First Snowfall.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I just experienced my first east coast snowfall this past weekend! It was ridiculously cold, but I have accomplished learning how to dress up warmer for this kind of weather. It's a nuisance to have to always give yourself a half hour extra to layer up before heading out anywhere.

I have my first final exam at UMDNJ today! Biostats in T minus 7.5 hours. I'm a bit nervous! And thats why I find myself blogging and facebooking and checking my emails like no other. I swear, repeatedly signing in provides a dopamine release anytime I see a new message or post. I feel like that pidgeon that keeps pulling at a level to receive a food pellet at unknown intervals (ok, you have had to heard about the Skinner Box at some point in your life, right?)

Why does finals week always have to be the few weeks before Christmas when all essential shopping for presents must be done? I hateeee last minute shopping and finding not-so-meaningful gifts as a result of not getting the time to think of perfect ones! Finals are such a distraction! :P Recently, I've gotten a lot more into online shopping; in NJ, I dont have the luxury of having nearby shopping malls.

And I'll wrap up this post by a WEIRD fact I learned in epidemiology class today:
Chicken pox parties actually take place for people that want their kids to party hardy with someone with an outbreak; this is to assure that the child gets "natural" immunity instead of "artificial" immunity (via an injection). Thats just stupid. Not only are you keeping your child sick from chicken pox from resting, you're letting other kids pick at your child's scabs to get infected!

Oh, and quote for today:
"Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference." --Charlie Chaplin