May 18, 2010
Yes, I want a cookie.

Tomorrow marks the end of academic year 2009-2010. My second year of dental school will be fully completed as soon as I walk out of the Prometric testing center and into a tall glass of homebrew. Just kidding. I don’t drink that early in the day.

I am more than excited about the enormous stretch of unclaimed free time ahead this summer. This will involve reconnecting immediately with any friendships that were put quietly on hold as we’ve all been gorging on TestPrepBaloney. Vague summertime goals include watching every available episode of Glee, listening to as much of This American Life as I can afford, and transitioning to my first SmartPhone. Giddy up.

It wasn’t ALL bad and lonely though during this studypocalypse, though. Having 3.5 weeks of zero classes has meant putting all those cell phone minutes to work that I pay for each month but under-use. I have confessed before to having the insatiable phone-chatting appetite of a suburban preteen and/or wall street trader on speed. Below is concrete evidence that I can curb this voracious hunger when needed. Or, at least budget wisely when those endless minutes threaten to cost 40 cents each. Jerks.

You can’t catch me, OverageCharges. SUCKAS! I’ll let you keep that last minute. Don’t spend it all in one place.

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May 14, 2010
Best Week Ever?

I have never worked harder academically than I have this past week. In terms of qualitative and quantitative hours, I have never ever tried to accumulate such density of information. BRAINVOMIT! OUCHY! I’m gettin’ nauseous with it all, but on top of that it’s been an incredibly exciting week for out-of-the-classroom school-related stuff.

One stuff has to do with tiny health posts in rural mountainous Guatemala … and my upcoming journey there. For a long time.

Another stuff was an invitation to speak at a national meeting… at the ADA in Chicago - which very few people I love should be as excited about I as I am. It’s such a geeky big deal in my mind, and I just have to remind myself that Collins women tend to take their interests VERY VERY (very) seriously, and it’s healthy and normal to be excited.

The final stuff is about a year-long program at the School of Public Health where I hope to bust into the idea of whatever dental destiny awaits me. Or, get enlightened and just enjoy the ride for ONE solitary year of my 20’s. Chill, self! You might like it.

That would be fun. More later.

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May 6, 2010
The most powerful flashcard ever written by man

Oh, Studying. You just have the cutest ways of reminding me that I should keep paying attention. And/or, reminding me that the $185 spent on this particular set of colorful cardstock was NOT dedicated to the salary of a copy editor.

How many beasts per minute would it take for me to continue working right now? That’s the real question.

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March 2, 2010
Better late than pregnant.

I hate to admit that school is requiring more of my attention than usual, but there. I said it. Me mortal. Maybe instead of just whining that I hate studying, because I typically don’t take well to boring memorization, I’ll fill you in on the reason why studying is getting more interesting: IT’S SO GROSS! Captivatingly nasty! Hideously fascinating! For example:

This pleasant set of images is HUMAN OVULATION IN ACTION! Like, actual egg emerging from actual ovary, and wishing it were landing in an actual uterus. Effing amazing.

We all started from a little jelly ball just like this one… unbelievable.

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