Why you gotta treat me this way, science?

[asimplechord]

What was I saying about getting through the grant-related experiments and getting back to my own project?

What I meant to say is: it is NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

A competitor published a paper on one of the post-docs' projects. Fuuuuuuuuck. Which is shitty, but it happens; that's the way academic science moves forward. We can work around it. But since this competitor has a bigger lab, more funding, and a history and experience on the project that Student has been navigating ever so slowly, we REALLY need to get his crap together.

Which means that in addition to grant-related experiments, I am going to be doing a slew of some experiments that he hasn't been able to get to work for Student's project in order to get it out as soon as humanly possible assuming he doesn't fuck off for another month-long vacation.

>>>>:/

(In happier news, I wrote two drabbles last night, and spent yesterday with girl!Brad/Nate porn playing merrily in my head, so perhaps I'm exiting the Death Valley of Writing Inspiration I've been occupying since the holidays.)

Comments

[chiralove.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm so sorry, that really sucks! :(

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

It sucks, but mostly I'm just annoyed that it's piling MORE crap on my bench. :/

[why-me-why-not.livejournal.com]

UGH, that is so boo! The world of science is not being fair to you. Also, student? Still needs a good swift kick in the tail.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Dude. I am so tired of him. I have lost my patience. I try to be sympathetic, but he makes it SO HARD.

[why-me-why-not.livejournal.com]

Is this the same one you were bitching about to me when I visited LAST SUMMER? Because really. There's a time limit on that kind of bullshit. '