a brief brain overflow moment

-pop!-

Hypothalamus! Leafy green vegetables! Islets of Langerhans, glucagon, insulin, somatostatin! Dynamic splinting! Tibialis Posterior, coccygeus, hyoid bone! Torque! Pulsed ultrasound at 1.5 w/cm2! Wax on, wax off!

-Whump!-

(that last was the noise my head makes when the seal over my ears 'takes')

right then, I'll start studying for my pediatrics final now. Thank you all for your support and encouragement, which has been immensely valuable. There are a couple of emails I've saved and re-read when I get discouraged or overwhelmed.

Yeow!

Anatomy practical: 94% (heyyyy!) I may get a B+ in the class, not sure, depending on how many points the instructor decides the bonus questions are worth. (This is not academic... a B+ is worth a 3.3 GPA, not inconsiderable for a 5 unit class, where a B is worth 3.0. More points now means less stress later.)

Foundations of Orthopedics: Kablooey! I got a 74%, and I needed a 93%. Just about everyone in the class did similarly badly... the midterm was so mellow that we all assumed the final wouldn't be hard. Oh well! My classmates watched me make a face we dubbed the "No A" face. I can now tell you that it involved muscle contraction by the procerus (brings brows together), platysma (corners of mouth down) and relaxation by the risorius (brings corners of mouth up). ;-)

Next up: Human life sequence.

HLS final

...81.5%, result, A- in class