Wow! I just finished Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I had to skim the last hundred pages or so because I am kind of running out of time, what with 3 exams coming up but I couldn't put it down. After such a long and detailed run up to the end, the end felt rushed. I supposed that, as the author points out through one of his characters, that is a defining characteristic of 'emergent' situations and maybe that's all well and good. Well, it may have had something to do with my skimming. I enjoyed this book of his much more than any of the others I have tried to read. They've all been entertaining but this was much better, sort of a maturer version of his writing. After this I am tempted to check out the baroque cycle, but not for awhile.

I have a GI (gastrointestinal) test on Friday, a Surgical skills assessment (must get 90%!) on Friday and a pharmacology test a week from today, so I'd better get to work.

2nd year med school is much harder than 1st year but it is a lot more fun. Er...enjoyable...or...something. I think it is that the material is more about what I will do when I get into the clinics rather than leading up to that material, which is what 1st year is about.

I found out that I love tying knots. It's very therapeutic. You should try it!!