In No-Man's Land
So, for the past two weeks, I haven't really done much in lab. You could say I feel like I'm "floundering at the bench." Every morning, I go into lab at 9am, leave at 4-5pm, and spend the entire day on my computer reading articles/not doing anything. Unfortunately, the postdoc I am working with is on vacation, and even though I begged and pleaded for something to do, there wasn't much assigned to me. So, 2 out of my 8 weeks are uneventful and unproductive. I'm trying to be patient, to not get frustrated, but sometimes reading papers for 5 hours isn't exactly exhiliarating.
Here I am, heading into the chalk talk with 2 week's worth of work compared to everyone else's 4 weeks. Hopefully it will get better and I will get busier. I know that I like to be busy. Idleness drives me crazy. It's really strange, but my idea of a good day in lab is one where I work 8 hours and still can't finish. =P. Silly. Another bonus: my postdoc has a grant proposal due in August, so she will be isolating herself in a room writing once she gets back from her vacation. I hope I will have something to do.
