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march 24, 2023 - friday week 3

sorry for the late post! almost a third done with the quarter already! did a literature summary for research and learned some more carbohydrate stuff in biochemistry. we had a quiz today which was definitely... something. there was a prospective student there so i hope we didn't scare him off! x)

this weekend, i'll be looking at the info for a conference i'm going to next week and working out my schedule while i'm there. i'll hopefully also be applying for jobs with my new and improved resume! i have to submit a resume and cover letter (and a postmortem about the writing process) on sunday, and i've got most of the hard work done. i think i'm in a good place so far!

i also got my ears pierced today! i got my second lobe piercings. i love them and i'm really excited to be able to switch them out and make lots of fun combinations of earrings.

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april 7, 2023 - friday week 5

just submitted my research proposal so it's officially SPRING BREAK!! it was interesting to work on (although i should've started earlier) and i'm looking forward to performing my research :)

this morning i had a biochemistry quiz that i feel pretty good about. i also got my notion guide draft peer reviewed today which was helpful to show me some of my blind spots! i'm at home for the next week, and will hopefully be continuing my streak of productivity throughout while still relaxing. can't wait to get enough sleep every night! x)

march 28, 2023 - tuesday week 4

day 2 of the conference! today i went to two career related workshops and a luncheon for my fraternity. i think i really learned some valuable stuff and made some good connections, and i might ask one of the other undergrads i met today to be pen pals!

as soon as i got back i started my normal tuesday extracurriculars (and am typing this between concert band and improv), but i managed to find time in between events to transfer today's biochemistry and techcomm notes. it feels so weird not going to any classes!

april 3, 2023 - monday week 5

happy monday! had a test today in anatomy, and i feel pretty good about it. also made up a quiz i missed last week and finally met with the bio department head to make sure my degree plan was sound! only had to move one thing around - a lot of advanced bio classes move around from year to year, unfortunately, but i'll get all the credit i need somehow :)

i'm going to be writing a tutorial to using notion as a college student for my techcomm class, and i'm really looking forward to it! i'll probably post it on here when i'm done with it, so look forward to that in a few weeks ^_^

i made a research progress presentation as well! and i was productive in other ways, which is always nice! still have a few things to check off my to do list but i'm feeling good about today! our spring break is next week so i just have to finish strong for now

march 20, 2023 - monday week 3

today and tomorrow are individual conference days for techcomm so there was no class and i had two uninterrupted hours of work between biochemistry and anatomy! i used it to transfer most of my biochemistry notes that haven't made it into notion yet. spent a lot of time in chemdraw! the conference was also helpful for me to work out some questions i had about resumes and cover letters. i finished the biochemistry problem set due tonight so i don't have to worry about that! ^_^

second picture is of the goose that my roommate and i always see sitting on their nest! people are so mean to the geese here but i think they're cute. i just want to pet them yk?

today i sent out some emails for our art magazine! now that we've selected works we can get rolling with layout. super exciting! this week or next will also start pledge education for my frat, which i'm in charge of. looking forward to that!

march 13, 2023 - monday week 2

i've spent most of my study time today on biochemistry! i transferred my most recent notes into my notion and did the problem set due tonight, but most importantly, i have to know the 20 canonical amino acids, what type each one is, the structure, and the pKa of each relevant site by friday. we're really starting off with a bang! i made flashcards, so hopefully those will help!