Day 29.

[happychemist]

58,003 / 60,000 (96.0%)

Today I finished my story with 2,000 words left. Am I anal enough to go for the full goal I made or am I sick enough of my characters? :)

I'm back in California, but I miss home. I wish I could have spent longer there. I look forward to going home in a few weeks, but until then, I have to ready my skit for presentation at the department holiday party and prepare my poster for John Bercaw's 60th Birthday Symposium.

< nerd >

The birthday symposium is such a cool thing: when professors turn 60 (or any decade >= 50, really) they get lots of papers dedicated to them and oftentimes, there is a symposium in their honor held at the professor's university/institute. A lot of former graduate students and post-docs who worked with the professor come back and give research talks. Current graduate students in the department participate in a poster session. Then, everybody goes out to dinner and lots of partying ensues.

And I'm EXCITED by this. :) Not the partying, but that's exciting, of course, but the whole environment. I love conferences and symposiums; they always get me so revved about chemistry!

< /nerd >

Comments

Nerd!

[adventurat.livejournal.com]

*points at Crysty and snickers*

It's lovely to see someone so passionate about their work, because they work with their passion. Makes such a change from all the bored, bitter, and jaded individuals I know. Most of whom I work with. :-)

Well done you, with the word count! I'm v. impressed.

*chanting*

[alysonl.livejournal.com]

Clean it up and post it! Clean it up and post it!

Congratulations on exceeding the NaNo requirement, and all in November, too!

I'm glad to hear, though you miss your family and home, that you have things you love and look forward to there in CA.