Sunday, July 13, 2008

Hurricanes and Exams

"Tropical weather system 94L has emerged midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. 94L has the potential to develop during its westward track, perhaps affecting weather conditions in our area by next weekend. An update on 94L will be posted here on Tuesday at the latest, assuming minimal development. More rapid development, however, will necessitate an earlier update. Members of the University community are advised to remain alert to updates on 94L."

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It's been ominously hot lately. Largely weather like this keeps people inside the school or at home studying. Something to say for adverse living and weather conditions that provide no diversions or relief....You get to study. But that brings storms...and one is coming this way. Friday, 8 AM this new one is slated to be just offshore, as we walk into our anatomy exam (predicted position - photo above). Looks very WET!

Study Week: Once again, for the third time this term, the tension is mounting as tests begin on Friday. We are hopeful in first term to survive anatomy (all of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis) as well as the other courses. The one that seems to have preoccupied my cerebral lobes has been medical statistics (I shutter each time I hear the words). I can only pray one thing...get thru this, and NEVER take a stats class again as long as I live. But then, that could be a very short time as the storm approaches. Just kidding (my mother is wincing now). But the possibility of postponement looms. More study time (or time to get more neurotic about it...depending on your perspective).