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Drain

I'm really getting drained with these last two weeks of intensive lab work. We are so close to making this damned thing work, but somehow success continues to evade us. I think I'm working very systematically and carefully, but somehow luck is not on my side. I just pushed through two more samples, and before I can even think about measuring anything, both are already dead. Don't worry fucking animal rightists, I'm not dealing with anything that was alive to begin with. I am getting closed to needing a real get away/ break where I don't see or think any physics for a day or two. Fortunately spring break is coming up, but I don't know. I can't really get away cause I need to start work on my prelim exam...

I think the posts are going to be dark for a while heh.

I'm thinking of moving to a single...I realized although I have roommates now, I practically never interact with them. So it's like not having roommates at all. And though the apartment is relatively nice, the location is far, and everytime I work like crazy like this and get real tired and all I could use now is a hot bath and sleep, I still have to drive a distance to get home..I dunno.

Overall satisfaction with things: low. Maybe I'll buy a new toy just to cheer things up.

Update: I'm stuck in physics for another half hr to hr since the nitrogen truck is here to fill the tank outside. Normally this wouldn't be a problem. But some idiot decides to park right where the truck-head stops, so I'm completely blocked out. Can I complain some more? Hahaa..

By the way I haven't forgotten about the One series. I'll get back to those as soon as the anger subsides.

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