Monday morning and back in Langford again, this year just seems like we spend all our time in Langford or travelling to/from it (but then as we have 2 full days at Langford Monday and Friday and the rest of the week is a few lectures and DSE it’s not surprising). I suppose they’re just easing us in to the 4th and 5th years for continual Langford clinical fun.
The end of last week’s main item of work was my talk for research, which had to be given to the year (was done between 6 of us so not all bad). The subject was fructo-oligosaccharides and their effects on intestinal bacterial overgrowth in dogs, exhilarating I know. Though the subject was dull the practice at public type speaking was fairly useful. The talk went fine, though I doubt many people listened to a word of it (can’t blame them).
Friday night was a bit alternative, you could say we went out but then as we were only in a club for less than an hr and didn’t leave the house till half 12 that’s questionable. Hayley went out with the vet-girls and the 5 of us left decided to save the pennies and drink in. After drinking games (which included the new found comedy game of pants master) JP was the cause of the night’s highlights by producing his holiday litre of ouzo, so after many cut the pack ouzo shots we left calm and civilised to go to a club. A lot of my memory at the club is pretty hazy, but I’m sure it was a good night. Most comedy part of the night has to be mine and JP’s taxi bartering… we decided that £7.70 was too much for our taxi (though we normally pay around this so I don’t get the logic) and so offered him £6, he wasn’t best happy so we all got out and I told Hayley and Steve to leave at a pace. After many minutes of arguing with me and JP the guy threatened to phone the police so of course we took the only logical action and legged it…I suppose that makes me a fugitive now?!
You know without alcohol I reckon these blogs would be pretty short!
As for the rest of the weekend many people didn’t surface best early on Saturday, once 3pm came though I was fairly active. I managed to get some immunology revision done of sorts and then went to Mat friends Stu’s birthday bash for some coke (cola). Stu had got some stand-ups in for the night, very amusing.
On Sunday I got up early to begin a very productive day, the achievements included…
· Tidied the lounge, including hovered, dusted!, cleaned rat out, removed ouzo stains and used a large quantity of air freshener to remove the pungent smell of beer and ouzo.
· Tidied the kitchen, cleaned the surfaces, mopped the floor and cleaned the oven.
· Did many hours of immunology revision in preparation for Fridays mini-DSE test. The test only counts for 1% but it’s the learning of the stuff in general that’s the point. I managed to get through 5 out of 15 sections including antigen presenting cells, the complement pathways, immunological tissue and cells and major-histocompatibility complexes and transplantation.
· Booked a flight for Morocco for the summer. Mat, Emma, Tamsin, Helen and I are off for four weeks. The flight was really cheap at £75 return. However once Helen and Em booked there’s and Mat booked his mine went up to £91, not best happy as I noticed the cheaper flight in the first place…dammit.
As for the week coming I’m crazily busy. I need to get the revision done for this immunology test on Friday plus I need to get some BCS (basic clinical science) DSE done as it has to be handed in very soon after I get back from Switzerland. The subject of the DSE is the anaesthesia of a dog that is to have an operation on its larynx to re-position the arytenoid cartilage, haven’t looked into much yet, hopefully will get started tonight.
Also over this week I have and Idlewild acoustic gig to attend on Tuesday night with JP and Mat plus its off to Switzerland early Saturday to see Rich for 6days ( Next Monday to Thursday I have very few lectures so it shouldn’t’ be too difficult to catch up).
As for the rest of today I’ve got a sedation and premedication lecture in 25mins then this afternoon its IV induction agents followed by poultry post-mortem, will include the main points of this in my next blog.
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Monday morning and I’m back in the computer room at langfordton. Day started off ok as we somehow managed to get here on time and get that god-forsaken hand out off Avril that Paul and I put so much effort into trying to locate last Friday. With the handout in my possession I had no choice but to attend this mornings lecture on anaesthesia… so very very dull! I find it pretty difficult to follow Avril so that’s why I’m here writing this and not in her second lecture of the day (will copy up and go through it tonight, I’m not being that slack…comment aimed at parents and grandmother).
