Molecules and the Abdominal Cavity

-----------Quote of the Day:
Stapleton: "By the time this semester is over you will have an intimate relationship with molecules."

Lord. Isn't the relationship I have with them now good enough?

I had the last of my new classes today. My schedule is actually pretty well organized: Mon/Wed/Fri are nothing but science (Anatomy and Biochemistry w/labs), and T/Thr is everything else (Women's Studies and Religions of the World). I guess I've been in college long enough to admit that I'm noticing a pattern in my own learning preferences. For instance, I enjoyed my science classes significantly more than I did my gen. eds. I guess part of it has to do with my major being science and me wanting to deal with it for the rest of my life, but another big part is that gen. eds just scare the crap out of me.

Yes yes, you heard me right. I tremble at the thought.

I'd rather have a science professor stand in front of me and tell me all the horrible words I'll have to memorize, all the endless chapters I'll have to read, and all the sleepless nights I'll spend studying... then have to deal with a gen. ed. Why? Because I'm not afraid of science classes anymore. I know I have to work my ass off. I know most of my free time will be spent reading a book I paid way too much money for. I'm ready.

Gen. ed. courses are different. You have to write a load of papers, give oral presentations, take dozens of annoying quizzes, and worst of all.... group projects. I don't think there's anything in the world I dread more than group projects. If I were more like the average person I might see the good in them--after all, group projects mean more people to divide the work up. But my problem is that I always end up stuck with people who don't know how to work. Or who, at the very least, don't know how to do quality work. Work that might get them higher than a C. I just don't handle very well the thought of other people participating in the grade I will eventually get in a class. *shudder*

That aside, I think I'll enjoy this semester. Or at least until the homework starts. For now though, I'm going to be completely lazy and eat chicken wings. Mmm.