Nearing the End of the Beginning

I really must say Medical School brings out the ADD in me. I don't think I've ever been so Attention Disorderly. I find my mind will stray away from studying and latch on to anything it can get its little axon fingers around, holding on for dear sanity. I do spend an unholy amount of time studying. So much that I realize I am losing touch with reality. I've found two spots in the library, one of them with a window! ...so, half the time, atleast I know when it gets dark... but my sleep schedule is so absurd that I no longer have much concept of time. 

My trusty iphone tells me I get about 5 hours of sleep each night. (yes, I have an application that measures my sleep patterns by sensing my movements while I dream). From the data, it looks like I am sleeping deeply for about 4. It's not necessary to log this kind of data, but I just needed to be sure. Apparently this is enough for me to get through the day without needing a nap, and I've noticed as long as I hit the gym I can make it through the day. Other than that, I turn to energy drinks. 

Imagine, waking up... going to class at 10. Sitting down. Until.... 5pm (with 10 minute breaks on the hour of course). That's approximately 6 hrs of sitting. Now. After that, after eating, gym... socializing for 30 minutes or an hour, depending on the day, you have a review session, or two. (that's about 2 more hours of sitting). Awesome! We're nearing double digits here with 8 hours of sitting down, and oh boy!! we haven't even started studying yet.

I trudge down the street to the library, where I park my gluteus maximi from about 8:15pm, till about 12:20am, approx 4 hours. We did it!... well... I did it. That's about 12 hours of sitting!!


If I make it on time, I head home on the metro (once again, sitting), which takes 15/20 minutes, and finally I'm home. This concludes a typical Weekday. Don't get me started on the weekend. Lets just say, cut through all the crap, and get to the part where I'm studying, while sitting of course. 12hrs? Probably. 


If it weren't for the Gym and Energy Drinks, my body would probably wither away. Honestly, I don't know how I still have feeling in my behind, or rather developed thrombosis in my legs. Anyday now I could die from a fatal embolus. I'll still probably lose my mind if i don't get to experience the outdoors sometime SOON!!


Well, the end of the beginning. What does that mean? I have about 2 weeks till finals are over for term 1. That's one out of... DOH! 5 terms of basic sciences. Atleast I have 10 weeks, free to do what I please. Let's just work on getting that far, that's what I keep telling myself. Why are we talking like someone with dissociative personality disorder??! Soon I'll be free, even if it's temporary. Then again, is freedom really free? Not here.