Oh dear. Monday was bad, I woke at 6 am and the day did not improve much after that, I was tired and angry at the seeming laziness of this collaborator on whom I am dependant on having my samples finished. Today (Tuesday) the laser was not available at all, and on Thursday I will be going to Festival. My annoyance is not enhanced by having people drop by who have submitted Ph.D thesis's which are only 150 pages long when mine is likely to be over 300 pages. That gurgling sound is the last of my money going down the drain…
I chatted to Mum and Dad tonight just so I could have a bitch to someone. I'm half-dressed to go back to the lab, but there isn't much I can do there at the moment. The idea of having 5 or 6 days off over the weekend seems very alluring, provided I can find time to pack.
I'm actually looking forward to getting away now. I will have no internet access, no phone (except the mobile), I'll be living in a tent and eating camp food and fighting for a shower-spot… um… maybe I don't want to go now… ;)
Oh well, I'm going anyway. I've got most of the things on my checklist done and then I'm going to go and have one last luxurious shower and shave my legs.
8:40 am - Today I had five samples put through the laser which finishes off the ferrocenyl series. It was tedious to be there, but I knew I had to, the savoring of a long weekend away was added incentive to escape as quickly as possible. I chatted to a friend on the phone and then went into town to pick up various odds and ends. The weather was quite chilly and with Autumn setting in I am really liking it. I wish I had something interesting and deep to say here, but it's not happening…