"If you are an overeducated (or at least a semi-overeducated) youngish person with a sleep disorder and a surfeit of opinions, the thing to do, after all, is to start a blog." NYT, 09.12.05

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Pretentious prattle

After much contemplation, I think this blog will work. Between scheduling and activities, postings will probably consist of random thoughts on various articles read. Or hyperlinks to articles and editorials that are interesting. Click on them, read them, and comment on them.

Presently I am considering how Washington University, St. Louis is giving me a pretty nice life this summer, yet wondering why my meals are going to consist mainly of pasta. Pasta and vegetables. No asparagus... yet. Tomorrow is Lab Day #1. It is funny how the program dynamics will change from "summer camp" to "grad school" then. Maybe the intensity will die down a bit as well. Hopefully it won't be all networking or the "world of Higher Shamelessness." Otherwise, it will be one long summer. After all, is this program is designed to give each of us a chance to experience biomedical research - not a formality for entering into Wash U as grad students. Sometimes it is too easy to be caught up in the future and be planning and talking about the next step. Hopefully the other students will see this soon... or at least want to visit the art museum.

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