Past and Gone

What? lots of things. Time goes on and you leave things that are dear to you. Time goes on and that which was once dear to you becomes not so dear. Time goes on and the once-dear becomes a memory largely disconnected from your life. Time is a great healer. What remains after time has gone on is a sense of missed fulfillment, but it is tolerable. (Case in point: losing my 4.0 GPA to Animal Physiology in undergrad.)

My first thought when writing the title was not of nostalgia, but rather of a presentation that has been completed. I suppose that it went okay - although when asked what to test when a granulosa cell tumor is suspected in a horse I did not think of inhibin. I am not a pro at thinking on the spot, and my <4 hrs of sleep did not help. My classmates were really supportive about the presentation (there are a lot of neat people in my life who serve to encourage me - it's great).

Around noon I went to a presentation about equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM). I wonder if it bothered the presenter to have a world(?)'s authority on the subject in the room. Just google "Beth Valentine" and "EPSM" and you'll see what I mean.

I am going to apply for a summer research position in the Biomedical Sciences Department of the vet school. I worked there last summer and I hope I can continue with my old project in addition to the new project they might give me. That might remove one unfulfilled memory.