Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Life as a PhD Student

My Dad regularly asks when I'm going to get a 'real' job. Apparently doing a PhD doesn't count.

I decided I should make my case by describing my standard week.

Monday morning arrives. First things first : are my cells alive meaning I can actually do experiments this week....

Hell yeah they are!

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But after three days of waiting for an experiment to come to completion the results show nothing.

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Spend the next day trying to figure out what went wrong, while looking like you know something about science.

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This fails. So you start asking around for any thoughts or suggestions as to why the experiment went inexplicably wrong.

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Then, suddenly, a moment of clarity.

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When something finally works.

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The end of the week arrives and it's going to be a loooooong Friday doing dissection. By the end of it I'm just like

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I reckon going through that week on week for 3 years qualifies as work, even if not a 'real' job.

It's tough, but all the office cake definitely helps!




P.S. I hope you enjoyed my first ever gif post. Inspiration from Nadine at Back East Blonde












3 comments:

  1. YES! I love GIFs. Love them. And I almost used that last Emma Stone one in my post today! So funny. Nice job. I hope your cells were alive today!

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  2. Ooh hello smarty pants doing a PhD, my mum doesn't even seem to think that my degree is anything serious..THANKS MUM.

    This made me giggle lots! xo

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    1. Thanks for reading my post! It's my first gif post so glad you liked it :)

      haha maybe one day our parents will appreciate our efforts!

      I follow your blog on bloglovin' so was really happy that you've checked out mine.

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