Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! This is my first Thanksgiving away from home, but I've had a pretty good day. Baked a few tarte tatins this afternoon, went to a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by one of my med school classmates, and played a little bit in the snow. I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've had snow at Thanksgiving in a long, long time.

It will hopefully be a nice, slow, relaxing, restful weekend. Wish me luck!

When you least expect it

This weekend has been surprisingly fun. We have a enormous cell physiology-neuromuscular-histology-anatomy exam on Thursday, so this weekend (and all of next week) is supposed to be filled with studying, anxiety, and books. And while that has been true to some extent, the last few days have also been incredibly reaffirming. On Friday night I went to a theater to see Shopgirl, which I liked for the most part. Last night I went out for dinner at the Great Lakes Brewing Company to celebrate a friend's completion of the Series 7 exam. And I've spent a lot of time building some bonds with some very important people.

This week is going to be pretty rough for the next 96 hours, but I know I can do it.

First goal? Finish my note summaries on our neuromuscular lectures. Here goes...

Mood: surprisingly relaxed and content
Song: Some of the music from Shopgirl...don't know the names of the songs yet...

Mental wanderings

In just a few short months, I've learned that med school can get pretty intense. Every so often, you need a day that can focus on more than academics -- on errands, on financial demands, on personal issues. Today was one of those days. I know that the next eight days will have some serious academic demands, but for now I feel content. Right now I'm happy. I can handle the next week.

And, by the way, our Halloween party was insane. Turnout was two or three times higher than expected, and everyone seemed to have a pretty good time. Certainly a night to remember.

Mood: cheerful and optimistic (despite near-constant fatigue)
Song: Toad the Wet Sprocket, "All Right" and Van Halen, "Not Enough"