You know the weather is bad

When they close school in northern Illinois.

I feel so bad for the guy outside on the little 4 by 4 at 4:30 in the morning, trying to keep the walkways somewhat clear. He's definitely fighting a losing battle.

You can even see little Subie-doo (the second car in from the left) covered in snow.

Favorite quotes from Anatomy Lab

While working on the neck...

"What is that hanging from her? Is that her ear?"

While working on the skull...

"It says we're not supposed to open that yet."
(Tear) "Open what?"
"What you just opened."

Love ya Mom!

I got a good chuckle out of this one. It reminded me of an essay I wrote in second grade for Mother's Day. I wrote that my mother was just like the Virgin Mary, but not a virgin.

She was thrilled.

Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving Mom and Dad! Wish I could be with you this year.

Love and miss you!
T

Good Morning

This is what I woke up to this morning:


I think it is going to be a very long, very cold winter for the Pacific NW gal.

Break

As you know I finished my first term of school on Friday the 7th. What I didn't tell you was that I flew home the next morning to surprise my mom. I had a ticket I needed to use and I figured it would be a nice opportunity to go home and relax. I knew my mom would also be happy to see me, but I really wanted to surprise her, so I told pretty much everyone but her. My friend Kirsten was kind enough to pick me up at the airport and drive me to my mom's house, then ring the doorbell to get her to the door. I was kind of hoping for a Publisher's Clearinghouse kind of reaction, but instead got more of a what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here reaction. Oh well. I think she was still definitely surprised.




Some background from before I got home...
I actually woke up that morning 7 minutes after my taxi was supposed to pick me up to take me to O'Hare. Somehow I slept through 2 alarms but woke up to a text message vibrating my phone which was across the room. After throwing on my clothes (which I had neatly laid out the night before) and running downstairs to make sure the taxi was still waiting, I flew back upstairs to grab my bag and lock my door. Thank goodness I packed everything the night before! Then I dealt with the overly chatty cab driver who also insisted on showing me pictures of his entire family, one picture being of his scantily clad young wife. Thanks dude. Then I got to wander around O'Hare because I could not find a departure display with my specific airline on it. You would think they would put these right on the other side of security, so once you get through, you check the screen and go to your gate. Nooooo. I had to wander halfway down the terminal before finding it.

Anyway, I finally made it home and a great time visiting, relaxing, and reading for fun. It was basically the fastest week of my life.

But now I am back and ready to get this term off to a great start. I've already forced myself to go to the library 3 times, and if you knew how much I hate this library, you would know how awesome this is.

Finished

I finished my last final exactly 3 hours and 1 minute ago. It feels great to be done. I'm not so sure about my grades, but at least this week is over. I haven't slept more than four hours a night, and I think I may have worn the same outfit every day. I've also discovered that even two pots of coffee won't keep me up all night, no matter how strong I brew them.

Anyhoo, I treated myself to a nice home-cooked meal and a beer. And now I can finally clean up my aparment, do some laundry, take care of the foot tall stack of filing, and catch up on episodes of The Office. Thank God they put their episodes online!

Here comes the sun

It was only a week ago that there was talk of snow here, and now it is in the 70s. Crazy.

I've had 4 finals already, with two more to go. I've vowed not to check my grades until everything is over, so as not to become depressed. I'll wait until I have some time off and can cry without worrying about it taking up precious study time.

And on that note, back to studying.

Ticket Me Elmo

Brilliant.

Wassup

Remember those Wassup guys from the Budweiser commercials? They're back, and just in time for election day.





And just for kicks, the original.

Baby it's cold outside

Brrr! It's not even Halloween yet and I just walked back from lab in some snow flurries. My fingers were practically numb by the time I got to my apartment, yet the people from this area keep telling me this is nothing compared to what winter will bring. I better stock up on some good long underwear.

Hard to believe

that there are only two weeks until the first of my final exams. I feel like we just had midterms! Sheesh. Anyway, there will be lots of studying, and very little blogging, between now and then. Cross your fingers, knock on wood, and say a little prayer for me.

Long weekend

I have next Monday off. BMS (before med school) I would have wondered "Where will I go? What crazy shenanigans will I get myself into this weekend?" Now I wonder, "Oooh, how much Anatomy can I get caught up on? Will I have time to go into lab and brush up on my identifications? Can I get an awesome jump start on reading for next week?"

I guess it's good that I'm thinking these things, but honestly, it's also kind of sad.

See, that didn't take so long

So whenever I am in the neighborhoods just south of school, I see these signs at major intersections. I've never seen signs like this before, but I just think they are a riot. Who puts this stuff on road signs? Are things that bad that you have to remind people to be caring at a 4 way stop? I hope people don't forgo teaching this at home or in schools because it's on a road sign.





(PS...I tried taking some pics with my camera phone, but none of them turned out. These are from http://www.ci.highland-park.il.us/community/character_counts_pillarAward.html)

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming

I know, I know. I haven't blogged in a while. But cut a girl some slack! We had midterms last week, so my days consisted of waking up, consuming copious amounts of coffee, and studying until approximately 2 am.

Now that I have sufficiently recuperated, I'll try to blog a little more.