First, let me say, that sometimes, I write about firsts. I am still young. I am still learning. And I hope that in the future, I will have many more firsts. There are enough experiences in the world so that one can conceivably have a new first every day, but we get stuck sometimes in our mundane lives without remembering that (sometimes terrifying) thrill one gets from doing something for the first time.
Today:
I poured and ran my first gel. I got all the DNA in the wells. Yay me!
[I also watched, with some apprehension, as the plume of what I can only assume was steam came barreling out of the agarose/buffer solution after I took it out of the microwave.]
I plated my first bacterial colonies. There was ethanol. And fire.
[I tried not to smell the bacteria.]
I got started on my first Secret Santa shopping experience.
[I think I got this.]
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I also had my third morning coffee in a row today. I haven't had coffee for caffeine in over a month. It's been...rough times. End of semester. Waking up early. Needed to know things. Bah.
EDIT: IT'S ALSO MY 100TH BLOG POST ON THIS BLOG!!!!
Today:
I poured and ran my first gel. I got all the DNA in the wells. Yay me!
[I also watched, with some apprehension, as the plume of what I can only assume was steam came barreling out of the agarose/buffer solution after I took it out of the microwave.]
I plated my first bacterial colonies. There was ethanol. And fire.
[I tried not to smell the bacteria.]
I got started on my first Secret Santa shopping experience.
[I think I got this.]
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I also had my third morning coffee in a row today. I haven't had coffee for caffeine in over a month. It's been...rough times. End of semester. Waking up early. Needed to know things. Bah.
EDIT: IT'S ALSO MY 100TH BLOG POST ON THIS BLOG!!!!
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