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asimplechordAgain a late night with the long experiment. I hate it -- it's eleven hours plus the additional time that warming media, processing samples, and all that crap usually takes. Then I missed the train by about 30 seconds and had to wait for the next one. I was going to post while I was still in lab, but other stuff kept me busy.
1. I found out that the Post-Doc? Is only post-doctoral in the broadest sense of the word. His degree is actually a medical science degree from a school in China, and is the equivalent of a BS in biology. Which the Chief didn't know (his resume listed him as a post-doc in his previous lab) until after he hired him. That explains a lot of his basic science ignorance, actually.
2. The rotation student who was all gung-ho about joining our lab? Has fallen off the face of the earth. Seriously, she just never showed up for her next tutorial, and she hasn't turned in the paperwork for the last one. And she was supposed to give lab meeting last week, but she never appeared and never called or emailed with an explanation.
3. New orphan grad student is joining the lab. Her PI is leaving, and she can't leave Houston for personal reasons. Which is the same reason we adopted the previous orphan grad student we did. As far as I can tell, this is a lose/lose situation for the Chief. Her project is only tangentially related to ours (it's cancer, at least), and he's going to end up paying for her salary and supplies out of his grant (her old PI is already being a dick about letting her take reagents and lab supplies before he moves) without her work contributing to the grant's goals. I think my boss is being too nice.
4. I am tired of this lab. I think part of my problem is that it's never been my passion, not like metal metabolism, but it's also that I'm coming up on the four-year mark, and I just don't normally stay in one place that long. I mean, yeah, when I was a teenager I kept the same part-time job all through middle and high school. But then four years as a university student/chemistry grader/police dispatcher, two years as a teaching assistant, three years as a research assistant, three years as a post-doc. I feel like it's time for me to GO, you know?
In fandom related news, I have to say, WTF brain? Seriously, always-a-girl band fic? Zoo AU? Clearly, someone's put something in my coffee.
Also, once again I must say: a beta reader is not someone who just cheerleads and runs spell-check. A good beta discusses ideas, checks grammar, spelling, etc. They also might point out factual or technical errors. (FYI: Changing a flat rear tire on a bike? Does not require a special tool. The wheel comes off the chain, and then you replace the tube -- and possibly the actual outer tire if glass messed it up enough -- the same way you'd do a front tire.)
As a reminder: bear =/= bare, and "its" should only ever have an apostrophe if it's a contraction of "it is". Are we clear? Kthnx.
Finally, I really really like HOWL. I wasn't sure how I felt about it on first listen, because I was maybe expecting something TAI-like, but second, third and fourth listens convinced me. If I get out of lab at a decent hour tonight, maybe I'll do a track-by-track comment thingy.
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ETA: Also, telling me our summer undergrad would start 1June and then springing her on me today? NOT COOL. Nor is a request to take a second summer undergrad b/c the program accepted more than they actually had spots for. Especially if they don't speak English. Like, at all. I can't supervise someone if I can't communicate with them.
1. I found out that the Post-Doc? Is only post-doctoral in the broadest sense of the word. His degree is actually a medical science degree from a school in China, and is the equivalent of a BS in biology. Which the Chief didn't know (his resume listed him as a post-doc in his previous lab) until after he hired him. That explains a lot of his basic science ignorance, actually.
2. The rotation student who was all gung-ho about joining our lab? Has fallen off the face of the earth. Seriously, she just never showed up for her next tutorial, and she hasn't turned in the paperwork for the last one. And she was supposed to give lab meeting last week, but she never appeared and never called or emailed with an explanation.
3. New orphan grad student is joining the lab. Her PI is leaving, and she can't leave Houston for personal reasons. Which is the same reason we adopted the previous orphan grad student we did. As far as I can tell, this is a lose/lose situation for the Chief. Her project is only tangentially related to ours (it's cancer, at least), and he's going to end up paying for her salary and supplies out of his grant (her old PI is already being a dick about letting her take reagents and lab supplies before he moves) without her work contributing to the grant's goals. I think my boss is being too nice.
4. I am tired of this lab. I think part of my problem is that it's never been my passion, not like metal metabolism, but it's also that I'm coming up on the four-year mark, and I just don't normally stay in one place that long. I mean, yeah, when I was a teenager I kept the same part-time job all through middle and high school. But then four years as a university student/chemistry grader/police dispatcher, two years as a teaching assistant, three years as a research assistant, three years as a post-doc. I feel like it's time for me to GO, you know?
In fandom related news, I have to say, WTF brain? Seriously, always-a-girl band fic? Zoo AU? Clearly, someone's put something in my coffee.
Also, once again I must say: a beta reader is not someone who just cheerleads and runs spell-check. A good beta discusses ideas, checks grammar, spelling, etc. They also might point out factual or technical errors. (FYI: Changing a flat rear tire on a bike? Does not require a special tool. The wheel comes off the chain, and then you replace the tube -- and possibly the actual outer tire if glass messed it up enough -- the same way you'd do a front tire.)
As a reminder: bear =/= bare, and "its" should only ever have an apostrophe if it's a contraction of "it is". Are we clear? Kthnx.
Finally, I really really like HOWL. I wasn't sure how I felt about it on first listen, because I was maybe expecting something TAI-like, but second, third and fourth listens convinced me. If I get out of lab at a decent hour tonight, maybe I'll do a track-by-track comment thingy.
♥
ETA: Also, telling me our summer undergrad would start 1June and then springing her on me today? NOT COOL. Nor is a request to take a second summer undergrad b/c the program accepted more than they actually had spots for. Especially if they don't speak English. Like, at all. I can't supervise someone if I can't communicate with them.
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Date: 2008-05-30 12:52 pm (UTC)I love the photo artwork, too. For serious, why am I not in Chicago on the 4th for the Subterranean show/CD release party? Also, did you listen to the Fearless broadcast? :D