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garr.

One gripe w/ the writely.com now that they've changed to using "google accounts" for passwords. Granted, I got it using my gmail name and all, but why oh why does it have to log you out of one gmail account when you sign into writely with another gmail id?? It's annoying!! Very. And if this is futher linked to google talk program, very very very annoying.

In other news, i actually have an outline for the black library competition. I need to whip it into shape and I'm scared as hell based on my previous track record with writing stories that I've thoroughly outlined, but well, it's done so might as well submit it.

Now I just have to decide what 500 writing sample to include...if it's fanfic, I need to thoroughly scrub it to make it less firefly-ish methinks.

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Okay, setting up two ginormous chromatin IP experiments at the same time takes WAAAAY more time than I believed initially. Especially when you figure out you don't have quite enough of one antibody to do part of one that you wanted to....which actually turns out to be good because I wouldn't have had room enough on our mini-belly dancers for all the tubes (technical term: nutator. Belly dancers are more fun. Sadly the ones in our lab don't look quite like the two tiered ones that are generally thought of when a science nerd says belly dancer).

Also, postdoc really really really really really needs to stop coming up to me with inane shit when I'm in the middle of stuff. I say "yeah, ask me" because I figure you want to know where something is or crap. When I have tubes and tubes and tubes and samples and antibodies scattered on my lab bench is not when I want to get into an in depth discussion of how the fact that a reagent has been discontinued will affect the cells we grow. Just gah NO. Especially not with the tone of voice he always asks this crap in -- very beta male tone (although his voice overall does not put me into seeing red death mode like some voices can) which tends to just make me become uber-bitch that's been nagged once too often...I feel slightly bad that I bit his head off but gah, he needs to get it through his head that I've only been in the lab a year, i don't know everything, and I've given him all the info that I do know.

Yes, I know, I need to learn patience. It's a fault. I come by it honestly, but I can say that I'm better than either of my parents:)

Worked out today -- and meh. Place was too crowded so pretty much everything I wanted to use weight wise was taken when i tried to. Attempted to use the arm curl machine and remembered why I ALWAYS use free weights -- the thing fucks up my wrists and fingers very badly pain wise for some reason. Managed two sets of 8 and stopped because I was too worried about straining an elbow tendon while trying to relieve the pain I was feeling in my wrists. (my wrists are .. well bad to begin with to an extent. Long story, but they pop pretty much as much or more as most of my ball and socket joints). Gave up and did 15 minutes on the bike and remembered how woefully out of shape I am aerobically despite my always walking to work. Ickkk. I know I know, I look fine, but it really is ridiculous when you have to work out so that you don't injure yourself doing your job....when you're a scientist. Just pitiful.

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( TV since I've been neglecting fandom of late. )