I took the day off

[opabinia]

to go see the people I used to work with. So many changes!

OV, the brilliant and insane Colombian MD-PhD, has struck gold buying auctioned scientific apparatus. His lab is nearly impenetrable now, stacked high with centrifuges, lyophilizers, orbital shakers, hoods, the works. I can't believe how much crap he fit into there.

My old boss, a practicing Jew (complete with little hat) took me aside to tell me a joke:

Two jewish old ladies are sitting on a park bench. One says, "You know, the Pope said, just the other day, that the Jews didn't really kill Jesus."

Astonished, the other woman asks, "Really?!" After about a minute of looking puzzled, she furrows her brow a little. "Well. Who did, then?"

The first woman shrugs, thinks for a moment... "Must've been some Puerto Rican."

YL, the walking laboratory health hazard (many Chinese post-docs are, I hear), is pregnant. She's due in two months. There must be so much Ethidium Bromide in that woman... I'm surprised she hasn't changed color. Hope that kid comes out with all its fingers and toes, and no extra heads.

JS, who has been working in that Pulmonary and Critical Care lab for about 36 years, is leaving in a month or two. She and her husband are starting a little arts and crafts business of some sort.

LL, whose brain I will pick this Thursday night (she's the RN who knows a lot about clinical studies) is leaving NEMC this month. I think she's going to MGH, but I'm not sure.

There's a new girl working for UK, presumably replacing the tech I stole for JD before he sold his business. This new girl is taking the MCATs this weekend. She looks a little stressed.

I ran into saturniidae on the street, before meeting up with the old NEMC crew. I hugged her so tight, she said "Raarrr! Don't smush me."

Comments

[brigid.livejournal.com]

did you pimp me out?

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Yep. Tufts-NEMC now has your resume. Wendy is the person who handles requisitions for administrative assistant positions. I will sporadically tickle the NEMC folks to see if they know of any openings.

[brigid.livejournal.com]

yay thank you!

now, zombies at some point soon maybe maybe? or non zombie socializing

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

I email you now.