Hello dear blog fans!
Day one of Finals week is officially over and I have survived. :) I had only one final to take on today - Physics at 8:00 a.m. I am happy to report that there is a good chance that I did not fail the exam like I had feared I was going to. Despite feeling as though I had no idea what sorts of crazy things light rays were capable of, I think I managed to throw some numbers into complicated equations and develop some legitimate answers.
One would think I would have spent the rest of my day studying for my remaining finals so that I could actually get a good night's sleep and feel rested. My mind has been doing funny things all semester though, and such was not the case. I spent the remainder of my morning running errands, and opted for an exciting adventure this afternoon. Perhaps some of you have been following my life story since last summer when I believe I talked about dangerous bike rides in the middle of the night and such? Well, summer is knocking on the door, and I regret to inform you that I am bike-less at the moment (which is definitely a sin for a summer spent in Yankton). Okay, so technically, I'm not bike-less, but my bike is definitely too ill to venture out. I laughed when I found it still chained to the bike rack at my apartment building from last summer a couple of weeks ago. The thing is in sorry shape just like I remembered - two flat tires, defective/nonexistent breaks, and a broken chain. Something needed to be done to fix this terrible predicament of mine! So of course, I opted to not spend my afternoon studying but instead browsing the pricey bike selection at Ace Hardware Bike Shop. If I were not a poor college student, I would have walked out of there with a fricken sweet $1000 machine. I mustn't dream during this stressful time though, so I instead sought information on the cheapest bikes the store had to offer, $330 TREK 820's. The fee seemed a bit outlandish to me, but the salespeople were incredibly friendly and offered me a trial run on one of the glistening machines. So, I came back to Mount Marty to pick up a friend and together we took those expensive machines around the town of Yankton and down the big hill leading out to the lake. It was smooth riding and I'm fairly certain I fell in love. Though the wind was a devil on the way back up that dreadful hill, I didn't even have to get off and walk the bike up (I did come rather close to a complete standstill and developed quite the burn in the thighs though). It was incredibly refreshing and we regretfully returned the bikes an hour after we had ventured off (we figured any longer and they may have sent the search squad after us). Whether or not my summer will include such a lovely commodity is yet to be decided. I may want to actually be employed before I make any rash purchases...
Ahhhh...finals week! My lack of focus here is apparent. I have two tests to worry me tomorrow along with my final three chemistry lab reports due. I'm a bit paranoid for my piano final (hence the picture of me rocking out in the Antebellum Mississippi home....it's got to be good luck) for a few reasons: 1) it is at 8:00 a.m. and I don't know how my fingers will feel about being coordinated then as opposed to my usual 1:00 a.m. piano adventures, 2) I have to play "Jingle Bells" and "Happy Birthday to You" from memory and I'm scared I'll get nervous or hit one ugly note and forget the whole thing (stop laughing all of you expert piano players....remember I'm definitely an amateur), and 3) though Dr. Vogt, my professor is a great man and pianist, having anyone stare at my poor fingers with the intent of capturing an erroneous wiggle is just a bit much to deal with when I'm trying to relax and focus. I'm hoping to be able to take piano lessons this summer, so it would be incredibly sad if I had a nervous breakdown during my piano final in eight hours and tainted my love.
After piano, I will get to say goodbye to Biochemistry!! Life will surely look up (perhaps I'll buy my bike in celebration....). The final may not be so much fun though as it is a standardized one and I've successfully fallen asleep twice while attempting to study, both times in an upright position. In fact, I snapped to attention after my first short doze only because the hand that I had been resting my chin on slipped in its relaxed state and whacked the binder in my lap. That was a sign that I should stop trying so hard, at least until after the midnight breakfast (at 10:00 p.m.), at which I ate some amazing cinnamon rolls and a plateful of other calorie-loaded goodies. Well nourished, you would think I'd be ready to study glycolysis and remind myself about what was happening to all of that food, but I fell asleep yet again.....so here I am.
It's time I say goodbye to this day and rest up in the little time that's left before tomorrow's challenges. Stay tuned, if time, procrastination, and lack of motivation allows, I'll throw highlights from this eventful year your way. :)
Summer Countdown: t minus 3 finals, 3 lab reports, 3 short stories, one lengthy editorial, one research paper, and a short presentation.....It's Go Time!
