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Classes officially started today, and my second rotation started last Monday. The first rotation went well, although during the mandatory rotation critique meeting Dan said that I get the work done, but don't show all that much enthusiasm for it. This is true, but not unique to the rotation. I don't feel enthusistic about anything, really. I just ( Read more... )

whooo-boy! Just checked my Duke e-mail, and boy has Psi U changed! I really am shocked. You know, by last year it really wasn't the same Psi U that I joined at all, and that makes me sad.

Hi Sophia, I am conducting an informal survey of people who were admitted to the graduate program in Molecular Biology at Princeton Univ. but chose to enroll elsewhere. I would like to speak with you for 5-10 minutes at your convenience to find out what factors led to your decision to go to Yale. Please let me know what would be a good time to ( Read more... )

I am officially HIV and hepatitis free!!! Awesomeness. I still have to go back for retesting in January, but it's still good news ( Read more... )

So I've been having weird reflux lately. It's not just acid, it feels like actual food is coming up. This is very strange, especially because I haven't really eaten in a few days, so I'm kind of wondering why food would be there in the first place. Went out and got some antacids, which is helping with the burning, but I was like, okay, why not go ( Read more... )

Mischief managed :)

So Kristin, one of our lab members, is obsessed with squirrels, and has been leaving little funny squirrel notes EVERYWHERE on Kristina's bench. You open a book, out pops a squirrel note. You take a post-it, a squirrel note is under it. It's been insane. We literally have dozens and dozens of these things. Plus there was that one time she ( Read more... )

God, where to begin?? I have had literally zero time to do anything online, but my lab partner's grandfather died and I can't continue the major experiments without her, which messes up my schedule. I just spent ten minutes looking at my revised schedule in disbelief, because it looks like there's not much I can do tonight and tomorrow ( Read more... )

Wow, I thought I'd be seeing more people this morning, in case I don't see anyone in the next hour - byyyyeeee! Rain says bye too. Actually I think he's saying 'saaaave me,' but what does he know. Silly immunodeficient fish ( Read more... )