Great Woman, Hell-ex, Researchless, Ribs & Links
Life is going really well for me. I'm in a relationship with an unbelievable woman and couldn't imagine being happier with anyone. I'm also dedicating a lot more time to my businesses, which is starting to pay off already. The only thing that isn't going well is my work in the lab.
I had to take time away from the lab to work on many problems that arose due to a vengeful ex-gf. The ex-as-a-rommate situation, which I mentioned in earlier posts, didn't go very well at all and caused me incredible problems that lasted for months. Though the ex was constantly trying to set me up with her friends, when she found out I was dating someone that she had no control over, she flipped out; to grossly understate the reaction. She caused problems with my family members, friends, living conditions, businesses and my lab. I have nearly recovered from her wrath. I really thought she would be a lifelong friend and never imagined she would react so irrationally. My former opinion of her was quite inflated it seems. I thought she was an incredibly nice person that had to deal with unbelievable problems throughout her life. I never thought she would react to me moving on with such contempt. I really was fooled to believe she actually wanted me to be happy and would remain a friend for life. Lesson learned I suppose. I do hope she does well with life and learns how to react to future breakups better. Her jealousy was always an issue and she really needs to learn to cope with it better.
As mentioned, my research has suffered due to the problems. Despite my lack of recent research work, articles have been submitted to journals and a presentation abstract has been successfully submitted for the Society for Neuroscience conference. Now that most of my problems are under control, I should be able to dedicate more time to the research. I crave the lab so much right now. This has all caused me to realize how much I love working in research. No matter how well the businesses do, I always feel like I am not even close to satisfied if I am not working in the lab. I feel horrible for missing so much time and I hope I can come back in to the lab and get a little work in before I move.
To top off the problems caused by the ex, I also had to deal with severely broken ribs, my sister's legal problems (mostly caused by an ex as well), my grandma's strokes and the list goes on. As for the ribs, I broke my ribs in 4 different places and couldn't even sit up on my own for weeks. I owe my recovery to the greatest love of my life. She really took care of me the entire time and helped me deal with all of the other problems as well. She is an incredible person and I am so lucky to have found a woman with so many wonderful qualities. She has also inspired me beyond description.
I am sure I am moving to London now. I hope to be there by the end of September. I'm looking at great labs there and hope that I can adjust easily. I'm looking forward to researching with new colleagues. I'm also looking forward to researching in an environment that actually supports scientific information about science rather than religious opinions about science.
Myxoma, I really hope all of your family and friends survived the hurricane and remain healthy. I also wish you a happy birthday. Have a great one!
A few links:
Miracle mouse can regenerate amputated limbs or badly damaged organs:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1754008,00.html
Why fetuses do not feel pain:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725154.200&feedId=health_rss20
Scientists create embryonic cells from skin cells:
Researchers creating life from scratch:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2005-08-18-synthetic-biologists_x.htm
Lab grown meat feasible:
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/1102/Default.aspx
Remote-controlled humans displayed at Siggraph:
Thoughts read via brain scans:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4715327.stm
World's first cloned dog is revealed:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7785
Scientists discover the molecular switch for myelin production:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/nyum-sdt082905.php
The "been there, done that" memory response:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/cp-tt082505.php
New techniques study the brain's chemistry, neuron by neuron:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/uoia-nts082505.php
I had to take time away from the lab to work on many problems that arose due to a vengeful ex-gf. The ex-as-a-rommate situation, which I mentioned in earlier posts, didn't go very well at all and caused me incredible problems that lasted for months. Though the ex was constantly trying to set me up with her friends, when she found out I was dating someone that she had no control over, she flipped out; to grossly understate the reaction. She caused problems with my family members, friends, living conditions, businesses and my lab. I have nearly recovered from her wrath. I really thought she would be a lifelong friend and never imagined she would react so irrationally. My former opinion of her was quite inflated it seems. I thought she was an incredibly nice person that had to deal with unbelievable problems throughout her life. I never thought she would react to me moving on with such contempt. I really was fooled to believe she actually wanted me to be happy and would remain a friend for life. Lesson learned I suppose. I do hope she does well with life and learns how to react to future breakups better. Her jealousy was always an issue and she really needs to learn to cope with it better.
As mentioned, my research has suffered due to the problems. Despite my lack of recent research work, articles have been submitted to journals and a presentation abstract has been successfully submitted for the Society for Neuroscience conference. Now that most of my problems are under control, I should be able to dedicate more time to the research. I crave the lab so much right now. This has all caused me to realize how much I love working in research. No matter how well the businesses do, I always feel like I am not even close to satisfied if I am not working in the lab. I feel horrible for missing so much time and I hope I can come back in to the lab and get a little work in before I move.
To top off the problems caused by the ex, I also had to deal with severely broken ribs, my sister's legal problems (mostly caused by an ex as well), my grandma's strokes and the list goes on. As for the ribs, I broke my ribs in 4 different places and couldn't even sit up on my own for weeks. I owe my recovery to the greatest love of my life. She really took care of me the entire time and helped me deal with all of the other problems as well. She is an incredible person and I am so lucky to have found a woman with so many wonderful qualities. She has also inspired me beyond description.
I am sure I am moving to London now. I hope to be there by the end of September. I'm looking at great labs there and hope that I can adjust easily. I'm looking forward to researching with new colleagues. I'm also looking forward to researching in an environment that actually supports scientific information about science rather than religious opinions about science.
Myxoma, I really hope all of your family and friends survived the hurricane and remain healthy. I also wish you a happy birthday. Have a great one!
A few links:
Miracle mouse can regenerate amputated limbs or badly damaged organs:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1754008,00.html
Why fetuses do not feel pain:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725154.200&feedId=health_rss20
Scientists create embryonic cells from skin cells:
Researchers creating life from scratch:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2005-08-18-synthetic-biologists_x.htm
Lab grown meat feasible:
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/1102/Default.aspx
Remote-controlled humans displayed at Siggraph:
Thoughts read via brain scans:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4715327.stm
World's first cloned dog is revealed:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7785
Scientists discover the molecular switch for myelin production:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/nyum-sdt082905.php
The "been there, done that" memory response:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/cp-tt082505.php
New techniques study the brain's chemistry, neuron by neuron:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/uoia-nts082505.php