Hello!

    This seemingly long week is finally over. It's time for the weekend. :) I don't have nearly as much homework/studying as I did last weekend, so that's nice. I have enough to do, though. It's just Nikki, Becca, and I here at the apartment this weekend. Britteny went home. We just have a week and two days left of classes before Thanksgiving break. I'm terribly excited for it!

    Tonight Nikki, Becca, and I are are relaxing while we color pictures and watch movies. Right now we're watching The Lord of the Rings. I've never seen these movies and they think I'm crazy because of it. I guess I don't feel like I've missed out on much, so far anyway...haha. We had Subway for supper. That really hit the spot. I had my usual turkey on honey oat bread with american cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and chipotle southwest sauce. Yum! Yum! I also got two chocolate chip cookies... :) While we were in line at Subway, we noticed that their roast beef was green. It was repulsive! It seriously had lime green patches on it. Good thing none of us eat roast beef...I feel bad for the people who do that ate there tonight, because they're probably going to be sick soon. 

    We're probably going to make brownies in a little while. We're going to add a bag of chocolate chips to the mix, because it makes them 10 times better! If only we had aprons... Did you know that when you wear an apron while cooking/baking, your food turns out better? It's sort of a theory of mine and my friend Charissa's. I know it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it's fun to think so. It's also fun to wear aprons. :) I thought you might like to hear my apron theory. I better get going now. Have a great weekend!

P.S. My trivia question is still unanswered, so I'll remind you of what it is: What are the four Benedictine values that the College of St. Scholastica community strives to live by?

Our for now...

Shannon :)

Hey everybody!

    It's FRIDAY tomorrow! I'm ready for the weekend, aren't you? I'm sure most people are. :) Today was sort of a tiring day. I had my 8:00 o. chem lab this morning and then I worked for three hours afterward. It was a mailing day, so I stuffed envelopes for three hours. Let me tell you, that's a lot of stuffing... My hands felt really gross afterward from the paper. It left a chalky, alomost sticky feeling on them. We watched Mary Poppins while we stuffed. I hadn't seen that movie for a long time!

    After work, I had lunch and then took a nap. I was only going to sleep for a half hour...but that turned into an hour. Oh well, 8:00 classes will do that to you. It's kind of ridiculous that 8:00 seems so early when you're in college. Sleeping until seven was sleeping in during high school... I've been studing for o. chem all night pretty much, in between chatting with my roommates. Our wing (all of the rooms in our hallway) had an activity tonight where we painted a mural-type thing on a sheet that we're going to hang up on a wall in our lounge. The best part was that we had free Dominos pizza! Nikki and I went to the activity. Our painting is of a sunset over an ocean full of tropical things, like coral and fish. Nikki and I each contributed a fish to the painting. :)

    When I was walking to tower earlier, right when it was almost completely dark out, I was filled with a feeling of happiness. I could smell the crispness of winter in the air and I could just tell that Christmas is coming soon, and Thanksgiving for that matter. It made me happy. I love the holiday season! I'm ready for this semester to end and I can't wait to be home for almost a month. I'm so excited! And for some reason, I got overly excited when I was walking outside earlier. :)

    Well, that's that. I hope you can feel the happiness of the Christmas season approaching, because it's just one of those little things that's nice to appreciate. Waiting for Christmas is the best part, too, right? Well, have a happy Friday!

Out for now...

Shannon :) 

Hello!

    Wednesday is almost over and we're heading to Thursday. Now that my philosophy test and quiz and o. chem extra credit quiz are over, this week is going fast. Now I have a regular o. chem quiz left, which is on Friday. I have o. chem lab tomorrow morning and then I'm going to work in admissions for a few hours, and then I'm going to study the rest of the day.

    Today was a pretty good day. My philosophy test wasn't as hard as I had anticipated, so that was good! Now hopefully that shows when I get it back, which I think will be Friday. I'm so tired, so I don't really have much to say right now. I finished The Hunger Games last night. It was kind of stressful because you never know what to expect or what's going to happen next. Then you think something is going to happen and it doesn't...it just plays with your mind. It was good, but I wasn't satisfied with the ending. That's all I'm going to say about that. :)

    Well, I think I'll make this short and say goodbye. I'm too tired to think right now. Have a great Thursday!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hi everyone!

    Wasn't today a great start to the week? It was so nice and warm outside that I couldn't help but be happy because of it. :) Hopefully it was nice wherever you are, so you could enjoy it too. My classes went well today, so that added to my good day. I did well on a philosophy quiz and essay and that was enough to make my day. I need all of the points I can get in that class because we don't have very many...that scares me a little bit. Now I need to do well on the test on Wednesday!

