I complain a lot in here.  Let's say something positive today.

Hmm...this is tough.  Well, research is going "well".  I say "well" because as a researcher, you're never satisfied, and there's always another experiment you want to get that never works and it all kind of negates all of the big breakthroughs you make with your research.  For example, ( Read more... )

 I keep having this recurring dream.  it seems no matter where it is or what i'm doing, one of my best friends from high school is there.  i never say anything, we just look at each other quizzically.  and always by the time i've decided i'm sure it's her and go back to say something she's always gone.  i feel like i should get a hold of her, but i ( Read more... )

 i feel like crap.

BUT I PASSED MY QUALS!

my thesis proposal exam is feb. 19.
my credit card application got rejected.
i was late to a great apartment showing, and it was rented before i got there.
steelers won the superbowl.
i got a wii fit/guitar hero for my birthday.

also, if you google "soul-crushing loneliness" the third result is the blog of a biochemistry phd student.

that pretty much ( Read more... )

 I was on the National Mall for the inauguration.  It was one of the best experiences of my life.

By this time tomorrow I'll be nice and warm in Florida for a long weekend with my boyfriend's grandparents.  He should arrive soon.  I hope he doesn't mind the stacks of dirty dishes in my apartment.  Or the fact that I haven't packed yet.  I'm weeks behind in my research.  My proposal is only two months away.  Did I mention some of my rotation ( Read more... )

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i consider myself a fiscally responsible young woman ( Read more... )

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I'm in love
and it's wonderful.

Happy New Year!