Urgency

Without a sense of urgency, I can't seem to be motivated to go "above and beyond" and just do the bare minimum.  Though, my "bare minimum" is set pretty high based on what I achieve with so little effort, I can't help but feel guilty at the wasted potential.  I know I got it in me but I fall prey too easily on matters that shouldn't matter in the now.

I'm taking a summer course and with my current plans, it's only required of me to just pass.  Without the stress of having to attain a high mark, I just find no justification in slaving myself in cubicles and what not in the summer - and that is a good thing since I've been heading home almost every weekend to spend time with friends and family.  However, anatomy is something that I will take with me later in life and I must do my best not to "binge and purge" this knowledge.

But I guess I'm just prioritizing because there's something coming up that I absolutely need to go "above and beyond" everyone else and give it my all.  And my upcoming time away from Toronto will help minimize distractions.  I've been half-assing this thing every time I'm in Toronto with no justifiable excuse and this time I'm taking charge.

On the research front, stem cell research intrigues me more and more each day.  Reverse consent in organ donation (opting-OUT instead of the current opting-IN) is one thing but why not just bypass the whole thing and grow whole new organs that are perfect matches?  This is far into the future and probably not out of reach for my lifetime with the way things are going now.  Since I already did research in cell biology and biochemistry, this has become a likely area of research I'll pursue in my master's.

Cancer research is looking promising too.  The best tool we have is not the drugs and medication, it's our immune system.  The recent new research of reprogramming "white blood cells" (to keep things simple) to recognize and specifially attack cancer cells looks promising...  I hope human trials show the same success and if so, more women can breathe a sigh of relief.

(Yes, it was about breast cancer.  When I said I was "running for your mum" during CIBC's Run for the Cure, and when I made sure no one got lost and cheered them on, I wasn't kidding.  It's good to see the fundraising from such events producing results.)

On a side note, Scutaro is a base-running genius.  What an awesome heads-up play from today's afternoon game.  See here:

Stealing second base on a WALK.  That's just embarrasing indeed, Phillies defense.  I'd put this on my Youtube channel but then the MLB would come and rip me a new one.