I drove 45 minutes came into the lab yesterday, on a Sunday, so that I could spend 5 minutes setting up embryo plates (essentially putting little plates on the bottom of where we store our flies). I did this so that I would be able to run an immuno-precipitation while collecting some microscope images, that whole trying to be efficient so that I can graduate in a timely manner without killing myself philosophy?
Yeah will the stupid flies did not lay eggs and my scope died after taking 1 image. FUCK me.
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11 months ago
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Boo!
I have to drag myself to lab on the weekends if I come at all, and it's such a bummer when it doesn't pay off!
I hope your week gets better!
Dude. That sucks. Stupid flies. And stupid technology.
That stinks! I always hate it when that happens. I hope the week only gets better from here on out!
Oh noes!!!! This is the story of my life though when I think that things will go easily.
Sometimes it seems like the forces of nature are conspiring against you. Isn't that the worst thing about research?
Definitely sounds familiar!
ScienceMama - it was pulling teeth to get me to come in, Canadian bacon was on...
Cath - beer anyone? that was my question, perhaps I should move to cookies if I don't want to become an alky
Amanda - Thanks! I hope so too!
Isis - The worst thing is the guilt. Had I not come in on Sunday, then when the scope busted I would've felt like "oh had I just come in I could do the IP.."
Tina - yes that is the worst thing about research. I've decided that our scope is cylon.
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