The Gum Tree for 2004 August 30

And I am going full throttle. Today started off at 5:35 a.m. when I got up to get ready for the Gym. I go to play some basketball at 6:00 with some friends, and perhaps I will also do some cardio/weight training. I always feel great working out. After that came the classes. I am taking Political Sci 202 (history of modern political thought)--with Louise at 8:00 a.m. I think that I will really Pol Sci, it is an honors class and it seems that the teacher is top notch. Then it is off to Biochemistry with a newly hired professor. I am grateful that I will be taking it from him and not from Prof. Graves who is much more unforgiving on his tests. After that it was Advanced Neuroscience. I will really enjoy that class, but I think that it will take all the time I can give it. It is funny, All of my teachers said that I am supposed to spend 3 hrs of work out of class for every hour in class to be able to get A's. That means that with my 15 credits of in class time I will spend 45 hours of out of class work. Added up that is 60 hours/week. Then take into account 20 hrs of work so that I can actually pay for the food I eat and that turns into 80 hrs. Calculate in about 6 hrs a day for sleep, 24 hours for church, scouts, scripture study, Service at the Hospital, FHE, etc., and about 14 hours for eating/showering and I only have about 8 hours left in the week for all other things (grocery shopping, extra sleep etc.) I think that I have enough time for everything, but sometimes it sure seems cramped. I also went in for my security badge today at the hospital as well as my shots and volunteer uniform. It appears that I am Tuberculosis negative and my Hepatitis C is boosted up. I like the badge. It has the area where I will be working, ER trauma, and my name and picture. I can also access certain doors as well. I am also sad because I will not have enough time to watch the RNC. Oh Well. As for everything else, it was nice seeing Kristen and her little one -- Lilly. Mom is leaving Tommorrow and Aaron's Mom is coming in tommorrow as well. We also had a wonderful time Saturday night at Richard Oman's home. Pam made us some splendid, delicious peach smoothies. Francis was there as well as Susie. It was a nice evening. Yesterday (Sunday) we also had Katarina and John over to watch the closing ceremony of the Olympics. I also did some scrapbooking from my mission. I had soo many pictures, and I actually did a little more than half of the pictures (I just put the darn things in the binders). I am starting to understand what Francis said about scanning in negatives as well. What tedium!! Well I think that it will take a little more time than just till Christmas.