Well, tomorrow I will be getting a new dog! I haven't decided a name yet and don't know what type of dog it is going to be. The dog even comes with a shoebox to store it in! Yep, I'm getting a couple of shoe boxes full of dog bones to study some good 'ol anatomy. Today was the hind limb, was fairly simple since I have been staring at hind limbs in surgery for so long. Anatomy was a piece of cake for the hind limb this morning. I actually new quite a bit of musculature already as well (semimembranosus, semitendonosus, superficial gluteal, middle gluteal, biceps femorus) thanks Bill! I am taking a break from anatomy right now, need about a half hour or so and will go back to it. Don't have to be at class until 10am tomorrow! Get to sleep an extra hour and then we are finished at 1pm, just in time to run home and study some more (or hang out in the dissection lab).
Today, I went over to the Georges Square Library that is part of The University of Edinburgh. You have to have a student ID to get in. It was the nicest library I have EVER been in! There were these small glass gates that opened when you swiped the student card through. Once I was through, there was this massive lobby and then 6 floors of books above. The study areas are massive! There are tables just about everywhere and it is nice and QUIET, which is very important. I am still waiting for the bank to clear the loan check and I am getting quite frustrated with this wait time. I deposited it on Thursday and it still has not cleared. I was hoping that it would clear a little early like back home. It takes 4 days to clear a check and they count the day you deposit it as Day 0. So I deposited it on Thursday, Friday was day 1, Saturday and Sunday do not count, tomorrow will be day 4. So I am HOPING that it clears by tomorrow. I have so much I need to buy for school yet (books, printer, computer, binders, etc.).
The weather was nice today with a few minutes of rain and then the sun was out quite a bit. I was studying a little bit ago and I happened to glance up at my bedroom window. Situated at the top of the window frame was this black dot (about 15mm in size). So I walked over to it to see what it was. As I got closer, I knew that it was a snail shell. It was stuck to the frame when I went to go pull it off. I guess snails purposely stick themselves to things when it is dry out and create a thin membrane of mucous that dries up. Then, when it rains, it moistens that mucous up and they know they can start crawling again (at least that is my theory). I put it on my desk and he crawled quite the distance before I picked him up and placed him outside the window (yes, I was bored at the time and needed a break from studying). Anyway, I should be going so I can study some more. Hope everyone is well!
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I think you should name it Harold. I don't know why.
My dad had snails for a while - actually he had fish with a couple of snails...then the fish died and the snails multiplied. It was kind of creepy by the time he got rid of the fish tank. Ick. Did you know that if you have a snail problem (an overabundance of the things) and you kill one and leave the dead body outside, the others will stay away? I swear someone in Seattle told me that. :)
That library sounds AMAZING. Truly. I love libraries.
Doh! Time to get to work. Happy studying!
Dan,
I finally figured out how to write to you. Excellent story telling, by the way! You'll find that most medical terms have Latin (as in Roman) derivations and I'll bet there is an iPhone app to translate those. I studied Latin in high school so it helped, but without too much difficulty you could figure out the Latin roots of things and it makes it much easier to decipher and remember. The other thing I would suggest, especially in Anatomy, is to take pictures in your mind of what you are dissecting and they will stay there forever, since they are reinforced every time you see a new animal - just slight variations on the theme. One final comment - that library seems like a heavenly place to study - and sorely needed with all the attractive choices of other things to do. I'm proud of you!
Brock
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