Thursday, November 20, 2008
Not Angry Anymore (but Ani still is)
After spending most of the night pacing and eating HobNobs (brainfood, I rationalized), I bravely showed up in our department's conference room to face the five professors that adorned my qualifying exam committee. They assured me that the exam would be a friendly, non-interrogating discussion, and then spent two hours interrogating me. Bamboo under my fingernails type of interrogating. I stuttered through most of their questioning (regarding a research proposal that I had written in an effort to prevent lung deterioration in cystic fibrosis), but managed to come up with a few words here and there that pacified them. Surprisingly (and thankfully before the Chinese-water-droplet-on-head exercises commenced) they unanimously deemed me fit to continue in the program, which means that I am now allowed to pursue a PhD at Boston University. I know you all think that’s what I’ve been doing for the past two years, but actually I’ve just been going around and around and around the freedom trail.
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I thought you were hanging out back east just hang out with all those eggheads you had around you. Laura when you grow up,what do you want to do with that PhD? Its a serious question because I keep hearing different stories and I'd like to know from the person who is doing it.
Nice going Dunce. Oh wait, now I have to find a new nickname for you. Nice going super-bug freak-nerd. :) Seriously, so proud.
Yay, Laura! I'm so proud of you! Can you take a break and come see us now? Love you! Kim
You're not a dunce Laura! You know what a HobNob is. I don't.
Anyway, congratulations girl! I promise to do my best to be happy for you simply because I love you.
But, I will admit that in my heart of hearts I was hoping you wouldn't pass so you could come home to us. It's never going to happen is it?
Well, if you actually cured Cystic Fibrosis I would feel it was worth the sacrifice of having you gone.
Now your legs can get a rest from walking up the Bunker Hill Monument every day. I'm so proud of you. Are you relieved?
Now, see, Jill, that's where it might make sense to a normal person. You know, you go through all this torture and then do the cool thing you proposed.
In Laura's (and my) case, we get to do all this work, go through all this torture and then work on something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I am happy to report, though, that Laura is working on a cure for the childhood disease, RSV. Well, okay, maybe a few steps back from that, but it's important, I swear! ;-)
Hey La. I'm super proud of my super sister. I know you have worked your $%$! off for this. I'm very proud of you.
CONGRATULATIONS! This is the post I've been waiting for. Now when can we celebrate? (Your natural birth, and your birth into the world of PhD pursuits)?
Wohoo! Congratulations Laura! We knew you could do it. They (the committee ) were just toying with you in order to get more slave labor out of you. As for those damn addictive HobNobs. . .One nibble and you're nobbled!
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