A Day in the Life of a Second Year

Typical Wednesday:

6:02 AM - Alarm goes off... push snooze for 10 minutes and bury my face back in Little Bear's fur
6:12 AM - Alarm goes off... really want to push snooze for another 10 minutes, but drag my butt out of bed.  Bear hops out of bed and goes and lays in the hallway outside the bathroom door, so naturally I flop down on the floor next to him for another 10 or 15 minutes of morning snuggle time :)
6:25 AM - Okay, now I really do need to get in the shower if I want to look like a human being today.  Spend the next hour-ish attempting to blow dry and straighten my hair, put on make-up, pick an outfit that matches, and throw in a few a lot more floor-snuggles with Bear.
7:15 AM - Frantically rush around the kitchen trying to decide if I have time to both sit down and eat breakfast AND pack my lunch.  I decide I should just pack my lunch.  Most likely it consists of a Lean Cuisine with string cheese and an apple with peanut butter for my morning and afternoon snacks!  Realize I have no time to eat breakfast, grab a breakfast bar and rush out the door.
7:30 AM - Rushing out the door :)
7:45 AM - Get to school
7:50 AM - I'm one of the first visitors of the library to take full advantage of the free coffee.  How did I ever functioned before I became a coffee drinker, I have no idea.
8:00 AM - Clinical Pathology Lecture.  Learning all about serum calcium and phosphorus concentrations this week and what disorders would affect the levels of them in your body.
9:00 AM - Systemic Pathology Lecture.  Finished covering urinary system pathology this week.  Learned about the lower urinary tract which consists of the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.  One of the main pathological disorders we discussed is cystitis, or inflammation of the bladder.
10:00 AM - Systemic Pathology Lab.  It's our turn to go to necropsy first.  We put on our lab coats and our plastic booties on over our shoes and head down to necropsy in Mosier Hall.  A "necropsy" is an autopsy performed on animals.  Yesterday we looked at a lot of kidney samples that all had different diseases.
11:00 AM - Still Systemic Pathology Lab.  Now we switch with the other 1/2 of the class and discuss projected images of urinary tract tissues. 
12:00 PM - The best part of the day - LUNCH!  This means I put in head phones, sit at my desk in lab, and try to drown out the rest of the world while I switch back and forth between Facebook and attempts to be productive.
1:00 PM - Virology. This week we discussed feline retroviruses, most specifically, Feline Leukemia Virus. This class has taught me there can never be too much emphasis on vaccination.  Vaccinate your pets people!  It can and will save your pets life!
2:00 PM - Toxicology.  This class we have for 2 hours... and they are the longest 2 hours of my life.  We spend about 10 minutes discussing each PowerPoint slide.  This week we are learning about pesticide toxicity.  Many people use "natural" pesticides to prevent bugs around their house.  Well, most likely if it can kill insects it also can harm your pet.  Natural products are not any safer what-so-ever in terms of toxicity.
4:00 PM - Special Interest Anatomy.  This is my elective this semester.  Yesterday we dissected a rattlesnake!  Cole was not impressed with the pictures I sent him :)  Turns out, there isn't actually anything inside of the rattle - the little pieces that make up the rattle just bump into each other when they shake and make a noise.  I was very disappointed.
6:00 PM - Finally home and time for dinner.  My favorite dinner-time show is The Middle.  I find the awkwardness of everyone in that family so endearing :)
7:00 PM - I suppose it's time to study :(  This week I'm studying for a Clinical Pathology test on Friday which covers abnormalities found in urinalysis, electrolyte abnormalities in your blood/serum, and blood-gas abnormalities.

Seriously?

8:00 PM - Still studying.  Getting distracted by my cat and am getting annoyed with him for climbing all over my desk.

The neediest cat in the world.

9:00 PM - Still studying.  Getting distracted by my cat and am enjoying it because I'm looking for any excuse to not study.
10:00 PM - Debating my motivation to keep studying or go to bed.  My bed is calling my name.  I start listening to Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop" and telling myself that she's telling me I have to push through the sleepiness.
11:00 PM - Even Miley can't keep me awake anymore.  My brain is a pile of mush and my bed wins.  Goodnight world :)