Expectations Fail

Today I did a chemical reaction that did not work again. Not only did it fail to give me the results I wanted…it gave me results I did not expect at all. UGH.

No such thing as taking a break from thesis

Today is the start of a five day-break from thesis so I can do other things that people normally do when they’re not on thesis. Sounds good, but it only means one thing: when I get back on Tuesday I’ll have five days of thesis work to catch up with. HUHUHU.

No such thing as taking a break from thesis. Take a break and thesis will break you. Sheeeet.

Lazy grad student

Today, one of the grad students left all his test tubes in the drying oven. I needed to dry a container but there was no space left. I had to remove all the test tubes one by one using  a broken mitten. The grad student didn’t even thank me. Huhuhu.

Thesis AGAIN

Today, I’m back in the thesis lab to do the same experiment I did yesterday because that one FAILED. HUHUHU

Okay, time to work. Hoo-ha!

Thesis won’t let me go home :(

It’s almost 6 PM and I’m still in the lab. My thesis adviser won’t let me leave till I prove that this chemical reaction I’m doing is already done. UGH.

Thesis aggravates my skin

Every time I do thesis experiments, I get pimples. Don’t ask me why. It’s just a fact of thesis for me: thesis aggravates my skin.

Lab safety FAIL part 2

Today, I wore rubber gloves so my hands would be safe from dangerous chemicals. I took off the gloves for a few minutes so I could better handle some delicate piece of equipment. Accidentally, I rubbed my hand against a surface coated with chemicals. Now my fingers are yellow. Lab safety FAIL

Lab safety FAIL

Today, I was extra careful in the lab. I wore rubber gloves, goggles and a lab apron. But while mixing some chemicals, a drop of chemical solvent splashed out of a container and onto my new pair of jeans. Lab safety FAIL

Hearing things

One of the grad students is doing an experiment in the fume hood. The air being sucked up by the hood sounds like a grumbling Protoss Dark Templar. I haven’t had that much sleep in the last two days so it sounds really freaky.

When chemicals go missing

Today, the lab technician told me the chemical I need for my thesis is listed in the chemical database of the Chemistry Department, but they couldn’t find it anywhere in the stockroom. I distinctly remember seeing the bottle of the chemical a few weeks ago. Somehow it has mysteriously disappeared.