Lazy Week

Not really. But I managed to sleep through spanish yesterday, and plant bio today. Plus, my ankles a little weak so I didn't dance at all this week (skipped on tuesday, left early on thursday). Spanish was cancelled today. Oh, and I skipped choir yesterday.

But don't worry, it's all within rationality.

uhhhh

BUT! On the flip side, I did take 2 midterms and write a damn good spanish paper.

Anyway, the flower here is from the passion family (passifloraceae), you know como Parcha. Look at it's reproductive structures! Holy cow! This flower seriously blows my mind more than most things. FIRST of all LOOK at it's stamens. HUGE green spotted stamens. Giant pistils. And then I thik the squiggly things are modified petals and then the things that look like petals underneath then are actually modified sepals. I don't know though.

I want to learn German. and Portuguese.

My spanish is improving.

I love the UW, there's free tutoring every night at Mary Gates Hall. All the tutors are undergrads so whether or not its helpful is dependant on the subject and the intellegence of the tutors available. but they have tables set up for different subjects, and I went to the spanish tutors table (mostly for fun) to see if they wanted to read my essay and make any corrections. Turns out argentinians are hard to understand and they have a weird 2nd person verb form (vos?) . but yea.

I went to an undergraduate biology department BBQ yesterday and mingled with biology majors. We mostly talked about mitosis. You know. Like you do. And ate vegan hamburgers. And chips. It was kind of like going to a rich and fancy party with celebreties. But instead of famous people you'll see well known professors and you'll whisper to the person next to you and say "look! there's doctor suchandsuch. I've heard her marine invertabrete class is incredible."

It's all very exclusive you know.

or something.

anyway, back to books.

aihakjfhk;ajfhaku :D

I'd rise superior to my pain

Damnit. Another sprained ankle.

Spring quarter marches ahead. With no breaks. I've been randomly collapsing from severe exaustion. Every day is wake up go to class/work study study study go to study group go to class go to choir study study drink caffeine recopy biology notes go to the library study

and yet I still fear graduating without knowing anything.

Wednesday we learned about Oleaceae (the olive family). Look at the name of this blog! and you'll see why I'm excited. I actually don't remember anything about the olive family from lecture. Their fruits taste good though.

The next 3 quarters of school are going to blow my mind.


and now, for an old southern hymn:

   Sweet rivers of redeeming love,
  Lie just before mine eyes,
  Had I the pinions of a dove,
  I'd to those rivers fly;
  I'd rise superior to my pain,
  With joy outstrip the wind;
  I'd cross o'er Jordan's stormy waves,
  And leave the world behind.