Tuesday May 20, 2008

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Waiting to see if you got money that you're pretty sure you didn't get pretty much sucks.

But if this is the worst part of grad school, I can live with it. It's annoying though, because we had talked about taking a trip to NYC this summer. Since I've struck out on 9 out of 10 fellowship grants, that's looking less likely now.

I'll be good for next year, I think. I'm already teaching one class, and I've applied to do some other teaching work. It'll make getting my own work done harder, but such is life. Mostly, I just want to know this is done and buried.
daevric:
No, no, that was a fair comparison. I'm basically doing the same sorts of experiments day in and day out, so it gets pretty repetitive. Still, probably a step above a lab tech, depending on the research lab--I do get some degree of creative input, and I'm able to go to conferences and I'm gaining a lot of knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry that I never would have had otherwise. Still kind of monotonous and not really what I want to do, though.

Good luck to your wife in her studies, though. smile If you're ever looking at moving east, I happen to know of an extremely good, if small, pharma company (both in the sense of good to work for and good business practices, unlike some soulless big-pharma *coughMerckcough*).

More on topic, though, one of the biggest things I miss about school was teaching. I don't get anywhere near the joy out of anything in my life right now as I did from teaching. Good luck with the grants and teaching stipends, though.
legionnaire:
Ha! I've applied for so many grants and never actually gotten one. I know exactly what you mean.

So yeah, I'm moving to Cambridge for my (real) postdoc. I don't really count the last year, it's been all just tying up loose ends.

How have you been? Any closer to that elusive light at the end of the tunnel? And when are you coming to NYC? I'll be in town until the first week in July, would be great to get a drink or something if you're going to be around.

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