December 12, 2005

It's All Greek To Me

so i posted some of my art for all to see. the resolution is crappy because i used my camera phone instead of a decent digital camera, but you get the picture. you can view them on buzznet or myspace.

if i haven't said it already, finals suck my balls. i was actually 45 min late for my lit exam. can you fucking believe it? i got the start time wrong i guess. but i sat down, wrote what was hopefully a kickass essay on existentialism, and left with plenty of time to spare. my physio final on the other hand was a major bitch. of course i perfectly understand all of the broader concepts of learning and memory, but instead he gave us 45 multiple choice questions on the most specific little details that no one could give a shit about. ex: 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoate (AP5) and its effects on N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDA) during the process of long-term potentiation. what is an NMDA receptor you ask? why it's simple - it's a specialized ionotropic glutamate receptor that controls a calcium channel that is normally blocked by magnesium ions. however, if the postsynaptic membrane is depolarized, the magnesium is ejected from the ion channel, and the channel is free to admit calcium ions. NMDA receptors are found in the hippocampal formation, especially in field CA1.

if you understand any of that... where the hell were you during the test?! argh, an entire semester of that. you can see why i might be just a little frustrated. i'm off to have lunch with GQ. good luck to all on the rest of their finals.

Lisa blogged at 12:14 PM.
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