…after spending a little less time in lab than normal, people go up to you and say, “Lillian! Where have you been? We missed you!”
It’s kind of a nice feeling– this being missed thing. But it also speaks to how much time I spend in my dear laboratory. I usually respond to these inquiries with, “Oh you know, I’ve been busy. I have lots of class. Lots of studying, etc etc etc.” One graduate student told me that he was just asking because he hadn’t seen me around as much and he thought that… you know, I spent all my time in lab.
Ah well, I guess it’s nice to know that when I do finally leave lab… I shall be missed. :)
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