Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Back from Vacation

So I passed the Qual, the most evil test in graduate school. Now I am a pH.D candidate, which only adds 25 cents to my name by the end of the month.
I still don't understand HOW i passed the Qual. I only know that I passed it. It almost feels like a trick.

After passing the Qual, I spent 1 week getting HIV DNA out of bacteria. Then I had a discussion with our lab leader over my next presentation. She thought I should present on January 6th. I thought that was the stupidest things she'd ever come up with since I didn't have data, I've been studying for the qual and I wouldn't have any time between vacation and lab meeting to come up with something. Soo... we kinda had a bad moment. I didn't say anything bad. I just tried to get out of it. She was kind of bitchy then and she was bitchy today. See I came back from vacation with the worst flu ever. Not only do I have the flu, but I have fevers, I am vomiting, and my stomach is just plain out of whack. I mean I 've lost 5 pounds in 2 days. I am on soda crackers and juice.
I sent her an email telling her that I am didn't think I would be presenting today and she didn't write me back. And then she was talking crap about it yesterday too.
God, some people. WHY WHY WHY can't Post Docs just get it WHY?
It took me 4 hours to get dressed today. I went to lab eventhough you shouldn't be driving after taking sudafed, nyquil and dayquil, and tylenol. When I got there they told me that meeting was canceled til tomorrow.
Just like that.
SO now i have to do the same thing tomorrow.

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