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it burns usss.....
Lesson learned this week: Boiling oil, when splashed on your hand, really hurts.
Anyway.. it's certainly been a while since I bothered updating. It just feels like I get home after work and time vanishes or I'm feeling too tired to do much more than sit and poke at Gaia. So I'm going to do my usual break-down of everything.
Work:
I actually feel like I've been integrated into this lab a lot faster than any of my others. I suppose that's mostly because I'm an actual full-time member and not a student anymore, but it's a nice feeling. I've been doing a lot of new things. Lots of practicing with mouse-handling (which I suck at) and learning my way around. So I guess things have settled in nicely. It certainly helps that everyone in the lab is younger-ish. Jason graduated the year before me, and the 2 grad students are a 1st and a 2nd year. So there's really no feeling of having to fit one spot on the lab chain. I don't like feeling like there are different levels of people.
I noticed something today that made me pause for a bit to stare at the wall and think. I love science. I love doing lab work. I love being in the environment. But... I hate having to read scientific papers. I've been trying to read this one paper for the past few days.. and I can't get past the first page. I'll read a sentence and my mind will instantly start wandering. I feel like this might be a problem.... I guess I'll just need to make sure I at least get used to reading lots of papers. It's hard to go to grad school if you can't read scientific papers...
The only thing that is kinda a drag is the commute. It's a straight shot on 84 to get there.. but it includes driving through the wonder of Hartford... at rush hours... both ways. And people are stupid. If my glare could kill.. there would be more exploded cars on 84. Today alone I had 3 stupid people cut me off... and it was just so frustrating! Luckily my car has been handling the whole driving lots thing quite well.
Family:
I went to West Hartford on Saturday. My grandmother is there so I went to go spend time with everyone. We went to go see Becoming Jane. Justin and I are still waiting on the things from Virginia. Sadly, my dad went and told my grandma that Justin and I could find a way to transport everything. The original idea had been to get the movers to stop at the apartment first and then go to West Hartford. But apparently that wasn't possible... or my dad decided it wasn't. It shall remain a mystery. Now.. this would be ok if it were small stuff, but we're expecting a loveseat.... and an entertainment center... and a kitchen table and chairs. This.. will not fit in cars. So now I'm going to have to find a day that works for both Justin and I so we can get a UHaul or something. ugh.
Apartment:
I got to feel very... adult this past weekend. I got to pay bills. It was kinda exciting, but I know that come this time next month I won't be so pleased about it. Other than that and the missing items, things go well. I've learned that quarters are the most important coin because they let me have clean clothes. We still don't have a table/desk for workspace, but I think this weekend I will wander off to target and buy the big folding table and the to Christmas Tree shops for the folding chairs.
Other:
First anime club meeting was on Wednesday. It was weird being there as not an officer. I'd gotten used to it I suppose. I was sitting there and realizing that I honestly *liked* having to do everything. For all I would complain about how much work it was and how some people were so stupid, etc etc... inside I loved it. I liked having to make announcements. I liked dealing with the criticism even. That sounds weird. I guess I just really felt like I was doing something good and now I miss it. But it was a good meeting and I'm looking forward to the meetings to come.
Hm. I'm just glad it's the weekend for now. They weekdays seem to meld together since I have no defined schedule. When I was still in classes, what I had each day defined the day for me. Now it's just a string of driving and working.
*nod* On that note, I suppose I should be off to try and finish up my data for Sylvain. I'm bad at this game..
Anyway.. it's certainly been a while since I bothered updating. It just feels like I get home after work and time vanishes or I'm feeling too tired to do much more than sit and poke at Gaia. So I'm going to do my usual break-down of everything.
Work:
I actually feel like I've been integrated into this lab a lot faster than any of my others. I suppose that's mostly because I'm an actual full-time member and not a student anymore, but it's a nice feeling. I've been doing a lot of new things. Lots of practicing with mouse-handling (which I suck at) and learning my way around. So I guess things have settled in nicely. It certainly helps that everyone in the lab is younger-ish. Jason graduated the year before me, and the 2 grad students are a 1st and a 2nd year. So there's really no feeling of having to fit one spot on the lab chain. I don't like feeling like there are different levels of people.
I noticed something today that made me pause for a bit to stare at the wall and think. I love science. I love doing lab work. I love being in the environment. But... I hate having to read scientific papers. I've been trying to read this one paper for the past few days.. and I can't get past the first page. I'll read a sentence and my mind will instantly start wandering. I feel like this might be a problem.... I guess I'll just need to make sure I at least get used to reading lots of papers. It's hard to go to grad school if you can't read scientific papers...
The only thing that is kinda a drag is the commute. It's a straight shot on 84 to get there.. but it includes driving through the wonder of Hartford... at rush hours... both ways. And people are stupid. If my glare could kill.. there would be more exploded cars on 84. Today alone I had 3 stupid people cut me off... and it was just so frustrating! Luckily my car has been handling the whole driving lots thing quite well.
Family:
I went to West Hartford on Saturday. My grandmother is there so I went to go spend time with everyone. We went to go see Becoming Jane. Justin and I are still waiting on the things from Virginia. Sadly, my dad went and told my grandma that Justin and I could find a way to transport everything. The original idea had been to get the movers to stop at the apartment first and then go to West Hartford. But apparently that wasn't possible... or my dad decided it wasn't. It shall remain a mystery. Now.. this would be ok if it were small stuff, but we're expecting a loveseat.... and an entertainment center... and a kitchen table and chairs. This.. will not fit in cars. So now I'm going to have to find a day that works for both Justin and I so we can get a UHaul or something. ugh.
Apartment:
I got to feel very... adult this past weekend. I got to pay bills. It was kinda exciting, but I know that come this time next month I won't be so pleased about it. Other than that and the missing items, things go well. I've learned that quarters are the most important coin because they let me have clean clothes. We still don't have a table/desk for workspace, but I think this weekend I will wander off to target and buy the big folding table and the to Christmas Tree shops for the folding chairs.
Other:
First anime club meeting was on Wednesday. It was weird being there as not an officer. I'd gotten used to it I suppose. I was sitting there and realizing that I honestly *liked* having to do everything. For all I would complain about how much work it was and how some people were so stupid, etc etc... inside I loved it. I liked having to make announcements. I liked dealing with the criticism even. That sounds weird. I guess I just really felt like I was doing something good and now I miss it. But it was a good meeting and I'm looking forward to the meetings to come.
Hm. I'm just glad it's the weekend for now. They weekdays seem to meld together since I have no defined schedule. When I was still in classes, what I had each day defined the day for me. Now it's just a string of driving and working.
*nod* On that note, I suppose I should be off to try and finish up my data for Sylvain. I'm bad at this game..
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Hallo!
-Max