PHD Comics: Feeling defensive

PHD Comics: Feeling defensive

PHD Comics: Parental Expectations vs. Time

PHD Comics: Parental Expectations vs. Time

AHHHHHHH!

The title is the scream that has resulted from my frustrations.

Ever have one of those days when everything starting going downhill the minute you woke up? That was today for me.

In a nutshell, I got into lab early, but have little or nothing to show for the past 10 hours of work! The forces of nature were against me getting anything to work.
To make matters worse, now I will be even more crammed tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday!
Uggggg! I am heading home for a stiff drink and cuddling with my boys (kitty and hubby).

I just pray that my immune system can fight off whatever has afflicted Teena and Tom in the last few days. I can't afford to miss any days in the next few weeks!

Fall craziness

You know the school year is in full swing when Karen and Joan are both frazzled. Karen is trying to complete her written prelim. I am trying to get my new project off the ground while trying to complete my miRNA project AND convince my thesis committee to let me graduate! Matt has teacher conferences and baseball to keep him busy. That way he doesn't notice as much that I am working every weekend until the foreseen future. Wish all of us luck!

I came into work this Saturday wearing a coat and looking at snow! Even I am going to admit that it is a little on the early side for the white stuff, especially for here in Minneapolis. I have to say, the weather is definitely showing the Gophers, and hopefully the Twins, why the move to the Metrodome was so welcomed in the 80s....the weather her can be VERY unpredictable in fall and spring.

I am doing an animal treatment right now. I couldn't help but think of that poor Yale student while I was trudging along the sub-basement hallways to get to the animal rooms. Her senseless murder made all of us in our lab pause for a moment or two. However, if I EVER want to graduate with any of my degrees I have to suck it up and come in on weekends (daily treatments are so fun!)

Matt and I have Minnesota Orchestra tickets. We worked a sweet discount for all we could and got 6 concerts for $50 a piece (less than $10 a concert). I LOVE the symphony, and Matt does too. We had to go with Saturday tickets because he always falls asleep early on Fridays (unless the Yankees and Twins are playing).

Well, I have to trudge back down the animal room. The Gopher's have Homecoming today, so I can hopefully get out of lab BEFORE the game ends. I need to catch up on laundry, grocery shopping, and gardening before the symphony tonight!