whew

took a few days but they're finally opening up :) feel a wee cheated though! thought i bought stargazers. regular lilies remind me of funerals :( 

in unrelated news, i learnt that the uni owns a "victorian villa" in the cairngorms so we will not be sleeping in tents. this important bit of information brings me immense release. had no clue the uni was so old, and endowed. now i'm hoping said villa has hot running water and power showers because there is no way i'm going to dry shampoo my hair two days in a row, nor have a wet wipe wipe down in lieu of a bath.

in even more unrelated news, let's just say i love OSCEs and how it's possibly my favourite exam on earth. nothing like dispensing pretend medicine and playing along with the actors. had the cheekiest 27 year old male for the respiratory exam. think i blushed when i asked him to remove his shirt. and again when i had to put my hands all over his chest. ok, that's not why i enjoy OSCEs... but it was such a breeze and it makes me feel all tingly and, "YES THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!" taking a patient history was awesome! again, it felt like i could do keep at it all day every day. and venepuncture went well! have since overcome my fear of needles :) seeing how this is the closest we get to being doctors at this stage, every little bit of confirmation / reaffirmation is good.

enjoying the present (and prospect of wednesday - done with classes at 1pm!) and looking forward to wilderness weekends away and the manfriend's visit. counting downnnn :)