Monthly Archives: July 2008

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Amanda

I’m leaving for the Emerald Isle tomorrow for Major European Conference. After much deliberation, I decided to leave my computer at home. I figured that week one would consist of lots of science exposure and that week two would be … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Amanda

FlightyUndergrad has a habit of comparing her hard, pre-med, course-laden undergrad life with my easy, course-free grad student life. She has said such gems as: “Well, at least you don’t have to study” and “You just don’t understand. My parent’s … Continue reading →

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Meeting the (Science) Relatives

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Amanda

Continuing my metaphor from before, I’m meeting the Science Relatives. Major European Conference starts next Saturday in the Emerald Isle. It’s the biggest meeting in my field. So, obviously, the most important issue at hand is what do I wear? … Continue reading →

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My (least) Favorite Mistake

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Amanda

Just suffice to say that I overlooked a significant detail in Damned Yeast Project and am doing one last hail-mary experiment before leaving for Major European Conference (next week). This one is my fault and I should have read through … Continue reading →

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No Eating Out Challenge Wrap Up

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Amanda

So, this post is about a week late. With moving Dr. Man back and working in the lab to get ready for Major European Conference, I just… well.. forgot. The last week of June was a bust. I tried to … Continue reading →

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Take it easy baby

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Amanda

Yesterday Dr. Man, Lawyer Friend (who is visiting us– our first house guest!), and I went to see a fireworks show in nearby StickTown. It was a great fireworks display. It went on for about 40 minutes with a tremendous … Continue reading →

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A notebook to remember

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Amanda

While at lab today (note the date) I had to go searching through a former graduate student’s lab notebook. There was a discrepancy between a paper and his thesis (it was minor just a plasmid name), but I had to … Continue reading →

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Multi-tasking & me

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Amanda

**Warning this contains some brain dumpage and rambling** I was reading Stepwise Girl’s post today and she pointed out that she had a lot of things to do and was having problems switching between them. That got me to thinking … Continue reading →

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Anti-attention

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Amanda

The first thing that my Best-Friend-Since-The-First-Grade (BFSFG) said to me after Congratulations, when I told her I was getting married, was Are you sure that you want to have a wedding? I told her that my mother would probably never … Continue reading →

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