The pandemic sucked for food: there was the sort of default-to-takeout for a while, partially because I'm pretty shy about my cooking. I know that I respond pretty badly to junky food and put on some pandemic weight to the point where I started getting uncomfortable (and I started trying to walk every day to... Continue Reading →

Today's bio supplementKhan Academy: Gene expression and regulation (started with "Operons and gene regulation in bacteria") I found something on reddit that really nailed reassurance for my cohort, but then immediately lost it again. Being non-trads, we're not 'naturally' good at a lot of the premed course things. We're really good at writing, expression, regulation --... Continue Reading →

One of my classmates shared this tiktok with me post orgo quiz, 'cause we both needed the reminder. I'm feeling pretty nervous since I'm making up my school list and the average gpa isn't where mine is going to be, based on my very-old undergrad gpa. And, at this point, probably based on a mediocre... Continue Reading →

In the pathway of the sun,In the footsteps of the breeze... Biology: Everything about the cellSurprise, you've been waiting for Actual Bio Class to start and now the stuff you expected to study for the past 3 weeks instead of chem2.0 are all in one lecture. The main takeaway here is that bio isn't what... Continue Reading →

Third semester/Fall Semester starts tomorrow, and sure enough I'm staying online which I suspect means I'll also be online in the spring. On the one hand: cool, this is the only way that picking out clothes can get even simpler than wearing a uniform. On the other hand: no human interaction. That has definitely been... Continue Reading →

Anytime I write on here I really want to say something meaty and interesting, preferably with pictures. Realistically, that means I end up not saying much at all -- which is another point on the plot of "things I'm hoping to not do with this blog". First semester started, flew by like a seagull nabbing... Continue Reading →

School starts tomorrow. I've built this up in my head enough that I'm expecting to bomb the first semester. Our prof told us at orientation to read the first two chapters of the book before the first class and do the associated problems -- which seemed fine, until I got to the end of chapter... Continue Reading →