Back to LJ or something
So, next week is orientation for grad school. I have very mixed feelings about this. On one hand (I briefly wanted to use a men-de construction; Eross would be proud if he weren't such a prick), I'm looking forward to meeting other folks at the same level as me, but I'm also somewhat intimidated. I feel kind of like the southern bumpkin in the big Northern city even though I'm not from the south (though I am a total bumpkin).
Anyway, this weekend has been spent chillin' at home and studying for my placement exams. It seems like it's pretty common for people to fail, but if I fail all three, I will be more depressed.
Of the people in my research group, there is no one that I completely dislike, which is saying quite a bit for me. I can't understand anything Longzhu says the first time he says it and he bugs me about the GC-MS too frequently. And Soumen never puts his UV-vis cuvets away, but in general everyone is really nice. Beth and Camly are probably my best friends there, but that's not saying a whole lot. Camly and I mostly just geek out about HP and Beth and I complain to each other. All the faculty are incredibly intimidating. I won't leave my office if I here Terry out in the hall. It reminds me of Elliot on Scrubs.
Anyway, wish me luck with first impressions next week...
Anyway, this weekend has been spent chillin' at home and studying for my placement exams. It seems like it's pretty common for people to fail, but if I fail all three, I will be more depressed.
Of the people in my research group, there is no one that I completely dislike, which is saying quite a bit for me. I can't understand anything Longzhu says the first time he says it and he bugs me about the GC-MS too frequently. And Soumen never puts his UV-vis cuvets away, but in general everyone is really nice. Beth and Camly are probably my best friends there, but that's not saying a whole lot. Camly and I mostly just geek out about HP and Beth and I complain to each other. All the faculty are incredibly intimidating. I won't leave my office if I here Terry out in the hall. It reminds me of Elliot on Scrubs.
Anyway, wish me luck with first impressions next week...