personal and professional notes from a naive chemistry professor
May 28th 2008General
Job interview yesterday. It went well! They liked me! Woohoo! (Clearly they haven’t talked to my current boss yet. Although he supposedly has nothing but good things to say about his students, no matter what he really thinks about them. Which is nice, I guess, but
My sister (hi!) sent me a birthday box, rushing to get it in the mail in time for this weekend. (It’s an exciting
May 22nd 2008nerd alert
Their banner ad caught my eye. Not too many do, but the headline “Science nerd? Us too” made the difference. “Pay respects to all of your favorite scientists with our new line of Secular Saints products, including devotional candles and posters!”
May 14th 2008nerd alert
Good: Job lead (found through a generous postdoc in my old lab) pays off, after a timely nudge from my old advisor!
May 6th 2008nerd alert
If I ever have a band – and I show no signs of starting or joining one – I’ve already got the name: The
May 3rd 2008nerd alert & rants
New laptop has a bluetooth adapter built-in. Came with a bluetooth mouse. Natural enough to use the mouse with the