The State Fair has started two miles down the road from my place. Last night I was alerted to 10:30PM by the fireworks. Since the Hennipen Bridge is out the traffic in our quite little area is horrendous. Is it Labor Day yet?
Mom is coming this weekend to go to the fair with us. She is having a hellacous time balancing her new job while trying to train in the new owners on her new job. I think the new owners are realizing my mom does/did the work of three people! I hope she can cut lose and relax this weekend.
Matt's mom is getting remarried next weekend in Fargo. Matt got a new suit for the occasion. He looks VERY handsome. He is down 30 lbs. from this time last year. It wasn't easy for him, but it was worth it. I am very proud of him for taking charge and working toward a goal of being healthier. Both of us lost our fathers at a young age (both were 61 when they died), so we know that we need to take care of ourselves.
I start clinic next week. I will be in Endocrine Clinic one afternoon a week. I am excited for the first day because most of the cases are pituitary cases. I have lots of personal interest in this because of Dad's history.....Hopefully that will make the first day a bit easier. I am VERY nervous because it has been three and a half years since I have even though about doing a physical exam and history. It is rather intimidating to think about all the knowledge I have lost over that time. Hopefully it will be like riding a bike and I will catch on again quickly. Otherwise this could be a very painful and frustrating fall on that front. Lab is looking to be tough this fall as well, so having at least one aspect of my training going well would be a positive. Wish me luck!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Where has summer gone?
I find myself sitting in lab here on a Wednesday wondering where the summer has gone. I know that I am not alone in this feeling, as Matt is probably sitting at home in front of his computer wondering the same thing.....he starts school next week already!
I missed my goal of getting an abstract submitted to the ASH meeting again this year. I put in a valiant effort, the stars were just not in alignment. My crucial experiment is getting on on Friday, the deadline was yesterday. Who says scientists can't relate to athletes, this is like coming up 5 yards short at the end of the quarterfinals!
On the positive side, my paper was accepted and the proofs are in. It looks like it will "hit press" in Oct. You can already get it on Pubmed though, which is fun. I am also getting to do a platform talk at the HO-1 Meeting in Miami at the end of Sept and just came back from Keystone, CO. I think I can safely go into my next thesis committee meeting feeling like I got some tasks accomplished this summer. Now I just have to worry about keeping my momentum going forward toward the end goal: a PhD by the middle of June 2010!
I just spent two hours getting our lab group's second paper fixed this morning. Dr. Belcher is first author. We submitted on Monday before he left for his 3-week Vietnam vacation, only to get it back yesterday because he had it in the wrong format. Since he is gone, it was left up to me (sixth author and only one with familiarity with the software) to fix it. I am getting sick of him pulling stuff like that. The major lesson I have learned from Dr. Belcher is how I do NOT want an employee like him when I have my own lab someday. For every good thing about him (there are some), there is at least 2 negative.
Well, I better wrap this up. The next two weeks are full of talks and lab work. Derek is coming this weekend for a visit, then my mom next weekend. Joan and Keith get married on Labor Day. Matt and I still don't know what to expect for that event.....it could be quite bittersweet, as is most things involving that aspect of our life.
Bye for now.
I missed my goal of getting an abstract submitted to the ASH meeting again this year. I put in a valiant effort, the stars were just not in alignment. My crucial experiment is getting on on Friday, the deadline was yesterday. Who says scientists can't relate to athletes, this is like coming up 5 yards short at the end of the quarterfinals!
On the positive side, my paper was accepted and the proofs are in. It looks like it will "hit press" in Oct. You can already get it on Pubmed though, which is fun. I am also getting to do a platform talk at the HO-1 Meeting in Miami at the end of Sept and just came back from Keystone, CO. I think I can safely go into my next thesis committee meeting feeling like I got some tasks accomplished this summer. Now I just have to worry about keeping my momentum going forward toward the end goal: a PhD by the middle of June 2010!
I just spent two hours getting our lab group's second paper fixed this morning. Dr. Belcher is first author. We submitted on Monday before he left for his 3-week Vietnam vacation, only to get it back yesterday because he had it in the wrong format. Since he is gone, it was left up to me (sixth author and only one with familiarity with the software) to fix it. I am getting sick of him pulling stuff like that. The major lesson I have learned from Dr. Belcher is how I do NOT want an employee like him when I have my own lab someday. For every good thing about him (there are some), there is at least 2 negative.
Well, I better wrap this up. The next two weeks are full of talks and lab work. Derek is coming this weekend for a visit, then my mom next weekend. Joan and Keith get married on Labor Day. Matt and I still don't know what to expect for that event.....it could be quite bittersweet, as is most things involving that aspect of our life.
Bye for now.
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