In your honour - Week Eight

Monday
Well, this is Jesus Zombie Holiday so I had today off. Nice.

Tuesday
I’m supposed to have today off as well, but Alex told me I had to clear the adults from my fly vial so I did that. I also checked for more little microinjection survivors and I found a single one. Yay.

I then sat around trying to do my essay, which was hard given it’s a literature review and I left all my literature at home. Whoops.

Wasn’t too much of a problem as Lee decided he didn’t want to do any work and spent about two hours chatting to me over the course of the day.

Fly count: One vial at the department + a bunch of transgenic larvae in my lab

Wednesday
Today I rocked up late as I slept in, and had to go get all the literature I left at home off my Mother (I slept in Hoppers Crossing you see).

I eventually get to the office and tap tap tap tap tap tap tap etc on my stupid essay.

Wander around getting photocopies for my stupid essay, and reading articles to talk about in my stupid essay (I think you may get the point).

After lunch Alex starts the microinjection again and I help out a little while I can before having to run off to the “Post grad talks.” I had no idea what they were until I got there.

They won’t be the same every month, but this time they had the distinct taste of an Applied Pests meeting. Because all the students talking were from the lab that enjoy dominating us at the stupid CESAR group meetings.

I can’t help it with all of these meetings and presentations and whatever that I’m always attending. I’m constantly reminded of a line from a Harry Potter novel of all things “ ‘Always the same,’ said Mr Weasley, smiling, ‘we can’t resist showing off when we get together.’ ”

Fly count: One vial at the department, a few microinjection survivors now also at the department and however many embryos survived Alex’s good mood this afternoon.

Thursday
Erm.

I worked on my essay.

Fly count: One vial at the department, a few microinjection survivors now also at the department and so far about 20 survivors from Alex yesterday.

Friday
Photocopied stuff for essay. Sat down to write my essay.

Had a supervisor meeting for the first time in quite a while, in which we discussed my essay (and other things).

Had pub lunch and then left to go to my cousins wedding. More on that episode later…

Fly count: One vial at the department, a few microinjection survivors now also at the department and maybe more than 20 survivors (I left before Alex checked them).

Saturday
My first weekend stint. I picked up fly food and put cotton wool in the tops of the vials.

I also collected my first virgin.

Fly count: One vial at the department, a few microinjection survivors now also at the department, Alex’s survivors and a sole transgenic adult. =)