Doctor Meg
By the way, I'm a doctoral candidate now. My qualifying exam went well, and although I have a lot to do in the next few years, I'm pretty excited to have passed this milestone.
Brr!
It got pretty chilly the last few days... right now I feel the draft through the kitchen window because we now have the INTERNET! ya hoo. I can work from home on the weekends, now. :)
I have been mega-ultra-busy the last few days. Tomorrow was supposed to be a deadline for ASME Bioengineering conference, and I have two projects that I wanted to submit papers for... So I've been in my office trying to get these done. Earlier today, they extended the deadline, which is nice because I haven't yet sent both of the papers to the co-authors. Anyway, I got them done, and I completed the manuscript that I've been hammering away at since October. It's a good feeling to know that it will be submitted for review.
Other than that, I've been teaching (I teach biomedical instrumentation laboratories on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and will also be teaching some of the lectures!!!) and working in the lab. I have data collected, and more to come. I sectioned a new experimental group today, so I will get to see how impaction and surfactants influence cell death in knee menisci! and I feel as though I've accomplished something, because I found some pretty significant stuff with my recent papers for ASME.
I have been mega-ultra-busy the last few days. Tomorrow was supposed to be a deadline for ASME Bioengineering conference, and I have two projects that I wanted to submit papers for... So I've been in my office trying to get these done. Earlier today, they extended the deadline, which is nice because I haven't yet sent both of the papers to the co-authors. Anyway, I got them done, and I completed the manuscript that I've been hammering away at since October. It's a good feeling to know that it will be submitted for review.
Other than that, I've been teaching (I teach biomedical instrumentation laboratories on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and will also be teaching some of the lectures!!!) and working in the lab. I have data collected, and more to come. I sectioned a new experimental group today, so I will get to see how impaction and surfactants influence cell death in knee menisci! and I feel as though I've accomplished something, because I found some pretty significant stuff with my recent papers for ASME.
Quick word before my date
Just an update briefly, then off to the gym for a date with the treadmill and some stress relief :)
The Fun Run/Walk went off AWESOME! We had over 80 people show up. And, best of all, everyone seemed to have a good time. It was a lot of work (and still will be a lot of work... I have to do the t-shirt screen-printing now!!), but it's out of the way. Now, the focus is my defense!
Yikes. Proposal defense/oral qualifier is on Friday. If I pass, that is awesome. I will be a doctoral candidate. If I fail, I'm still just a lowly grad student, with a full-tuition fee and one more chance to pass the qualifier. I feel like I know everything I need to know. I've connected with my committee members, I know what to expect, but I am afraid I am going to get caught up in something or get asked some off-the-wall question that I didn't study for. I'm just trying to be as best-prepared as I can be.
Also, I like this shirt: http://www.shirtsy.com/2007/11/if-youre-not-part-of-solution.html
Pretty sweet, yeah?
Alright, off to the gym. :) I need to start putting down the hammer... Only 249 days until Ironman!
The Fun Run/Walk went off AWESOME! We had over 80 people show up. And, best of all, everyone seemed to have a good time. It was a lot of work (and still will be a lot of work... I have to do the t-shirt screen-printing now!!), but it's out of the way. Now, the focus is my defense!
Yikes. Proposal defense/oral qualifier is on Friday. If I pass, that is awesome. I will be a doctoral candidate. If I fail, I'm still just a lowly grad student, with a full-tuition fee and one more chance to pass the qualifier. I feel like I know everything I need to know. I've connected with my committee members, I know what to expect, but I am afraid I am going to get caught up in something or get asked some off-the-wall question that I didn't study for. I'm just trying to be as best-prepared as I can be.
Also, I like this shirt: http://www.shirtsy.com/2007/11/if-youre-not-part-of-solution.html
Pretty sweet, yeah?
Alright, off to the gym. :) I need to start putting down the hammer... Only 249 days until Ironman!
SKI and Fun
Skiing has begun! I am so excited to get out on my new Rossignol classic skis and kick it on the Tech Trails. I LOVE classic skiing... I just haven't been doing it the last few years. It sure makes my adductors sore, though...
I've also been rocking the trainer rides hard so far. Yesterday's workout was ladders, and they weren't too bad (not as bad as the 4x10min big-gear repeats...). I would have blown up if the last 1-min interval was any longer, though. I had my bike computer reading 34.1mph, though... Sustained for 60secs. I have to work on my cadence...
Also, I've been organizing a New Year's Eve run up here- the logo was just made by Jessica Brassard of Portage Health... Now we can advertise, find sponsors, get people to do something healthy on New Year's Eve!! What better way to celebrate the New Year than by starting your resolution early?! :)
I've also been rocking the trainer rides hard so far. Yesterday's workout was ladders, and they weren't too bad (not as bad as the 4x10min big-gear repeats...). I would have blown up if the last 1-min interval was any longer, though. I had my bike computer reading 34.1mph, though... Sustained for 60secs. I have to work on my cadence...
Also, I've been organizing a New Year's Eve run up here- the logo was just made by Jessica Brassard of Portage Health... Now we can advertise, find sponsors, get people to do something healthy on New Year's Eve!! What better way to celebrate the New Year than by starting your resolution early?! :)
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