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One of my dear friends just had a miscarriage. My heart is breaking for her. I know how much she wanted this baby. I’m too far away to go and visit her, but I’d like to send something (a card, … Continue reading →

Bad News: My enzyme died while I was waiting for the very-nice-now-working centrifuge to be fixed. Good News: It doesn’t matter that I lost my sample. Bad News: I came in around midnight last night and will work for about … Continue reading →

Why is it that I have so little faith in myself?* I made a really stupid mistake in the lab today (accidentally dumped a sample that I sort-of cared about) that really won’t set me behind very much (maybe by … Continue reading →

I’m so fucking burnt out. I wrote that on Friday. After that I just couldn’t go on. I had nothing to say that wasn’t some variation on I work all the time and other people around me don’t do that … Continue reading →

I’m so proud of my country. My entire country. Let’s keep moving forward. [Edited to add: This was supposed to go up yesterday, but I had some technical problems. I still feel this way, so I posted it even though … Continue reading →

I voted a while ago. Still, I’m happy everytime I see an “I voted” sticker. If you can’t do it for yourself, then do it for me: Vote. Continue to make me happy.

Our poor, poor car is almost dead. It won’t start, creates lots of smoke, and sounds like it’s going to explode.* Sad. *Dr. Man begs to differ on this last point. I say it sounds like it’s going to explode. … Continue reading →

Proving once again that I have the maturity of a 13 year old boy. Scenario:A slide detailing the infection process of an STD, the words “vaginal lumen” are displayed at the top. I nudge CurrentLabMate… we giggle quietly. A professor … Continue reading →

The past weekend was fun, but exhausting. The entire weekend was packed with activities. On top of the previously mentioned parties, there was a rehearsal, a rehearsal dinner, pictures, and the actual wedding/reception to attend. In the end, I though … Continue reading →

Busy, busy, busy. It never really stops. In one shape or another, I’ve been very involved with work the past few months. This weekend, though, I get a bit of a break. SIL-1’s wedding is this weekend. Dr. Man and … Continue reading →