truckin'

i've been studying for the GRE with a renewed determination since this weekend. i feel very emboldened by my progress, how much i remember of the content (so that it actually IS review), and that as i read i find things interesting and can actually integrate them once again into my understanding of biology.

in an email sent by a friend of mine today, she gave me advice on how to contact prospective advisers for graduate work, and mentioned that i might want to request that they contact me via phone because i may not be so accessible via email being out in the field for the next few months. i don't know why reading that had such an impact on me, but it was comforting and really exciting! it's true! maybe hearing (or reading) other people say it makes it feel more real and valid. she has also mentioned before that she thinks i'm going about achieving my goals the right way. coming from her, because i have so often sought her advice and tried to follow her examples, it means a lot.

so, spending a great deal of time in the belly of the science library on campus (which was one of my favorite quiet places to study for my science classes) has been comforting and nostalgic. it really has helped me focus, so i've been there for hours and hours at a time. coming home and trying to even think straight is a joke, there's just so many things waiting for me to do here!

anyhow, i think i'd like to try and finish a chapter before bed.