"It's always darkest before the dawn."

Florence and the Machine-Shake it Out. 

Sing it, girl!

Little Yellow Leaf-Carin Berger

And then, high up on an icy branch, a scarlet flash. / One more leaf holding tight. / "You're here?" called the Little Yellow Leaf. / "I am," said the Little Scarlet Leaf. / "Like me!" said the Little Yellow Leaf. / Neither spoke. / Finally… "Will you?" asked the Little Scarlet Leaf. / "I will!" said the Little Yellow Leaf. / And one, two, three, they let go and soared.

Loupes day

We had a loupes fair today at school. Loupes are essentially glorified binoculars, but are useful in dentistry, especially for ergonomic purposes. Honestly, the session was just mass chaos and confusion for me. Vendors were saying completely contradicting information, and I had no clue what to look for in ones that were right for me. I decided not to purchase anything today because I wanted to weigh my options before I invested in a product that I'll be using for the rest of my career. But at this point, it seems like I might as well throw them in a bag and randomly just pick one. Indecisiveness..

9/11

Probably the only reason why I remember specific details about where I was when the 9/11 attacks occurred was because people kept saying that I, along with every other American, would. Nevertheless, the memory exists: I was in my 9th grade Spanish class, sitting at the far side of room. Someone knocked on the door and privately spoke to the teacher. Nobody noticed anything different for a few minutes, but then our teacher broke the news to us about what had just happened in New York. Shortly after, the principal made an announcement on the intercom saying that we were all allowed to stop class and turn on the televisions to watch the news. That was when I watched the Twin Towers fall repeatedly, as more and more information gathered during the looping images.

West End

Yesterday, my roommates (+friend) headed to West End to play, and ended up taking pictures.

I like this pic! A moment of unadulterated happiness. We were trying to do a jumping shot, but got this instead.

Today I just studied, studied, studied for my test on Monday. So sick of talking about/looking at the external carotid artery. Hope I do well!

TGIF

I've been coming home exhausted every day this week, but I'm okay today for some reason. Feeling pretty mellow, well rested, and up for anything tonight. Glad that the week flew by quickly though.

Good news on the Dentsim front: passed my second #18 Class II today! Barely, but it still counts. I've been so focused on studying for my Gross test that Dentsim has sorta fallen by the wayside.. today I just wanted to pass, and leave so I could go back to the cadaver lab to study. I think dental school is all about prioritizing what's important at the moment, and what's not.

Happy birthday, little brother!

My brother is 23 today! One of my favorite people in the world.