End of Foundations!

I think I've learn to love my degree a hell of a lot, over this course.

I'll probably re-read my other blog posts later.

PARTY TOMORROW.

And I'll go do other things now.

I haven't been on Kongregate for years.

Hoping to see you soon.

Oh dear... got it all wrong.

Ok so, apparently reflective writing is meant to be about how you've progressed as an individual, and reflecting on that.

I did. Not. Realise.

Haha.

Well, I guess I can do it better now, and that means that I need to re-read blog posts, probably :o

Then I'll know who I am....right?

Right?

...no. Haha.

But that's ok.

I think I'll play games now, and study later. That way, I can sleep on time and my parents won't be mad.

Foolproof.

Hoping you guys are doing fun things.

Studying and so forth

Nearly at the end of my course :o

Exams on the 29th, I wonder how I'll do.

Need to study more, surely.

Today was great.

Learned a little bit more about viruses and catabolism and anabolism.

Sorta...ok stuff?

Virus lecture was like...zoooooooooooom. The biochem one was "hey... I've seen this in year 11 bio."

Which means, that I've survived med without having to do more than year 11 bio!

SUCK ON THAT.

Now... I read Icy Foliage's blog post, and it was funny.

Mostly because well.

I like this quip:

"And at the other end you have blogs like Neku, which can be termed as "confessional autobiography" (a term I picked up from life writing), or more blandly put "I don't give a !@#$ about people judging me". I guess there are some other blogs that do this as well, like Kael/goodness (lately)/oliver, but the blenderman blogging style has a transcendental level of ."

I'm actually feel quite chuffed because of that comment.

It really did make my day, heh.

Though, confessional poetry is and was, pretty icky. But I don't like poetry and such. Prose is better :o

And well. I know no-one's going to read this stuff anyway, right?

Right? Haha.

Oh. Apparently it's pretty hard to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious. Even when I make the most outrageous claims.

Which is pretty odd, I think. Maybe it's my lying habits creeping in again.

Love this song, ahaha.

The manga it's based on is pretty good too.

Looking forward to the next doctor who ep. Though, Hide was good because of two words (and other things).

"I'm the Doctor."

"Doctor What?"

"Close enough."

 @Icy,

Being a doc is silly sometimes, but I'm bound by the law as much as anyone else. I'm just more conscious of it because I know what conflicts with my selfish wishes and what doesn't.

It's like. We're all consuming the capitalist paradigm, yet we don't realise it until someone points...it.... out................................

......................

"That's fairly cynical. I guess that could be one of the motivations for science, but I rather think that it's for knowledge, for curiosity. I mean, who's going to be scared of photovoltaics and the energy-electron interactions?"

For a start, that's more basic sciences. The applied sciences is where things get scary and when we start to run (heh) and when we really want to know what's going to kill us, etc. etc.

I mean, it's really bad if people don't know what bacteria is infecting person X. Cause then people get scared and it could make it all the worse.

"On that note, people who complain about language and semantics are retarded, because I'm going to assert that language at its base is a form of communication and therefore what's important when you say words it not the words themselves, but the meaning you put behind them."

I was actually lecturing on something similar yesterday. I assert that you're right and that people who study semantics are probably missing the point. Having said that, I dislike degradation of meaning because meaning depends primarily on context, but then also on the word used. 

Words have the power to create reality. 

"I also dislike people who dislike religion. Which doesn't really make sense because then I would dislike my own dislikes?"

Aaaah. No wonder you're so mean to me. XD

But, I guess it makes sense. I think you're thinking of the very radical ones, perhaps. Or perhaps those who are so full of hate that it's ugly?

"Interesting! It's always cool to learn about doctors and how they think, and how they should think, and how they should approach their patients despite their own beliefs. "

It's a pretty fine line again. If you wanna talk about it, feel free to ask me.

 

I think I'm done.

Hoping you guys are studying (?) but you had your tests already....

Drugs

Today was two pracs, one on nervous system with cadavers.

We had two cranial specimens...sorta. Heads. With brain removed. It was to show us where the intervertebral foramen are.

They look like they're sleeping. But I guess everyone does like that.

I don't know how I'm so ok with cadavers. It's kinda weird. I guess I'll talk about it later when I don't have a fever and just want to play games. Sigh. I should study stuff.

Pharmacology lab. We were experimenting with guinea pig illium. Ie; guinea pig guts.

And it spasms and stuff and we rig it up to a force transducer and it jiggles sorta, and then we measure what happens when we add in various agonists and antagonists such as Adrenaline, Histamine, and Atropine (if you know what that is).

