It’s the weekend. Finally! Work has been fairly stressful these past 2 weeks. I’m a microbiologist at a consumer products testing laboratory. We have our own facility, and we also send people out to other facilities to do a whole slew of sciencey things. Currently, I’m working 2 days at the home lab and 3 days at a client’s lab. Last week, I was approached to manage a group at another client’s facility. It would be a full-time manager position. While I was flattered (somewhat) that they thought of me for this position, I was a little sad that I would have to leave the other client’s lab. See, I’m a hard-core science geek. I love research. The not knowing, the literature searches, the collaborating, the lab work, the figuring it out (maybe). I love that. I would have to give that up to take the manager position. Well, after much cajoling and a pay raise and a promise that if I hated it I could come back to a position in the home lab, I accepted the offer. Excited? Kind of. I just like biotech work much more than routine microbiological testing. No idea when I start though. Maybe in 3 weeks? I have to train my replacement for the position I’m in now. Confused? Yeah, my work is confusing. My mom keeps asking “What?” everytime I explain it to her. I just needed to explain it. It’s been on my mind.

The poncho is moving along. I knitted on it while I was watching Survivor last night. I discovered a small hole in the work on one edge. No idea how it got there. I still have 90 stitches. No dropped ones anywhere. I think I can hide the hole when I block it. Roxie’s cat bed you’re asking? Same as always. Not finished yet. Although I really want those needles for another project.

I’m tired. I want to knit. I’m going to go do that right now. Hmmm, maybe I’ll eat a burrito first.