This is the quarter I've been dreading since the first time I sat down with a adviser to plan out my pre-reqs. The very idea of a quarter of microbiology and organic chemistry made my heart beat a little faster. Now it's here, and instead of voices in my head, I'm hearing action music as I dash from one thing to the next trying to keep my head above water.

I have never been a student that had to put in the required hours of studying. It's not fair, but true. I tend to need to study less than many other students. This quarter I'm living with my books. Picking away at pre-test questions for micro, writing another lab report for o-chem, taking a stab at another problem from my o-chem homework.

I keep hoping that I'm going to fall into a routine and it will all feel more manageable. I think the reality is I will be hearing action music in my head for the next 7 weeks, and will hopefully slide out of finals week knowing I can take on more than I thought.

I still haven't even looked at my keyboarding stuff... that's a bad thing, right?