okay, enough already. I give.
I put in some cuts for y'all.
We got stimulus money at the Lab to finish the renovation of the lab space. Hooray for $5M and new labs! Bad news is that my group has to move and has nowhere to "swing" during construction - there is no vacant space. We have to double up with others. Stress!! I'd be even more stressed if I didn't have manuscripts in the bank. I'm not dependent upon collecting the data right now for the year end (publish of perish). I have 4-6 manuscripts in production and will rearrange the work schedule to favor short-term research over long-term research in order to compensate for lost resources. We need to move by FY10 (Oct 1) somewhere...
Remember those hives? I had an allergic reaction on my thighs to something (&trade) which, due to my overactive immune system, rapidly spread and started weeping gross stuff. My jeans stuck to it when I disrobed for Doc. Gross. Ew! It got infected. I am taking DMARDS for my 'thritis which basically is knocking out the immune system's fast response network. Ooops. I got two shots in the ass - corticosteroid & some sort of penicillin. I also have a topical steroid lotion to put on my hives. I also get to take a histamine blocker for the next few days.
Good news is that I took the first dose of DMARDS without any problem. I tend to nap during my lunch break as I am taking 4 different medications that "may cause drowsiness" all by their lonesome. When I am awake - I am AWAKE and doing things. I'm super-productive. I crash hard though.
I know that I need to adjust to reality and stop playing the pity card. I know that I will heal. I know that I am tough. I know that I can make it through. I still dream of walking away. I know I can't get away. Why now? What is so special about the last six months that all these things could happen? Why now?
Why now?
We got stimulus money at the Lab to finish the renovation of the lab space. Hooray for $5M and new labs! Bad news is that my group has to move and has nowhere to "swing" during construction - there is no vacant space. We have to double up with others. Stress!! I'd be even more stressed if I didn't have manuscripts in the bank. I'm not dependent upon collecting the data right now for the year end (publish of perish). I have 4-6 manuscripts in production and will rearrange the work schedule to favor short-term research over long-term research in order to compensate for lost resources. We need to move by FY10 (Oct 1) somewhere...
Remember those hives? I had an allergic reaction on my thighs to something (&trade) which, due to my overactive immune system, rapidly spread and started weeping gross stuff. My jeans stuck to it when I disrobed for Doc. Gross. Ew! It got infected. I am taking DMARDS for my 'thritis which basically is knocking out the immune system's fast response network. Ooops. I got two shots in the ass - corticosteroid & some sort of penicillin. I also have a topical steroid lotion to put on my hives. I also get to take a histamine blocker for the next few days.
Good news is that I took the first dose of DMARDS without any problem. I tend to nap during my lunch break as I am taking 4 different medications that "may cause drowsiness" all by their lonesome. When I am awake - I am AWAKE and doing things. I'm super-productive. I crash hard though.
I know that I need to adjust to reality and stop playing the pity card. I know that I will heal. I know that I am tough. I know that I can make it through. I still dream of walking away. I know I can't get away. Why now? What is so special about the last six months that all these things could happen? Why now?
Why now?