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I Have an Itch…

A collection of random thoughts because I’ll forget to blog about it all later:

– I had a Chemistry quiz yesterday, and she had the answer key on the desk for us to view when we turned it in. I might have made a 99 because I keep getting my significant figures jacked up on my answers, and I put 2.77 instead of 2.8 or something crazy like that. Otherwise, I rocked it. Whoo hoo! I love Chemistry.

– The same can not be said for Biology. I was really dreading today’s test, and I walked out once again really unsure of my grade. It was 66 multiple choice questions plus two essay questions. I am really starting to hate multiple choice questions. I did ok on the material from Chapter 12, the Cell Cycle, and I lucked out as that was an essay option. I wrote a page worth of stuff on it. The Cell Cycle is the beginning of our work on DNA and genetics and so forth, and I am looking forward to the upcoming material.

– Speaking of writing, in the never ending drama of my hand pain, not only do I have Carpal Tunnel, I also have De Quervain’s Disease in my right thumb. Irritated by all the writing I am doing this semester. (You know, the pushing a pen on paper type of writing.) The fun never ends. I’ll share more about the latest hand saga later because there is so much more to say. I think I may have this disease, but I´m not sure, I was reading this reportshealthcare article and it may be serious.

– Of course, since my hand is in a splint and my knitting is very limited, I *really* want to knit right now. BAD. I know what I want to knit. I want to get my hands on the yarn right at this very second. GAH! But I can’t. Because my damn thumb is numb most of the time, and knitting isn’t a good thing.

– I will take my knitting with me while I go visit Kymberlie. Her Dad is out of surgery, the cancer seems to have been contained within his kidney, and the prognosis is good. He was in recovery when we talked earlier.

– Speaking of knitting, I’m gathering my thoughts on a series of “How to get started” posts. Tips and tricks and all sorts of goodies!

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Rain, Rain, Go Away…

I have a feeling that the complete downpour of rain is going to really cut into the number of trick-or-treaters that we are going to get at our door.

This is probably a good thing, since I have a Biology test tomorrow and I want to see all the kids in their costumes.

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Brrrrrr…

Post author By Christine
Post date Tuesday, October 25, 2005

It is freezing cold in my Biology class! It isn’t that cold outside – well, it is cold for us because it is in the 60s and we’re still getting used to it not being in the 90s – but it is so cold in my class I’ve decided to use the sock I am knitting to keep my hands warm! It looks like a deformed wrist warmer with a heel in the palm of my hand!

See, knitting truly has perks!

On a positive note, our Biology test was moved to Tuesday. Yeah! I’m caught up on my reading, so that will give me more time to review and study.

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Chemistry Test…

I got an A! Whoo hoo!

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Another One of Those Weeks…

Post author By Christine
Post date Monday, October 24, 2005

Late night thoughts…

It’s going to be another one of those weeks. My algebra test that was supposed to be last Thursday was moved to this Tuesday. That was great because it gave me a chance to really understand quadratic equations, but it also means that I have another week with two tests because my second Biology test is on Thursday.

Biology is getting better, but I still prefer Chemistry – I don’t like having to memorize so many definitions and things like that.

Just because I understand quadratic equations doesn’t mean I have to like them.

The Astros have lost two games, but … well, it’s ok. There are still 5 more games to go. Hopefully coming home to play on Tuesday will help. (No, Mike didn’t watch either game, so we can’t blame him for it.) Today’s online slot machine games still follow the basic reel concept like dreamjackpot.com/ but they use what we computer scientists call vectors (sometimes also known as arrays) to represent the reels. A slot game has a certain number of symbols, usually in the 10-15 range, but a reel has to contain many more symbols.

I didn’t get my Chemistry test back last Wednesday after all. She needed more time to grade it because she wanted to make sure she gave partial credit for work and things like that. She did point out that there were about 150 points on the test, so the huge mistake that I made with the metal activity table may not have hurt me quite as much as I thought.

On a really positive note she gave me a lot of encouragement to pursue the honor society scholarships. She also reinforced my feeling that I was making the right choice with the Pharmacy degree. (I can do it!)

It is 52 degrees outside right now. After a sweltering hot summer, 52 is a bit nippy. I’ll need to remember to put a sweatshirt and shoes on when I take the dog out. Our high tomorrow is supposed to be about 69. It has been a long time coming, but I am so ready for cooler weather!

It is late, I’m rambling, tired after doing so many Algebra problems … I think that means it is time to go to bed.