Watching baby mice in the animal room. That's why I get stuck in there twice as long as I need

yeah, like you don't wanna leave. Mine would be whenever I go to the microscope/imaging facility....the walls are lined with posters and enlarged pics of stained cells and tissues, some of Nikon's Small World past winners....the brilliant colours hit you first and then the intricate designs......an art gallery right there....

and then you go thru these inevitable stages: first, awe and appreciation "nature is perfect, the guys from AT&T Bell Labs and Zeiss, geniuses"; then the frustration "why are my images never this good"; and lastly, the art critic comes out: "enhanced, enhanced, touched -up, photoshopped, what the heck are those?"

hope everyone's having a nice weekend....

casandra

Dipping my bacteria spreader in ethanol and then burning it off

Filling out the last page of an old lab book (perfectly to the bottom, no overflow).

Filling out the first page of a new lab book.

Finding that someone brought a can of cinnamon buns to the breakroom and baked them in the communal toaster oven just before coffee break time.

Well, I suppose the eppendorf tube will explode due to increased pressure of CO2, yes?

What makes me happy in the lab? that's a really good question

I'm happy when I have to streak out some bacteria on LB agar/Amp. I am happy when taking out old media by suction from my LNCaP flask. Sound weird, but it feels great to know that I have changed the medium

seeing well stocked pipette racks makes me happy when on the hood

printing double sided. makes me feel "environmentally friendly"

toejam on May 5 2009, 07:42 AM said:

same here

Nobody is using the hood or thermal cycler...so i can use.

toejam on Apr 30 2009, 03:59 PM said:

I agree...playing around with the dry ice...puting in a biker with water and soap. Or play with the liquid nitrogen, putting things inside...yeahh..the joy of science...