A new year!!

Yikes!! Have I been neglecting you?? I believe I have.

It's 2011 and I am still taking classes at MHCC. My classes last term were difficult. Anatomy and Physiology 1 AND 2!! I pulled out B's in both the classes. Not outstanding, but it was difficult to do both during the same term.

I thought it would be easier this term since I would only be taking one A&P class and a Nutrition class. Apparently my expectations for Nutrition were wrong. It's not as easy a class as I'd thought it would be. I just took the first exam today and just squeaked by with a B. It's gonna get busy now. I've got an exam every week between now and Finals. *sigh* yay.

I'm sending out applications for various nursing programs. Hopefully, I get into one this year (fall 2011) ..... It would mean waiting a whole year to again HOPEFULLY..... get into a program.

Fingers Crossed!!

Whew!! Done.

Yes.... my first term back in school is finally over. I'm fairly certain that I got A's on both my Algebra/Trig and Chemistry finals. I'm just hoping that I can pull a B in Biology. There was a posting on the site about what I got on the final, but I have a feeling it was a typo. It says 124.5 points out of 100. Yes... I know. I went through this before, but that was in Chemistry. I don't think there was any extra credit in this test. The professor also specifically said that the final was worth 112 points. So now I'm confused, but I don't want to ask anybody, because if its a mistake.... its one in my favor. I'm just gonna wait till I see the results next week.

So I have a week off and then I start summer school. Anatomy and Physiology is the only classroom course I'm taking. I'm also taking an independent course of Psychology "Human Development". Should be an interesting summer.

Ugh!!

I just got back from Biology Exam #4. I don't want to even tell you how I did. It was bad. REALLY bad. I knew going in that it wasn't going to be good, but I guess I hoped that I would have been able to pull something out. Nope. Not the case. The last 2 weeks have been slowly getting to me. I think I've hit a wall. Hopefully, this set back can get me focused again. It's finals next week. Biology is the one I'm just really worried about. I honestly don't think I can even pull out a B. Which is really disappointing. I'm on the edge of an A in Algebra/Trig. A 90.8%. Which means I basically need to pull an A To get an A in the class. I'm at 97% in Chemistry. I got an 88% on the last test. That's when the downward spiral started. My studying the last 2 weeks hasn't been very focuse. I have a hard time getting into it. I need to get a head start now and just dig in. *sigh*

Cruisin Along...

Whew....

Just got back the rusults of Chem Exam 3. Looks like she dropped a 3 point question. That put my percentage at around 99%. Darn.... my first exam under 100%. heheh. No.... I'm really glad. There were about 3 questions I wasn't sure about... and I totally didn't get the extra credit. At least I didn't get an answer. I attempted it... but... I really didn't know what I was doing. It was crazy last weekend. I had SO MUCH to do for Biology that the studying for this test had to be on the back burner most of the time. Most of my studying took place Wednesday and Thursday of the prior week. All I could afford to do was do some brushing up and skimming of my notes over the weekend.

After the test I had mentioned to "Mel" that I didn't get the extra credit question. She and her friend "Sam" were both glad, because then they didn't feel bad that they didn't get it either. haha. I'm feeling so much more comfortable here at the school.

Last Saturday I went out with a bunch of the old MHCC Theatre gang. It was to celebrate Mr. Zimmer's last hurrah at MHCC.

IT WAS A BLAST!!!

So much fun. Look on my Facebook for pics.

Ok..... Biology.... Ready.... Set.... Go!!!

Will I ever grow up??

I've made a new friend at school. I'll call her Mel. Short for Mellencamp. As in "John Cougar". She isn't a traditional cougar. In fact she's not a cougar at all. She's only 20 years old. The joke is that she has a boyfriend that is still in high school. From what she has told me. Her friends call her that. As a joke of course.

Mel is in my Chemistry class. We met a few weeks ago after the first exam. We were both upstairs getting extra credit for Chemistry by getting a stamp on our homework in the Learning Center. That's when I told her I got all the answers right PLUS the extra credit. Was I boasting?? Maybe a little bit, but really I could't help but share my own amazement at my score. So when I got 76.5/75 on the next exam she was even more impressed.

