NOOOOO! I was just watching my taped episode of Gilmore Girls and the stupid VCR cut out the last four minutes! WHY!!!!!
Ok, sorry about the crazy rant. My life is not over, as I am sure they will kindly have a "last time on Gilmore Girls" refresher of sorts......I hope.
Today was a fun day. I didn't have class until 10, so I got to the gym early. I like it when that happens, as after a long day of lectures I just don't feel up for sweating in front of tons of people.
Well, I need to read up before my geriatrics rotation tomorrow. I hope old people are less scary than newborn babies....

I survived the pathology exam on Friday. I nailed the slide id part, which was a pleasant surprise. Matt and I made a quick trip to ND for the weekend. It was great seeing a whole bunch of people at the Turf. I know that both of us miss our friends in Fargo (and those who have left Fargo and are living far far away!) It was nice visiting my folks in Jamestown too, even if we didn't leave the house the entire time. My mom once again stuffed us until we couldn't move. Medicare Plan D really takes the energy out of my Dad, but he still stayed up late with us to chat, mostly about Karen's upcomig move (we are all praying for an August move.....moving in January is not fun!)
We started Gut stuff today. It is sort of interesting, but after three straight hours of liver enzyme test stuff I was starting to get comatose...... I am excited though because I get to start up learning animal surgeries and other cool stuff sometime in the next week with my "free" time (ie study time).
This weekend we don't have much on the agenda, which is a nice change. We might try to go bowling with one of Matt's coworkers. Once a year I get the urge to try out bowling. I go, realize why I dont' like it, and wait another 364 days to go again. It is once again that time of year...

Karen is moving to Minneapolis!
Yup, her PhD mentor decided to take the job at the University of Minnesota, so the fabulous Beckman sisters will be reunited once again. I signed on to work for Dr. Vercellotti, so Karen's new lab will be right across the street from my lab. Granted, Washington Ave. get a lot more traffic than old Albretch Dr. did at NDSU, but it will be nice having her so close. It has been weird with her so far away. I know that Matt is just happy she doesn't want to live with us. Our job now is to find an affordable, quite, nice apartment close to the U that allows cats.....NOT any easy task.
For all those people who read this from Fargo, Matt and I will be gracing the Turf at 9:30 or so on Friday. I need to head back home to Jamestown to get some stuff done, but we are spending the night in Fargo to see Joan senior (why on earth did a marry a man whose mother has the same name as me?)
I survived my exam this morning. It is sort of ironic that the subject that I studied the least for (and skipped the most classes of) was the one I did the best in. After the exam I got to have lunch with my cousin Doug and his wife. They are in town because Doug is having surgery tomorrow to remove a spinal tumor. There is just something about my family and strange neurotumors..... Doug is in good health, so his surgeon is not expecting any major complications. I plan on stopping by the OR waiting room to see how things are going tomorrow. They don't need me around and I need to study. I will try to bake Doug some cookies and stuff, as I know the Fairview food isn't always the most palatable.
Well, that's about it for a Monday!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Here is a picture of my new haircut. It is a lot shorter than before.
I signed onto a PhD lab. I have tons to do tonight, so I will post some detail sometime soon.

I am crazy....or just sleep deprived?
That is the question of the week here in our house. Today I forgot my exam bag, so I had to come home at lunch, which effectively wasted another 45 minutes of my life. I didn't get to the gym or do yoga today, both of which could have been done in that time I spent. I blame it on Boyton Health Service! or the fact that to powers that be had to schedule my two favorite TV shows back to back on Tuesdays (Gilmore Girls and Scrubs ruled tonight!) Oh well, the next few weeks I will have an Olympic reprive of the madness.
I passed my pathology exam. I got burned once again by my dependence on the online slides. I really need to dust off our $800 study slides and look at them under a good old fashioned microscope for the next one (yeah right, like that will happen!)
Tomorrow is week three of internal medicine. I am starting to get the hang of it (so that must mean it is time to change).
It is hard to believe that classes are going to be over soon for medical school and that I will be leaving my classmates. I am looking forward to the relatively more sedate pace of research though. Now I just wish I could find a mentor with some money!
Well, I need some sleep.

WHAT KIND OF DEMENTED PERSON SCHEDULES AN EXAM FOR NOON ON A SATURDAY? The correct answer would be our pathology course director. My whole Saturday is shot because of the timing of this exam. Had it been in the morning, I would have still had my afternoon for some fun. INSTEAD I have to spend my morning waiting for the exam, my afternoon taking it, and then find time to get my other stuff done (my online based PAS course, etc) Matt is going to a DeLaSalle Basketball game, so I won't even get to spend time with him after the exam. I swear we spend more time in our respective offices (me studying, him playing video games) than we do together! Oh well, good practice for next year when I will be at the lab all the time (if I find a lab that is).

Oh, I hope that President Bush's State of the Union vow to invest in science and technology kicks in SOON. I need money to do my graduate work ASAP!

Well, I am going to try and study for another hour and a half before I got to bed. I am going to wake up early to cram more before my noon exam.
I hope everyone who reads this has a MUCH better Saturday than me.
Oh well, at least I have the Super Bowl to look forward to (if I am not studying then!)