Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Ahhhh! ! !
Okay--second year, second semester doesn't seem as impossible as they said it would be, but this second week has been kinda crazy. One of our classes has a guest lecturer who's coming in from out of town for only two days of lectures, so Thursday and Friday we've got a bunch of neurology lectures in a row.
Already, we had to sit through three hours straight of ophthalmology lecures yesterday and today, and I had to miss some of them yesterday because I had a dental appointment I made and confirmed before they changed our schedule around. So now I have catching up to do, and we've only been back a week.
Anyway, after this week, things should be a litte more regular, and I'll actually be able to schedule interviews for work.
I'm getting more involved this semester with working in the "Advancement" department inthe Dean's office--they're having me do more with "public outreach" and PR stuff. So I'll get more hours, and, as I found out today, a modest raise (yay!).
Other than that, I've got classes 8-4 most days, with Friday afternoons off to work. Pretty manageable. I made a resolution to leave the buidling on 5 most days, unless, of course, something special comes up like a seminar, study sessions, etc. This way, I can actually go home to eat a decent dinner most nights, and then buckle down to studying and/or working.
I'm trying to tutor one classmate each semester, and this semester I'll do it about 4-6 hours/week. I think it'll work out well, since we've worked out a regular meeting schedule. It also forces me to get my intellectual crap together on a regular basis--can't explain it to someone if I don't get it myself!
Not too bad so far. It'll all fall into place. . .
