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[PetPony]

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I had a terrible day at work. A bowl of noodle sauce slipped out of my hands and got all over the floor and wall, and then the water ran over and I almost flooded the pasta station I was taking care of. And throughout my troubles, I managed to burn my fingers twice with hot steam when changing pots. TWICE. It was so painful. Still is. 🙁

 

[twelvetigers]

You work with noodles? 😕

 

[pooter]

Dear Tropical Whatever Lee,

GTFO of my bedroom.

kthanxbai

 

[sunnex3]

it's 3:30 in the morning and i still haven't really studied for my first physics II test tomorrow at 11am...

sigh...i guess this is what i get for taking pre-reqs after graduating from college...i'm so tired! where'd my undergrad stamina for studying go?

 

[PetPony]

Twelvetigers, I work at a dining hall at UGA and we get rotated through all the stations.

 

[fromthebox]

Of all the weeks I do not want to be on crazy schedules, this is my FIRST week of Graveyard shift. I had two nights on 9:30pm-7:30am and then last night they threw me on 5pm-12am and then back in at 8:30am for ten hours of dayshift. Grr am I the only person who works here that doesn't need crazy time off every other week? I'm covering the asses of my five co-workers all the time. The worst part is it's all straight time for me and the 8hr time off requirement last night means I'm still 4.5 hours short as of tonight. That means 2am-6:30 before heading off to the Sept 11th ceremony down town for which I volunteered when my hours were normal and can't/don't want to back out of.

Sigh, when I was part-time I made my way to full time by being that person who was almost always available to cover and impressing my boss with my commitment. Now I have a set schedule every week and I'm still at the bottom of the food chain. Since they haven't been able to fill the part-time position that I held, that means I'm first assigned mandatory OT and odd shifts and the others who take all the time off are never available when I want a night off.
/rant

 

[krrobin]

Aw, I miss dining halls at UGA. I transferred after my freshman year back to an in state school. They were wayyy better than anything here.

 

[PetPony]

They're good for dining halls, but I'm still a little tired of the food. I refuse to eat at Bolton unless I'm on my work break. Breakfast at O-House and Lunch mostly at Snelling. haha

 

[PetPony]

I'm probably gonna fail my first calculus test. Math just doesn't make sense in my head. I don't see a point in doing it, so my brain refuses to get it. It's pointless. I know the derivative rules, but I can't do the complicated functions. And half the problems my professor wants us to use the definition, which is stupid anyways. Why is there a shortcut if we're not allowed to use it. Ughhh 🙁

 

[Minnerbelle]

I'm probably gonna fail my first calculus test. Math just doesn't make sense in my head. I don't see a point in doing it, so my brain refuses to get it. It's pointless. I know the derivative rules, but I can't do the complicated functions. And half the problems my professor wants us to use the definition, which is stupid anyways. Why is there a shortcut if we're not allowed to use it. Ughhh 🙁

Is there a reason why you need to take calc if you hate math so much? 1 semester of math on top of stats is required for most vet schools, but no one says it has to be calc. if your school doesn't offer anything lower than calc, you can always take it elsewhere.

 

[nyanko]

Is there a reason why you need to take calc if you hate math so much? 1 semester of math on top of stats is required for most vet schools, but no one says it has to be calc. if your school doesn't offer anything lower than calc, you can always take it elsewhere.

I can't speak for that poster but calculus was required for both of my undergraduate degrees so maybe that's why..

And the point of math is to describe and draw conclusions about, well, pretty much anything you can think of, in elegant universal and comparable terms. At least, that's how I've always seen it. 🙂 (but I am a mathophile)

 

[PetPony]

It's a prerequisite for one of my science courses, though I don't exactly remember which one right now. I have it all written down somewhere. I just really don't enjoy math, so I wanted to get it out of the way in the beginning, so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. And because I'd remember more from precalc now than later after not taking it for 2 or 3 semesters..

 

[Minnerbelle]

I can't speak for that poster but calculus was required for both of my undergraduate degrees so maybe that's why..

And the point of math is to describe and draw conclusions about, well, pretty much anything you can think of, in elegant universal and comparable terms. At least, that's how I've always seen it. 🙂 (but I am a mathophile)

lol, and you were a CS major as well so that might be a part of it. there are plenty of majors that don't require calc though.

i'm totally with you on the importance of math in a universal sense (mathophile here as well), but not sure that's enough reason for a total mathophobe to struggle through calc and lower their gpa if they don't have to.

