Nothing but studying

Monday and Tuesday were full of lots of studying and leftover desserts!
On Wednesday, we had an Anatomy quiz and then it was on to some more studying for finals....exhausted yet? I know I am.
Thursday was a long day because of a late tutor session.  During my usual morning break, I studied some Immuno with Jess.  The only break I'm allowing myself until finals is meals and sleep, or lack there of sleep.  My diet has gone to hell as well.  My dinner consisted of a grilled chicken sandwich, too many M&Ms and Dr. Pepper....the fun of stress eating!
Yay finally Friday, but yay more studying....not.  Danielle and Karen had a birthday dinner at Rock Lobster that I went to in order to give myself a study break, but then after dinner it was right back to it.  In order to promote prostate awareness, the guys in my class decided to do no-shave November.  Here is them on the last night of November!

This weekend will consist of, you guessed it, studying for Parasit Lab final as well as the rest of my finals the following week.

Finals

What to get me for Christmas

80s/Thanksgiving

On Friday, after our fun flash mob (see previous blog post), that night there the 80s party!  Tons of 80s music, so much fun!  Everyone looked great too!

On Saturday I hung out at Liz's pool for a bit then, since I was still on an 80's kick, went back to my place and watch 80's movies the rest of the night (Say Anything and Can't Buy Me Love).   I also made shish kabobs...yummy!  Sunday, it was back to study mode and cleaning before the family comes!

Monday wasn't anything too exciting other than I made chicken parm for dinner because that was basically had in the fridge....I feel like I'm always running out of food! I didn't think I ate that much....
Tuesday wasn't anything too exciting either, other than having a break from 10-1pm where I met with my Immuno teacher and went to the gym.  We no longer have Anatomy on Tuesdays, so we will have this long break until the end of the semester.
Wednesday was the day Dr Gymiah, our Immuno teacher, dressed up for winning the Josh Project coin fund raiser (remember Dr. Reich as Ace Venture last semester).  It was very hard to take him seriously.

 Also, my family came for Thanksgiving!  I was so excited to see everyone!  We took our family picture and then went out to dinner.
Thursday was Thanksgiving.  I was able to get out of class at 10am and spend the rest of the day with my family.  We went to Reggae beach and then had Thanksgiving dinner at the Marriott.
Friday I set up a paddle boarding trip for my family while I was in class which they seemed to really enjoy.  We then went to dinner and saw Life of Pi.
Saturday morning I had a nice relaxing Marriott massage and then had some lunch and drinks poolside.  My family then had to leave and I had to start studying.  I did however get my freezer stocked up: 

Finals are approaching

Hell week continued

Saturday was Adoption day where we had a lot of people stop by but sadly no adoptions.  The rest of Saturday was cramming for exams as well as Sunday.

Monday was our Physio exam and I am very glad it's over, so now I can start worrying about Immuno.  Power went out in Immuno today and so did the power points (run on battery when power goes out), but our teacher just kept on teaching....only in St Kitts.  There was also a AAHA meeting at lunch that I went to in order to try to win some free books....no such luck however.  It was also much cooler today!  Actually felt like fall weather...it was also overcast, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.  Let's keep the cooler weather though!
On Tuesday, we had a feeling it was going to be a bad morning because our Physio exam didn't go as well as everyone hoped.  Our teacher gets into class and tells us that our average the lowest he has seen in 21 years of teaching.  He usually curves at the end of the semester, but because our average was so low, he wasn't sure he wanted to anymore.  He then says that because we now have had time to review our notes and discuss the exam with our classmates, we are going to retake the exact same exam that morning to see if the average if better.  If the average is better then he might consider curving the grades at the end.  Needless to say, our hell week just got worse by adding another exam and now I have to worry about my grade.  Needless to say, Tuesday was the longest and most challenging day I've had in vet school yet.
We had our Immuno exam (How we all felt) on Wednesday and hell week was officially over! A large group of us went to Fat Tuesdays after class to celebrate.   A few of us then went to see Pitch Perfect that night and I think I now have a new favorite movie.  Loved it!  Here's a preview in case you haven't seen it yet. Pitch Perfect   It was nice being all to get some sleep without feeling stressed out. 
Thursday we had a long break from 10-1pm, so I went to the gym and caught up on my shows.  That night I helped set up for the 80s party that my semester is throwing tomorrow.
Friday look what happened at lunch:  Flash mob
Blue semester (my semester, so yes including me) put on a flash mob at lunch!  (That's why I couldn't post this until later).  It was so much fun!  We had practice on Thursday night and it was a way to promote the 80s party tonight!
The rest of the weekend I will be relaxing hopefully on the beach and getting ready for the family to come Wednesday!  Can't wait!

