Out of a Cannon

[nyuanshin]

My first exposure to Sid's lab was extremely sobering, in the sense that it triple-underscored the extent to which I still need to get my shit together. The environment there could be roughly described as "intimidatingly efficient". The people seem friendly -- it's just that I can't help but suspect that half of them are on speed. Which is kind of

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[xshardsx]

The title of this entry brings to mind some incredibly amusing mental images. :D
Also, I lost the game.

[nyuanshin]

I lost. I don't want to know.

[smandal]

My first day as an undergrad researcher, I held a copper pipe for a grad student with a blowtorch; hot flux poured all over my hands.

Went well!

[nyuanshin]

Yeowch. This is one reason why I gave preference to working in a "dry" lab -- I've got a little bit of Pauli in me, and it's hard to hurt yourself doing ERP analysis. :)