swelling

There are times, when it seems like everything is swollen.

• life's challenges
• my knee - (damn minicus)
• my brain
• bubbles' ankle (love the new nickname)
• workload.

it comes down to the fact that the swelling always goes down. sometimes it takes time, medication, sleep or a nice tall house margarita (on the rocks thanks), or a good smack across the face. whatever the case, you figure it out and all returns to normal.

it's early in the study game but my brain is flooded with information - and every day, i add more, refreshing the old, clarifying the grey. the exam - in a month and a half. the feeling - trying to cram an entire undergraduate and graduate level's worth of science and stats classes, into 2 months. the greatest fear -

that there is something that they ask that i know nothing about.

it could happen. then again, i could also get run over by a yellow school bus on my way to work tomorrow morning. those school bus drivers are the worst!

one thing i'm learning in this process is that i have a damn cool advisor. he's spent time patiently helping me prep via reading my sometimes jumbled test essays, and responding to sometimes confused questions, directing me to information that might help. that's what an advisor is for. i am convinced i picked wisely.

ps. if you are reading this and know anything about experimental design, i could use a good text recommendation / web site that provides an overview.
the end. :)