Tuesday, September 30, 2003

  Braaaaains. . .and hearts and nerves and more. . .

We have two exams this week, or of you want to be pessimistic, four (two in each class): tomorrow an Neurobiology practical exam and written exam together worth 25% of our final grade, and Friday a Gross Anatomy practical exam and written exam, together worth 30% of our grade. We're not feeling any pressure or anything. . ..

Last night I stayed late to study anatomy, and many of my classmates also came in later to study their braaaaains. . .



"Smells yummy. . ."
Kelli likes to listen to Mozart while she studies brains.



This is what her brain will look like after the exams. . .

Last Friday we got a fresh heart to dissect, and I tell you, after working on the embalmed specimens I think I prefer the smell of formalin to the smell of bloody, squishy heart. The thing is so squishy and floppy it's difficult to tell what structures I'm looking at. . .

Anyhow, after this week we have a renal physiology exam Tuesday, and then we're exam-free for a couple weeks. So a few of my classmates and I are going to form a little jam band and hit some local open mics; we'll thinking of calling ourselves Cingulate Gyrus in honor of this upcoming neuro exam.

Cyngulate Gyrus:

Dave M. : Bass
Molly C. : rhythm guitar and vocals
Luke : Lead guitar
Chad T.: Drums
Belle D. : Piano
Yours truly: Guitar, vocals (and occasionally drums if Chad lets me)

I'll definitely post any performance dates for our groupies-to-be.
I'm currently working on a song about Puddles and Pickles. . .

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