 

[Minnerbelle]

It's a prerequisite for one of my science courses, though I don't exactly remember which one right now. I have it all written down somewhere. I just really don't enjoy math, so I wanted to get it out of the way in the beginning, so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. And because I'd remember more from precalc now than later after not taking it for 2 or 3 semesters..

oh gotcha. well that sucks... good luck!

 

[PetPony]

I got the last 4 questions right! ;D

If I had 2 hours every day to spend on just math, I think I'd do a lot better. But I work 4 days during the week and I have chem and my animal practicum to worry about also..

But hey! It already helped me work on bettering the way I'm studying. So there's a good side to the struggling. haha

 

[kakurubird]

PetPony,

I totally feel your calculus pain!
For some reason, it's the one things I've math(-related subject) I've done that has always just taken me so much longer. I love linear algebra and have really enjoyed the intro programming I've done, but calculus has always totally evaded me without doing many, many sample problems.

It was required for my biology degree which is a large part of why I took it, but also since I thought I was going to take physics at my UG which was only offered as a calc-based version. The day I withdraw from that class was honestly the happiest day of my semester.

So, rant = physics. NOT looking forward to retaking it next semester!

 

[PetPony]

We can choose which physics we want to take and I'm definitely not taking the calc-based one. hahaha

I've studied all day and know the simpler things now, but the test only has 5 questions so I doubt there will be anything simple on it..

 

[cowgirla]

I thought this time of year would get easier as time went by.
Instead it seems to be getting harder and harder to cope, and I keep getting farther and farther away from home. I can't concentrate or think straight today- I dont even want to wake up tomorrow morning.

I really really really miss my grandpa and my uncle. It's been ten years, and the hurt feels like it just happened yesterday. Everywhere I look there's a reminder. And I wish I was with my family right now

 

[goldnretrivrgrl]

I thought this time of year would get easier as time went by.
Instead it seems to be getting harder and harder to cope, and I keep getting farther and farther away from home. I can't concentrate or think straight today- I dont even want to wake up tomorrow morning.

I really really really miss my grandpa and my uncle. It's been ten years, and the hurt feels like it just happened yesterday. Everywhere I look there's a reminder. And I wish I was with my family right now

I'm sorry. 🙁 *hug*

 

[heylodeb]

I thought this time of year would get easier as time went by.
Instead it seems to be getting harder and harder to cope, and I keep getting farther and farther away from home. I can't concentrate or think straight today- I dont even want to wake up tomorrow morning.

I really really really miss my grandpa and my uncle. It's been ten years, and the hurt feels like it just happened yesterday. Everywhere I look there's a reminder. And I wish I was with my family right now

I spent some time today reading through some of the names and looking at pictures of those who were lost. There's no way to make it better or to lessen the pain. I wish I could. Thinking of you.

 

[racccjlm]

I thought this time of year would get easier as time went by.
Instead it seems to be getting harder and harder to cope, and I keep getting farther and farther away from home. I can't concentrate or think straight today- I dont even want to wake up tomorrow morning.

I really really really miss my grandpa and my uncle. It's been ten years, and the hurt feels like it just happened yesterday. Everywhere I look there's a reminder. And I wish I was with my family right now

I'm thinking about you cowgirla, and I am so so sorry for your loss.

 

[jmo1012]

something(s) turned me into a breakfast buffet while i slept last night. i woke up with 20+ bites covering my arms and legs (which were wrapped in blankets, a fleece sweatshirt, and pants). i sincerely hope they drowned in the washing machine this morning (and pretty much the only thing i wish death on is mosquitoes). very itchy!!!

 

[LetItSnow]

something(s) turned me into a breakfast buffet while i slept last night. i woke up with 20+ bites covering my arms and legs (which were wrapped in blankets, a fleece sweatshirt, and pants). i sincerely hope they drowned in the washing machine this morning (and pretty much the only thing i wish death on is mosquitoes). very itchy!!!

Oh ouch ouch. 🙁

I was once sleeping under a net in Brazil and somehow managed to get my head and one shoulder/arm out of the net at night. I woke up with every inch of that exposed skin covered with a density of something like 4-5 visible bites per square inch. It was nasty. No clue what particular type of critter turned me into a pincushion.

 

[LMMS]

I thought this time of year would get easier as time went by.
Instead it seems to be getting harder and harder to cope, and I keep getting farther and farther away from home. I can't concentrate or think straight today- I dont even want to wake up tomorrow morning.

