Insomnia is back. Cool. Wordle 1,845 4/6* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was hard to watch. Wordle 1,844 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I’m relieved to have this holiday of cognitive dissonance behind us. Wordle 1,843 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Imagine how many DC pups need serious therapy now. Wordle 1,842 4/6* ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Man, breaking this heatwave involved it raining Maine coons and Rottweilers. Wordle 1,841 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Happy Semiquincentennial Eve! Wordle 1,840 3/6* 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“Squeeze a meeting into every space on my calendar before the holiday” Day is finally here. Wordle 1,839 4/6* ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was weird Wordle 1,838 6/6* ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Kaplan Lab at the University of Pittsburgh has received funds to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to establish a multiplexed assay of variant effect for a disease gene. This relates to our studies on RNA Polymerase II. This project requires experience with human cell lines and genomics 1/

Fail early, fail often. Wordle 1,837 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Leave it up to an internet ad for exercise equipment, lol.

Most of my lab is taking the week off, yet my calendar is full. So no science, all administration. Booooo Wordle 1,836 3/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another case of me having a better vocabulary than the bot and the bot verbally complimenting me on it while giving me a shit score for it. Wordle 1,835 5/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

It’s a rare no deadline weekend! Now what do I do? Wordle 1,834 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Home again after a great pancreatic cancer workshop, especially during this exciting time in the field. Wordle 1,833 5/6* ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Bleh to my unforced error Wordle 1,832 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I see what you did there, Wordle. Wordle 1,831 5/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sneezing my head off for no reason…fun. Wordle 1,830 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dog in sphinx pose about to miss catching a ball. Signed prints available. Wordle 1,829 4/6* ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟨 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My lecture is done, so time to enjoy my time. Wordle 1,828 3/6* 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Surprised this didn’t turn into a longer one of those. Wordle 1,827 4/6* ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

They really made me earn it. Wordle 5-for-5 Challenge Complete 🎊 Wordle 1,826 5/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ready to ride Wordle 1,825 4/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The eve of another travel week. Wordle 1,824 3/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Another day in our dystopia. Can’t wait. Wordle 1,823 4/6* ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Been a while… Wordle 1,822 2/6* 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Today would be a good day to cancel my Paramount+ Wordle 1,821 3/6* ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was unnerving Wordle 1,820 6/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I feel ya Wordle Wordle 1,819 4/6* 🟩🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Good enough Wordle 1,818 3/6* ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My week on the beach is done just in time to have my color drained through my eyeballs by two 8 hour Zooms. Wordle 1,817 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My semi-annual PSA: In a country where spatial awareness seems to be at an all time low, people wearing backpacks while boarding a plane are reserving a special place in Hell where they are smacked in the head and face continuously and for all eternity.

Super early trip to the airport this morning, then…study section tomorrow. Wordle 1,816 4/6* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

One day more… Wordle 1,815 5/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Feels like I spent half my break between my first and second guess. Wordle 1,814 3/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

People who need people

Fun one Wordle 1,813 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Exhausting in a good vacation way on day 2 Wordle 1,812 3/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The funding EO has been signed. Time to find a good sweatshop job.

I won’t lie, day 1 of vacation was kind of stressful. I’m going to stay in bed. Wordle 1,811 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Grant reviews done. Off for a week at the beach (where I will write all of those recommendation letters, I promise!) Wordle 1,810 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Turn in grant reviews, take a week off. No really. Wordle 1,809 4/6* 🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Unnerving. Wordle 1,808 5/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Whittling away the entirety of the weekend with grant reviews destined to be ignored. I’m old fashioned that way. Wordle 1,807 4/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rorschach test Wordle 1,806 5/6* ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Reflecting this morning on the direct line between our thoroughly criminal government and the final corruption of the NIH. Happy Friday! Look at my symmetry! Wordle 1,805 3/6* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I’m hearing news from reliable sources that NIH funding is going to be even more political. POs will make award decisions from the top 25% of applications, with applicants receiving no scores or comments. I call it political because tons of POs are gone & new hires have to prove political loyalty.

Finally at the “don’t know what day it is” of the holiday week. Wordle 1,804 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

All my previous games flashed before my eyes. Wordle 1,803 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I've been struggling reconciling perceptions of me being a sand-in-the-gears critic vs a valued mentor. It only occurred to me today that it says more about the one judging me than it does about me. Ok, maybe not "more", but "as much".