Happy Thanksgiving
Hey, all. As you gathered from my last post, the family already celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend. It was great to see everyone and the folks game through with a great meal as usual.
Since I took a long weekend last weekend, I’m making up my time in lab. It’s nice to have the place to myself. Fewer distractions, get to rock out to my own music, and in the last week or so, some things really seem to be coming together with my project.
Having some time alone away from the typical hustle and bustle associated with putting together the Thanksgiving meal gives me a chance to reflect on what I’m thankful for. Health, family, friends. As much as I bitch about the third year graduate student slump and the transition from the excitement of getting paid to go to school, to feeling like I’m stuck in a low paying job, it’s nice to step back and think about what a good position I’m in: great lab, doing exciting work, with a mentor that cares about us as scientists and people. To be able to ask and hopefully answer important questions related to human health and disease with the freedom to explore the unknown is truly a gratifying experience and I am thankful for all of the teachers, role models, and support to find myself in this position.
I won’t ramble on, for a change, because if I get on a roll I don’t think I’ll find a way to wrap up. After a few more hours in lab, I’ll head home to get a couple things together, and then my boss has invited me to his home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. Hope you enjoy this clip. Gobble, gobble.
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