My list from my boss

Everything is no. 1

Intimidating

First time in my life, I've been described as intimidating. What has happened in the last half year to earn me this status? I don't know how I got here and if I'm stuck in a scientific problem again, I still don't know how to dig myself out. It's just puzzling that's the way kids see me. The only trick I have is to ask people for help. Well, if I inspire you, good for you. If I intimidate you, I'm sorry, but I'm actually not half as zai as you think I am.

Jammed today, first time in 3 years? It was awesome. Didn't know we could still play.. and we sounded decent! We played through most of the songs that we wanted to. And still remembered how to play some old stuff that we used to know. I want to do this again.

Dear mouse

Please mate. Please deliver. Please don't eat your babies. Please pass on your mutant allele. That's all I ask of you. Thank you.

Thank you postdocs

Trust them to remind me how much data I have, trust them to remind me how interesting my project is, especially when nothing seems to be working, or when the boss tells me I'm not good enough. I thank them for brainstorming with me, sitting down and spending more time thinking about my project than myself, thank them for teaching me loads, thank them for always being friendly and for hanging out on weekends.

Today I feel good about my project.. =) High from lab meeting