Hallelujah

My roommate is O.U.T!!! Blessed be the name of the Lord. I feel sooo much better. I just never felt comfortable around that __________ since day 1. This is better than a Hallelujah. I really think i'll be here on my own this summer. i already scheduled my rent through the bank. He left some crap, like a wrapper for something and then the room needs to be vacuumed. His bathroom could use some scrubbing, sink included. Way, i look at it, after deducting his share of the BGE bill, which i'm sure will be 150% of mine, from his deposit, i should have enough money to buy $10 worth of cleaning materials and pay someone $35 to clean the entire apartment, my bedroom and my bathroom included. Who's the innocente?!

unimportant stuff

In the least scheme of things, my roommate is still here. sigh. i saw him today and asked "when did you say you were moving out again?" with the tone that actually said i need you out of here asap. He says tomorrow. Lord i pray he's out of here tomorrow. That would be a big Hallelujah

T+0 what the what?

It's the 27th. and my roommate is still here. Somehow, i'm hoping he gets out of here by midnight today. I hope i don't have to suck it up till the 31st because if i find him still here then, i'm definately paying the maintenace crew to get his things out. but heck, i'd rather have peace now. Please Lord Jesus, summa n'eti kɔ.

T+2

By May 27, my fat, inconsiderate apartment mate should be out of here. Whew! I know he said his move out date is the 27th. either that or he said should be out of her by that date. Either way, i can't wait to see him out of here. This is the worst roommate i've ever had. Yes, he pays his rent on time and keeps to himself which are qualities i like but he's a rude, lazy , inconsiderate and just annoying. He's the one roommate i've never felt comfortable around. Last year, i was looking up stuff on yahoo search on how to evict your roommate. The fact that i needed my rent split and the fact that i didn't wanna seem 'whatever i was thinking of at that time' made me tell myself to deal with it. Lately he's been slamming the door on purpose just because i asked him to keep it down. Tonight, he's been up with some girl and they've just been plain loud.
He turned the AC on last night and i turned it off immediately after he turned it on. I've $97 of his as a BGE deposit so that's how his last month utilities will be funded. I think he's forgotten that and has been doing tons of laundry. I don't care. whatever it is, i'm sure i'll have enough to cover BGE. I should have had the son of a blank pay more of the utilities since he's a energy hog.
Bottom line: i've never wanted to get rid of a roommate this bad and i can't wait to close the door behind him. If he's not out of here, heaven knows i'll pay the maintenace staff moeny to throw his things out of here. I hope the next male i live with isn't a he-bitch! i can't help but feel sorry for the girl who's with him. But then again, i wish i cared.

Another's viewpoint

A classmate of mine called me today and wanted to know if i'd turned in my take home exam. At least that's how the conversation started but we all know the toad doesn't come out in the daytime for nothing. I spent 9+ minutes on the fon with him. Few things that came up was he wanted me to suggest books i thought were good in prepping for the beast. I think he was more interested in talking than listening. I think the book suggestion was an conversation starter because what he really wanted was a study partner, he thought i might be taking it this summer and wanted me to notify him if decided to study for it. Too bad i have my own plan worked out.

So i asked about Queen. His response was "Queen is getting big. I think She's going to have triplets." I really have to see that to believe because last time i saw her, i told her i don't believe she's pregnant which happend to be two weeks ago. What he did mention is that he thinks she's doing well because she has support from her husband. And he went on to say that the reason why there are more women in pharm and med school is because they have support. Really?! I thought guys were the advantaged ones here - that the fact that they weren't the ones giving birth, had wives to support and care for their kids made them the better ones. I guess as a female, i'm likely to see guys as having the support wheareas some guys might see women as the ones having the support.

What i've realized is that anyone, male or female, can have the support. All you need is a non-SOB who is willing to support you. So yes, i see residents with wives and families who focus on residency whereas someone sees a med student who gives birth 2x while in school and doesn't have to bother because she has a husband who just says "you give birth, i'll take care of the baby". Male or female, we can both be advantaged.