    I studied in the cadaver lab tonight with my friend Amanda. The lab was packed tonight because, I'm guessing, a lot of people have quizzes tomorrow. I have my first muscle quiz tomorrow and I'm a little nervous. I feel like I have them all down, but I get confused easily when things are somewhat out of place (well, they're not really out of place but they're moved a little). Anyway, I just need to think/look carefully and it should be fine. It's really nice that we have the opportunity to study in the cadaver lab, because it would a lot harder to learn the muscles if we didn't have it. So, we quizzed each other on all 50 of the muscles (there a few arteries and nerves included in that number) and I feel pretty comfortable with them. I like learning the mucles a lot better than the bones. For the most part, a lot of the stuff you have to know about bones seems pointless. Because who really cares that the hole between the condyles of the superior end of the tibia is called the intercondylar eminence? Well, I don't....maybe I should, though. :) So yeah, the cadaver lab is cool and so it studying muscles! Bones are just alright. If you decide to come to St. Scholastica and you're majoring in something science-related, you'll find that out for yourself!

    I need to go study mechanisms for o. chem now and then I'll probably read for women's lit. If I have time after that, I will read some more of The Hunger Games. I don't remember if I've mentioned that I'm reading it, but anyway, it's really good! I have a hundred pages left and I'm dying to know what happens next! I would recommend it to anyone...so far anyway. It's very adventurous and unpredictable. It's written by Suzanne Collins in case you're interested. Well, have a great night!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hey everyone!

    I hope you all had a terrific Saturday! It was such a nice day here in Duluth and I'm guessing it was nice almost everywhere in Minnesota, too. It was above 60 degrees, sunny, and not a single cloud was in sight. It actually felt like the fall that we sort of skipped over for a couple weeks. :) Hopefully it stays nice for at least a little while, otherwise winter is going to feel too long....

    My roommates, Nikki and Britteny, and I went and studied in the courtyard for a little while. We have a lovely courtyard surrounded by tower hall. It's secluded and peaceful and I've never seen anyone in there when I've been there. I don't think people know about it and if they do, I don't think they know they can go inside. What a shame, because it's a nice place to go and study...if it's nice outside!

    I've mostly been reading and studying all day. I have way too many quizzes next week and one test. Luckily I have all weekend to study. :) I've been studying the muscles of the upper half of the body and the arteries and nerves in the arm. I've also been studying mechanisms for o. chem. I still need to read for women's lit, which I think I'll do tonight. I will study for philosophy tomorrow...ugh. I should try and think positively about that class, but it's so hard to do so. I just need to remember that by studying philosophy, I'm fulfilling my needs for intellectual ideas/discussion/advancement...or whatever it claims to do. :)

    Well, no one has answered my last question that I posted. So, I must assume no one reads this blog of mine. Hopefully it will get answered soon...hint, hint. :) Have a great rest of your weekend!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hello!

    I can't believe it's already Thursday tomorrow...this week is flying by! I feel like I have so much time now that cross country is over. It was weird not rushing to practice after band today. It was almost dark when band got done, so I was glad I didn't have to go run. It's pretty cold tonight, too. According to my computer, it's 31 degrees. Brrrr!!

    I had my usual Wednesday classes today, which went well. I was pretty tired during philosophy, though, but I blame being up late registering for classes for that. I got registered for all of the classes I wanted to, so that's good! I've never had any trouble getting into the classes I need/want...just one of the many benefits of going to a small college! :) I'm taking organic chemistry 2, anatomy and physiology 2, abnormal psychology, history of the U.S., band, and o. chem and anat/phys labs. This semester is over half-done now! I'm excited for next semester because my schedule is a little more spread out, instead of having the majority of my classes MWF. I hope it's better, anyway.

    Well, I think I'm going to go study some anat/phys. We have our 3rd exam on Friday. I need to get to bed earlier tonight, too, because I have my 8:00 o. chem lab in the morning. Sometimes I wonder if it's a good idea for me to be mixing hazadorous chemicals that early in the morning...haha!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hello everyone!

    I hope you're all of to a great start to your week. My week doesn't really start until tomorrow morning because I just got back to Duluth this afternoon. I was at home from Saturday until today. It was a great weekend!! :) We didn't have class on Monday due to mid-semester break and I didn't have class today because anatomy/physiology labs were cancelled this week. So I didn't have class today because that's all I have on Tuesdays. I really enjoyed my time at home. Our family had a little Halloween party Saturday night, which was a blast. We mostly relaxed the rest of the weekend, which was much needed after last week...it was a stressful one.

    Two of my roommates are sick and slowly recovering. I really hope I don't catch it. I'm doing my best to keep everything clean. I'm basically a germaphobe, so I wash my hands contantly, but it's really hard to keep germs from spreading when people are coughing non-stop. I just hope they get better soon.

    I'm officially done with my second season of college cross country. Wow, it went fast! It will be nice to have the extra time again. I plan on running all winter, so hopefully I can keep myself motivated to run on a regular basis. Becca said she'd run with me, so maybe we can keep each other motivated.  

