Urge to kill fading... fading... fading...
Last micro test today.
Just finished writing my final paper.
No more Type III Secretion Systems.
No more god forsaken 'Listeria' and 'Salmonella' and 'EHEC'.
All I have left is three weeks of virology. Sweet, sweet virology.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee **giddy clapping**
I SUCK SO HARD AT BACTERIA LOL!!! I had to study so friggen hard and I think Im just going to scrape by with a B!! BLECH!! LOL!
But hopefully the completion of this damn course means I get to blag more again!! Like about MAN-MADE FRANKENSTEIN VIRUSES that have NO MEDICALLY RELATED EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS AT ALL!
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Abbie, if you think a B is scraping by, I am beyond envious of your academic mojo.
Brian X wrote
Recall that Abbie is in grad school. B's in grad school are just scraping by. I was depressed by the one I got my first year. :(
On the other hand, it's just bacteria, Abbie! :)
So youre leaving the area of relevance and re-enter the world of obscurity...
LOL
Remember, in the long term, no one really cares what grades you get in grad school in the sciences. Get your research published, continue to demonstrate your ability to your advisor, pick up some awards if you can, keep being a great science advocate. You'll do fine!
#4, best advice ever.
Abbie, does this mean there will be an actual, real-world graduation in your future? I'm sure Arnie will look smashing in a cap and gown.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Abbie, I am so glad that you exist. You see, I am a student in microbiology and I SUCK SO HARD AT VIRUSES. all that dsDNA, ssDNA, dsRNA, ssRNA... ugh
Anyway, you take care of the viruses, and I'll take care of the bacteria (and maybe archaea too)
I don't think I've posted here before but I had to after reading the simpsons reference. You crack me up and I love your posts. Can't wait for you to be done with the class.
-A master's student in genomics
B is for bacterium. That's good enough for me.
Congratulations Abbie! How is the research going?
Do you listen to TWiV:This Week In Virology?
Happy After Turkey Day!
Exactly what's wrong with Listeria monocytogenes? It's a great organism. Grows in the fridge, forms biofilms, comprised of multiple lineages all of which vary to some degree in their pathogenicity and targets. Awesomeness!
Hey! I liked my bacteria courses! The trick (for me) was always just to get the details on the ongoing and recent research and only worry about conclusions for anything published pre-1990. Depends on the type of course, though. If it's a microbial pathology course which has some pretty serious data before 1970, then you have to focus on the main papers and just get the supporting evidence from the less important ones. I have about 1/4 of my notes from my microbial morphogenesis class a few years ago published.
http://morsdei.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/hardcore-microbial-morphogenesi…
It's just a clusterfuck of facts...
As a fellow student, I am sooooooo looking forward to the end of the semester and winter break.
Oh and also, TAG YOU'RE IT. If you're interested. (And available.)
Happy After Turkey Day!
So how was Thanksgiving - did Arnie eat an ENTIRE TURKEY???
ROFL!!!!
I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!!!
Arnie did not eat an ENTIRE TURKEY, but he did stare at the oven the entire time it cooked, and shamelessly begged for scraps at the dinner table.
Its only a matter of time before he kills.
If you need to cleanse the palate, I have written a long paper on open-access archiving and I'm willing to share. ;-)
hahahahaha...i am quite the opposite. "You mean viruses can't replicate on their own...Ooo yeah...my bad." *looks down at book sheepishly*