a legit, albeit poorly written, update

i began this entry on a pretty light note, but im shifting to a more serious tone after realizing that my creative juices are lacking at the moment. so let's see, where to begin. it's week 6 already! midterm season 1 is over, for me at least. much has happened. i'll just list things as tehy come to mind. stream of conscious, so i apologize for the lack of style. here be the upDaT3z

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i've gotten into the kamei lab, so mission accomplished! i've been wanting to work in his lab since spring quarter of my first year at LA, after hearing about what he worked with (which, if you are interested, has to do w/ polypeptide vesicles in drug delivery. go to pubmed and search up daniel kamei). that happened at around week 2 of the qtr. if i am not around in the dorms or am not picking up my phone, or if my google calender has nothing at the hour but i'm still not around anywhere, it is because i am in lab. i'm projecting a lot of cell culture. like a lot. i'm also being trained by the same undergrad who helped me get into the lab, so fun times!

mobile clinic is still great. everytime i come back from a clinic shift, i feel like i've gotten so much done. i've grown accustomed to the smell of homeless clients :) but more importantly, i've grown to appreciate the connections i've made with various clients i've worked with. i think many of you would be surprised if you guys knew the stories behind the homeless in LA county. the superficial and common explanation for homelessness is sloth and incompetence, but it goes so much beyond that. take the time to talk to a homeless person and hear his or her story. you'll get the occasional crazy, but many of them have eye-opening stories to tell. and you'd be surprised to find the number of homeless individuals who have higher-level college degrees.

i interviewed for stroke study yesterday, which i think went as good as it possibly could've. seeing how there are like 150+ people applying for probably less than 10 spots, i think more is required to get in besides a perfect interview >.> so wish me luck there as well. tomorrow morning, i have my interview for being an RA next year. wish me luck there too.....i am asking for a lot of luck.

i'm taking math33b, chem153a, ls4, and something else next qtr. maybe a departmental 199 or an easy ge. let me know if we have anything in common, yea??

andrew bynum is injured. so... so lame

i've talked to a couple friends about finding time to do things in college. nowadays, i'm either taking notes in class, getting trained and working in lab, volunteering in WeHo/Santa Monica, doing homework, attending meetings, studying, sleeping, rinse/repeat blah blah blah. you could say it's the quintessential premed lifestyle. life only gets busier from there. med school takes the academic load up a notch, and as time goes on, education financing becomes a bigger and bigger issue, so more distractions. my first ochem TA told me that if i wanted to be a doctor, that i should get married before beginning med school. granted, the guy's a sarcastic type and exaggerated, but he genuinely felt that doctors have the unique pressure of juggling a time-consuming education and career with marriage and family. my dilemma is - how do i expect myself to get settled, have a great career, become financially successful, AND find the girl of my dreams when i'm already strapped for time now? so after some good conversations with a couple good friends, i found the answer to be simple. suck it up and make time. there are a lot of things in life that i want to do, and there will always be a demand for time. so it's either miss out on those things by making excuse after excuse, or make the time yourself and do the things you really wonna do. tough stuff, but it's what you make of it. life is hard only if you LET it be. it's just an issue of mentality, approach, and perspective

but dating is always pretty hard. you girls are so hard to read.