The rest of today isn’t too bad, a couple of non-Avril anaesthesia lectures and then a practical on housing (apparently Joe Roe gives us tea and coffee during this prac… novel). Tonight a few off us may be going for a couple of drinks at the Highbury Vaults, work depending, plus its up early tomorrow for skiing at Tamworth. I’ve managed to organise the little trip for 9 of us tomorrow (only £15 for 2hours skiing including all hire, pretty good I thought). Tomorrow evening it’s work time again hopefully, need to get as much DSE out the way as possible before going to see Rich in Switzerland.
As for the rest of the week work wise there’s a fair bit to get done. We continue autonomic pharmacology work on Wednesday and continue with the different genera of micro-organisms on Thursday (last week we did Enterobacteriacae and this week its haemophilus, Bordetella and Reoviruses + Calichiviruses). On Friday we have a microbiology practical then I have to do a talk with 6 others for our research course. Thankfully this doesn’t count for anything, but it does mean that I’ve got to read a paper on fructo-oligosaccharides and micro-organisms and discover where the mistakes are in it (will go through this on Wednesday and Thursday night… not much point putting in too much effort when it’s on research and counts for nothing).
Other than work and skiing I’ve not got a lot planned for the rest of the week. The only other thing on my agenda is a 2.5hr band practice Thursday afternoon. This is well needed as Levator Ani are playing Langford Bar on 18th Feb and need two fairly long set lists.
Will write again next Monday.
The rest of today isn’t too bad, a couple of non-Avril anaesthesia lectures and then a practical on housing (apparently Joe Roe gives us tea and coffee during this prac… novel). Tonight a few off us may be going for a couple of drinks at the Highbury Vaults, work depending, plus its up early tomorrow for skiing at Tamworth. I’ve managed to organise the little trip for 9 of us tomorrow (only £15 for 2hours skiing including all hire, pretty good I thought). Tomorrow evening it’s work time again hopefully, need to get as much DSE out the way as possible before going to see Rich in Switzerland.
As for the rest of the week work wise there’s a fair bit to get done. We continue autonomic pharmacology work on Wednesday and continue with the different genera of micro-organisms on Thursday (last week we did Enterobacteriacae and this week its haemophilus, Bordetella and Reoviruses + Calichiviruses). On Friday we have a microbiology practical then I have to do a talk with 6 others for our research course. Thankfully this doesn’t count for anything, but it does mean that I’ve got to read a paper on fructo-oligosaccharides and micro-organisms and discover where the mistakes are in it (will go through this on Wednesday and Thursday night… not much point putting in too much effort when it’s on research and counts for nothing).
Other than work and skiing I’ve not got a lot planned for the rest of the week. The only other thing on my agenda is a 2.5hr band practice Thursday afternoon. This is well needed as Levator Ani are playing Langford Bar on 18th Feb and need two fairly long set lists.
Will write again next Monday.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Hello and happy New Year!
I’m back for the 2nd term of the third year, a term most people associate with copious amounts of DSE (directed self education or drinking starts early as you will). Christmas was great, I had only one exam to revise for and I managed to clear the travelling dept so ideal. I worked from the end of term for 9days at the medlink conference in Nottingham, 17hour days and on-call at night, was pretty hectic but the work was fine and the staff very cool. Mat was working to as security and transport. Obviously we can’t have been too crap as we’ve both been asked back to work in July on the Vetsim course, should be pretty cool do work with potential vets and not damn medics. I also managed to get some work at a pub in my village over the festive period.
Christmas was mainly a bit crap as worked it at the pub. However once Xmas day started at 7pm ish was really good, I think my family must have been some of the last people on Earth to open their presents at 9pm, but was worth the wait as I got a mini-fridge and a suit…definitely not working next year.
New year was alcoholic. A big group of mates at home went out for an Indian, which was byo drink, so naturally I took along plenty to save funds later. However I think I over did it as whilst walking home I fell over a wall into field and got a bit muddy you could say, though thankfully my brand new shoes cleaned up really well and I was able to take them back and exchange them as part of the shoe had come apart in the 2hour walk home.
