Chemistry Final from Hell

  From the time that I started learning hardcore science, I have stunk at it. I haven't failed or anything, I just didn't completely comprehend it. No matter if I study for eight hours straight, I still do not get A's. I just don't know what it is. In any other subject I am able to catch on if I read and study, but for chemistry I just can't get it.
  I know I haven't updated on anything lately, but I have recently changed to a nursing major which meant that I had to take chemistry C110 as a prerequisite.  At first I was deceived since the first week or so was very simple stuff, but I was easily mistaken. We started learning a whole bunch of stuff that wasn't even explained well in the book. On top of that, my professor can never answer your questions, he goes off on rants that have nothing to do with chemistry, and he has a heavy french accent. So all in all, going to class doesn't help either. I am usually an independant studier, so going to lectures doesn't always benefit me, especially for chemistry since he can sometimes confuse me even more.
   I have no idea why I am entering a blog post right now considering I have a final in less than three hours right now. I studied last night, but I just could not focus at all! The final is a cumulative test over the last three exams. You might think, 'wow that's not that bad, only three tests worth', but you my friend are wrong. These exams have so much darn information stacked in each exam that my brain feels like it is going to explode.
  The final is around 55 questions, so each and every question is important to get right. I need at least a B on this final so I can maintain a B in this class. Just put me in your prayers that I pass this horrendous test (well I will pass without a doubt, but I want to get a really great grade)!

Adam's Departure

   I know...it's been a while since I have posted, but better late than never.
   Anyways, here's a little update on my life.
   Adam, 18, my brother has officially left for basic training, and I miss him....ALOT!
   I never thought I would miss him this much, but I do.
   But I guess some context about the situation would be of much help.
   For starters, Adam just graduated high school and is going to Purdue University next year to study engineering. The original problem is that we can't really afford taking out five billion dollars in loans (sarcasm) for him and I to go away to school, but Adam had a plan.


Adam's graduation ceremony, June 5, 2013

   Adam's plan was to join the National Guard and ROTC so that he could go away to Purdue since the state of Indiana will pay for his tuition. I don't exactly know all the details because it can be a little confusing, but long story short, he has to go to basic training for the summer.
   Adam left on June 10th to take a plane down the Atlanta, Georgia. For starters there was a hour and a half delay since there was severe weather in Atlanta. Luckily for him he got to meet some WNBA players while he sat in the airport. Anyways, when he finally got on the plane and finally landed in Atlanta he went to go get on the bus that was supposed to drop him off at Fort Benning, but it wasn't that easy. He waited for the bus for FOUR HOURS!!! He wasn't nervous that he missed it since there was around one hundred other soldiers waiting to catch the same bus with him.
   He finally arrived at Fort Benning for infantry training that night of June 10th. We haven't really heard from him yet besides a couple little tiny weeny letters and a couple of two-minute phone calls.
   It has finally hit me that he is gone and I hate it. I never thought I would miss him this much but I do. I was always used to him being gone since he was always with his friends, but this is completely different. I cannot see him in the mornings, I cannot see him after school, I cannot text him, I cannot call him, I cannot see his tweets, and I have no idea what he is doing!
   When he graduates basic training and finally arrives at Purdue, I will try to visit him alot. And even though he might not admit it, we are actually pretty close siblings. For god sakes, we are only 13 months apart!