I'm a little disturbed now, having just processed photos for the last few days. I'm realizing that my camera has again swallowed a half dozen or so pictures without a trace - no real loss on these, as they were just a few snaps of green poking through the snow, but it's a very upsetting trend - gotta figure this out quick; I need to be able to trust that the photos I take won't just melt away.
On the plus side, Professor Matthies really seemed to enjoy my final article on the OIT airsoft club. Given that I haven't gotten a single grade in his course yet and the class is supposed to be graded on improvement, I think it bodes well that he was so enthusiastic about this one.
With Torres out of town still, today's A&P quiz and lecture were given by Dr. Li. Still can't say that I care for her teaching techniques, at all. After numerous requests from various students to slow down enough that notes could be taken, (I gave up after only managing to type a few sentences across half a dozen slides) she more or less shouted at the petitioner to just read the book. If the book alone is supposed to be sufficient for teaching, why are you employed? Grr.
Medical terminology went better, as it was just this week's quiz with no new terms, monitored by one of Dr. Torres' lab assistants. I feel very good about this one, as it's the first test we've taken in there where I haven't blocked on a specific term and had to go back.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Daily Post (Josh) 2010-02-23
Dr. Torres is apparently out of town for the rest of the week, which meant that the new A&P teacher, Professor Kowash, filled in in lab today. I think the intervening months between the last time I encountered her and now have been very good for her teaching style, as she was much more thorough and well-paced this time around. She did quite a good job at making vascular constructs palatable, which is no mean feat - hard to keep track of exactly where all of the various veins and arteries end up along the way.
Two more assignments turned in for my photography class today. I'm actually rather pleased with the triptych; it suits Jen very well. The montage, not so much, although I suppose the format hides the fact that I missed about 2 or 3 degrees of landscape along the way to some degree. I just don't see a whole lot of point to not making it a composite or panorama. A little frustrated, too, that it doesn't seem that we're actually learning much in the class lately - all we have are assignments with little instruction beyond very basic definitions.
We had dinner tonight at a local Japanese restaurant, Hanayori. I have to admit, I really wasn't impressed with the quality, or the prices. Seriously, one dab of pickled ginger for the entire meal? That's just wrong. At least it gave me an excuse to bully Jen and Tank into promising to accompany Eden and I to Sushi Tsunami the next time there's an opportunity - now there's some darn fine eating.
Plans to finally get around to bowling tonight were quashed, as it turns out that Tuesdays are league night at the local lanes. Snow started coming down like crazy on the way home, so perhaps it worked out better after all.
Two more assignments turned in for my photography class today. I'm actually rather pleased with the triptych; it suits Jen very well. The montage, not so much, although I suppose the format hides the fact that I missed about 2 or 3 degrees of landscape along the way to some degree. I just don't see a whole lot of point to not making it a composite or panorama. A little frustrated, too, that it doesn't seem that we're actually learning much in the class lately - all we have are assignments with little instruction beyond very basic definitions.
We had dinner tonight at a local Japanese restaurant, Hanayori. I have to admit, I really wasn't impressed with the quality, or the prices. Seriously, one dab of pickled ginger for the entire meal? That's just wrong. At least it gave me an excuse to bully Jen and Tank into promising to accompany Eden and I to Sushi Tsunami the next time there's an opportunity - now there's some darn fine eating.
Plans to finally get around to bowling tonight were quashed, as it turns out that Tuesdays are league night at the local lanes. Snow started coming down like crazy on the way home, so perhaps it worked out better after all.
Daily Post (Josh) 2010-02-22
Shortish school day today, or at least it felt that way. No quiz in lab tomorrow, and the quizzes on Wednesday are set to be on the cardiac system, which I think we have down pretty pat from last week (in setting up flashcards, I just went to the end of the chapter, so we were actually working on some material the class hadn't gotten to yet, technically), so it's low stress all around.
It was a beautiful afternoon, again, and Tank had his late speech class, so it was time for another driving lesson. Honestly, it's not so much a lesson as a chance for Jen to get used to being behind the wheel and find out what rules or principles haven't quite stuck yet - there's very little in the way of a plan, here. Regardless, we decided to head out along the west side of the Upper Klamath Lake in hopes of finding some eagles or raptors to play with photographically along the way. No such luck, there, even though we did stop in at Eagle Ridge, which is supposed to be a great place for 'em. I've never seen any there, go figure.
As it happens, we ended up heading all the way into Medford, since we were having a decent time chatting and she was getting more comfortable driving. We had intended to stop for dinner at an Indian place recommended by Abe, but didn't end up finding it before growling stomachs won out, forcing us to settle for a local Jack in the Box.
The sun set very shortly after we set out for home, allowing Jen to discover the utility of high beams and drive a bit in the dark. After some initial trepidation, she seemed to enjoy it.
It was a good day, and yet another occasion to marvel at the friendship I've stumbled into with Jen - it's nice to have a female friend who's smart and witty and actually quite fascinating to talk to, without the complexities of romance butting in. Good too, that she doesn't seem to mind me hanging around much, as I've been feeling less and less like spending any appreciable time in my dorm room, lately.
Actually, it's kind of odd - save for rare, random moments of wishing that Eden were present when they get especially sappy, I don't tend to feel like a third wheel at all around Jen and Tank; more like the three musketeers. We make a good set, together, and they're rather marvelous at helping me burn away the time between visits up north.
It was a beautiful afternoon, again, and Tank had his late speech class, so it was time for another driving lesson. Honestly, it's not so much a lesson as a chance for Jen to get used to being behind the wheel and find out what rules or principles haven't quite stuck yet - there's very little in the way of a plan, here. Regardless, we decided to head out along the west side of the Upper Klamath Lake in hopes of finding some eagles or raptors to play with photographically along the way. No such luck, there, even though we did stop in at Eagle Ridge, which is supposed to be a great place for 'em. I've never seen any there, go figure.
As it happens, we ended up heading all the way into Medford, since we were having a decent time chatting and she was getting more comfortable driving. We had intended to stop for dinner at an Indian place recommended by Abe, but didn't end up finding it before growling stomachs won out, forcing us to settle for a local Jack in the Box.
The sun set very shortly after we set out for home, allowing Jen to discover the utility of high beams and drive a bit in the dark. After some initial trepidation, she seemed to enjoy it.
It was a good day, and yet another occasion to marvel at the friendship I've stumbled into with Jen - it's nice to have a female friend who's smart and witty and actually quite fascinating to talk to, without the complexities of romance butting in. Good too, that she doesn't seem to mind me hanging around much, as I've been feeling less and less like spending any appreciable time in my dorm room, lately.
Actually, it's kind of odd - save for rare, random moments of wishing that Eden were present when they get especially sappy, I don't tend to feel like a third wheel at all around Jen and Tank; more like the three musketeers. We make a good set, together, and they're rather marvelous at helping me burn away the time between visits up north.
Daily Post (Josh) 2010-02-21
The gods have found a new way to annoy me, it seems - finally got Tank and Jen out in the sun and doing cute coupley schmoopy things, got some great pictures of said activities, and of course the camera ate said photos somehow. Poop.
Regardless, today was a pleasant, low-impact day. Spent a little time at the company meeting with Tank & Co., brainstorming characters. No idea if any of this is going to end up going anywhere, but it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon, and they're good people.
Regardless, today was a pleasant, low-impact day. Spent a little time at the company meeting with Tank & Co., brainstorming characters. No idea if any of this is going to end up going anywhere, but it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon, and they're good people.
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