Sheikra

So this past friday Wendy and I went to busch gardens for their yearly howl-o-scream event. I had an amazing time. There were literally no lines and we got to do everything with time to spare. I have to say that the new coaster scared the hell out of me. The drop is almost 90 degrees straight down and right at the top of the drop they stopped the coaster and have you sit there for 10 seconds. Needless to say, my heart almost stopped, but it was lots of fun.

However, while we were there, we stumbled across a somewhat disheartening realization. We are getting old! Now, before I get the "you are only 22" thing, I need to put this statement in context. First off, we were one of the few people there who wasn't in high school and could actually drink. I think 95% of the people there were obnoxious high schoolers and all I could think was, boy, I hope I wasn't like that when I was in high school.

The other amusing thing is that some of the people there got confused as to what type of an event they were going to. So here we are at an amusement park which means there are rides and lots of walking involved. However, there were vast amounts of people wearing flip-flops which are easily lost on rollar coasters, as well as, bad shoes to be stepped on it especially considering the huge crowds at these places. Or how about the girls who want to look all cute and wear dressy shoes to walk around in. Ya, how are you feet feeling by the way? However, I think my favorite were the girls who missed the memo that this was not a club. They had these sparkly shirts that were held together with two strings. Again, at a theme park, but who cares if my shirt flies off. Hey, its a good way to get dates right?

Here I go.....

So, tonight is the unofficial night for the MCAT scores to come out. Now, I do realize that it does not matter what I got on this test because I'm not going to medical school, but I'm still nervous. I've decided not to look until Saturday afternoon because I have the OAT, optometry admissions test, on Saturday and feel that I should just worry over that now. However, I'm still very tempted to just peak...but I won't.

So, as I just said I have the OAT on Saturday. I'm really nervous about this test because I feel unprepared for it. But hopefully I will do halfway decent on it. I think I actually will have a good shot at getting into optometry school after talking with some of the admissions people yesterday. As of right now my top two choices are Indiana and Penn with an Alabama close behind. We'll just have to wait and see where I end up.

I also have an interview tomorrow for a job I think I would enjoy. Its basically just doing SAT, yes the SATs we took in high school, tutoring. The pay is amazing and I only have three students every 2 hours. I hope I get this job...I could really use it.

Also, I'm now a student at VCC where I will be taking microbiology and anatomy and physiology. Good times! Can't wait to get back into the whole school thing again.

What else. Will probably be going to the Howl-o-Scream thing at Busch Gardens. Very exciting about that. Hmmm, I think that is all for now but will update probably on Saturday. I might even tell you what I got on my MCAT, key word is might!

A gentle breeze

For some very strange reason I have this overwhelming since of calmness. Despite the fact that I have about a million things to worry about, I'm geniunely happy at the present moment for some strange reason. It's as though a gentle breeze has swept past me and carried away the worries of the world and replaced them with reassurance that no matter what comes my way, life will find a way to survive and hopefully I will be there to experience it.

Theories and life...

So I've been doing some thinking lately and I think that I'm going to go back to school full-time and take some classes for optometry school in the spring. I think I just need to get back into the swing of studying because I will be taking 20+ credits per semester at opt. school and feel that I need to be in that mind frame when I go there. So there is that.

I shadowed another optometrist on Tuesday. This time it was at a lenscrafters because I'm trying to get a good prespective on all modes of practice. The optometrist was super nice and he had graduated in the past five years so I got a lot of relevant information. I may go shadow him some more and talk with another female optometrist there as well. All of this shadowing has made me even more certain of my desire to become an optometrist which is nice because I finally have a goal that I can work to reach.

So I now have this theory of 3's when it comes to relationships. The third date is the crucial point in a new relationship. This is when you must decide to either pursue the relationship or get out before you get in too deep. Then the next crucial point is the three month mark. This is when the relationship must go from casual dating to serious dating. I think this mark is one of the toughest points to cross because this is the point when problems start to arise and you have to consider whether or not this person is someone you want to stick it out with. Can you actually see yourself with this person in the future? Then there is the last 3, the three year mark. This is when the prospect of marriage comes into to play, if it hasn't already. Inevitably, if you reach this point one or both parties will probably have marriage on their minds. Do you really want to spend the rest of your life with that person? So that is my theory on 3's.