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 →
Khan as climbing tools
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 →
There’s no fast-forward
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 →
This week in postbac
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 →
Semester 3: Overcooked 2*
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 →
Semester 2: harder decisions than just choosing ‘c’
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 →
T-minus less than 24
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 →
Love Letter to Crafts that I Swear I’ll Finish Soon
My mother sent me a message a week or so ago asking if she could use the scrap fabric from my quilt to make face masks. My siblings and I have started a weekly(ish) video chat, now extended to cousins, and at this week's chat my sister held up the face masks she received in... Continue Reading →
Essential school supplies
It's the official countdown - less than a month 'til school starts. The booklist for the Summer I/II sessions came out on Friday so those are ordered and on the way, along with the lab supplies (molecule building blocks!). Basic school supplies are in. Kokuyo Campus B5 binder + paper, Tombow Reporter 4-color pen (black),... Continue Reading →
Snail Mail
My partner needed something taken to the post office today, so it gave me a (somewhat) acceptable reason to run an errand I'd been looking forward to doing. McMurdo pretty well depleted my stamp supply; I mailed a few off today with my last few stamps and picked up a new sheet of dinosaurs and... Continue Reading →
Book and Ladder 