I’ve been doing a lot of physics lately, what with my first assignment due tomorrow and physics labs underway. It’s not as boring as I feared it would be, but neither has it really grabbed my interest like chemistry did. Even though it’s fun playing with toy trains and motion detectors, somehow it just doesn’t […]

I’ve had a crazy few days - the sadness of losing Nana last Wed, then the joy of the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night, the nerves of starting uni today, and now heading off to NZ tomorrow for three days for Nana’s funeral.
Mardi Gras was wonderful. We had tickets to the BGF Glamstand […]

After the good news about the house, now I have been offered a place at the University of Sydney in the Bachelor of Medical Science. They take 200 people per year so it is pretty good going. Now I have to find someone to go and enrol for me on Tuesday afternoon otherwise the offer […]

I have just enrolled in the following two papers for next semester:
BMSC 241 – Heredity and Gene Expression
An introduction to the structure and behaviour of chromosomes, genes, DNA; and to the processes of heredity and the mechanisms by which genetic information is transmitted and expressed in humans and other animals. Some discussion of the genetics […]

Had the exam this morning for Human Biology; it didn’t go too badly, though the essay questions were not at all what I was expecting - grrr. Now just my chemistry one in two weeks and then - freedom for the summer!!
To celebrate, here is possibly the best 80’s music video of them all. Not […]

The Phoenix Foundation gig at the San Fran Bathhouse on Friday was so freakin’ cool! There were some great new songs and they played my fave unreleased track 40 Years. I really love me a TPF gig and it was a huge crowd! In fact a bit too huge and I couldn’t squeeze into my […]

First day back at university today. As is typical, biology was interesting but kind of waffly, and chemistry was a full-on barrage of incredibly complicated formulae which one’s brain struggled to comprehend. But having said that, I have got my results from Trimester 1 back and I can’t really complain. Say no more! Nice to […]

We foolishly thought that the tummy bug was behind us, but Archie was leaking things all over the floor this morning again, and then of course Harry started vomiting. So much for the planned visit to the dental clinic this morning. Ah the joys of family life! Still the boys are happy as it means […]

I bought my study guide for BMSC114, Human Biology, which I am doing this coming trimester, and it looks like what I dreaded has finally come to pass.
Make a small hole in the hind leg of your rat, use this to tie the numbered label firmly to your rat, then note the number in your […]

Archie has his general anesthetic tomorrow morning so we’re a little nervy around here. I’m sure it will be fine. Just hoping that he doesn’t get a cold as then they will not be able to put him under. I am also anxiously awaiting my exam results; even though I know they won’t be out […]