Came back to uni on Sunday, though I had no time to go out and see everyone, as revision was essential for yesterday’s microbiology exam. The exam went really well; if only all exams were like that the course would be ideal. Last night I went out into Bristol with the usual crew, cocktails and shooters in henry africas 2for1 was fun so bit hung over today. Todays lectures have all involved anaesthesia, however unfortunately me and paul haven’t been able to attend them due to a hand-out problem. The story goes… Lots of traffic, late to first lecture, avril gets mad when late so went to play pool with paul (the others chanced it), went back at break to join lecture but avril didn’t break, went back at end of next lecture avril left early, needed 80page hand-out beast to go to this afternoons lectures so went to avrils office, not there, went to Churchill building, small animal hospital and back to office, no joy, went to see the oracle that is Geoff who told us she’d gone to Bristol so now have to wait till Friday to get handouts… frustration.
This afternoon we have an anaesthesia practical that I can attend so looking forward to that.
This evening John’s coming round to show us his skiing vids from xmas and I’m off out food shopping, great?! I hate food shopping, though mercifully I just have to push the trolley and Hayley puts stuff in it.
Best thing up and coming is a trip to Tamworth snow dome that I’m organising for Tuesday as we have the whole day off! This is in preparation for my visit to see my little bro in Switzerland at the end of the month.
Just read this through and realised and haven’t explained about DSE that I mentioned;
We have pathology DSE on going which is mini-tests each worth 1%.
We have farm animal science DSE which is an exam on the end of the term on current issues so I’m meant to be reading vet record and farmers weekly to keep up to date.
We also have pharmacology DSE which is a project of our choice were you compare two completely different treatments for the same disease (we’ve choosen arthritis).
And there’s therapeutics DSE though I don’t know what this involves yet.
I’m back for the 2nd term of the third year, a term most people associate with copious amounts of DSE (directed self education or drinking starts early as you will). Christmas was great, I had only one exam to revise for and I managed to clear the travelling dept so ideal. I worked from the end of term for 9days at the medlink conference in Nottingham, 17hour days and on-call at night, was pretty hectic but the work was fine and the staff very cool. Mat was working to as security and transport. Obviously we can’t have been too crap as we’ve both been asked back to work in July on the Vetsim course, should be pretty cool do work with potential vets and not damn medics. I also managed to get some work at a pub in my village over the festive period.
Christmas was mainly a bit crap as worked it at the pub. However once Xmas day started at 7pm ish was really good, I think my family must have been some of the last people on Earth to open their presents at 9pm, but was worth the wait as I got a mini-fridge and a suit…definitely not working next year.
New year was alcoholic. A big group of mates at home went out for an Indian, which was byo drink, so naturally I took along plenty to save funds later. However I think I over did it as whilst walking home I fell over a wall into field and got a bit muddy you could say, though thankfully my brand new shoes cleaned up really well and I was able to take them back and exchange them as part of the shoe had come apart in the 2hour walk home.
Came back to uni on Sunday, though I had no time to go out and see everyone, as revision was essential for yesterday’s microbiology exam. The exam went really well; if only all exams were like that the course would be ideal. Last night I went out into Bristol with the usual crew, cocktails and shooters in henry africas 2for1 was fun so bit hung over today. Todays lectures have all involved anaesthesia, however unfortunately me and paul haven’t been able to attend them due to a hand-out problem. The story goes… Lots of traffic, late to first lecture, avril gets mad when late so went to play pool with paul (the others chanced it), went back at break to join lecture but avril didn’t break, went back at end of next lecture avril left early, needed 80page hand-out beast to go to this afternoons lectures so went to avrils office, not there, went to Churchill building, small animal hospital and back to office, no joy, went to see the oracle that is Geoff who told us she’d gone to Bristol so now have to wait till Friday to get handouts… frustration.
This afternoon we have an anaesthesia practical that I can attend so looking forward to that.
This evening John’s coming round to show us his skiing vids from xmas and I’m off out food shopping, great?! I hate food shopping, though mercifully I just have to push the trolley and Hayley puts stuff in it.
Best thing up and coming is a trip to Tamworth snow dome that I’m organising for Tuesday as we have the whole day off! This is in preparation for my visit to see my little bro in Switzerland at the end of the month.
Just read this through and realised and haven’t explained about DSE that I mentioned;
We have pathology DSE on going which is mini-tests each worth 1%.
We have farm animal science DSE which is an exam on the end of the term on current issues so I’m meant to be reading vet record and farmers weekly to keep up to date.
We also have pharmacology DSE which is a project of our choice were you compare two completely different treatments for the same disease (we’ve choosen arthritis).
And there’s therapeutics DSE though I don’t know what this involves yet.
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