather dog that doubled as a purse. dianne and i managed to find some ridiculous feather head pieces for the races on wednesday. i will definitely upload pics. it looked okay in the stall, but when i got home i realized it looks like big bird is trying to eat my face.
today's a day of homework and laundry. i suppose everyday can't be a party. shame. wednesday we don't have class so we can go to the races :) should be fun!
she is fine, most of the time. she takes her days with a smile. breathe, just breathe. let the life that you live be all that you need. --ryan star
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