Wow, June has gone by ridiculously fast! Not quite sure if that's a good thing or not.....probably not because I want my last free summer to be looooong and full of fun stuff! Here's what's been up so far:
Can't remember if I wrote about this before, but the Fay's wedding was beautiful! I had fun being a bridesmaid and I think that everything went off without a hitch and it was pretty darn drama-free. The location was absolutely gorgeous, and so was Sarah!
I did my Institutional IPPE during the first 3 weeks of June @ Saginaw Covenant Cooper Pharmacy. It was....interesting...I guess. Well, my preceptor was a nice guy, but he pretty much ditched me after the first 3ish days. Not cool. Why would you sign up to be a preceptor if you don't even teach the student anything? But the rest of the staff was very friendly. This one tech named Wende was super nice and kinda became my mentor while I was there. She showed me the ropes of what a tech normally does, and she answered all of my stupid questions. Hehe. But the pharmacists were kinda too busy to teach me anything. I did some "observing" where I watched them click around on their computers while they entered orders and checked on patient stuff, but nobody really explained much and I felt really in the way. So it wasn't a hard IPPE, but I did spend a lot of time standing around being useless because nobody bothered to keep teaching me after the first few days. But at least it's over with, so now I don't have anymore major responsibilities for the summer.
My job this summer is just to do yard work and housework for my parents...and they're paying me for it! Silly people, but I'm not complaining! I need to step up my game though. It's easy to get stuff done when my parents aren't around cuz it feels more like my house, but when they're home I feel less of a responsibility to clean up around the house. Oh well, I'm trying to be more of a help than I have been recently.
Kelly and I went to Big Rapids this past weekend!!! It started out kinda sucky. We couldn't get ahold of anyone, it was so frustrating! But we ended up having a fun game night on Saturday, and Sunday was a blast with church, tubing, movies, etc. I LOVE MY FRIENDS! Yep. I get sooooo lonely here in Midland because I have basically no best friends here. I have close friends, but none that I can really tell everything to. So it was really exciting to see my besties in BR and do some catching up. I'm hoping to go back REALLY soon.
I was guaranteed the apartment I wanted for my year in Kzoo coming up! Yay! I think I put up some pics in a previous blog post, go check it out. I haven't gotten to put down a deposit or sign a lease yet, but they're holding one for me that has all of my preferences (2nd/3rd floor, woods view). Yay! If you're reading this you should plan on coming to visit me so you can see it in person!
That's probably all for now.
Does anyone actually read this? Just curious. Sometimes it's good to just write and get stuff out of my head, but I never know if it matters to anyone else. Lol.
OK, buh bye!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
summer kickoff
My first blog of the summer! Haven't updated in a long time, but here it goes:
First of all......I PASSED ALL OF MY CLASSES!!! Heck yes! I'm basically freaking out because I was so close to failing and having to repeat an entire semester and join the class below mine. That would have been so humiliating. But anyways, I passed! I am, however, the master at cutting it close. Haha, technically I failed Chemotherapeutics by 0.1%, but of course they let me pass. And I only passed Medicinal Chemistry by 0.6%! Good lord, I'm talented. But my other two classes went well and I'm officially a P3!!!
I'm doing my IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiential) this summer to get it over with early (it would normally be done next summer, after my P3 year). I'm super nervous and I don't even start for about a week and a half! I'm hoping they realize that I've never worked in a pharmacy before and that I'm doing it without the knowledge I'd have after my P3 classes/clinicals. Hopefully it won't be too scary, wish me luck!
My job this summer is just to do the housework and yardwork around my house because my parents needed help. My dad works a ton and my mom works a weird night schedule and just had surgery, so I'm just trying to keep everything in order for them. And I'm getting paid to do it! Yay! lol.
Still haven't found a place to live in Kzoo yet. I'm on two waiting/priority lists and I've actually gotten an offer from my 2nd choice place, but I did turn it down because I really want to live at the other place! It'll be quite awhile before I hear back from them though. Grrrr.
