Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

Back when I started my current job, one of the second years told me that she couldn't form complete sentences by the end of spring finals week. I wasn't quite sure I believed her... until we got our finals schedule and I saw that we have 7 finals in 4 days. The only positive thing about that week is that we will only be taking the lecture portion of the anatomy final; the lab will be taken care of a week from this Friday. It's going to be lots of work, but a couple friends and I got together this evening and formulated a study plan for our "worst" classes (neuro, immunology, and path).

In other news: This past week was VEISHEA. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it is a university-wide celebration of Iowa State. The CVM hosts a large open house for members of the community, which includes things like a petting zoo, exotics expo, a self-guided tour, and various demonstrations (milking a cow, ultrasound, etc.); my cat and I were in the petting zoo. He was not as popular as the dogs, but many people were amazed that he was calm around the dogs (so I explained that he's used to two 95+lb dogs and one 60lb dog that is thrilled that he will interact with her and therefore does not leave him alone). I think my dog and I will make an appearance next year... I helped with the CIVO booth afterward and had the wondrous pleasure of returning 2226 to its normal state.

So, TL;DR - finals are almost upon us and I need to convince myself to study :)

Spring is finally here!

In a little over a month (provided I pass the rest of my tests and finals =P) I will be a VM2. This is both exciting and mildly frightening, as I am ready to be done with the semester but find it hard to picture myself as a VM2. It's kind of like the transition from freshman to sophomore in high school--you realize that you will no longer be the 'babies' in the building, and that you are expected to know things. The last part is the most disconcerting.

The changing weather is also both good and bad--good, because I am very much a 70-degree+ person, and bad because it makes it harder to want to study. It also required me to purchase capris (an everyday pair and a dress pair) as we are not allowed to wear shorts. Understandable, but mildly frustrating because I never wear jeans in summer if I can avoid it.

And I could finally turn my furnace off!

I've got 2 more tests and 3 large-ish assignments to go before finals. May can't get here soon enough--we'll be visiting my mom's family, who we never get to see regularly, for about a week just after finals. And I'm itching to bring my dog back up.