Wait...3rd Year?!

First, I must apologize for taking such an incredibly long leave of absence. I got so bogged down in life, school, and everything else that I completely forgot about blogging for a while.

Now, I guess I'll catch you up (if anyone is still around that cares). I passed my 2nd year of vet school. It was a fierce struggle against Pharmacology and Clin Path, but I proved myself worthy to make it through. I did my first surgery last October, a spay on a sweet little terrier. It was nerve wracking, but we all made it through just fine. ^-^

This March during Spring Break, my boyfriend of then almost six years proposed to me at the beach. I said yes..Shocks all around, I'm sure. We decided that we'd get married during one of my breaks during 4th year clinics biding my schedule. It just so happened that this September, despite the lottery system for selection numbers that is now in place, I ended up with the perfect clinics schedule complete with a perfect two week break in June with a beautiful date of June 22. So, we're at 8 months and counting. ^____^

 In July, I got to attend one of my dream cons, so I headed up to Baltimore, MD for Otakon with Pyro and two of our wonderful friends. It was such a massive con, and we not only got to experience the con, but got to see Washington DC as well. With a pair of epically kawaii necomimi ears, I headed home to spend the last few weeks before the start of school.

This semester has been neither stunningly difficult or a walk in the park. Radiology is the devil as I knew it would be, but I managed to pass the first exam, so we'll see what the other two hold for me. I finished my last ABLEs (number 6)last week and could not be happier to never look back on them. It seems like just yesterday I was on here complaining about how much I disliked the first ABLEs. It's crazy how quickly time passes.

Repro is probably the more entertaining class of the semester. Thankfully, the cows rectums shall keep us warm despite the cold temperature outside. I'm pretty sure all the palpations in the universe shall never adequately acquaint me with the layout of the cow's repro tract.



And the part that I'm sure you all missed the most...The Countdown: 

6 1/2 weeks of classes left until finals and 8 weeks (52 Days!!!!!!!!!!!) until I'm home for Christmas break. And the time can not pass quickly enough...  

7 Quizzes, 4 Exams, 6 Finals, and 1 Behavior Project until Christmas Break!!!!!!  

October:
 Friday 26- Animal Behavior Midterm
                  Radiology Quiz #5  
November:
Fri. 2-        Reproduction Exam #2
                  Radiology Quiz #6
Fri. 9-        Multispecies Medicine Exam #2
                  Radiology Quiz #7
Mon. 12-   Radiology Exam #2 (God help us....)
Fri. 16-      Cardiology Final (Alas....The week of doom is over...)
                  Radiology Quiz #8 (Why must we suffer?!)
Sat. 17/Sun. 18-   Advanced Nutrition Elective
Mon. 19-   Behavior Project Due
Wed. 21-   Respiratory Exam #2
Thurs. 22-Sun. 25- Thanksgiving Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fri. 30-      Radiology Quiz #9  
December: (FINALS COUNTDOWN!!!!!)
Tues.-Wed. 4-5- Study Days
Thurs. 6-     Respiratory Final
Fri. 7-         MSM Final
Mon. 10-    Radiology Final (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Tues. 11-    Repro. Final
Wed. 12-    Animal Behavior Final
                  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SWEET FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Good, the Bad, And the Inevitably Spotty

As I sit in the midst of CE week, I am reminded of several things. First, I need better shoes. Maybe my running shoes held up for the first 6 hours of standing, but around hour 7, their support seemed rather lacking. Time to put a good sole in my trademark paw print converses and have at it. Take that professionalism!

Second, we all have those dreams as kids of playing with all the animals in the zoo. Maybe this fades for some people as they get older, but the other day when I was helping mask down a leopard and run PCVs on it, I couldn't help but giggle maniacally as I feverishly stole chances to pet its head and fiddle with its gigantic paws. I suppose I shall never grow out of that feeling.

On a more stressful note, I have far too much to get done cosplay wise in time for AWA. I honestly have no idea how I will finish everything in addition to my general pathology and urinary systems exams, and the clin path quiz. I was hoping that CE week would afford me a good opportunity to work on it, but so far it seems that this won't be happening. Wish me luck. I'll need it. >_<

As for class wise, pharmacology is pretty much the devil. I think anatomy may have been demoted because there seems to be a special place in hell for pharmacology. The first exam was a thing of nightmares. The first anesthesiology exam wasn't too much better either. Curse you school....

COUNTDOWN TO AWA: 15 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!

Sept. 23- General Pathology Exam #1
Sept. 28- Urinary Systems Exam #1

Maybe Its Just Me

Last night, I had the most wonderful dream. I had dragged myself home from school after a long Friday to find Pyro sitting in my living room. He had come up for a surprise visit. And, having been filled with sickness and dread of spending a weekend alone and depressed, I felt such immediate relief and joy. I felt like it was too ridiculously wonderful to be true.

Of course, the next thing I know, the alarm is ringing to tell me that its time to go to school. I've been terribly disappointed the rest of the day. Funny how even in my dreams, I tend to be hard to convince that something will happen. I don't know why I have been so sad today. Obviously, something like that could not be true. I'm too much of a realist to ever believe that my day could go so wonderfully. However, I still find myself in a terrible slump about it. I feel hurt...even betrayed by the fact that my dream wasn't a reality. In the back of my mind, I suppose I actually had hope that the dream would happen. So, when I come home today, my disappointment increases as I realize that there is no Pyro sitting in my living room. Somehow, I still hold hope that maybe he'll head up after work. As the hours after his quitting time mount, my hope invariably rises. "He's not calling me", I think. "Maybe he's on his way up!"