Upcoming Plans: Off to Sterling Heights on Saturday for Kelly's college graduation party! Yay! Haha, she's one of a very small handful my friends who are actually graduating in 4 years like normal people. Proud of her though, she's already got a job at DFAS in Columbus, OH! Then the next weekend I'm off to Grand Rapids, OH for Sarah's wedding!!!! It'll be my first bridesmaid duty of the summer, and I'm really excited. Been tanning on my deck in preparation. lol. Can't wait!
Well, that's all folks! Write back later with more exciting news (hopefully)!
*please excuse the weird layout...i needed a change, but i haven't had time to perfect the color scheme yet*
First of all......I PASSED ALL OF MY CLASSES!!! Heck yes! I'm basically freaking out because I was so close to failing and having to repeat an entire semester and join the class below mine. That would have been so humiliating. But anyways, I passed! I am, however, the master at cutting it close. Haha, technically I failed Chemotherapeutics by 0.1%, but of course they let me pass. And I only passed Medicinal Chemistry by 0.6%! Good lord, I'm talented. But my other two classes went well and I'm officially a P3!!!
I'm doing my IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiential) this summer to get it over with early (it would normally be done next summer, after my P3 year). I'm super nervous and I don't even start for about a week and a half! I'm hoping they realize that I've never worked in a pharmacy before and that I'm doing it without the knowledge I'd have after my P3 classes/clinicals. Hopefully it won't be too scary, wish me luck!
My job this summer is just to do the housework and yardwork around my house because my parents needed help. My dad works a ton and my mom works a weird night schedule and just had surgery, so I'm just trying to keep everything in order for them. And I'm getting paid to do it! Yay! lol.
Still haven't found a place to live in Kzoo yet. I'm on two waiting/priority lists and I've actually gotten an offer from my 2nd choice place, but I did turn it down because I really want to live at the other place! It'll be quite awhile before I hear back from them though. Grrrr.
Upcoming Plans: Off to Sterling Heights on Saturday for Kelly's college graduation party! Yay! Haha, she's one of a very small handful my friends who are actually graduating in 4 years like normal people. Proud of her though, she's already got a job at DFAS in Columbus, OH! Then the next weekend I'm off to Grand Rapids, OH for Sarah's wedding!!!! It'll be my first bridesmaid duty of the summer, and I'm really excited. Been tanning on my deck in preparation. lol. Can't wait!
Well, that's all folks! Write back later with more exciting news (hopefully)!
*please excuse the weird layout...i needed a change, but i haven't had time to perfect the color scheme yet*
Saturday, May 2, 2009
finals week
Taking a quick study break...not because I particularly need a break, but because I'm pretty much panicking and trying not to cry while studying. I can't believe I'm still failing 2 classes. It's beyond upsetting that I might have to repeat a whole semester! Seriously, I'd just feel like dying if I didn't get to be a P3 with the rest of my class. So basically I have to study like a maniac this weekend or I'm screwed. I have to get a 75% on the Chemo final and a 66% on the Med Chem final to pass those two classes. It's much harder than it sounds seeing as how I've been getting in the 40s and 50s on most of my tests. There is no curving, so it's all up to me and God. It's so hard right now to just trust that He'll get me through this. It seems so much easier to just panic and cry, but I know it's no going to get me anywhere. Time to pray hard and study hard and not let anything else get in the way.
Update on apartments for next year: My 2nd choice called and asked when I wanted to move in, so basically I'm set if I wanted to sign a lease right now. But I still would rather live at the other place I applied to, so I'm holding out until mid-summer to see if a spot opens up for me there. That is all.
OK, back to cramming my brain with as much info as possible before Monday afternoon.
Update on apartments for next year: My 2nd choice called and asked when I wanted to move in, so basically I'm set if I wanted to sign a lease right now. But I still would rather live at the other place I applied to, so I'm holding out until mid-summer to see if a spot opens up for me there. That is all.
