Just got out of my Neurobiology of Disease class, having ravaged the first exam. Neurotransmitters got nothin' on me.

I wasn't sure how I'd take to living in an apartment off-campus, but I really enjoy it. The bus ride is about 10-15 minutes, and I get a lot of reading done. I've gone through The Book of Taltos by Steven Brust (second in the anthology series, and was excellent), the ENTIRE set of H.P. Lovecraft's fictional works (he is now my hero), and the second and third books in the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan (what, they're cute, though I'm sort of annoyed that Athena has children). Now I'm about to start up Garth Nix's Lord Sunday, which is the final book in his Keys to the Kingdom series. It's full of interesting theology specific to that universe and its construction, and he never fails to surprise me with his creativity so I'm looking forward to it.

I've also been playing through Final Fantasy VIII on the PSP. Man, nostalgia overload. I have FFVII on the PSP as well, but I can't replay it just yet. Too soon. So I'm going to try and actually finish FFVIII this time. The farthest I ever get is the Lunatic Pandora at the end of disc 3. I'm also actually attempting to collect the cards for the triple triad game for once, and am owning it.

I'm stuck in the waiting period now. I submitted my medical school application to TMDSAS and AMCAS, so now they just have to process everything before they send it off to the medical schools I picked. Since I finished my submissions in August...hopefully that will be soon. >> IF I get any interviews, I'd rather them not be at the very end of the semester, when finals and projects all hit the fan. Then again, that would still be better than no interviews at all.

Boyfriend and I had been pondering adopting an animal since our apartment complex is pet friendly, and after going to the animal shelter a few times he decided on a 5 month old tabby kitten. Her name is Audra--the name the shelter gave her and we just happened to like well enough to keep. I'll have to upload some pictures sometime.

Speaking of which, I have been drawing more than it seems. I've uploaded a few finished things to DA, including a picture of an original character of mine and Uryu Ishida from Bleach. I've also done lots of sketches, but they just felt meh enough that I didn't care to upload them to DA. Maybe I'll throw them in here. They're not terrible, just line art drawings which I find kind of boring to post on DA as standalone works. XD

Boyfriend likes to go out and see movies and things, so I've been dragged along. Not that I entirely mind, but at times I wish he were happier sitting at the apartment. I'm such a hermit. Am now missing my priest, so I'll have to arrange lunch with him or something. Is it more scandalous to have lunch alone with a priest if you're single or dating someone? HM. I'll have to write that down on my "list of things to ask him in case of awkward silence".

Anyhow, genetics lab is going to start soon. Those fruit flies aren't just going to selectively breed themselves.