Finals

It's over!!! I did biochem yesterday, turned in ochem yesterday and finished physics today. I couldn't study yesterday for physics. Makes me wish i'd worked sunday night so i could get thursday or friday off this week instead. Census dropped to 14 friday, that's the lowest it's been in a while, even for sundays. Either way, having monday off didn't help cuz i didnt study for physics, i tried this morning but i figured it was way too much. Thank God the questions were easy. I was worried i'd screw up but i'm glad now that it's over.
Glory be to God. Now it's time to hibernate.

Studying for Finals

So i've ochem, physics and biochem to study for. Mind you exams are comprehensive. It's saturday, i have to work tomorrow night and here's what i can say : I have not opened a single book to study for finals. Christe Eleison. I'm gonna get off now, take a shower and go over biochem. i'll do ochem tonight or tomorrow if i get the chance. Physics? we'll see.

It's a date!!!

I read through the 2010 essentials last night. Honestly, they don't have to write all those pages. Fact of the matter is that you need proper id, get there at least 30minutes before start time and refund is limited if you request before registration deadline or zero if you miss the start time or other silly stuff.

Fact of the matter is i signed up and picked a date and site. It's a date! All i need to do now is to get lost in study, work harder than 9-5. With that in mind, i don't feel like getting a new roommate when the "blank" next door moves out. At least not for the summer. i feel i need all the peace and quiet to hibernate. The insurance company should be sending me a check for my lost wages so that actually puts me above my savings goal for august. Soo i'm starting to think i can afford the extra quiet. We'll see.

Grades up

I'm feeling much better now. drank some water, then some orange juice, then ate some breakfast and i'm catching up on house episodes. God i should be studying for finals. i had a 92.5 which is 37/40. the fact that i had my original grade means the thing wasn't curved and someone had a 40. For the first time i wasn't the one screwing up the curve. I'm not complaining simply because i didn't study those 2 chapters ( still have to study them for the final). I did read the chapter 11 but i can't find my notes and i couldn't remember the stuff cuz i read it like 3 weeks before the exam and i couldn't remember. It brought the average to 100.8. Great. All i need now is for her to post all other grades so i know whether to study for this final or not.

This week and study plan

i got off work at 7:47am yesterday, finished off the stupid presentation summaries for biochem, went to class and then stopped by the honda dealership to get an oil change since my light was on. I didn't have an appointment so i had to wait there for a long time. But i didn't mind cuz i had to cram for physics exam 3 (God, if i get a good grade on that exam, well...). Then i came home, ate, and the floor called me asking if i wanted to come in for overtime. Heck, i'd like to work 2 instead of the 3 days i currently work so why would i wanna come in for an extra day when i've finals to study for? I miss they months gone by when they used to cancel us at least one day per week. Since we've lost 2 staff members and a tech within the last 2 months, the only time you can count on being cancelled is on the weekends and even that isn't something you can count on.

I spent 30minutes on the exam, i guessed on the multiple choice and i almost didn't answer the 'show your work' problems'. My initial plan was to go write my name on the exam and turn it in. It's gonna get dropped anyway so why waste time doing it but i figured why not attempt it.

i got home at 6 cuz i had to go to walmart, went to bed at 6:18pm and got up at 5:17am. still in bed but i'm soo tired and feel sick. i wish i don't have to work tomorrow but that's not gonna happen. Considering 2 staff members are going on maternity leave this summer, i think i should sign up for 60hr/payperiod cuz my chances of being cancelled will be pretty much nonexistent.

I'm waiting for my biochem exam grades to be posted. i pray and hope she posts the grades for the presentations too. That way, i'll know if i'm studying for the finals or not. My average right now is about 102%. even if i did bad on this last exam which i doubt i did, and come down to a 100% average, i think i can BS my way through the exam to get the 5% needed to make an A without studying. Last semester on my bio final, i wrote on the paper i don't see the benefits in answering the questions. i don't know how people were flunking and dropping that class when there was at least 9 to 13 extra points of extra credit on each exam.