I really really really miss my grandpa and my uncle. It's been ten years, and the hurt feels like it just happened yesterday. Everywhere I look there's a reminder. And I wish I was with my family right now

cowgirla, I cannot even begin to comprehend how you're feeling right now; but please know that my heart and full being goes out to you and your family on this day, and always given that I know that the sting will never truly subside. I feel so very very very fortunate that I didn't loose family that day; nor did I loose any close friends. Yes, some close friends were part of the tragedy and witnessed the horror; and my family sadly lost folks we knew (my grandfather was a NYC police officer for 20+ years, so naturally, we knew a couple of very brave souls). Thus, I can only say that I will add you and yours to those of whom I think of each and every single year this rolls around; and every time I look at the emptiness in the NYC skyline.

Today, as I sat at work, I did data entry as they read the names aloud one by one at Ground Zero. I heard the names of those I knew and of countless others. The strength I heard in the voices of the people chosen to read those names told me that we have risen above this; but I know that we cannot, nor should we ever forget what happened, nor the people who perished at the hands of something so senseless. The only thing I continue to hope for is that each year, as this day draws near, that we are reminded that we are all Americans regardless of race, religion, creed or color. We all suffer as one.

cowgirla, may your joyous memories of your loved ones comfort you during this time and throughout the rest of your days. **hug**

 

[PetPony]

I just can't write my English essay. I've tried the whole week and it's due tomorrow at 3:30, but I don't have anything besides my thesis, which I came up with only about an hour ago. I usually have my best essays under time pressure like this, but this one is just much harder. Ughh. Hate, hate, hate English classes. I'd much rather have to learn a new language than study this one.

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

I'm feeling the math hatred. Taking online grad-level statistics. It makes my eyeballs burn. I've already taken stat twice, once in undergrad and one research-applied stat in vet school - but it was the only option for me this semester that interfered the least with my duty schedule.

This class only confirms my hatred of it for the third time. Gawd. Remind me again, shouldn't I be too old for taking classes? Oh, no, I remember - because now it is in vogue for residents to have integrated MS and PhD programs in their residency. In between clinic duty, teaching 2nd and 4th years, prepping for our insane number of rounds, and getting case reports together for a conference, I don't have time for this crap....Rabble, rabble, rabble!

 

[Bisbee]

I don't blame you. I've only take 2 statistics classes (not 3 like you), but it is the most boring of the maths. Even though it's not that hard compared to calculus, the fact that it's so dull makes my mind wander and not pay attention. Just could never seem to really focus on it. But remember, as for all classes we hate, this too shall pass.

 

[PetPony]

I have ma calc exam tomorrow and even after studying for it for 30 hours over the last few days, I don't feel any more prepared for it than before. I'm so nervous. Like, the kind of nervous where I can't sleep. And it's not helping that I'm having my chem lab AND chem exam tomorrow also.

🙁

 

[breenie]

I have ma calc exam tomorrow and even after studying for it for 30 hours over the last few days, I don't feel any more prepared for it than before. I'm so nervous. Like, the kind of nervous where I can't sleep. And it's not helping that I'm having my chem lab AND chem exam tomorrow also.

🙁

I promise it will be ok. All of us first years felt that way as freshmen (well, maybe not quite that extreme), and we have all felt that at some point this semester! The second years might admit similar feelings at some point 😉. Things will be fine. Even if you fail it. It will still turn out okay in the long run, believe it or not!

Try to calm down, put the book down, and go relax. One more hour on top of 30 isn't going to make a huge difference. Work on staying calm, composed, and in the right state of mind.

Remember, undergrad and vet school are endurance races, not sprints! You have to protect yourself from burning out too early. Take care of yourself, hon!

 

[PetPony]

Going to an American high school after coming from the highest level of HS in Germany has made me incredibly lazy because there were no challenges for me. Having to study now is extremely irritating, but I know it's necessary. It's just a little extreme after doing nothing for four years..

My prof posted online today what we need to know, so I am now making a study guide. Having everything organized like this, is already helping a little bit. I'll just finish this, go over my chem compounds and go to bed. Can't do much more in these last hours.

 

[jmo1012]

someone PLEASE explain to me why the oldest person in our class is the one starting all of the drama, being the most unprofessional, and the most immature?? i simply do not understand!

