A most ironic thing: I bombed the verbal reasoning section of the MCAT, so I'm retaking it August 5th. Seriously. That was the section that I was counting on to bring my score up. Instead, I did well on the sciences and absolutely horribly on the section us liberal arts majors were trained to B.S. our way through. Of course I had consistently scored very well on the practice tests... I suppose it was just over-confidence. As I was taking the test, I just assumed I was going to ace that section, so I did kind of tune out during the whole thing. There goes my entire July.

It's 4th of July, and here I sit in the lab, treating neurons with chloroquine and performing cell proliferation assays. I just can't seem to understand how timed experiments work, and I how I don't want them to fall on weekends. After this, I venture to Banana Republic, where only the bravest and most patriotic of shoppers will be scouring our summer sale. I salute them.

I love my new place. The kitchen is tiny, and I still have so many boxes to unpack but it is so quiet and lovely!

I'm seriously considering getting a nice espresso maker for my housewarming present to myself. I'm already a music snob, and I really thing that everyone should be pretentious about at least two things in life. Music and coffee snobbery basically go hand in hand, especially in Portland, I'd say. There's just so many to choose from, though, and they range from $50-1200! Alas, music snobbery is easier with torrents and illegal downloads.