Now she thinks I'm some braniac, but I have to keep telling her that I got those scores because I basically worked my butt off studying.

I wish I could say the same about Biology..... Ugh!!

We meet up every now and then in the Library to study together.

Her big mission is trying to find out my age, because I won't tell her it. It's funny because she will dig for any little info hoping I'll slip up. Silly girl. What does she take me for.

I do tell her that I look young for my age, and that I'm old enough not to tell it. Ha!

"I don't get what the big deal is!!"

"Well," I pause for a moment of reflection, " I really don't care, but... " I look at her with a

silly grin, "... I really want you to stay friends with me." We both laugh.

I have a big weekend coming up. I have another Chemistry Exam on Tuesday AND another paper for Biology. TOO MUCH TO DO!!

Hmmmm.... so this is Average.

Ugh...

I took my 2nd Biology exam today.

I knew I wasn't fully ready, but I ran out of time. I ended up getting a 76%. I really don't feel good about it.

I'm taking this class online. I don't think I can do another one. It's too easy to get behind in ...... EVERYTHING.

This last weekend I had so many things to do just for this class alone.... not to mention studying for the exam. Which obviously I didn't do enough of. It's so frustrating!!

It's also frustrating because this class is so mixed up. The Labs don't seem to coincide with the lecture. We do a lab that has to do with Mitosis. While studying for an exam that includes things we learned almost 3 weeks ago. So to prepare for the Lab you have to read ahead.... while your trying to study for things you've already forgotten from the previous Labs. ARGH!! I'm just venting.

Small World....

Remember the girl I whispered to in Algebra class on the first day of school. I'll call her party girl. Does she party alot?? I really don't know, but I do know that when she's not in class its usually on a Monday or Friday. Either she left early to go to Eugene or Corvallis or she stayed an extra day over there. She constantly skips. I do tease her when she decides to attend. "Well.... well.... well.... lookie who decided to show up.... " I'd say with a smile.

Last Friday she didn't want to be in Algebra, but came because it was announced that we were going to have a quiz on that day. She said that she needed to leave early because she had to go to work.

" Where do you work?" I asked.

" Elmers''.

"Elmers. Really.... which one?"

"The one on Airport way?"

"Oh... yeah.... I live near there?"

"Yeah.... I don't live far from there either."

This surprised me, because I thought that she had mentioned that she had lived closer to the Hollywood district. The Hollywood district is closer to 39th and Sandy Blvd. When most of SE Portland had a blackout for most of the day we both mentioned that our power had both gone out.

"Really?? I thought you lived more in town. I live close to that Costco."

"Yeah.... Really???

"Yeah.... but not in that industrial part of course.... It's on the other side of Sandy Blvd."

"We live there too. Do you know where Argay Park is"

My spidey sense started Tingling!! Because only people from Argay know about Argay park.

"OK!! Waitaminute!! Where Do you LIVE??!!!" I asked with growing intensity.

"Uh... well... you know where Alton Court is?

"Uh... Yeah!! I drive it every day.... its the only way to get into our part of the neighborhood."

"Well you drive down that street and take the first left.... then you--"

"--get to the cul-de-sac."

"Well... we actually live in the cul-de-sac."

I became giddy and flabbergasted at the same time.

"OH MY GAWD!!! We live a BLOCK from EACH OTHER!!!

People around us started laughing at my over the top revelation. We both started laughing at the strangeness of it all. Talked how the school boundaries of Reynolds and Parkrose were so close to our mutual houses. All she could say how small a world it can be.

Today in Algebra class we got back our first Exams. Most everyone didn't think they did very good, and from their looks they didn't. I'm happy to say I felt good about my testing. I was expecting an A..... would be disappointed with a B.... and Shocked if it was anything lower. I got a 94%. Cool Beans!!

Party girl wasn't in class today. Well.... it was a Monday. =)