OK, back to cramming my brain with as much info as possible before Monday afternoon.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
some happy, some emo
Happy stuff first: I'm really geeked cuz Chrissy and I have excellent tickets for the Jonas Brothers World Tour this summer!!!! WOoOOooOoOoOO!!!! They redesigned the stage and it's gonna be so frickin' sweet, and we'll be so much closer than last time! No nosebleed seats! lol. It's also kinda a present for her cuz it's 6 days after her bday. Works out nicely. :o) So yep, that's about the only exciting thing that's happened to me lately. Check out this video sneak peek of their stage....
Emo time: I HATE PHARMACY SCHOOL!!! IT NEEDS TO DIE!!! Yeah, so that basically explains how things have been going lately. After my last Chemotherapeutics test I knew I needed to kick my butt into gear if I'm going to pass the class. I mean, failing is not OK and not an option, I'm not doing this all over again. So anyways, last weekend I logged 31 hours in the library between Thursday afternoon and Monday morning - I've never studied that hard in my entire life! Never! The only cool part was that I set my cell phone alarm to go off every hour so I could pray and refocus myself, so I did learn a lot about trusting in the Lord. BUT it didn't turn out as awesome as I would have liked. I passed the test (70%), but only cuz we got 10 extra credit points.....so essentially it was just a better fail than my first 2 tests(60% without the extra credit). SUCK! I'm so pissed. I really thought I'd get in the 70's at least by myself, so the extra credit thing is just poking fun at the fact that I can't actually pass a test on my own. It's so damn frustrating and I can't get past it. I'm completely freaking out because overall I'm still failing the class, and according to my first 2 Medicinal Chemistry test scores I'm failing that class too! I'm just baffled because I'm trying harder than I ever have, and yet doing the worst I've ever done.
Here's where I'm at right now (not that you guys care, I'm just writing it down in hopes that it'll motivate me to do better):
Integrated Lab: A (assumed...hard to get anything else in this class)
Pharmaceutics: 80.2% test average
Medicinal Chemistry: 63.5% test average (FAIL) --> 65% is passing
Chemotherapeutics: 53.3% test average (FAIL)
I hadn't realized I was also failing Med Chem until a few days ago....so guess what I'm doing all weekend! Oh yeah, you know it, I'm living at the library. Exciting stuff. Ok, I think emo time is over now. Off to bed!
Peace♥Love♥Jonas
Emo time: I HATE PHARMACY SCHOOL!!! IT NEEDS TO DIE!!! Yeah, so that basically explains how things have been going lately. After my last Chemotherapeutics test I knew I needed to kick my butt into gear if I'm going to pass the class. I mean, failing is not OK and not an option, I'm not doing this all over again. So anyways, last weekend I logged 31 hours in the library between Thursday afternoon and Monday morning - I've never studied that hard in my entire life! Never! The only cool part was that I set my cell phone alarm to go off every hour so I could pray and refocus myself, so I did learn a lot about trusting in the Lord. BUT it didn't turn out as awesome as I would have liked. I passed the test (70%), but only cuz we got 10 extra credit points.....so essentially it was just a better fail than my first 2 tests(60% without the extra credit). SUCK! I'm so pissed. I really thought I'd get in the 70's at least by myself, so the extra credit thing is just poking fun at the fact that I can't actually pass a test on my own. It's so damn frustrating and I can't get past it. I'm completely freaking out because overall I'm still failing the class, and according to my first 2 Medicinal Chemistry test scores I'm failing that class too! I'm just baffled because I'm trying harder than I ever have, and yet doing the worst I've ever done.
Here's where I'm at right now (not that you guys care, I'm just writing it down in hopes that it'll motivate me to do better):
Integrated Lab: A (assumed...hard to get anything else in this class)
Pharmaceutics: 80.2% test average
Medicinal Chemistry: 63.5% test average (FAIL) --> 65% is passing
Chemotherapeutics: 53.3% test average (FAIL)
I hadn't realized I was also failing Med Chem until a few days ago....so guess what I'm doing all weekend! Oh yeah, you know it, I'm living at the library. Exciting stuff. Ok, I think emo time is over now. Off to bed!
Peace♥Love♥Jonas
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