New Beginnings

I don't have much time- I'm going over to the science building to review for my lab prac tomorrow. We're dissecting pigs right now. It's so awesome. Our pig was so...cute. He was all little and pink and his little tongue.... His tail wasn't exactly a corkscrew, but I guess I wasn't TOO bummed about that... We've done the shoulder/arm muscles, the brain and the spinal cord so far. I love the way my instructor runs the lab because we look at enlarged models and microscope slides of whatever it may be that we are dissecting. Maybe they always do that...I just never have before.

I'm very fascinated by the brain and spinal cord and brain stem...all of it. I am really interested in nerves and all that neuroscience stuff- I hope to go into research medicine after school. I want to study MS.

But therein lies part of my problem (for the future, I have enough to deal with right now without it...), because I want to go into journalism. News media is more what it is right now though. I know I can always do health journalism. I need to do a little more research on that line of work though. Any ideas of resources for that?

In my j-workshop today we had four of the Gazette staff come in and discuss the future of the news. It was really great to receive firsthand opinions after reading about everything on the internet- it seems so much more tangible.

I've also been trying to get the hang of Twitter. I got it a while ago and kind of let it slip by the wayside. But now I'm working on building it up. Everything about media is so interesting to me. I just feel like I am too busy-too much of the time to make much headway. I guess if I divided the time I spend Facebooking among all of my obligations I wouldn't be cramped quite as much.

So after I go review my piggy, I have French. I still have to finish the reading for that actually, but I think I can probably complete it in the time it takes to mosey from the science hall over to the language department. After French...swim practice. Joy. (I say that with a mixture of sarcasm and true anticipation) There are ten days left. Seven are practice. One is off. Three days of competition. Then it's over.

-Actually...jk...heh heh. Because I am going to nationals with the tri team in April. The 23rd-ish I believe? So training starts for that. But I am super excited. It's in Texas, where I've never been. And I have a WETSUIT! It's awesome...I look like a superhero in it. (My mom says I look like a mermaid?...and a nerd...).