Fucking amazing, ain't it? You work your ass off through school, get a degree in a subject most people don't even like thinking about, and you get this boost of confidence. You try not to let it show, but all along, you sit there and think, "yeah, I've got a degree in chemistry" or something along those lines. You start working on a Ph.D. or get a badass job, and it gets even worse. Next thing you know, you finish teaching a chemistry class to a bunch of eighteen year olds, thinking about how you did a badass job teaching that day, only to find your fucking fly was open the whole class. Or you sit there in a bar, telling somewhat what your research involves and what exactly amyloid diseases are, and you think to yourself "yeah, I'm a badass." Then you go to light your cigarette and end up lighting the filter on fire because you put the fucking thing in your mouth the wrong way. Things seem to be going great, but every now and again, something like that happens and you find yourself thinking, "honestly, I think I liked life
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yeah, i'm working at the NIH now - which seems to inspire lots of ooohs and ahhhs from people. it's honestly because i neglect to tell them that i'm a complete moron most of the time.
i accidentally light my filter quite frequently. it's somewhat disconcerting...
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your pen makes the mouth of my soul water*.
[* = stolen]
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i accidentally light my filter quite frequently. it's somewhat disconcerting...
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