Obviously, that wasn't the cause. Reality is not my dream world, and little kitsunes always find themselves at home alone on Friday nights watching reruns of King of the Hill.

Figure Wishlist 2011

There are tons of great figures being released in 2011. I have no idea why, but I thought I'd make a little list of them for funsies.

Caster from Fate/Extra:


Pre-Order Price= $77 USD, to be released late November.

Mio from Strike Witches (Alter version):


Pre-Order Price= $80 USD, to be released late December.

Little Busters Rin Natsume (Kotobukiya):




Pre-Order Price= $79 USD, to be released late November.

Strike Witches Minna (Kotobukiya):



Pre-Order Price= $70 USD, to be released late October.


There are also quite a few figures that are already in circulation that I'm rather in love with.

Noumi Kudryavka from Little Busters! :




Price= $51 USD from Mandrake.

Miku Orchestra:


Price= $20 USD from Ebay. Most likely bootleg, but nice bootleg version of it.

Melissa Seraphy from Wagamama Capriccio:



Price=$104 USD from Mandrake.



*Sigh* They are all so very very pretty and wonderful. If only I had monies to invest in some of them. I really really REALLY want pre-order Mio and Caster. Their designs are so fantastic.

May 17th, 2011: The International Day of Awesome

May 17th, 2011 started off much the way any summer morning starts off for a dysfunctional kitsune in my line of work: Get up at the ass crack of dawn, pull on scrubs, and prepare for a day of feral cat wrangling, crazy dog shaking, and bodily fluid explosions.

May 17th stands different for two reasons. Today, after years of prayer, hope, and desperation, Pyro got called into his supervisor's office and asked if he wanted the department's new IT job. Having graduated with his degree in networking almost 3 years ago, we were both starting to think that finding a job in the area was something that simply would not happen. He's put in so many 100s of applications that I'm pretty sure any self-respecting company in TN has probably gotten a token of the process. With much struggle, comes much heartache. He's been so tired, sick, fed-up, disgusted, heartbroken, and downtrodden for so long about the whole ordeal. Having to pay back student loans on an empty wallet and living paycheck to paycheck tends to take its toll on a person. When I got the call from him this afternoon, I can honestly say that I've never heard him so happy, proud, and fulfilled. To my surprise, I never thought I could fill so happy, proud, and fulfilled for another person. The job stands as a testament of his hard work, sacrifice, and good heart, and I can honestly say that he deserved it more than anyone. I'm so proud of you, Pyro! ^-^ <3



Minutes after recovering from the joy of hearing the news of Pyro's job, I was informed that the university finally posted our final grades. I've been very sick and worried about passing this year for a few weeks now, so it was with great trepidation that I looked them up.

I'm proud to say that I have officially passed my first year of vet school, and I am now OFFICIALLY a second year vet student. I actually did much better than I ever expected to do, managing to get A's in Parasitology, CCE, and even *GASP* ANATOMY! O_o I have no idea how I got an A in anatomy. NONE. While I worked ridiculously hard for the class, I was expecting to make a B and was happy with that. Words cannot describe the my confusion, joy, and shock. As for the other classes, Microanatomy did round up in the end to give me a B in the class, and I ended up with a B in Virology as well. The dreaded Epidemiology final pulled up my Epi grade to a C+ and the Neurophysiology final gave me a C+ in Physiology as well. Surprisingly, my GPA actually improved after this semester to a 3.28 from a 3.24.

Somehow, I survived first year. I know that it was only with help from many different factors that this happened: my family for supporting me, Pyro for consoling me, Mecha for dragging me out on crazy adventures and getting my mind off of things, God for granting me the strength to deal with everything and filling in for my shortcomings, my study group for forcing me to study and making it fun, and Dexter for dealing with my constant studying. Together, somehow, we made it! I have not heard from the rest of the group, but I sincerely hope that the rest of the class of 2014 will be moving on to second year with me. <3

Dear Sleep.

Dear Sleep,

I miss you. Please come back soon. I know that exams are driving you away, but I hope that we can stay good friends after the exams leave.

Yours Truly,
Dysfunctional Kitsune

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The Virology Final today was pretty brutal. I have no idea how it will turn out, but I hope it turns out for the best. Physio final is in the morning at 9am. I still have 4 chapters to cover and no idea how it will ever happen. Epi is on Friday following a week's worth of lack of sleep. If I can make it to Friday at 11am, I think I may well have sheltered this horrific storm.



This image makes me think she's saying something like, "BUT I MADE IT TO VET SCHOOL! PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME!"

The Final Countdown-4 DAYS!!!! (3 Finals Left):

Thursday: Physiology Final >_<
Friday: Epidemiology Final T_T
Saturday: Move to a new Apartment.
Sunday: Study for Parasitology
Monday: Parasitology Final
Tuesday-Sunday: Sweet Freedom.
Monday: Back to work at the clinic.

Goodbye, Anatomy.

Anatomy has come and gone. Thanks to the good will of our teacher, the final turned out much better than suspected. This left me to regret not putting more time into Physiology and Epi, but I'm happy to escape anatomy with a B. Tomorrow, I have my virology final which I haven't gone over too much. I don't suspect horrible difficulties, but I'm not terribly excited about being so unprepared. I also regret that tomorrow means I must spend the whole day and night studying Physio to try and catch up. >_< Here's to long nights!




The Final Countdown-5 DAYS!!!!:
Wednesday: Virology Final
Thursday: Physiology Final >_<
Friday: Epidemiology Final T_T
Saturday: Move to a new Apartment.
Sunday: Study for Parasitology
Monday: Parasitology Final
Tuesday-Sunday: Sweet Freedom.
Monday: Back to work at the clinic.