Nothing of note has been happening since I last posted. Classes carry on like usual: relatively interesting, but I find myself having a hard time paying attention, which hasn't been an issue for me before. I think the biggest instigator is the fact that a whole department has switched over to electronic notes, no more paper, and while I have very little problem with taking notes on my iPad (Notability!), it is painfully easy to flip over to Sportscenter, email, weather, Facebook, etc. I usually like to save browsing as a way to unplug my brain between lectures, but when I feel even the least bit of boredom in a class I've begun to abandon ship pretty quickly. I want to finish my academic years strong and be on that dean's list again, so I know I need to break the habit but ugh! I'm feeling pretty over the whole lecture-based learning thing by now. Only three and a half more months...I need a count down.

This semester we're on a block schedule - we have core courses throughout the semester and then a handful of electives each block. Well, there are three weeks left in block A - the last of which is final exams for those classes! So really only two weeks of lectures left, with a quiz and two assignments to do. Fortunately the assignments are fairly low-key (and one is for my favorite class, comparative med) but holy cow - two weeks! So I know I need to be on top of my studying this semester with the way the exams are laid out but I really just want to read, watch Bones and sleep. Also, the weather has been pretty nice here lately, at least by Canadian standards (over freezing every day) which would be nice except it feels like spring is just around the damn corner...hello, death to my motivation. Just need to keep the prize in mind and remember just how important this year is for me.