Calm Before the Storm

I must apologize for not writting more. There have been a lot of requests for me to keep writing if for nothing more than to keep a diary (log) of my doings. I must agree that it will be a good thing to look back upon when in the future, however, when I am in the midst of everything and feeling shaved for time writing isn't a priority.
Anyway, back to the title of this blog: Calm Before the Storm. Tomorrow is the first test in my medical school adventure. It is in Biochemistry. I really am fascinated by biochemical processes but it is truly amazing how disjointed lectures and lecturers can turn ones "interested switch" off. Our professor Dr. Hans Behrisch is truly a very intelligent and wise human being but he as significant trouble in staying focused during a lecture. Kinda like me in this blog. Back to my point. The test will be difficult. Though not because the material is too difficult to understand or digest it is just the sheer volume of the material. Within the last week we were lectured to about the whole process of glycolysis and gluconeogenisis. This may not sound like a lot but we are required to know all the steps, all the enzymes that process the steps, all the regulatory mechanisms, all of the genetic diseases relating to these processes, and how they clinically present. We got all of this information in three days and it will be on the test TOMORROW!!!! I haven't even mentioned all the stuff we have been given the prior week and a half. From that we have to know all twenty amino acids, their structures and properties, how all enzymes work, how all globular proteins are formed, their genitic short-comings, their clinical presentations, etc, etc, etc. Then stuff all this in your brain for a test that is only 40 questions long.
I then have my anatomy exams on Monday at Noon. Makes me feel like I'm gonna have a shoot out. We have the written and the practical one after the other. We have dissected the whole back, chest and thorax. We are required to know all the structure and functions of all the muscles, their innervations, their functions, all the arteries and veins, lymph, all of the heart structures and its arteries veins and nerves, all of the embryology associated with these structures and development of the embryo from conception, along with the spinal cord, all of its structures, and the lungs and all its structures. We also have to know all the injuries, and clinical presentations seen with dysfunction of these areas. We also have to be able to read chest X-Rays, CT (Computed Tomograpy XRay), and MRI's of these structures. It is VOLUMINOUS!!! But believe it or not it is very doable. Studying everyday is a must if one wants to do well. AND THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST THREE WEEKS. Just think about that for a moment.
After that statement I feel like I should be going to bed to get some good rest so I can get up early to study a bit more before my Biochem exam at 8:00am. Wish me good luck.
Good night.
One last note. Writing sure is cathartic to a degree. At the very least writing lets me take my mind of the memorization of things and allows my other half, the creative half, of my brain to be utilized. And it makes me feel good!