No FFF’s today
So, I don’t have any photos of flowers of of fuzzy friends for Friday today. On the weekends when I could be taking photos of flowers, I’ve just been too hot. Taking photos always makes me hotter and I just haven’t felt like doing it.
I mainly wanted to leave a note, so that all of you don’t worry that I’m having a migraine. I’ve actually been doing pretty well with them lately, which is a real plus.
I haven’t really typed much out lately about how I’m doing, so I thought I’d take a moment to share a few things along those lines too.
One is that I’m facing these experiments at work that I’ve been trying to optimize for the past month. For the first time, last week I got data that looked like the protocol is working and I’d finally gotten the kinks worked out. Then I did it again, got the results this week and bam! it looks weird again. I’m hoping it is a bit of a fluke, but it is frustrating to wonder if having the time that it worked was the fluke instead.
Ah scientific research. It is like banging your head against the wall interspersed with moments of exhilaration.
Another thing is that I gave a presentation at lab meeting this week. I was very nervous going into it, because the only time I’ve presented for my current boss was when I interviewed. And it is quite a different matter when you present work that they are very familiar with vs. data that they’ve never seen before. It is easier for them to spot any glaring mistakes when they know the data. But it all went well and when I asked him the day after if there were things I should change, he indicated that it was very clear and understandable.
It was also good to have him thinking about my project for a while. He is very good at looking toward the future and dreaming up experiments that might be useful for a publication. Now, I just have to get those dang experiments to work. *sigh*
For now, that is all I really want to say. Some family is coming to visit soon. I’ve got a trip planned to see some friends from undergraduate college. And there is some stuff going on with my choir/church. But I’ll save all of that for another time.
Hope you all have a good weekend!
Hugs to you,
Danielle
Texas Seestor says:
Ahh, research…I understand and am sorry to hear your repeat experiment did not yield the same results. Try, and try again.
But, I am glad to hear that your lab presentation went well. I know how hard you worked preparing for it. : )
Happy weekend!
Amber says:
Well I hope that your experiments start working better for you. I know how tedious that has to be. But that is what research is for, eh?
Also, have tonnes of fun with your family visiting! Yay.
Ern says:
“It is like banging your head against the wall interspersed with moments of exhilaration.”
OMG, that is so true. It’s like emotional roulette! I’m sorry about your experiments, and i can totally empathize. At least your presentation went well!
Squirl says:
It sounds like really hard work. But it sounds more exciting than what I do. Hope the family visit is fun!