 

[Whyevernot55]

Nothing like waking up in the middle of the night with mild food poisoning and having to go vomit a lot. 👎 And now I have to go to work! Hooray!

 

[lostbunny]

someone PLEASE explain to me why the oldest person in our class is the one starting all of the drama, being the most unprofessional, and the most immature?? i simply do not understand!

because if no one else will start the drama.... they just wanna get the ball rolling!

 

[sunshinevet]

someone PLEASE explain to me why the oldest person in our class is the one starting all of the drama, being the most unprofessional, and the most immature?? i simply do not understand!

Haha. The biggest fight and longest ongoing feud (ie, still going over a year later) in our class was between a 27yo and a 35yo. Mature students my @ss!!! And all us 20 and 21yo's, doesnt matter who sleeps with who we just get along anyway!!!

 

[breenie]

someone PLEASE explain to me why the oldest person in our class is the one starting all of the drama, being the most unprofessional, and the most immature?? i simply do not understand!

They have the most experience!

 

[Lissarae06]

They have the most experience!

👍

 

[TheBirdNerd]

Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Anyways, I'm just mad at myself for not being as focused as I should be...

Anyone have tips on how to stay focused and just sit down and study ?

 

[fromthebox]

Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Anyways, I'm just mad at myself for not being as focused as I should be...

Anyone have tips on how to stay focused and just sit down and study ?

I always have trouble when there is anything to distract me. Just like we're supposed to practice good sleep hygiene (darkness, no tv half hour before bed, etc) I find I must practice good study hygiene. For me that means taking care of stuff that has been at the forefront of my mind first, so that once I am studying I'm not worrying about it. It also means a nice cup of tea or coffee and a quiet, comfy spot on the couch in full light (too much comfy = sleep) and that I should not study just before bed as I will fall asleep faster. If you minimize distraction and set yourself up so that your body/mind understands this is study time, you might find it a lot easier to focus.

 

[Dsmoody23]

Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Anyways, I'm just mad at myself for not being as focused as I should be...

Anyone have tips on how to stay focused and just sit down and study ?

I bribe myself.

I keep a list on my big dry erase board of everything I need to do that takes less than an hour at a shot. If it's something big, I break it up into hour chunks.

Then... I do something i like to do. Dick around on the internet for half an hour, take the dogs out for frisbee, cook dinner or watch half an hour of TV.

Then, in order to get back to the fun stuff, I have to do one thing on my work list. Then I do something fun.

Rinse, repeat.

It seems like a wasteful system, but I've found that i get about three times as much work done as I used to when I would just try and gut through 8 hours of work straight. Most times i would fizzle out by Saturday afternoon and be useless for the next 24 hours.

The last 3 weekends, and most evenings, I've been on this system and I'm already about 2 weeks ahead of where i need to be in the semester.

I think it works because there's always something pleasant in the immediate future.

 

[PetPony]

I do that, too, Dsmoody! Not as organized though.. I scribble everything on a small notecard and do stuff for about an hour or two and then I give myself 15 to 30 minutes fun. Works so well for me!

 

[twelvetigers]

I self-regulate the fun time, which at this point is either A: a FB/SDN pit stop, B: a jaunt around the block once it's cool at night, or C: Star Trek Generations and gelato.

It took me until today to realize I have two exams next week - phys and anatomy part deux. We haven't even started on the anatomy stuff yet, really - just bones so far, which don't scare me - so I'm truckin' along in phys tonight. Lectures 12 and 13 down, hoping to hit 14-16 before bedtime. Yay neuro!

 

[breenie]

I'm really touchy about grades.

I am doing well in vet school. Better in some classes than others, but I am passing everything and feel comfortable with my study habits and coping skills. I haven't freaked out yet, and I am trucking along at a tolerable level of stress and sleep deprivation. Things are okay.

I do not plan to be an orthopedic surgeon like what seems to be half of my class, and I am happy to get something other than 95's on some exams if it means a comfortable and manageable school/life balance.

I do not want to hear about how you didn't get an A and you just caaaaaan't let it goooooo. I don't care that you need to get all A's. I promised myself I wouldn't share numbers or letters with anyone, and goddamnit, I really don't care about yours.

Nor do I appreciate the subtle fishing for MY grades! I'm happy to talk about exams and material and how I had no clue on that one question on the microanatomy exam... but I don't have any desire to tell you how far above passing I am.

 

[Chinola]

I'm really touchy about grades.

