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So it's back to the university grind on the first day back. It was a decent day, but the 5 hour break between my two lectures did not help. I actually kinda felt tired.

First day back and we shared clinical war stories, the highs, lows and downright weird. But we all agreed that we learned a lot and became more confident in performing x-ray procedures. It only filled so much of our 5 hour gap. Well, starting next week, we won't have that gap as it will be filled with pracs and tutorials, but one the first day back, it was rather pissy. Anyway, as we chatted, one of our friends came up and told us that our notes were ready. It cost $77 all up. A bit on the expensive side, but hey, we want to pass, not fail. So we waited in line and coughed up the money. The notes look pretty interesting, especially for BACH11612 - Introductory Behavioural Health. The notes for that are pretty heavy, I think they photocopied an entire book or something on the subject, but it makes for interesting reading.

On the subject of reading, I braved the natural afternoon light to buy HP7. It was in my hands at around 11:30am and I finished it some 5 hours later. I won't say that it's an excellent book, but it brings the Harry Potter saga to an adequate end. The important trio of characters didn't die permanently, and there was a happy ending. There were a lot of deaths though or other minor characters. Like I said, it ends the saga well enough and it was worth the $30 I spent. Still I did feel a bit cheated. It was nowhere as thick as I expected and that was probably why I finished it much faster than previous books.

I've finally found a neat little DS game. It's called Trauma Center, and you play as a young surgeon with amazing skills despite a lack of experience. It's quite a tough puzzle game. Not only do you have to beat the time limit, you also have to keep your patient in good condition otherwise they die and you lose. Very challenging. I'm somewhat surprised that it mixed in patient care and ethics. Not a lot, but enough to remind you that as a health professional you have to save your patients and treat them well. First Ace Attorney, now Trauma Center? What next?

I also took the plunge and replaced why PSU. Which turned out to be a good decision and now my computer is running better than ever. No more whirring fan noises and overheating, just smooth quiet running.

More operations to do. I'm off.