Histamine is a chemical mediator of infection which is pre-formed in mast cells close to the site of inflammation. It is short lived, and generally induces pain and the redness/heat around the site.

.....I hope I'm right. Checking it now.

Adrenaline is a neurotransmitter which binds to adrenoreceptors in the sympathetic nervous system which induces all the things associated with the fright, flight or fight response. Ie; fright => flight/fight.

Aha...

Whups, histamine also does vasodilation and increased permeability of tissues so exudates can get in and neutrophils and macrophages which kill all the bacterial stuffs.

Holy crap I understand a lot of this wikipedia page :O

It's magical.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine

Especially the bit about antagonists and sexual libido heh.

Anyway, yes.

Agonists bind to receptors and then induce an effect. Like... Adrenaline and Noradrenaline.

Antagonists bind to receptors and then do nothing. But they block agonists. So like.... morphine. And paracetemol.

Btw, paracetamol produces a toxic chemical which can result in liver damage. So don't take too much panadol!

The chemical is massive. It's like. Whoooooooooooooooooooa big. The name that is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAPQI

N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine

 Like, wow.

 And if you're in shock that we used guinea pig gut, it was a simulation :D

Because normally, it would take hours to be able to plot these kinds of graphs. It's sped up and cleaner. Haha.

Oh and oh my gosh so many nerves to learn.

Oh and haha. Drugs have a lot of side effects right? That's because drugs are sometimes very non-specific and therefore act on a multitude of receptors.

For instance, chemotherapy. It's designed to inhibit the replication of fast-replicating cells yes? So that means cancers. But that also means hair as well and possibly the endothelial cells lining the stomach. Basically the stuff that has to endure pH 2.

Also in hormone contraceptives which some girls take to get bigger breasts, however that's not quite... well.

Actually, technically that would be exactly the same. Hormones also act on receptors and such. Again, there are side effects with that, but I'm not entirely sure what. Besides bigger breasts because that's technically a side effect.

Kinda how like weeds are not weeds when someone wants them.

Anyway, how this is relevant is cause my brother is given Zyrtec everyday for what seems to be an overproduction of phlegm.

Now you might be thinking, "wtf, zyrtec is an antihistamine. It's an NSAID! (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) And it reduces inflammation :O"

Yea, true but NSAIDs have a side effect which is a reduction in the production of mucous. Which means... phlegm and stomach lining :)

There are problems in using the drug like this. Ie; chronic use can lead to stomach ulcers particularly in older people. Plus, if he gets sick with something, it'll take longer for him to recover from it. But in that case, because it's a day by day kind of thing, if he were sick, I'm sure my parents would stop giving it to him.... right?

Hmm I better ask them :o

And I think if I make these kinds of notes and relationships with real-world things, I'll learn med better :D

Now for other things.


BIOHACKATHON TOMORROW D:

Don't forget closed shoes! And I might be bringing my goggles haha. Just in case.

And don't forget to wash hands thoroughly, and don't forget to wear gloves! (I can teach glove taking off and hand washing :O So can andy and mark I bet.)

Also, schleepy head, don't try any of your girly matchmaker stuffs >.>. Not appreciated. Even if your roommate is adorable.

Learning about RICE myself. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

Quick, someone teach me first aid!

Ok, I think that's it. Time to gaaaaaaaaaaaame.

Also Cloudier, if you're reading this I'm sorry I couldn't go to the kickoff for the biohackathon event.

Hoping you guys are having lotsa fun with your degree.

Don't feel like anything :o

Med:

More skin and drugs and stuff of that nature.

I realise that I need to study stuff in a bit more detail. If I tried to do a test now, I'd probably just pass. And that's not good.

But I'm surprised with what I do know.

I guess now I should just bring my notes and read through them on buses and stuff.

Thoughts and such:

Getting kinda tired cause it's late.

I don't really feel like doing anything.

Hoping you guys are going ok with exams.

Orthodontist

Meddy:

9-11 lectures yay. Early end. Was pretty easy. Tough to follow the second lecture on receptors because the lecturer was really monotonous.

First lecture was ok to follow though. All about the nervous system.

Dendites and axons and myelin :O

Regular things:

Orthodontist today. Apparently I'll need to get 4 teeth removed, maybe and then braces.

All to fix 2 canines.

Though, my mandible (bottom jaw) is pretty good.

"Almost ideal" :D

And I have a nice profile.

Or something like that.

I need to do some cleaning, but I'm a bit lazy.

ok well.

Looking forward to the party :D

9-5 tomorrow zzz

Break from 11 to 1 though, so feel free to call within that time frame.

Hoping to see you, one way or another.