Just to prove I'm a nerd

Hell week

This past weekend just consisted of studying.  We had breakfast at the Marriott on Sunday for Amanda's birthday.

Monday and Tuesday were both long days of studying.
Wednesday there was a lot of talk about Facebooking about the election....I'm just more worried about the anatomy exam tomorrow.
Thursday marks the start of our hell week (hence why this blog is so short).  We have an Anatomy test on Thursday, anatomy quiz on Friday, Physio on Monday and Immuno on Wednesday.  Here's to very little sleep, coffee and junk food, and lots of cramming.  For anatomy I need to remember all the bones (all of the holes and points), muscles (believe me there are more than you think), nerves (what they pass out of, what they innervate, and how to test for them), arteries, and veins of the head, also how to number and name the teeth, as well as the dental formulas and how to age a horse.  I then had a two hour tutoring session...talk about exhausted and there is still so much that needs to be done!
On Friday, we had an Anatomy Quiz, which basically went over the cranial nerves again and the large animal horse head palpation.

This weekend, I will be locked up studying for Physio on Monday and Immuno on Wednesday.  However there is an Adoption Day on Saturday where I will be from 9-2pm.  Let's hope some little ones gets new homes!

Halloween

Friday night was Island Idol and we dressed up as nerds!  A guy in our semester won, here is his video:  Charlie's Thriller

On Saturday there was another Halloween party at Buddies, as this time I went as Tinkerbell and I gave Jess my coin belt to be a belly dancer!  I did lose my wings by the end of the night though :(

Sunday consisted of studying and cooking.

Monday I was watching hurricane Sandy's path back home.  Hope everyone stayed safe and enjoyed their day off!  Ironic moment:  The New Jersey offices for Ross University have closed because of the hurricane, yet when we have a hurricane here, where all the students are and even more limited resources, there are still classes.  Also, please send some cold weather this way because I think the hurricane has sucked all the wind out of the Caribbean.
On Tuesday, Buffy was anxiously waiting Halloween to bark at the trick-or-treaters and show off her costume.  Thanks for the picture mom!  It definitely made my day from all this studying!  Our schedules came out for next semester as well.  If that doesn't give you motivation to pass, than I don't know what does.

Wednesday we had a large Parasit Exam with 70 parasites, which is so appropriate for Halloween!  Want to suffer with me?  Of course you do!  So:

Cestodes include: Taenia crassiceps, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia taeniaeformis, Diphyllobothrium latum, Spirometra spp, Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anocephala magna, Taenia saginata
Trematoda: Alaria spp, Nanophyetus salmincola, Paragonimus kellicotti, Platynosomum fastosum, Fasiola hepatica, Fasiolides magna
Insecta: Cuterebra spp, Culicidae, Trichodectes canis, Lingognathus setosus, Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis, Reduviida, Cimicidae, Gastrophilus intestinalis, Gasterophilus magna,  Musca autumnalis, Stomoxys calcitrans, Culicoides spp, Tabans spp, Chrysops spp, Musca domestica, Haematobia irritans, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum
Arachnida: Ixodes spp, Dermacentor spp, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Sarcoptes sabiei, Demodex canis, Cheyletiella yasgiri, Otodectes cynotis, Chorioptes bovis
Protozoa: Giardia intestinalis, Trypanosoma cruzi, Cystoisospora canis, Toxoplasma gondii,Sarcocystis spp, Hepatozoon spp, Babesia spp, Theileria spp
Nematoda: Draschia megastoma, Habronema muscae, Habronema majus, Parascaris equorum, Strongyloides westi, Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentatus, Strongylus equinus, Cyathostomins, Oxyuris equi, Dictycaulus arnfieldi, Setaria equina, Onchocerca cervicalis, Ostertagia ostertagi, Haemonchus placei, Cooperia spp, Oesophagostomum spp, Dictyocaulus vivparus

Now for these that just counted and tried calling me a liar with the number, keep in mind that some of these affect more than one species.  Don't you just wish you were taking this class with me?!  The prep school came and trick-or-treated in our classes today which was pretty cute.
Thursday was just a long day with a 5pm tutoring session.
Friday was a busy day with no breaks.  We had class from 8-12, then 1-3pm and I had a lunch meeting at 12pm.  This weekend  will consist of lots of studying because we we have hell week coming up.  Next week we have Anatomy on Thursday and Friday, then the following week Physio Monday and Immuno Tuesday.  I can't wait for this round of exams to be over!  Wish me luck!