Sunset

Here is picture of the sky after the thunderstorm (also courtesy of Manpreet).

Another Rainbow

Heres a picture of another Rainbow (courtesy of Manpreet).

Rainbow

It finally rained in southern California! Afterwards the sky was streaked orange and their were a couple of rainbows, it was really beautiful and the best part of the thunderstorm was that it cleared the smog away for a couple of hours so you can actually see the mountain range near my house.
Finals are getting really close now, they start next Monday and end on Friday. Everyone at school is really stressed.
Last week I had orientation at the Inland Empire Valley Humane Society so that I can work at their low cost vaccine clinics that they offer to pet owners in the Inland Empire every couple of weeks. It was really sad because most of the animals at the shelter came from very negleted homes and will most likely be euthanized (especially the cats). This whole area is definately very different then what I am used to at home. Most of the people here are very poor and uneducated. The kind of medicine that we are practicing when we are on our rotations (at hospitals and the VACS bus) is focused more on preventative medicine (vaccines, heartworm, spaying, neutering and educating clients) as opposed to more complex medical cases.
If you would like to adopt a pet you should visit the Inland Valley Humane Society: http://www.ivhsspca.org/

Labor Day Weekend

A couple of my fellow veterinary students and I actually took some time off this weekend to do something other then study. On Saturday we went to West Hollywood and walked around. Sunday was spent studying some more but at 11pm a bunch of us loaded up our surf boards onto our cars and drove to San Onofre Beach. We camped out overnight and woke up in the morning to miles of beach and surf. It was my first time using my Mini-malibu board. It was a lot different then the long boards that I have surfed on in the past. While I didn't actually get to stand and ride a wave on my new board I still had a great time. The waves weren't huge but they were definately bigger then the east coast. All of the sufers at this spot were also super friendly. After a long day on the beach I went back home to study study study.
This weeks case in school introduces us to Neurology and while its nice to finally have a break from the thoracic and pelvic limb it's still a difficult subject to grasp.
I can't wait for this weekend, Steve is coming to visit. Also, the Los Angeles county fair starts, for all you east coasters it's the equivilent of the Big E! Well I have to go learn all of the cranial nerves but I will write again soon.

Class and the cat

I had a 2 hour lecture on neurology this morning followed by a 2 hour lecture on immunology, now we get an hour break before our next 2 classes.

ps-This is a picture of Ouston in my room!