Science is cool.
Chemistry lab was actually a ton of fun this time. She’s normally a drag, but today our teacher was in a good mood and didn’t waste our time. Instead, she spoke about the experiment, which is where we took a known substance and added an unknown substance (in hopes of figuring out something about the unknown stuff) until the pH changed, which caused the solution to change pink.  I’m a geek, I know, but I took photographs of the process.  Pink!  Pink solution is the best!!!!

Chemistry turns out to be something I completely dig.  It’s NOT second nature for me, but it is super fascinating.  These two semesters of general chemistry have completely changed how I think.  Now, when I’m stirring Benefiber into my soy milk, I’m thinking about saturation and it gives a whole new meaning to precipitation.  Heh.  Probably Heather May’s the only one who gets that, but like I mentioned before, I’m a geek.  I can get away with chemistry/poop jokes.  It’s, like, in the rule book. I’m pretty damn lucky, too.  In so many ways.  But so far as chemistry is concerned, I am blessed immeasurably.  I have possibly the best chemistry class teacher (not to be confused with the cranky-but-not-cranky-today chemistry lab teacher).  He’s encouraging and believes in me.  That kicks ass.  There is something totally emotionally gratifying about having men have faith in me and giving me encouragement…  probably has something to do with that whole father/daughter relationship I missed out on, but I’ll gladly take that sort of encouragement from men in other roles of my life, too. So… things are good.  I have a major test to work on for next Wednesday.  I have a lot of work to do, but I can do it.  My challenge to myself is to get another ace.  Doesn’t have to be 100%, but it could be, and I’d be alright with that. *grin*Oh, and have I mentioned how much I LOVE my job?  I have the best job EVER.  It is SO perfect for me!  It’s perfect for this time in my life.  It’s validating, and so gratifying.  I get to help people– I’m no surgeon, but I am a solid, reliable voice on the other end of the phone when a parent needs to speak with me about scheduling appointments or surgeries for their child.  You’ve got to understand that parents dealing with the neurosurgery department generally have VERY sick children.  I love being the person they talk to… I also LOVE hanging out in the clinic supporting the doctors.  Turns out my particular doctor has a very strange sense of humor.  It takes a very special person to be a pediatric brain surgeon.  Very special.  And I am surrounded by them! One day this week, four of the doctors took me out to lunch.  Actually, they were going anyway, and my doctor invited me along.  Without batting an eye after he proposed it, my immediate answer was “Yes!” Of course I want to go to lunch with you guys.  Of course!  So I went, and it was absolutely awesome.  These guys were curious about me, and were SO encouraging me of my interest in medical school.  They told me stories about people who didn’t think they would make it, but did, and most of them were totally successful.   They joked a lot, and really enjoyed telling stories.  I just sat back and absorbed it all.  Of course, it was a great opportunity for me to talk about myself, too.  And goddess knows I have no shortage of things to say about me…I can’t complain.  I’m simply amazed at how perfectly it all falls into place (of course with effort on my part) as soon as I decide what exactly it is that I want from this life.  It’s not always immediately noticeable, but as soon as I figured out what it was I wanted, things began moving.  To think… this time last year, I was in a miserable relationship, in a miserable job, struggling to make it through a miserable semester, with miserable people living in my home…Things are SO different now.  I love my life.  I couldn’t ask for anything more perfect than it already is RIGHT now.  Of course, there are plenty of things I have going on, in the works to coming and making it even better… for one thing, I’m going to school to become a doctor.  I’m also working on making myself the best person I can be for the roles I want to take in life.  I’m busting my ass here, and the results are fucking beautiful.   I looooooove it.  I encourage you, too, to decide what you want and then go after it.  The only people who are going to discourage you are going to be the people who didn’t go after their own happiness themselves. 

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