For those in need of good news: One of the new Nobel Laureates in Medicine is my PhD advisor's PhD advisor.
My advisor's postdoc advisor is also a Nobel Laureate, so I have two Nobel-winning grand-advisors!
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Una - Oct 03, 2017 12:48:01 pm PDT #17366 of 30002
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
meara - Oct 03, 2017 12:49:46 pm PDT #17367 of 30002
Nice, Una!!
I want to have the energy post-work to get things done but I keep...not having it.
Laura - Oct 03, 2017 12:52:21 pm PDT #17368 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Mmmm, candy. gives Mr. flea the stinkeye
Sending soothing thoughts toward Dana's brain.
Nice, Una! Mmmmm, brainiacs.
Jesse - Oct 03, 2017 1:37:04 pm PDT #17369 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh dear, flea and Dana. Dana, I would go to the ER, even if you wouldn't normally, given your trip, right? Ugh.
Very cool, Una!
I want to have the energy post-work to get things done but I keep...not having it.
Same, same.
Eventually, the totally unprecedented anxious-making things at work have got to stop, right? It's one thing that never happens after another!
Sheryl - Oct 03, 2017 1:57:28 pm PDT #17370 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Soon I will give Mr. S a bath.(which means I will probably get drenched, as he likes to splash a lot) Gary's on a business trip, so I'm flying solo.
Steph L. - Oct 03, 2017 2:25:05 pm PDT #17371 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
flea, I am a willing alibi. IJS.
Dana, that migraine needs to go away. I hope the ER can help.
-t - Oct 03, 2017 2:28:12 pm PDT #17372 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Very cool, Una!
Same, meara.
Migraine~ma, Dana.
sarameg - Oct 03, 2017 3:32:06 pm PDT #17373 of 30002
Sorry to post and run, that kinda day. Earning my superior performer status ( and the percentage raise isn't all that, but I know what the pool is like, so 3.2% at my salary, I'll take it. It's like 10 pairs of full price flues, after taxes! Reality: up retirement contribution to eat it up.)
Cat fountain arrived. Both cats wouldn't stop drinking out of it, so I think it might cure the toilet drinking. It's even ceramic! [link]
Complete change of pace, but I can't stop thinking about it:
On the way home, saw aftermath of what mighta been a hit and run. Middling teen crumpled on sidewalk, feeling gingerly up torso, feet in street. Pulled over blocking traffic to call 911, but saw 2 other people pulled off safer, busting out of their cars& running towards him on their phones, so figured I was redundant and a hazard. Heard sirens shortly thereafter. It's a bad spot, pedestrians cross there & visibility for oncoming traffic is bad.. I really hope he's ok.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 03, 2017 3:49:31 pm PDT #17374 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I get paid for my 10 minute breaks but not for lunch, Matt. I get clocked for all of them, though. It's supposedly to ensure that I am getting my legally mandated breaks, so, whatever. That starts Thursday. Sigh.
Ah, sounds more like to make sure no one is taking breaks beyond the legally mandated 10 minutes. But if you're getting paid for those, just annoying rather than outrageous.
-t - Oct 03, 2017 5:27:04 pm PDT #17375 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's pretty stupid, but capitalism so what do you expect?
Pretty fountain, sarameg. Healing thoughts towards person on the sidewalk, that sounds pretty bad.