I have the beginnings to a few posts, but nothing that is really finished. And by finished, I mean coherent. So, instead you get the first edition of “Coffee and Ethidium Bromide.”
First with the good stuff. I’d like to award a large, steaming mug of coffee to the editors at Field Specific Journal for publishing my paper. It’s my first, first-author paper. I’m jumping-around excited. So, in that respect, I’d like to award a big jug of Ethidium Bromide for Labmate to drink for making fun of me. Still, I’ll buy a round of coffee, and hot chocolate for those that prefer it, to my friends and Dad for being excited with me.
Another cup of coffee, or in his case: tea, to Advisor for complimenting me on the experiment I proposed to him and for encouraging me to talk about others. [I’m always nervous that he, or anyone else, will think that my ideas are stupid.] Though, I’d give him a dropper full of Ethidium Bromide for being somewhat abrupt with my undergrad this week. She told me that she had to do school stuff and work this weekend to make up for it. I ok’d it. However, today [when she came in] I had to call Advisor off before he gave her the “you-must-show-up-every-day” talk.
I’ll award the administration at Public U Specialty Department an espresso for getting Dr. Man a contract for next year, finally! However, the old chair and residency director in Specialty Department can take-this-EtBr-and-shove-it for jerking Dr. Man around up to this point.
And last, but not least, I’ll give SIL-1 a large mug of specialty hot chocolate for inviting me to go to a bridal convention in InLawTown. I can’t go, but she didn’t know that when she asked. I think I’m making headway in that situation.
Congratulations on the paper! I’m so pleased for you and hope you do something wonderful to celebrate.
Congratulations! I just got my first first-author accepted this year too and I had no idea how amazing it would feel! Make sure you ride that high as long as possible and don’t let your Advisor drag you back down to work! I’m glad to hear you’re making progress with the SIL too.
Yay for the paper! I’m exciting for you. Can I have hot chocolate?
Does that mean that Dr Man gets to live in the same place as you? Or just that he got a job for next year? Not “just”. It’s awesome either way.
Good work with SIL. 🙂
Thanks for all the well-wishes on the paper. I had no idea that I would be so excited to search for myself on pubmed.
Ecogeofemme: This means that not only does Dr. Man have a job for next year; he also gets to move to where I live in July!
Hot chocolate all around!
I am glad you are handing out more coffee than bromide 😉 The first first author paper is awesome – congrats!! And that Dr.Man is moving to where you live – yay! (off to make some more coffee – cheers!)
Congrats on the paper!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! That’s awesome.