It's been...a rough semester. Not so much rough, as in "I hate life and want to drop out of grad school" rough, but more like the "I'm so busy when will I have to breathe" rough. In fact, it's been really awesome, and I've had a ton of adventures, and I've worked really hard, and as a result, my body completely broke down this past weekend and I have been quite laid up in bed with what can only be described as a chest cold. My throat has decided it's going through puberty and I sound like an adolescent boy, my lungs are all phlegmy, and my body is just exhausted. But through a strict diet of soup, ice cream, and rom coms, I have pushed past this weekend and in a few days, I'm sure I'll be in tip top shape again. Let's take a breeze through the past couple of months and see what I've been up to.
January:
- CB Bootcamp. *snore* Some cool moments, like seeing E again, but mostly...>.>
-CB Bootcamp Happy Hour. Much better.
- Lab holiday party: Fish, gift exchange, and a new shark best friend.
- SF's housewarming party. That was a hoot and a half. Definitely some memories from that night, including the massive game of Cards Against Humanity and decorating the place with post-it notes.
- Brunching at Craigie on Main. DELICIOUS.
- Winter Luau. Shorts under snow pants is the way to go.
- Grafton Street Rum and Food pairing night. Also delicious.
During this month also existed the coldest week of winter. It was so cold! The river froze over!
Oh also, I got new glasses.
February:
- Dumpling Day! Success.
- Chinese New Year in NJ with family, friends, and Captain America. Success.
-Heard James Watson talk about Oxidants, Anti-Oxidants, and Incurable Cancers. Kinda a hot mess.
- Recruiting weekend. Major success.
- Milken Alumni Event in NY. Also, success.
Also, I learned to, you know, clone genes, grow bacteria, and get protein, and...stuff. Also, there was the giant blizzard that buried everything and almost made it so that I couldn't get back to Boston from NJ. Bad blizzard! Bad!
March:
- Ended my rotation.
- Started a new one.
- Celebrated my spring break/anniversary (3 years!!) in San Francisco, doing amazing things and having an amazing time. My favorite picture of the bunch was our post-Challenge Nation picture. We got 57th/215 and it was an amazing journey of running and leaping and exhaustion and afterwards, we sat in a food court and watched Downton Abbey until our phones ran out of batteries and then saw Foodies: the Musical. What a great day with my best friend.
January:
- CB Bootcamp. *snore* Some cool moments, like seeing E again, but mostly...>.>
-CB Bootcamp Happy Hour. Much better.
- Lab holiday party: Fish, gift exchange, and a new shark best friend.
- SF's housewarming party. That was a hoot and a half. Definitely some memories from that night, including the massive game of Cards Against Humanity and decorating the place with post-it notes.
- Brunching at Craigie on Main. DELICIOUS.
- Winter Luau. Shorts under snow pants is the way to go.
- Grafton Street Rum and Food pairing night. Also delicious.
During this month also existed the coldest week of winter. It was so cold! The river froze over!
Oh also, I got new glasses.
February:
- Dumpling Day! Success.
- Chinese New Year in NJ with family, friends, and Captain America. Success.
- Recruiting weekend. Major success.
- Milken Alumni Event in NY. Also, success.
Also, I learned to, you know, clone genes, grow bacteria, and get protein, and...stuff. Also, there was the giant blizzard that buried everything and almost made it so that I couldn't get back to Boston from NJ. Bad blizzard! Bad!
March:
- Ended my rotation.
- Started a new one.
- Celebrated my spring break/anniversary (3 years!!) in San Francisco, doing amazing things and having an amazing time. My favorite picture of the bunch was our post-Challenge Nation picture. We got 57th/215 and it was an amazing journey of running and leaping and exhaustion and afterwards, we sat in a food court and watched Downton Abbey until our phones ran out of batteries and then saw Foodies: the Musical. What a great day with my best friend.
There really are so many more memories from March and this trip but I'll keep them for another time
Also, EASTER!
April:
- Pulled pretty much my first working all-nighter ever. Napped for an hour from 7 AM - 8 AM and then went to class. ALL THE RAGE TO THE MATLAB.
- ChemBio retreat. Interesting...could be longer....
- Started the process for finding an apartment to settle down in!
And that brings us to....now. There's been a lot of work involved and a lot of fun and I'm getting ready to recharge for the day. So....here's to the cool things that are happening in just a couple of weeks and....I'll leave you with this delicious specimen:
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