Author Archives: Amanda

Randomness from Dodge

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Amanda

I’m visiting Dr. Man in Dodge right now. He was on call yesterday and part of today, so I was stuck “exploring” Dodge on my own. [I have to use the term exploring rather loosely, as I was rather sick … Continue reading →

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Sick days

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Amanda

This email from Advisor made my day : “Stay away. We’ve had enough contamination problems.” This is the first time that I’ve ever been accused of contaminating E. coli.

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Structured vs. Unstructured Hours

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Amanda

EcoGeoFemme and Mad Hatter (amongst others) have recently talked about the amount of hours grad students should/do work and what restrictions should be placed on those hours. I’ve had an unfinished post about this very subject in my drafts folder … Continue reading →

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A little more cheese and a little less whine

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Amanda

The blog has been very whiny for a while. So, I thought I’d try to write about a few things that are going well. Umm… Ok. I’ve got the majority of the mutants I need to for my abstract deadline. … Continue reading →

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Unknown Biases

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Amanda

I had an interesting conversation the other day with SIL-1. I’ve mentioned before that she is a conservative christian, but she’s not overly pushy about it. At least she doesn’t try to “witness” with me. Also, I try to abide … Continue reading →

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To Renew or To Not Renew

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Amanda

This month’s theme for Scientiae is Renewal. I’ve been thinking about that a lot. There’s a few things that I’m trying to decide whether or not to renew. And a few things that I definitely want to renew, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Time management in a LDR

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Amanda

I’ve got a deadline in a little over two weeks. A big one. It’s to submit an abstract to Major European Conference. I’m committed to going and to get the department to pay for it I have to submit an … Continue reading →

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Circles

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Amanda

I have dark circles under my eyes. My question is: Grad School or Age? I spent one hour and thirty minutes of my very busy day dealing with a particular tissue culture company to try to get my yeast strain. … Continue reading →

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Archive Meme

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Amanda

Now that I’ve been tagged by both EcoGeoFemme and ScienceGirl, I should get around to reading my archives and figuring out what to post. I’ve had a hard time figuring out what to post because I don’t have a very … Continue reading →

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Two Body Problem, Part III

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Amanda

I’m writing this just twenty minutes after Dr. Man left. I think I’ve done enough research on the topic of Is It Harder To Leave Or Be Left? (in reference to the two body problem). I have decided that it … Continue reading →

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