Let's pretend this is the first post of the semester. My last one didn't tell you guys anything about my school year.
School is definitely in session....now! This week was the first flood of exams and, boy, did it hit me hard. (Is that punctuation correct?) I had my Anatomy/Physiology exam on Wednesday night and then I had my Human Sexuality exam Thursday morning. Although last week I planned to start studying for the Anatomy/Physiology exam to get a good pacing going on, but I unfortunately procrastinated until around Sunday (or was it Monday). One thing always led to another, and I ended up preoccupied with something else other than studying. Even when I had scheduled time to study, I wasn't quite in the mood. So...instead I wasted time and spent my week and weekend goofing off, listening to music, dancing, watching videos, etc--Not to say it wasn't well spent though. I certainly enjoyed every minute of it hanging out with friends or even by myself. I was so happy....until Monday.
I would study with all the breaks I had and stay at the library until 2am to 4am. Even after sleeping so little the day before the exam, I could only afford small naps and had to use the rest of the time after my classes and before my night exam studying.
Then, after my night exam on Wednesday, I had to start studying for my Human Sexuality exam the next morning (Thursday). I studied until 5:30am-ish, woke up at 7:30am for my lab which lasted two hours, and then I had my exam right afterwards.
Even with so little sleep, I'm still functioning. I got two little naps during the day, which helped a ton!!! However, I don't want to do that every again. Seriously. Cramming is not fun. Well...it was fun staying up with friends...but it's not worth the toll it takes on my mental state and ... yeah...well, it's just really not healthy. My mom always emphasized the importance of sleep to me. This would not make her very proud of me.
Bleeblooblah...well that's my crappy exam week. I'm so glad to get that over with and get on with my life--and my exams for next week, the week after, and the week after that. Yikes. But regardless, I've got a great weekend to look forward to. I have a few of my buddies performing dance and drum tomorrow (Friday), gonna go over some fundamental volleyball skills and get a few good peppers in, a nice lunch and dinner date with my buddy Wing, Asian American Association Fashion Show dance practices (I'm so excited for waltz...the choreography for that is so beautiful...I will tell Venus that over and over again...), AAA Kickball. It's gonna be a good one, guys.
Ahhh..... I'm so happy just thinking about that now. It's nice to get back into the groove of things. I missed the hell out of AAA. Presently, it feels good to be busy. It's stressful...but it's a good stress.
Anyways, gosh... I have really long wordy ass entries. Don't read this guys. LOL! I'll just bold words to sum it up for y'all. And I'm not proofreading. Or adding a picture. Man, I'm really making it hard for you guys, ain't I? I'm done with my little rant on exams and stuff. Next week, I'll let you guys know how dance practices are coming along and also my volunteering at Carle Hospital!! WOOO!!! And working in my research lab!! WOOOO!!! I'm shadowing a new Occupational Therapist this semester, who I've been really interested in working with since last year, and the research lab peeps are getting really interesting. I think just working with them for one semester got us a lot closer and more comfortable. Anyways, I like fun intermingled with work.
I say anyways a lot. Anyways, enjoi! Peace.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
It's only the beginning of junior year, and I'm realizing how my undergrad years have slipped away. Sure! There has been many, many, many great times like visiting friends, hangouts at Wardall lounge, chit-chatting, singing, skating, etc etc...but, still, I don't know how well I've lived out my college life. Maybe it's not even just about college, but I don't know how well I've used the time I had.
It's been really busy these past two weeks with studying for exams, first day of volunteering, a few research meetings, a few club events, and just other priorities that I haven't had the time to really relax and enjoy myself. Actually, I did enjoy myself a lot this weekend by having an flipping fantastic dinner/hangout at my apartment, doing laundry with Wing, and hanging out with Bridget. I also did a lot of my own thing in my apartment, but all at the expense of studying or sleeping. Even now, I'm writing this instead of sleeping. (Well...I'm also watching Hey Arnold!)
I feel like I'm in a nook right now where I kind of want to have my cake and eat it too. It's not a really tight nook, but I'm in there. I'm an upperclassmen in college. There's no doubt that I have a lot of responsibilities, and things I'm preparing for (such as graduate school and an adult career), but DAMN! I want some time back. I want to take back some empty days last year I spent by myself and go out or something. Or learn something new. Or do something new. Or do a club. I told a few freshmen this year, "There are a lot of clubs here at U of I. If there's anything you want to try or learn, don't waste your time. Sign up and check it out because you have the time now." Man, I should have told myself that.
It's easy to complain about how I wish things were different and how I wish I had more, but it's not really all about that. I'm not about regret....but I think admitting these things helps me set some goals. I want to catch up on my studies. There's some interesting stuff to learn. I'm wasting my education here. I want to read some books I've had my eyes on. The library at the U of I is one of the best, and I'm not gonna be here forever. Yoga!! Gosh I have to incorporate yoga in my life!! I need to relax and just listen to music in the living room. I want to sing with some friends. I want to go out to a dance or something. I want to play some sports. I want to flippin' unpack, so I can take pictures and post em up.
Watching Hey Arnold! is another goal of mine. I started watching this as I ate my giant skillet of fried rice, and man do I miss this show. I forgot how much I love this show. I can't even explain it, but boy does it mean a lot to be watching these episodes again. Ahhh...it's nice to appreciate something....like this...so simply.
It's been really busy these past two weeks with studying for exams, first day of volunteering, a few research meetings, a few club events, and just other priorities that I haven't had the time to really relax and enjoy myself. Actually, I did enjoy myself a lot this weekend by having an flipping fantastic dinner/hangout at my apartment, doing laundry with Wing, and hanging out with Bridget. I also did a lot of my own thing in my apartment, but all at the expense of studying or sleeping. Even now, I'm writing this instead of sleeping. (Well...I'm also watching Hey Arnold!)
I feel like I'm in a nook right now where I kind of want to have my cake and eat it too. It's not a really tight nook, but I'm in there. I'm an upperclassmen in college. There's no doubt that I have a lot of responsibilities, and things I'm preparing for (such as graduate school and an adult career), but DAMN! I want some time back. I want to take back some empty days last year I spent by myself and go out or something. Or learn something new. Or do something new. Or do a club. I told a few freshmen this year, "There are a lot of clubs here at U of I. If there's anything you want to try or learn, don't waste your time. Sign up and check it out because you have the time now." Man, I should have told myself that.
It's easy to complain about how I wish things were different and how I wish I had more, but it's not really all about that. I'm not about regret....but I think admitting these things helps me set some goals. I want to catch up on my studies. There's some interesting stuff to learn. I'm wasting my education here. I want to read some books I've had my eyes on. The library at the U of I is one of the best, and I'm not gonna be here forever. Yoga!! Gosh I have to incorporate yoga in my life!! I need to relax and just listen to music in the living room. I want to sing with some friends. I want to go out to a dance or something. I want to play some sports. I want to flippin' unpack, so I can take pictures and post em up.
Watching Hey Arnold! is another goal of mine. I started watching this as I ate my giant skillet of fried rice, and man do I miss this show. I forgot how much I love this show. I can't even explain it, but boy does it mean a lot to be watching these episodes again. Ahhh...it's nice to appreciate something....like this...so simply.
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