Well, B-I-G joke of the week is that I cracked a culture flask with bare hands. Nope. I did not drop it. I broke it because I hit it too hard. Original cells did not work so well. Therefore, I switched cells. These new cells grew slower and and are bigger. So not only I get my cells slower, but I get less cells per flask. Wonderful. More headache. But so long as I do not see bacteria, I am still quite happy. I just need to grow more flasks of the cells for my use.
I think I like the theorizing part of science. I tried to help two friends to think of experiments they can do to improve their project. I found that I actually liked it. Then again, if I cannot do benchwork, no amount of theorizing can help me. Benchwork is the greatest barrier for me, though it has weakened somewhat over the year. Thanks a lot to my previous mentor and my supervisors for the support and pressure. I need some pressure to work, even though some people say I am giving myself a lot of pressure already.
