Vivid Dreams Part 2

So as I pointed out in a previous post, I have some pretty fantastic dreams. They tend to reflect whatever stress is causing me ulcers at the present time in my life. For example, I've had many dreams in undergrad where physiology professors were trying to kill me. I've had dreams of rejection from Grad schools. I've had dreams about breaking my leg and not being able to ski the rest of the season. I've had dreams about friends, family, guys, pets, school, love, heartbreak, skiing, swimming, drowning, flying, running, walking, throwing snowballs at previously mentioned physiology professors, work, pouring beer for drunk guys, getting yelled at by angry cell-phone-using customers, rejection, acceptance, success, failure ... some good, some bad.

As I've been studying for finals, I've noticed a dramatic increase in the intensity of my dreams. This doesn't come as a surprise. But where the hell do I get these things from??? Not only are they intense, they cause me to seriously consider psychiatric help. For instance, I've been a bit hung up on my Blood Coagulation lecture. It's not so much as difficult, as it is filled with a lot of detail. Lots of memorization, lots of minor discrepancies between one pathway and another. So, naturally, I dream about taking my Biochem final and bleeding to death internally while I do so. My professor tells me that if I can name the deficient enzymes causing me to bleed to death in front of her, she'll consider giving me an A, and calling 911.

What does all this mean? I'm not too sure. But, clearly, I'm going to scrutinize over the decient enzymes causing various forms of Hemophilia, and I'm going to make damn sure not to bump into anything between now and the time of the exam.

I can't wait for finals to be over, mainly because I have the potential to die many more gruesome deaths. I still have hemoglobin, antioxidant, and blood protein lectures to get through. And don't get me started on Immunology. (I've already been infected with several antibiotic-resistant bacteria and have succumbed to many new viral strains) Happy Halloween indeed.


And you're a loser if, when you read this, you thought of at least 3 deficient enzymes causing Hemophilia. But you're a loser that should come study with me.