Sodium Bicarbonate
Confusion and apprehension. A scummy film on my teeth and a slightly bloated gut. That's me right now, and I'm not even postpartum or anything. Just stuck in a deep hole of biology exam prep.
I'm starting to feel that this is pointless (this blog), because I really don't have much to say outside of school stuff. That's all I'm doing right now and all I'm worrying about. There's Drew... I write about him sometimes. Not too much, though, because my Drew feelings are so gooey; I'm sensitive to readers who don't want a constant string of "my boyfriend is the greatest!!!! (part XVII)" posting titles.
Eh, fuck it. I'm just being honest here and you don't have to read it if you don't want. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't.
Whoa. That's the B-in-biology/low-self-esteem monster talking.
I actually had a semi-breakthrough today. It sounds minimal, but it felt like growth to me. I had just finished my chemistry lab and as I was packing up I asked my T.A. a question that I'd been wondering all day. "Why did we use sodium bicarbonate?" I had written out the formula and stared at it and tried to figure out why you'd soak a plant in bicarbonate when you're monitoring photosynthesis but I just couldn't figure it out. My T.A. said "You know, I've waited all day for someone to ask me that but no one did." She sat down and wrote out the reaction for me and suddenly I felt really engaged and more like an active learner than a passive learner. It felt good.
I'm starting to feel that this is pointless (this blog), because I really don't have much to say outside of school stuff. That's all I'm doing right now and all I'm worrying about. There's Drew... I write about him sometimes. Not too much, though, because my Drew feelings are so gooey; I'm sensitive to readers who don't want a constant string of "my boyfriend is the greatest!!!! (part XVII)" posting titles.
Eh, fuck it. I'm just being honest here and you don't have to read it if you don't want. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't.
Whoa. That's the B-in-biology/low-self-esteem monster talking.
I actually had a semi-breakthrough today. It sounds minimal, but it felt like growth to me. I had just finished my chemistry lab and as I was packing up I asked my T.A. a question that I'd been wondering all day. "Why did we use sodium bicarbonate?" I had written out the formula and stared at it and tried to figure out why you'd soak a plant in bicarbonate when you're monitoring photosynthesis but I just couldn't figure it out. My T.A. said "You know, I've waited all day for someone to ask me that but no one did." She sat down and wrote out the reaction for me and suddenly I felt really engaged and more like an active learner than a passive learner. It felt good.
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