So. Finally I have some time to post. And I'm on my way to being healthy again, thank God. I hate being sick. A lot.

I've made it through the first month of med school, which is exciting, I suppose. It's rather overwhelming. Actually, I think the overwhelmingness comes from med school in combination with moving to Newfoundland, trying to get everything set up here, living on my own for the first time, and a number of other things that keep piling themselves on top. It's not too bad though, of you don't think about it all at once. Classes themselves are ok, if not a bit icky at times. Especially gross anatomy. I must admit, I'm not a huge fan. I'd much rather learn about molecular type things than memorize which nerve sticks into which muscle. I am rather enamoured with embryology though, and we have an excellent instructor. More to follow on this.

Social-wise, there's always lots on the go here. Of course, most of you know me well enough to know that I'm always right in the middle of all the hugest parties, loving every minute of it. Right. At any rate, my class seems like a pretty good group even if I'm a little slow at getting to know them well. I get to see lots of Shawn now, which is nice. Actually, he's amazing. I seriously don't know what I would have done here without him. Hopefully lots more to follow on this.

Off to bed for now, I think. Will post more over the weekend. I promise.

So I'm pretty sure my house has some sort of time warp in it or something. Not 5 minutes ago, my clock was saying 9.40pm, and I was going to watch the House episode that Abhi burned, and now it's 10.52. I know I didn't fall asleep or anything because my Neocitran is still hot. Weird.

Which brings me to my next point. I am sick (hence the Neocitran). My poor body isn't used to these freaky Newfoundland germs. I will attempt to fill you in on life in the Rock whilst I finish off my Neocitran, and slip into a lovely drug-induced sleep. Hopefully I'll have pictures for you in the next few days.

First off, Aliant sucks. I was here a MONTH before they got my high speed straightened out. They screwed it up BIG time at least three times. And they only got it right in the end because I spent a total of close to 4 hours on the phone with them (cumulative). Could you imagine being cut off from Internet for a whole MONTH?! It was insane.

School has been in for a bunch of weeks now, so I suppose I'm officially settled. It's not too bad. There's a lot of studying to do (4 tests already!) and in true form, I have done very little work. I really have to pull up my proverbial socks though, because although everything is technically pass/fail, I don't like being a slacker. Procrastinator extraordinare, oui, but slacker, non. Other than that, things are pretty good.

Despite my diseased state, I was dragged off to a Mustache and Cleavage party last night. Moderately entertaining, but I wasn't brave enough to mix ethanol with pseudoephedrine, so it was a relatively early night for me.

Lastly, the fluffy mammal that terrorizes my apartment. When Mum was here, we made a trip to the animal shelter, and I somehow ended up with a new kitten. Right now she is very adorable, and curled up on my chest, purring while I blog. Had I written this 10 minutes ago, she wouldn't have been cute, as she was tearing through my apartment destroying things. She is totally mental. At any rate, I have exerted my procrastination skills to the best of my abilities, and she still has no name. SUGGESTIONS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME. Please. I will post a picture as soon as I can find the cable that hooks my camera to my laptop. Until then, you'll have to make due with a description. She's a girl-cat, and totally black, except for about 6 white hairs under her chin. Likes to get into anything she can, particularly if it has any possibility of being edible.

I think those are the important points so far. I'm off to bed for now, but I look forward to hearing your name suggestions. And for those of you who might be so inclined, Shit-arse is NOT an option.

I am still alive...

Hey all!

I have finally returned from the netherworld that is Aliant's waiting list. I have internet at home. My life is fulfilled.

So I have been running around like a mad thing since my plane landed. The next installment will have a bunch of photos to update you all, but today will be somewhat brief. I have a bunch of stuff to do this afternoon, and blogger is telling me it will have a scheduled outage in half an hour or so. Fun.

More stories of med school, living in St. John's, plotting the demise of Aliant, and going insane will follow.