I just finished the unit on pulmonology. It was difficult, but rewarding. I like lungs and I certainly understand them and their pathologies a lot better now than I did before this month. I've been doing some thinking about this thing that I'm trying to do. It requires absolute focus. Getting sick, family drama, a sick family member, or having unplanned events pop up can really mess things up. I have to stay on top of my school work ruthlessly, which means:
- Reviewing every lecture the exact same day
- Not just reviewing but also memorizing that exact same day. Keeping my running lists of keywords, drugs, and diseases...that same day. EVEN IF I'M DISSECTING.
- Absolute attention in class. For this means the front row because I get distracted by others' computer screens.
Special needs I realize I have:
- at least six hours' sleep. If I miss more, I get sleepy and can't do the above list.
- Exercizing hard each day. Again, I can't focus with the level attention I need and I get too stressed out if I skip it. I have learned this the hard way. Luckily, exercise does the trick. It takes time but it makes up for itself in productivity gained.
- NO CAFFEINE. I adore the taste of coffee. But if I have it, even decaf, I get all batty. And, again, I lose time being batty.
It really helps me to have something to look forward to. Whether that is a jar of hot tea that's cooling or the fact that I'm going camping over Memorial Day weekend, it's enough. Usually, it's just food and my family that I'm looking forward to or going to bed or a weekend where I can take a break on Saturday morning. That's one thing: working super-hard makes family time so rich it's unbelievable.
Anyway, the pizza's done now and I'm going to eat and enjoy the poison in the cup scene.
Photos soon! (Unfortunately, Vivian crashed today while skipping down a hill at the nature walk at Fernbank Science Center. It was the worst crash she's had this year. She scraped her elbow really badly and hit her face and forehead...so prepare yourself for pictures of a very banged-up kid. Also, our car broke bad this morning :(. And our vacuum broke and it's not the belt :(. And I pulled a muscle in my back :( that is now on the mend :). But it will be okay, right? Right. After all, spring is coming!) Here is an emoticon of spring sprining: iiiiiiii #0o0# iiiiiii That's a cross-section of eggs in a nest among a field of budding (though rather homogenous) flowers. I don't know why the nest is on the ground. Maybe it's a quail nest.
And here's something else really cool. Heart muscle is wrapped around itself helically. It's sort of a double spiral.
Okay, now I'm finished.
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