Ugh. I am in the middle of studying for my second orgo exam of the semester. I hate it so, so, so much. I know that I could do well in the class if I could actually find enough motivation to actually care, but I just honestly can’t spend my time staring at flashcards of such worthless information. I am at a particularly low point at the moment. I just feel like I am writing stupid reaction after stupid reaction, forming page after page of lines and dots and arrows that will never really mean anything at all.
I think that this is definitely a time for one of Kateryn’s “Good Shit” lists…
1. Today was Beatles day in my History of Rock class! Lots of fun! 
2. Harriet (the monkey that I work with in the Neuro lab) wasn’t a devil monkey today! Lately she’s been really feisty and has even come close to scratching me, which has been turning my weekly visits to the lab into a very stressful experience. Today, though, I put her in a smaller chair that gives her no space for reaching me and everything went smoothly! That was a relief.
3. In Women’s Group we’re singing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” and I really like it. I especially like that I get to sing the contralto part, so I’m belting out my best man-voice. Yesss.
4. I think I did well on the Mental Disorders test that I had this morning! I really like this class. I think I really enjoy classes like this that focus on the clinical aspects of neuroscience. I like seeing how things on a molecular level are relevant to human experiences like learning, memory, emotions, etc. When there aren’t any people involved, I get bored…(*cough* orgo *cough*).
5. This isn’t from today, but I had a really nice weekend! Casey and I went shopping on Friday. Valentine’s Day with Sam was absolutely perfect. Before too long, it’ll be time for spring break, which means Tour with the choir, which means a ton of fun. When I think about the big picture of my life like this, I guess orgo is pretty much the only thing isn’t wonderful…so I suppose I can quit whining about these stupid flashcards and get back to studying…wish me luck!
