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.

Just Getting By

Tomorrow is the dreaded Anatomy Final. I can't say that I feel ready or that I ever will be. I'm also terribly worried about the Physiology and Epidemiology Finals on Thursday and Friday. This week, please take a pause for the cause by taking time to remember a poor struggling vet student by appreciating all of the work that vets do every day to keep your animal friends healthy and happy.



The Final Countdown:
Tuesday: Anatomy Final >_<
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.

Storms and the Inevitable After-Con Blues

Today has been a day of epic storms. From golf ball size hail to torrential downpours, it seems that Tennessee is experiencing a miniature version of Noah's flood. Tomorrow marks the last day of classes for this semester and the start of non-stop studying for the five finals that the end of this year entails.

While MTAC was amazing, yet again, I find it difficult to not suffer the usual after-con blues. This feeling is only exacerbated by the fact that my best friend and roommate has to move back home for a job opportunity, throwing me out on my own again. It is with much sorrow, anxiousness, and dread that I approach the final stint of my first year of vet school. While I know that I have the bounty and joy of summer to look forward to, I am reminded that when I again come back up for school, I will find myself completely and utterly alone in a strange and undesired place.

I'm finding it very difficult to muster the ability to focus on my final exam studies. Exhausted and defeated, I find myself muddling through these final days, simply hoping to make it through this year. If you are reading this blog, I would appreciate if you take the time to wish my some luck or say some prayers for me.

For those interested, here is a pic of the finished Charizard cosplay and another pic of my Blastoise cosplay:


Summer Break:
12 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 29-May 2= Study Days
May 3= Anatomy Final O_o *Le Gasp!*
May 4= Virology Final
May 5= Physiology Final
May 6= Epidemiology Final (*Face/Palm*)
May 7-8= Study Days
May 9= Parasitology Final (IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!)

It's Really Over.

Forgive my absence the past few days, I've been catching up on some much needed sleep.

The semester came and went without much to speak about. I survived, though barely, in some aspects. I suppose the best I have to offer is that I'm still here, trudging down the vet school path. Now for the battle damage breakdown:

Through some serious kindness and curving on behalf of my Gross Anatomy professor, I managed to come out with a C+. Which, might I mention, is the first C that I've ever gotten for a class in my entire life though I take it gratefully and with more joy than I've taken better grades. Through some miracle, I managed to pull a B out of Physiology by getting a 105 on the final. I'm just not going to ask questions. It's better that way.

On Thursday, I got an email from my Bacteriology teacher telling me that he curved the grades a bit more to make the class average an 84, and it pushed me from a B+ to an A in the class. I hope my downstairs neighbor isn't too angry at me for jumping up and down and screaming so loudly for an hour. ^-~

I came out with A's in C.C.E. and Physical Diagnosis, proving for good that I'm fantastic at bullshitting and recognizing cows.

The Microanatomy final was rough, at best. It pulled down everyone's final grade in the class, so my A went to a B. I also came out with a B+ in Immunology though it was the very last final, and I was running on caffeine and hope. So, I'm happy to take it.

So, I made it! 11.1% or 1/9th of a veterinarian, at your service! It was much harder than I ever imagined that vet school would be. At times, I wanted nothing more than to run, screaming out of my window. I was afraid I wouldn't make it, but this semester showed me that sometimes incredibly impossible things happen. I'm very fortunate, to say the very least.

NOW LET'S GET TO CHRISTMAS BREAK, PEEPS!

MOYASHIMON!

I'm knee-deep in bacteriology review material for my first final tomorrow: Bacteriology. Though I would rather be studying for Gross Anatomy as that is the only class that I may possible get a D in and therefore have to go before the academic review board so that they may scold me and possibly kick me out of vet school, I can't just forgo bacteriology. For some reason, very much unknown to myself, Bacteriology is the only class that I'm doing above average in. This is so strange because Bacteriology is the class that most students notoriously fail in. The averages on each of his tests have been in the D-F range. I'm not really sure why I'm doing better in there than most of the class, but I really want to keep that going. I'm average or below average in all of the other classes. Physiology? Class has been averaging high B's on the tests. Me? I've got a mid-range C. Immunology average has been in the As. Me? I have a B. It's been rather disheartening to say the least, but in bacteriology, I get to be above average. I don't want to let my professor or me down by shunning studying for it to study for anatomy. So, after tomorrows exam, I will enter deep, deep into the realms of studying for anatomy on Monday, giving some time, of course, to study for the Physio exam on Friday. I'm just reluctant to give it too much time because I'm middle of the road C right now, and I'd have to make a high A on the final to pull the grade up to a B. I haven't made above a low B on any of the exams in that class, so it seems rather fruitless as I could make a 50 on the final and still have a C in the class.

Well, that's my school rant for now. I'll go back to Bacteriology again. Keep me in your prayers. I'm going to need it.

Official Countdown to Christmas Break: 8 DAYS!!
Thursday: Bacteriology Final
Friday: Physiology Final
Saturday: Study ass off for Gross Anatomy.
Sunday: Ditto Above.
Monday: Gross Anatomy Final (T_T) (A.K.A.- D Day!!)
Tuesday: Microscopic Anatomy Final (Also, online C.C.E. Final is due.)
Wednesday: Physical Diagnosis Final
Thursday: Immunology Final
Friday-January 9thish= SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!