Day one of Finals week is officially over and I have survived. :) I had only one final to take on today - Physics at 8:00 a.m. I am happy to report that there is a good chance that I did not fail the exam like I had feared I was going to. Despite feeling as though I had no idea what sorts of crazy things light rays were capable of, I think I managed to throw some numbers into complicated equations and develop some legitimate answers.
One would think I would have spent the rest of my day studying for my remaining finals so that I could actually get a good night's sleep and feel rested. My mind has been doing funny things all semester though, and such was not the case. I spent the remainder of my morning running errands, and opted for an exciting adventure this afternoon. Perhaps some of you have been following my life story since last summer when I believe I talked about dangerous bike rides in the middle of the night and such? Well, summer is knocking on the door, and I regret to inform you that I am bike-less at the moment (which is definitely a sin for a summer spent in Yankton). Okay, so technically, I'm not bike-less, but my bike is definitely too ill to venture out. I laughed when I found it still chained to the bike rack at my apartment building from last summer a couple of weeks ago. The thing is in sorry shape just like I remembered - two flat tires, defective/nonexistent breaks, and a broken chain. Something needed to be done to fix this terrible predicament of mine! So of course, I opted to not spend my afternoon studying but instead browsing the pricey bike selection at Ace Hardware Bike Shop. If I were not a poor college student, I would have walked out of there with a fricken sweet $1000 machine. I mustn't dream during this stressful time though, so I instead sought information on the cheapest bikes the store had to offer, $330 TREK 820's. The fee seemed a bit outlandish to me, but the salespeople were incredibly friendly and offered me a trial run on one of the glistening machines. So, I came back to Mount Marty to pick up a friend and together we took those expensive machines around the town of Yankton and down the big hill leading out to the lake. It was smooth riding and I'm fairly certain I fell in love. Though the wind was a devil on the way back up that dreadful hill, I didn't even have to get off and walk the bike up (I did come rather close to a complete standstill and developed quite the burn in the thighs though). It was incredibly refreshing and we regretfully returned the bikes an hour after we had ventured off (we figured any longer and they may have sent the search squad after us). Whether or not my summer will include such a lovely commodity is yet to be decided. I may want to actually be employed before I make any rash purchases...
Ahhhh...finals week! My lack of focus here is apparent. I have two tests to worry me tomorrow along with my final three chemistry lab reports due. I'm a bit paranoid for my piano final (hence the picture of me rocking out in the Antebellum Mississippi home....it's got to be good luck) for a few reasons: 1) it is at 8:00 a.m. and I don't know how my fingers will feel about being coordinated then as opposed to my usual 1:00 a.m. piano adventures, 2) I have to play "Jingle Bells" and "Happy Birthday to You" from memory and I'm scared I'll get nervous or hit one ugly note and forget the whole thing (stop laughing all of you expert piano players....remember I'm definitely an amateur), and 3) though Dr. Vogt, my professor is a great man and pianist, having anyone stare at my poor fingers with the intent of capturing an erroneous wiggle is just a bit much to deal with when I'm trying to relax and focus. I'm hoping to be able to take piano lessons this summer, so it would be incredibly sad if I had a nervous breakdown during my piano final in eight hours and tainted my love.
After piano, I will get to say goodbye to Biochemistry!! Life will surely look up (perhaps I'll buy my bike in celebration....). The final may not be so much fun though as it is a standardized one and I've successfully fallen asleep twice while attempting to study, both times in an upright position. In fact, I snapped to attention after my first short doze only because the hand that I had been resting my chin on slipped in its relaxed state and whacked the binder in my lap. That was a sign that I should stop trying so hard, at least until after the midnight breakfast (at 10:00 p.m.), at which I ate some amazing cinnamon rolls and a plateful of other calorie-loaded goodies. Well nourished, you would think I'd be ready to study glycolysis and remind myself about what was happening to all of that food, but I fell asleep yet again.....so here I am.
It's time I say goodbye to this day and rest up in the little time that's left before tomorrow's challenges. Stay tuned, if time, procrastination, and lack of motivation allows, I'll throw highlights from this eventful year your way. :)
Summer Countdown: t minus 3 finals, 3 lab reports, 3 short stories, one lengthy editorial, one research paper, and a short presentation.....It's Go Time!
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