Population: Zero - Life after Mankind?

Yesterday evening I had a really nice conversation and after one hour I joined Jean and Niyat for some GIT (gastro-intestinal tract) studying.
I've been drawing a lot of schemes since one part of the test on Wednesday is going to be sort of a "surprise!-draw-this-random-scheme"-task, which of course is nothing but a really good practice. After all, that's how the final exam is going to be like.
I'll post my sketches in due time, and that reminds me that I need to go buy a scanning printer.

Life is like exploring a mind field over and over again. If one get through once it doesn't necessarily mean that you will know the way to go. There's nothing preventing the fact that at some point there will be a wicked mean s.o.a.b digging down new mines changing the path. It's part of the game and if one wants to play it one better stick to the rules.
I still fly around in my own little happy world most of the day but sometimes it's just so nice to project, or rather create, emotions of the other kind - to enjoy. Now, that might sound a little narcissistic and strange but my philosophy is that in order for one to have good peaks, one must have bad peaks and projecting problems into thought and emotions is just one way of me dealing with the bad peaks. Rather than suppressing them and build up a pile I like to slice it up in checkpoints.

Thinking and reflecting makes me feel good and since I've been getting into this post-apocalyptic mood lately, especially in the evening, I have to embed this trailer for the "Life after People" series. It's a really interesting predicting theory of how the earth will repair itself once its abusers are dead and gone.

Who will die and who will survive?

 

What will still be left and what will be forgotten?

What will evolve to take our place as dominating
(, abusing) species?

 

The Road

Histology is not the easiest reading in the world, and to be honest I'd rather read ten anatomy pages instead of one in histology. It's not that it is less interesting, it's just difficult reading.
Music makes it better and since I'm currently listening to the official soundtrack of The Road I thought I might as well recommend this amazing, post-apocalyptic movie by John Hillcoat for you.

Listen to the soundtrack above and read about the movie here

Art Illusions: Skulls

Today I've been studying all day, jumping between histology and anatomy back and forth. Now it's time to take some time off and meet up with some friends coming over for a pre-party.

While waiting I've been looking up some neat illusions and these are the best I stumbled across, enjoy.

Scanning Electron Micrographic Wallpapers!

 I found these neat scanning electron micro-graphs and decided to turn them into wallpapers...

A breif history of butterflies and hurricanes

I was asked to publish more photos from my portfolio, this is a really old one from a series of photos shot in my parents garden - if there's someone out there good at species - then please let me know the name of this little guy.

I wanted to write a recap of New Year's Eve... not going to happen.
I wanted to write a recap of Christmas and the holiday... not going to happen.
I wanted to write a recap of my lecture for the students at my old High School... not even that, is going to happen.

All sadly due to the lack of time and energy.
You see, lately I've been occupied by winged creatures and hopefully, in a short matter of time, me myself will grow wings.
Now, unfortunately that's just wishful thinking and neither will I have more time on my hands nor will wings start to grow out of my back... It will, simply... just not happen.

This looks like a disturbingly depressing beginning and I can gladly tell you that's not the case - the other way around - actually a lot have happened, a lot of good things.
I can honestly reveal that a normal and sane person would probably be stressed over the situation regarding the studies; the pile is just growing but therefore not said the pace is decreasing, hence the reason to be stressed... and that's why it is great that I'm not sane at the moment.

While trying to stay insane, since that (briefly proved by my speculations above) obviously helps, I'm digging through that growing pile of work.
I just passed the final Czech test with a mark B which sort of boosted my insanity and what's left to conquer are the final anatomy and histology tests for this semester.
Anatomy is shouting "finale!" while throwing a slide test and a scheme drawing right in our faces - covering random parts of the Gastro-Intestinal System which some students rate as the toughest part so far in the anatomy studies.
Basically it consists of muscles, gross- and micro anatomy of the internal organs such as; the liver, gall bladder, pancreas, intestines (large/small) and other specific compartments not worth mentioning since my eyes and brain are starting to shut down this very second.
My plan is to go through the whole system, organ by organ and put it all together in the end applying that knowledge to as many different atlases as possible in one week.

Simultaneously histology did the feared jumped from level 1 to level 4, or rather; like playing Pac-Man with 4 times the normal amount of monsters.
Next test is the first real slide test on the samples of all the tissues we've been through so far, approximately 25 samples.
It's going to be the biggest challenge next week and preparing for it is going to result in a lot of coffee, and less time for very inspirational things such as hitting the Facebook update button 6 times per minute.
By now I can feel my own sarcasm slapping my tired face like bricks of concrete to a Shaolin Munk's head , and I apologize for that - I'm writing on pure will power now - but I guess no one dares to blame me since I've been studying since 17:oo straight.

In two weeks the last checkpoint will be reached; the final Latin test. I have high hopes for that test since Latin, or more correctly Medical Terminology, is very interesting and I'm very much admiring our great teacher.

I would like to write a novel right now but I think this will do for tonight. Now I'll enjoy the butterflies and hurricanes and with that said I'll close my eyes... take a deep breath... and... slowly... fall... asleep... dreaming about... butterfl...z..z...Z

Nice ending of 2010

I got awesome DJ friends, illustrating and break dancing friends, cooking friends, good looking friends, bone digging friends, guitar and drum playing friends, snowboarding friends, drunk friends as well as sick friends - all of them making the New Year's Eve worth remembering

Arrival

This is not a montage, it's the reflection of me in the air plane window

I stayed in the air and now I've finally arrived in Prague. It took me an hour to install some new things in the flat and it's time to search the empty fridge for something edible.

Next up, bed.

Departure

Waiting for the taxi is tiring. Although I'm not tired from yesterday, which was a lot of fun.
It was wonderful to wake up today and feel good, maybe that has to do with me not drinking.
I'll compose something beautiful about yesterday, the holiday and whatever else that pops up in my mind later, perhaps during my flight because hey, it's time to go back to Prague and that means no more time for writing - but in contradiction more obligation to write. I love paradoxes, but you knew that already.

There's not much of a blizzard going on (I wished for summer at oo:ooam/pm) and the temperature should be around +/- zero which is good, because I do not wish to get stuck in Frankfurt. Apologizes to my German friends, but what the hell am I supposed to do there?
No, I think the departures and arrivals will keep the time table intact and I sure hope so because I have something rather important to do tomorrow.
Well haven't we all, everyday, when it comes to being stuck on airports or terminals of whatever transportation method one use.

Cross your fingers to keep me in the air...