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The Perils of Professional School
Well, I guess I knew it was coming all summer, but I'm still floored. Goodbye (forever!) summer vacation - hello, tons of work. Even after a short starting week, Pharmacy school has managed to dump tons of work on me. And I'm NEVER good about it the first week - but apparently now I have to be. I'll definitely have to be more well organized than I ever have before. We're talking about scheduling things in down to the half-hours. So I'm taking Pharmacy Systems and Experience I, Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences I, Integrated Biological Sciences I, and Pharmacy Calculations and Statistics. 17 units...gah...
I was nervous about putting my piano lesson at 7:45 am on Tuesdays and being able to get to school by 9 am, but it worked out very well. I actually ended up avoiding major traffic snares and getting to school well ahead of schedule (which is good, because parking is a rare commodity to come by at my school!). Having to get up at 6:00 am sets a good wake-up schedule for the rest of the week, and even gives me a little "hit the snooze" time to play around with on non-piano days. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to give more than half an hour a day to practice, so progress will probably drop off a little.
Luckily, I was able to spend last Sunday in San Francisco. It was a lovely, overcast day - my favorite. ^_^ Mandi, Beth and I took the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, for those who don't know) train into the city, and spent a little time at the Metreon, though the Da Vinci exhibit went unattended due to lack of funds. (Though I wouldn't be opposed to getting back there and taking a look sometime!) After that, we rode the historic streetcars and randomly ended up in the Castro...XD But we eventually found out way down to the fun, touristy Wharf area. And what trip to San Francisco is complete without a ice cream from Ghiradelli Square? Mandi and I both enjoyed Cookie-bottom sundaes, while Beth splurged with a Dark Chocolate Raspberry Sundae - heaven in a cup, I swear. After than we tootled around Cost Plus World Market/Barnes and Noble waiting for Mandi's friend Brian to meet us for dinner at the Fog City Diner. We've always wanted to try it, but forget about it until we drive past it on the way home...>_< The food was classic American (pot roast, mac and cheese, etc.) except served classy (with slightly classy prices as well...XD) Heh...Mandi's Caesar salad did kind of crack us up though - four stacked leaves of romaine (or was it butter?) lettuce... But it was still well worth it - and I'm glad we finally got to go! Luckily, Brian drove us back to the BART station, because my feet were like pounded steaks by the time we got on the train home. Fun times, but definitely tiring.
Last night I went to Best Buy to pick up and 320 gig external hard drive on the cheap, but they closed just as I got there! So to assuage my grief, I went and spent money over at Barnes and Noble...XD Picked up a Star Trek book, two "Once Upon a Time" books (Beauty Sleep and Before Midnight) and an omnibus edition of the first three Magic Knight Rayearth manga (for only $10 - it pays to check the children's bargain area!).
Also, Saturday night saw me finish a book (Tamora Pierce's First Test) in only 6 hours...XD But I am a bibliophile, so what else am I to do on a long car trip if I bring my book light along? (Besides buying a rad mug at Starbucks...>o<)
I was nervous about putting my piano lesson at 7:45 am on Tuesdays and being able to get to school by 9 am, but it worked out very well. I actually ended up avoiding major traffic snares and getting to school well ahead of schedule (which is good, because parking is a rare commodity to come by at my school!). Having to get up at 6:00 am sets a good wake-up schedule for the rest of the week, and even gives me a little "hit the snooze" time to play around with on non-piano days. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to give more than half an hour a day to practice, so progress will probably drop off a little.
Luckily, I was able to spend last Sunday in San Francisco. It was a lovely, overcast day - my favorite. ^_^ Mandi, Beth and I took the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, for those who don't know) train into the city, and spent a little time at the Metreon, though the Da Vinci exhibit went unattended due to lack of funds. (Though I wouldn't be opposed to getting back there and taking a look sometime!) After that, we rode the historic streetcars and randomly ended up in the Castro...XD But we eventually found out way down to the fun, touristy Wharf area. And what trip to San Francisco is complete without a ice cream from Ghiradelli Square? Mandi and I both enjoyed Cookie-bottom sundaes, while Beth splurged with a Dark Chocolate Raspberry Sundae - heaven in a cup, I swear. After than we tootled around Cost Plus World Market/Barnes and Noble waiting for Mandi's friend Brian to meet us for dinner at the Fog City Diner. We've always wanted to try it, but forget about it until we drive past it on the way home...>_< The food was classic American (pot roast, mac and cheese, etc.) except served classy (with slightly classy prices as well...XD) Heh...Mandi's Caesar salad did kind of crack us up though - four stacked leaves of romaine (or was it butter?) lettuce... But it was still well worth it - and I'm glad we finally got to go! Luckily, Brian drove us back to the BART station, because my feet were like pounded steaks by the time we got on the train home. Fun times, but definitely tiring.
Last night I went to Best Buy to pick up and 320 gig external hard drive on the cheap, but they closed just as I got there! So to assuage my grief, I went and spent money over at Barnes and Noble...XD Picked up a Star Trek book, two "Once Upon a Time" books (Beauty Sleep and Before Midnight) and an omnibus edition of the first three Magic Knight Rayearth manga (for only $10 - it pays to check the children's bargain area!).
Also, Saturday night saw me finish a book (Tamora Pierce's First Test) in only 6 hours...XD But I am a bibliophile, so what else am I to do on a long car trip if I bring my book light along? (Besides buying a rad mug at Starbucks...>o<)