Life as a Ph.D. Student

Getting out of bed in the morning




Getting into lab at 11am and no one is there




Your paper has been accepted




Your published paper is loaded with typos




Advisor catches you sleeping at your desk




Meet your new undergraduate




Undergrad thinks you're just amazing




Taking the class that your advisor teaches




Getting the answer right




Getting the answer wrong




Handing in the draft you finished at 4am




Listening to your advisor's critique




Getting out of lab and it's still light out




Seeing your advisor in the real world




Every time you drive past your lab building




Friday night

Top Gunn

I watched Top Gun last night. For the first time ever. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer used to be so hot. And I'm sure they would agree since the homoeroticism of that movie was palpable. Also, "Take My Breath Away" is a very steamy song.

Now I am watching "Project Runway", where the homoeroticism comes from a different kind of gun. Tim Gunn! What a man. I am making my New Year's Resolution for 2012 to be more like Tim Gunn. He's sassy and classy, a critical thinker, fair and honest, and obviously super well-dressed. "Make it work!"

What are your resolutions?