I'm having second thoughts about my study plan. My initial plan was to do TBR, passages and then use the kaplan premiere book, EK 1001 and kaplan topicals, sectionals and online stuff from the premiere book as a supplement. Actually, my original plan was to do TPR between the middle of may when school was over till mid june and then start with TBR, which i've been told have more difficult passages. But then i devised this plan last week, where i was going to do the TBR and kaplan and then start doing FL from the end of june till whenever. Sounded realistic. But after hearing LIS say he used TPR and encourage going over that and the science workbook and doing the TBR passages as a supplement, i'm starting to think it might be work going with my original plan. I know i tried looking for a good explanation on electric potential in TBR and it wasn't till i looked in TPR before i got the right understanding. I feel TPR explains things from the ground up which is what i need. Yes, it's very detailed which is why most premeds don't like it. Honestly, i think their section on biochem is more detailed than my Berg textbook. lol... but i understand their stuff. i like their gen chem explanations too. So i think i'll got with the original plan, do the TPR, get a solid review and then do TBR for round 2 of content review. God, please help me and if this isn't the right plan, please lead me to the right plan so i can follow it.

Right now, i feel sick, feel tired and i think i'm going back to bed. I'll turn my phone off between 1 and 5p so they don't call me to ask if i want to work extra.

things i didn't know

Newspaper delivers get up at 1am. A patient at the clinic made a comment that she ate at 3am this morning and the np goes, what on earth were you doing up at 3am? She said work. After the np had left, i asked her what she does and that turned out to be in interesting conversation. As i listened to her talk about how she has to get up, go pick up the papers and then go on her delivery route, i kept saying in my head "there is no way i'll deliver newspapers in baltimore". Chanute, KS, yes. Bmore, no! The city isn't safe and i can't imagine anyone being out at 3am. I admired her and have so much respect for her. She talked about how people had to get their paper by 6am or else you get charged money and what not. Each day, i learn something new. On a silly note, a very critical couple told me i'm a good stick - that was shocking, especially coming from them. they thought i was the best person to ever stick them. Haha, I know i'm awful but i tend to be good in the clinic. I prolly hate sticking at the hospital because of all the stress.

People you meet

As i walked out of the library to go get my study guide from my car, i ran across a Susan, She was in my orgo class last semester. She used to tell me to get up there and teach the class. She worked hard for that class, thought she wasn't gonna make the grade and she had a lot of stuff going on in her personal life. She was freaking out about the class and i told her she'll be fine. Anyway, it was good to see her and know that she got into Maryland. She quit her old job, had worked there for 12years and has a new one that pays 20% more. On the downside, she had a car accident, new car was totaled and she just purchased a pre-owned vehicle. All in all, she's very happy. I think She's doing great and i'm very, very happy for her. I told her Ann got into vet school and starts this fall as well. So she asks when do i apply. I told her i haven't even taken the exam. She thinks i'll breeze through the exam. I told her i'm not so sure but i plan on spending the entire summer focusing on that (God help me!). She asked about Adrian. I have to check up on her at work. Told her i haven't seen her at the hospital lately.

In this whole journey to pursue my dreams, i've come across great people. There are some people i don't think i'd see again and when i ran into them, it brings me joy. I guess of the three of us who sat in the front of the class, i'm the only one left to apply and get in somewhere. I will, by God's grace.

Life is not a snapshot

I've been wanting to blog, despite my crazy schedule, because I've to come to realize life is not snapshot - There's a bigger picture we don't see. I want to blog the little things, the snapshots of my journey so eventually when i look back, i'll, hopefully, see the bigger picture.

It didn't feel right to continue with GIFTADELPHIA because i no longer live in philly, i graduated from college, and my life is different now. The only thing that's still present is the stress. Hopefully, that will end soon.

I've had things happen lately that have made me want to blog so i can look back later and reminisce. i just couldn't come up with what i'll name this blog.

So, i'll focus on school and life in general and my journey to make Gifty, MD a reality. Right now, i'm between the dreaming and the coming true.
This semester of school is almost over. Last semester, i took 13 credits of science courses with labs while working full time and told myself i wouldn't do that again. At least i'll mix it up with a nonscience. Well, I did the same thing this semester except i volunteer on top of that. Good news is that the semester is almost over. Bad news, i have soo much catchign up to do it's not even funny. Good thing is that i'll pull it off in the end, only thing is i'm not sure how, but i always do..
considering i'm 4 chapters behind in orgo2, 4 chapters to cover this week for physics and a teeny little 4page to read for biochem, alongside the term paper and lab notebook not to mentions i have to work 12hrs wednesday, friday and saturday, i'll stop here and hit the books.