The world is on fire...

So, the world is not actually on fire. We just had another fire drill this morning. At 7:45. I really do not appreciate these alarm businesses. Just putting it out there.

Today I presented my research once again, at Tuesday Lunch. It went WELL. Except for Sponsler waving at me and basically telling me I needed to stop talking, because I ran longer than I thought I would. Other than that, it was great. :)

I started legitimate cell work today. By legitimate I mean I passed the cells, and then I counted them. This is a particularly faulty process for multiple reasons:

1. I have never been very good at seeing the whole field of view with the microscope. I get the whole principle, I just stink at it.

2. The microscope is in a position where I have to bend over to look into it, even when I sit on the stool. This may cause, if prolonged, hunchback status. I could be the star of a Hugo novel. Or a Disney movie.

3. It's probably one of the least exciting things anyone could be doing in a lab. While it doesn't take much skill or anything, it is extremely time-consuming and monotonous. Worse than cleaning HPLC vials.

4. While I like biology, I am far more partial to the more mathematical sciences. I am lucky to have gotten this far without the biology being the main focus; nevertheless, it's kind of important if the goal of my project is ultimately to kill cancerous tumors.

Alas, I am told that cell counting is what undergrads are for. I haven't been able to properly defend myself. Oh well.

Currently reading: still Run. I plan to get to Great Expectations this weekend on the bus ride to Old Forge, where we are canoeing! :)

Listening to: "The Long Way Around" by the Dixie Chicks. "I've always found my way somehow by taking the long way, taking the long way around."

- Rachel