Saturday, January 24, 2009

I think my brain's going to explode

The school quarter started a couple of weeks ago and it already seems so long ago. I've been more busy this quarter than ever before. I am now co-president of the neuroscience club. We have had a club meeting, a journal club meeting, and a high school outreach session. Coming up we have a booth to attend on thursday, a program Q&A session, another outreach at UW, as well as another meeting, and club activities. I have also been learning to run the website, and keeping the e-mails updated...oh and we have to meet with professors about the future of the club (first one on Mon).

I have been able to get stuff done for myself too though. I finally got on a research team with Dr. Rose. We will be using C. elegans as a model organism and I'm suspecting we will be studying memory, since that is what her most recent work is on. I have yet to start though because we are waiting on equipment. She just started last quarter and the whole department moved to a brand new building this quarter which is super sweet. She is expecting a 10-15hr commitment out of me...but I'm happy to actually be doing research. I also finally applied for the Behavioral Neuroscience program and should know if I get in a little over a week from now. I'm really nervous because I know of about 10 people applying and there are only 6 more slots for the year. People keep telling me I'll get in because I'm president of the club, but I don't think that is a good reason.

Oh yeah and there is school work...which is what I'm actually suppose to be doing right (I'm procrastinating). I have a 5 page paper due on Monday which I have yet to start. I have a lot of writing to do this quarter. This paper and 2 more 7 page ones for this class. 6 , 1 page summaries and a 10 page paper for my other class.

It's the beginnig of the quarter and I'm a bit overwhelmed. I was also hoping to start a workout routine and to start talking to my friends more.

Ok yeah so I should go write my paper.