I am doing well in vet school. Better in some classes than others, but I am passing everything and feel comfortable with my study habits and coping skills. I haven't freaked out yet, and I am trucking along at a tolerable level of stress and sleep deprivation. Things are okay.

I do not plan to be an orthopedic surgeon like what seems to be half of my class, and I am happy to get something other than 95's on some exams if it means a comfortable and manageable school/life balance.

I do not want to hear about how you didn't get an A and you just caaaaaan't let it goooooo. I don't care that you need to get all A's. I promised myself I wouldn't share numbers or letters with anyone, and goddamnit, I really don't care about yours.

Nor do I appreciate the subtle fishing for MY grades! I'm happy to talk about exams and material and how I had no clue on that one question on the microanatomy exam... but I don't have any desire to tell you how far above passing I am.

👍👍👍

According to the upperclassmen our class is way more high strung and competitive than other years. Which means exactly what you described goes on all the time. I'm like you, I'm totally content passing and doing well for me which means having a good life/work balance. But to the rest of my class that's apparently inadequate.

 

[sunnex3]

i caaaaaaan't seem to cut my PS down to the 5000 character limit! i actually keep on ADDING more stuff! there's just so much i want to talk about and i've worked in several different areas of SA medicine and there's just so much!

AHHHHHH! pulling my hair out!!!! any tips for chopping out parts of my PS? i can't seem to figure out what i don't need....ARGH!

 

[Minnerbelle]

I do not want to hear about how you didn't get an A and you just caaaaaan't let it goooooo. I don't care that you need to get all A's. I promised myself I wouldn't share numbers or letters with anyone, and goddamnit, I really don't care about yours.

Nor do I appreciate the subtle fishing for MY grades! I'm happy to talk about exams and material and how I had no clue on that one question on the microanatomy exam... but I don't have any desire to tell you how far above passing I am.

Yep, that gets old really really fast. The only answer anyone will usually get from me is "I did fine," and they can take that to mean whatever they want. Once in a while I'd give a relative quantifier to it like "yeah, that's the worst I've done so far," "that was easier than I thought it would be," or talk about details about particular exams but very rarely real numbers even with close friends (almost never with non-BFFs). It was hilarious when such a response would throw the nosy ones in a tizzy, as they rack their brains trying to assess what that meant in relations to them. Some annoying F***ers would keep probing with "but you're doing good right???" Don't worry though, people stop caring as much after a while and that kind of thing isn't as noticable by mid-second semester. Some people never change, but the overall atmosphere gets more apathetic as people find better things to worry about.

And at the start of first year, everyone seems to want to be an orthopedic surgeon or zoo vet. But that tapers down as time passes too.

 

[twelvetigers]

Haha. Must be regional. Well over 1/3 of my class is deadset on large animal practice. I'm the only path nerd thus far, so far enjoying it.

 

[jmo1012]

living in Grenada has really sparked my creativity! in addition to coming up with numerous delicious culinary dishes with only 2 stove burners and a microwave, i converted my shower into a dry erase board tonight 😀 We had 12 drawings to memorize for our anatomy exam tomorrow (2-3 of the prompts will show up for us to draw out) and since paper is a precious resource (its ~$7-8 for normal copy paper), coming up with a less wasteful alternative was a must! my extreme lack of artistic talent:

all the rest here: http://doctorinthesand.blogspot.com/

 

[Minnerbelle]

living in Grenada has really sparked my creativity! in addition to coming up with numerous delicious culinary dishes with only 2 stove burners and a microwave, i converted my shower into a dry erase board tonight 😀

I love how it's neuro heavy plus a few random body parts including female genitalia.

 

[jmo1012]

I love how it's neuro heavy plus a few random body parts including female genitalia.

weeks 1-4 was the general overview of everything. the drawings packet is actually like 30pgs with 2-3 drawings on each page (gee the final is going to be so much fun...) but yeah, neuro stuff was a few pages of the 50 overview we went through haha

i also totally meant to post this in the rave section, apparently i can no longer read. maybe its a sign i should be sleeping haha

 

[scb44f]

The foundation in my duplex is settling, so there are some major cracks showing up.

It is raining and thundering so the morning run didn't happen.

Learn what you can to be a good vet. Grades may not reflect it, but at least then you won't freak out about a B+ on that exam... Maybe I've been trained by my undergrad to be happy with B's (and C's) on tests even if I feel like I understand the material, though...