Still alive. Still breating, anyway. I don't know how much living I'm actually getting done. Working my ass off, as usual, but I've put my resume in at a vet clinic around the bend as a veterinary assistant. Wish me luck.
Good luck with the vet assistant app - I did that for a summer, but they had so many liscensed vet techs, that it turned out to be more of a professional poop cleaner/dog walker position.
I hope it all works out for you.