Le sigh.

The first week of the new semester is now over. That basically translates to: I will be having a nervous breakdown any minute now. Ugh.

The week didn't start out nearly so bad. In fact, until about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, I was thinking this semester was going to be grand. And then I pretty much got shot in the face by my Honors Seminar. A reading list 10 miles long, the words "learning team," and "hour-long integrated final presentation" have destroyed my semester before it began. So, in a panic, I decided perhaps I will drop this seminar and take another or find another class I need that will work into my schedule. But alas, all other seminars are full and the History of Science didn't look so exciting... and I already bought all the stupid seminar books. Ugh. UGH! However, it figures that the book he wanted us to start reading (which, I already ordered, btw) hadn't (and still hasn't) come yet, so I made an emergency, panicked call home. Luckily, they had the book at the Mary H. Weir Library at home and my mom was able to run it up to me on Thursday afternoon. She came just as I was finishing up in my lab, so we went and ate lunch. And then I read for the rest of the night. A lot.

Otherwise, I think this semester should be pretty good. Topics In Math is a complete waste of my life. We spent then entire--THE ENTIRE--50 minute class going over what the derivative means... not how to find it, computers can do that for us if we're rusty...just WHAT IT MEANS. The only down side to that class, however, is that the final is a little group project and we get to choose our groups. I do not know, nor have I ever seen, a single soul in that class before. They're all upperclassmen. Ugh. Then there are Ochem II and Genetics, neither one of which should be too bad. I looove all things Genetics and as long as I keep up in Ochem--soooooo much to remember--that should be alright, as well. And finally, we have my retarded Career Development and Biology Seminars. They are both Pass/Fail and involve mostly just showing up each week. The career one is going to feel like about 7th grade and be lots of retarded busy work, but whatever, I pass and its over with. The biology seminar requires slightly more work: two one-page summaries of any two lectures all semester. I'm obviously doing the first two so then I can just sit and pretend to be interested. Although, I gotta say, the rat/rhesus monkey testicle talk this afternoon wasn't so bad.. sorta interesting, actually. Also, we get to enjoy refreshments with the speaker before his talk. Show up, enjoy refreshments. Good class, good class.

But for now I am off to Duane's for the night. Sadly, I think I will be trying to finish a few more chapters of my honors book while he showers after work. Le sigh.