My snowy, 105 minute commute to work this morning kind of did me in for the day. I got there late and not in the best of moods. My inbox had the link for prospective summer interns, so I read through those for about an hour. Some of them are just a hoot (some students, usually the younger ones, say the strangest stuff), but this time there were a few really promising ones. That raised my spirits a bit.
Academic Advisor practically made me promise to stay out of the lab for at least a few weeks so I could made some headway on my paper. I have honored the agreement for the post part, but now Research Advisor wants me to help Awesome Technician with some lab work not related to my thesis (although it hasn't been discussed explicitly, I believe I will be a coauthor on the paper). We collect samples for this project every 1-2 years, and I have taken part in the lab experiments for it every time. There is great value in consistency in our work, so it's desirable for me to be involved again. The lab technique we use takes two people, so AT can't do it on her own anyway. So, we agreed that I'll help for 3-5 hours a day until it's done and write the rest of the time. I just didn't have it in me to sit at my desk and think today, so we did the lab stuff all day. I really enjoy it, but I feel guilty because AA wants me writing only. This is the downfall of having two advisors.
On the bright side, there was no traffic at all on the way home for whatever reason. Seriously, if I were going to get involved in a religion, it would have to include a traffic god.
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All hail the traffic gods!
And don't feel bad about doing lab work on a bad commute day.
Actually when I have really serious writing to do, I just stay home, precisely because I get annoyed too easily and can't think hard about science when annoyed about stupidities.
Having two advisors can be rough, hang in there and don't let them double-guilt you.
That's a long commute! I can relate with the multiple advisor dilemma - it is tough to keep everyone competing for your time happy...
it can be entertaining looking over those intern applications, can't it. On the other hand, it's a bit depressing to see how many of the current jobs available out there are for interns/volunteers and require experience.
Haha...traffic gods!
[you've officially shamed me into stopping complaining about my 20 minute bus ride]
20 min? On a bus? Sounds like heaven.
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