first days of medical school

ok so after 4 days and lots of studying, i think i've got it (imagine pointed finger in air, lab coat, gray hair and glasses). Well, until our first exam next week. It is very nice to be able to dedicate all this time to the study of the human body.

we spend 3 hours a day M-F hovering over a dead body, of which i'm very thankful for his donation. the formaldehyde and phenol fly over my goggles and into my eyes. the latex gloves, on the first day, made my hands numb, i've knicked myself with a scalpel, and my normal human clothes, sweats and a tank top, give off the smell from ever fiber.

my bed is uncomfortable and my back is sore - maybe from the now regular use of a backpack - but can we please add regular massage sessions?

i cooked my first meal after eating on wed under the distress of a head cold and 100 +/-2 fever. i had gone grocery shopping at the nearby albertsons and it was ridiculously expensive...and i still bought all the stuff on sale. I also left three peaches on the self checkout counter. how lame. i keep wondering if i could go back, show my receipt, and ask for it. Unfortunately, without gps, i have no idea where the albertsons is located.

i just learned there's a fresh & easy and trader joe's off the freeway, which i have yet to venture out on. however, i have had the great privilege of getting lost many times, not paying attention as i drive, so i've seen a bunch of side streets. makes me happy every time!

one of my books came too! yay. it came despite the wrong address because our post man/woman knows that my house mom often has wayward college students in the home.
i'm hoping my other books will come. and speaking of good neighbors, this morning as i left the house, my house mom's neighbor was watering his yard and directed the hose over to our side to water our bushes.

the end for now.

Hang