    Tonight is registration for spring semester for sophomores. So I'll be frantically typing in my CRN's (class registration numbers) at 12:01am. I'm only worried about getting into the labs I want, but they shouldn't fill up too fast...I hope. :)

Well, I suppose I should go study. I didn't get a whole lot of that done this weekend...I guess I was having too much fun!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hey!

    This week has been very stressful!! It's been full of tests and quizzes...and they're not done yet! My organic chemistry test is next and last. I'm so terribly nervous, though! It will feel great to be done with it on Friday. Our team leaves for St. Bonifacious Friday afternoon. We have our conference cross country meet Saturday morning at Crown College. It should be fun! My parents are coming! Then I'm going home with them for the weekend. I'm so EXCITED to go HOME! I haven't been home for about two months! I think that's definitely the longest I've ever been away. I can't wait!!!

    I have so much studying to do. There isn't enough time between now and when I take my test... I'm sorry this isn't interesting, but I don't have anything interesting to say. My brain is overwhelmed with stereochemistry and the million reaction mechanisms that I need to have mastered. I'm also very tired right now because I ran my tempo run at 8:00 this morning before my first class. So yeah, I'm a little out of it.

    I better get going, though, because my o. chem notes are staring at me. They're telling me to study them. Alright, I'm officially going nuts!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hey everyone!

    It's Friday once again and it feels great! If only weekends didn't go by so fast... Like I mentioned before, my weekend is going to be spent studying, studying, and studying. It's cold and snowing right now. It isn't really staying on the ground, though. If the weather keeps this up, it will be a good weekend for studying! I'm mostly relaxing tonight, though, because it's needed in order to stay sane after a busy week. Our roommate, Britteny, went home for the weekend. Becca, Nikki, and I went to the mall this afternoon-ish (after I got done working). Becca got her cartilage of her ear pierced at Claire's in the mall. She tried convincing me and Nikki to get ours done, too, but we resisted. Nikki's afraid of needles and I just don't want my cartilage pierced. I'm very conservative in that aspect. I have my ears pierced, but getting cartilage pierced is too wild for me. Haha! :)

    We ate supper at Wendy's because those two really like it. It was the most disgusting fast food I've ever had in my life! Becca recommended the chicken nuggets and fries, so I got that. Big mistake! The chicken nuggets I have in our freezer are 100 times better than those! The fries were gross, too. I couldn't believe how terrible it was. The best thing was the Sprite I had to drink. It tasted good because I haven't had pop in a long time. So that was too bad...good thing it was cheap. That's probably why it was bad.

    I'm trying to figure out my schedule for spring semester. I know that I'm taking organic chemistry 2, anatomy and physiology 2, abnormal psychology, and band. My dilemma is finding my fourth class. The general education requirements that I have left are history, religion, and upper-division writing. I found a class that covers all of those and sounds interesting, but I'm not supposed to take my upper-division writing class until I'm a junior or senior. I'm only a sophomore... It would be really nice if I could take it somehow, but I just don't think that's going to happen. So I need to continue my search for either a history or religion class, or maybe one that covers both? That would be nice! I meet with my advisor next Thursday and hopefully he'll have some good advice.

    My last trivia question has been answered! In case you are wondering, Duluth was named after Daniel Greysolon (Sieur du Lhut). :)

***NEW QUESTION: What are the four Benedictine values that the College of St. Scholastica community strives to live by?***

Have a great weekend everyone!

Out for now...

Shannon :)

Hello!

    I hope you're all having a great week! If you're not, be happy because it's almost Friday! This week went way too fast, like most of the others so far... This week has been pretty busy for me. Between classes, studying, and cross country practice, I have little time for anything else. My weekend is going to be dominated by studying, too. Next week consists of a women's lit. midterm, philosophy quiz, physiology quiz, and an organic chemistry test. I'm stressed thinking about it!

    Did you know that you're born with the most muscle cells that you'll ever have throughout your lifetime? Isn't that interesting!! So, when you lift weights and you think you're building muscle, you really aren't. You're just building actin and myosin fibers, which wrap around the muscle cells. We're learning about muscle cells in anatomy and I had to share that fun fact! Another thing we learned is this: when you run a lot and think you're getting stronger, you're really not because in order to get stronger you have to continue to lift heavier and heavier weights. And since you're just carrying your body around, you're not getting stronger because the weight stays the same. And if you lose weight due to the running, you're carrying around less weight and, therefore, you're really not getting stronger. Isn't that something?! That was a very brief explanation but I hope you enjoyed it. :)

    I have to finish reading "The Awakening" now for my women's lit. class. So I better get going. I've been putting off reading the last 10 or so pages because I've been studying organic chemistry all night...I have a quiz tomorrow and I'm really nervous! Wish me luck!!!

Have a happy Friday!

Out for now...

Shannon :)