Ewok, MD

So this is what I have been looking at for about 10 hours every day. This, my friends out in blog world, is a microscopic view of a glomerulus. The round squiggly thing that looks like a 3 year old drew would be the glomerulus itself. All the stuff around it is interstitial stuff and tubules of various kinds. The really unfortunate part is that the stuff is starting to grow on me. I really like the professor that's lecturing. He doesn't lecture to us with his back turned because he's reading directly off his powerpoint slides. He faces the class, and points out stuff and just TALKS about all the stuff. It's actually educational. I can just sit and listen to him, and walk out of the lecture and actually know some stuff. I can even retain it for days later. This hasn't happened since undergrad people. To top it all off, Dr. Pathologist did some renal during his residency and called me last night and gave me a mini lecture on the kidneys. What I wouldn't give for him to come for the rest of this block and be my own personal tutor. Unfortunately, that can't happen. He did assure me that he'll answer all phone calls and any questions. So I guess it's better than nothing.

So I've just been sitting in my room at night studying all this stuff. I got a wave of procrastination and installed skype on the computers so now we can talk to my family that still lives in the motherland. I've also been experimenting making my own bread. I made a sourdough the other day and it was SO GOOD. I sliced it up and made the best PB&J I've ever eaten. Although it takes forever to rise, I know now just to start it super early and it'll be ok. I don't have pictures of my first attempt, but I'll have some soon. I'm going to make another starter today and then have some loaves by Sunday. good times!

Well, I better start up on my psych quiz. I have a meeting with my preceptor today too. Then going to gym later tonight. I'm on a training program that's supposed to get me running 2 miles in 8 weeks. I want to start doing 5k's and maybe even marathons one day. It's also a good way to get away from the nerd hole and relieve some stress.

Until next time.

KIDNEYS!