I'm not sure words can even describe this past weekend. Once I landed in San Francisco, Cat and her family showed me and Ytxzae around all the best spots and took me on a ferry to see Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bride, and the city from the water. The next day we celebrated Cat's moms birthday and ate some amazing food, listened to great music, and I tried In-n-Out burger for the first time and even got a hat to prove it. To summarize our time spent in California, we spent most of our time eating wild grapes, sweating, drinking boba, and laughing. The road trip from San Jose to Coos Bay was long (10ish hours) but so scenic but a relatively easy drive. We saw wine country, the Redwoods, and even stopped at a sandwich place called "Hole in the Wall" and ate among the foggy county of Humboldt. Given how amazing the short vacation was, I'm so grateful I was able to visit California and knock it off my bucket list. This week in the lab I (thankfully) hit the ground running with my new, spectacular, stunning, gorgeous, breathtaking glass knives. Once I sliced my first specimen with the new knives my jaw quite literally dropped. I didn't realize how used and nicked the knives I had been using were until I saw how beautifully uniform and clear the sections came out. I usually start my morning off slicing, and then spend the afternoon doing a preliminary microscope scan to see if the slide is usable (aka if I did a good job or not slicing). So far, I have sliced specimen 1-10 and I am hoping to get through specimen 11-18 before Friday so I have more than enough time to identify structures, take and photo correct images, and pull the best ones for my poster. With a little less than 3.5 weeks remaining and 14 in lab working days until the poster is due, I am starting to feel the pressure to finish strong. Pictures below of my work! This weekend I will likely work on my poster for the draft due Tuesday. I also may try to venture out to the movie theater to see the new Elvis movie. Even though I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed about how much time I have to finish everything, I don't think there's anything movie popcorn and a sweet-treat can't fix. See ya next week!
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AuthorHello! My name is Flynn Gorman and I am working in the Young Lab and studying the embryology of the gastropods Ifremeria nautilei and Alviniconcha this summer. I am from New Jersey and I am pursuing a B.S. in Biology at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. I also work at a coffee shop on campus and act as the PR Director for my acapella group. Archives
August 2022
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