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Mixed feelings
Dec. 15th, 2003 10:12 pmWell, I showed up at the lab at 8:15am, ready to go. Which was a good thing, because Chris did want me to start today. I'm not sure yet what my schedule will be; I'm pushing for 3 10s, Chris is hoping for 3 8s and a 6. However he wanted me to help with a protein prep today and I didn't go home till 8:45pm. Even not counting an hour or so for lunch that's still 11 1/2 hours!
It was a good first day, though. I feel like I did actually get something done :-). And I got a bunch of references to get and read, in order to find out more about what we're working on. And Chris and To (pronounced ":toe"--it's short for a longer Japanese name I can't remember now) and I got together to talk about things to try for crystallizing the protein Chris wants me to work on, and I had a good (? time will tell...) idea, based on my experience in another lab that neither of them had considered. I'm an idea woman--I live for moments like that :-)
But it was a *long* time to be back at work, and I spent most of it on my feet. I'm tired and my back hurts, and I'm not even sure I can bring myself to do my back exercises. I came dragging home, aching and sorry for myself and sniffling, and Kip made me dinner and pampered me. He says he wants me to have postive associations with working again :-)
But I only practiced a very little this evening, and only because I'm really *serious* about the mandolin. And it didn't go very well at that. Sniffle.
But hermit crabs like cooked carrots.
It was a good first day, though. I feel like I did actually get something done :-). And I got a bunch of references to get and read, in order to find out more about what we're working on. And Chris and To (pronounced ":toe"--it's short for a longer Japanese name I can't remember now) and I got together to talk about things to try for crystallizing the protein Chris wants me to work on, and I had a good (? time will tell...) idea, based on my experience in another lab that neither of them had considered. I'm an idea woman--I live for moments like that :-)
But it was a *long* time to be back at work, and I spent most of it on my feet. I'm tired and my back hurts, and I'm not even sure I can bring myself to do my back exercises. I came dragging home, aching and sorry for myself and sniffling, and Kip made me dinner and pampered me. He says he wants me to have postive associations with working again :-)
But I only practiced a very little this evening, and only because I'm really *serious* about the mandolin. And it didn't go very well at that. Sniffle.
But hermit crabs like cooked carrots.
