Onward and (Hopefully) Upward

Yeah, yeah. It's been ages since a post, but since no one reads this probably but me...

So I passed. Huzzah!! Actually I feel more relieved than excited, even though I posted the highest score and had room to spare. I'm just glad I can start my internship at the end of the month and march relentlessly on toward graduation and being bona fide. One more year, and a little change, hopefully. A lot is going to have to come together--more money than I currently have, enduring an extra-heavy class/clinic load to finish early, all while studying for the grad exam and national and CA boards. Oh, and add to that the acu orthopedic board cert class/exam too. But, I've gotten myself this far, so...one week at a time I guess.

I haven't had room for much else. I started running again with Westridge 2 weeks ago, and was oh so embarrassed by how much it hurt (it's not a particularly long or strenuous run) but could not stop smiling for the sheer, unalloyed joy of being outside and playing in dirt. And, it seems to be coming back quickly--last Saturday's Sullivan Ridge run was just fine. And just past the false summit on the way up what should catch my eye but a section of backbone. No, not the trail--an actual piece of spine, maybe 5 or 6 vertebrae in all. So of course I stopped and started geeking out examining the structure of the bones, joints, etc. It had been picked completely clean of soft tissue, save for the ligaments buried deep in the joints holding the bones together. It was obviously not human, and the bones were fairly big--a deer, maybe? And the rest of the animal which may have solved the mystery was not to be found. I contemplated briefly carrying it home with me to bring in to class, then though better of it and put it off the side of the trail. And finished the run with no more wildlife sightings.

OK, 9 AM and time for pharmacology. Since it's the last class before the final I probably should go. Signing off, grabbing lab coat, and out.