Also, my parents are playing matchmaker. Do other parents do that too?

Magic.

Today was interesting to say the least, I guess.

Visited the card game store in Epping for about half an hour which was enlightening.

Med:

Did the group project presenting thing which was dull, but educational I guess.

Obesity, Mental Illness and Cardiovascular Disease.

Lecture today was on carbohydrates and lipids. Fats and aldehydes and ketones and so on.

Thoughts:

Installing a whole bunch of games which I know I'll never play.

I have a friend who gets mad at me because I'm busy and I don't talk with her enough. Sigh.
 
Hoping you guys are...well.

Jess.

That was the name of the girl whose name I forgot except until now.

She was my partner for a prac yesterday to do with the cardiovascular system.

I saw her today at the clinic, but I forgot her name, so I let it slide.

MED STUFF:

Oh my, the dermatology lecture today was so, so fast. Sigh.

And she didn't even put up her notes beforehand. Slides, whatever.

Bad lecturer. At least the subject matter was mostly interesting. I think Candid Friend would like it very much.

Cardiovascular lecture that followed was really boring. I did learn how to properly take a blood pressure though, and why you should do XYZ. And also found out exactly what a Systole and Diastole is.

THINKING:

Stuff to do for tomorrow, and potentially getting braces soon hmm.

If I don't open my mouth, no-one will see right? Therefore, I should be fine for the next anime/gaming convention :D

Hoping you guys are doing things and stuff and having fun with life. Unlike a certain transhumanist who has transcended this mortal coil. (Just kidding, we still love you and you're alive in our hearts. All 5(?) pounds of myocardium.)

Anatomy!

MED STUFF:

Ok so more cadavers and such, but this time of the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and naming lots and lots of veins and/or arteries.

There's videos I should be watching about it too.

Also, group work and referencing and academic writing. Urgh. I don't wanna get another fail mark this time.

Lectures on drugs - antagonists and agonists. Agonists bind to receptors and induce a secondary response - Antagonists bind to receptors then do nothing.

Lecture on biochem about Enzymes. Year 11 bio stuff...again. Sigh.

WHAT IS THE THINKINGZ:

Teaching creative writing today felt pretty surreal. Maybe at one point, people realise they're not really students and now teachers?

I wonder if parents feel the same. They probably do.

I bought some hair wax, but I wasn't sure which one to get. I didn't want to get 5 "extreme" I mean. I'm not extreme.

So I got 2. That seems fairly mild, apparently.

Also, a headset.

All up, I spent about $35 today. Ahh. Well, earning $30 made up for it. Sort of.

If you include the mymulti cost, it would be...$35 + 26/7 = ~$38

Ah well. I'll just have to work harder, especially cause I'm not working next friday and the one after that.

Nice computer store in Hornsby in the corner where no-one looks.

Sells a lot of stuff, but I don't think I need any. My peripherals are cheap and going to stay that way. And I'm not running any super ridiculous games that warrant an upgrade of hardware.

Time to do work.

Hoping you guys have had a great day too. :P

Rough day.

Ok, as per a request:

MED STUFF DESCRIPTION ONLY ETC:

Lectures were about pharmacology (drugs), specifically pharmacodynamics (how drugs affect the body), and then a thing about bulk compliance to NSW Health standards, etc. etc.

I learned about Agonists and Antagonists, which was fun too. Agonists do stuff. Antagonists block the action of agonists.

Then scenario group, I got my assignment back: P-.

Last practical of the day on epithelial cells which line a whole bunch of tissues.

Simple/Stratified/Pseudostratified/Transitional
Squamous/Columnar/Cuboidal
Keratinized/Non-keratinized

That's it.


THOUGHTS ON THE DAY AND STUFF:

Missed my bulk compliance check in with doctor before the actual thing: Really really mad at myself because I forgot my documents - need to redo on Monday, sigh.

P-? Fml. It was mostly because I was really confused as to what I should be doing, but I guess now I have a better idea. I still want to talk about reflective writing with my tutor though. Sigh. At least she's a very good tutor - educational but nice.

I actually almost cried when I sat down to talk to her - I didn't know I felt that way about my work. I suppose I have a lot of pride in what I put a lot of effort into. So it hurts when things go wrong.

And there's a lot to do, but I think I should just game today. Sigh.

Hrnn.

I had to also buy new headphones, sigh. Old ones broke and these new ones need some time for me to adjust to them.

I don't really have anything exciting to talk about usually - I mean, what would you find exciting? Seriously.

Rough, rough day. Ah well.

Maybe tomorrow might be better.

Hoping you guys are having better days?