I Should've Probably Thought About This Before Now

It occurred to me today while sitting in BIOL 408: Cell Biology that I really could give a frick about cell biology.  I mean, really.  Cisternae in mitochondria?  Who cares?  Western blots, Northern blots, Southern blots, Eastern blots, blah blah blahts.  This is, of course, perfect timing to check out mentally, considering I'm just one microbiology class away from earning a Bachelor of Science degree in--you guessed it--cell and molecular biology.


I've reached an interesting point in the program, actually.  There are those people, like my new found friend Ryan, who are serious brainiacs (and ipso facto, make me feel slightly retarded in comparison).  This dude is that kid in high school you hated because he got straight A's without doing any work.  I, however, forgive him for being obnoxiously intelligent because he brings me coffee every class.  Plus, he's entertaining.  For instance, when we had to get up in front of the class to present a diagram, he pulled up a circa-1998 jock jams song on his iPhone and sashayed to the podium, so as to make a "proper entrance".  He's also been known to have Tourette's-like outbursts of "I'mabout to make a scene!" or "I know that's right!".  Tonight during a fellow classmate's journal presentation, he busted out, "I'mabout  to knock that gum right outta her mouth!".

Which brings me to the second type of student:  the Idiot.

Thank sweet Jebus for the Idiot, really, because without them I'd probably cry myself to sleep.  I do think it's more than slightly shameful for a senior in college to lack the skills required for an oral presentation.  Yes, sweetheart, you look adorable in your little Ugg boots and freshly bleached hair, but power point slides are meant for bullet points, not the entire journal.  If I wanted to read the journal, I would, well...read the journal.

I'm neurotic today because...
...I can't wait to graduate college, be tens of thousands (!) of dollars in debt, and find a career only slightly related to the BS degree it took me 8 years to earn.  (At least 8...I lost track.)