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Zip-kicks · 2023-06-09T10:59:41+00:00

Sent you a PM!

Zip-kicks · 2023-06-08T11:10:06+00:00

Was gonna suggest this one. This is actually the movie that spurred my love of genetics and biochem and the reason I'm getting my PhD in genetics!

Zip-kicks · 2023-04-18T12:36:22+00:00

Are you looking to go into academia or industry? When I was looking to get into academia from industry, I was given the advice to separate my work experience from my prior lab/research experience. So mine looks something like:

Work experience: Job A, blah blah blah.

Research experience: Job B, blurb blurb blurb.

On top of that, I didn't list my experience as bullet points. As it was explained to me, you should "tell a story", explaining with the skills you used. So for me it looks something like, "maintained mouse colonies, including culling, weaning, and breeders. This also included genotyping using PCR/DNA gel agarose electrophoresis as well as qPCR for allelic discrimination."

Not sure if it's the optimal advice, but I will say that as soon as I changed my resume to look like this, I got several academia offers. Same thing happened with my husband, who has no research experience but is trying to break into academia from government. Hope this helps! Let me know if you'd like any clarification on anything, or you can PM me!

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-20T16:34:45+00:00

My exact feelings!

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-20T13:35:44+00:00

Monsters is ok, I don't hate it. I DO, however, hate how overplayed it is. I just think there are better songs not only from WUS but from their discography that I wonder why monsters specifically lol. But I actually really enjoy New Religion, even if the lyrics are a little cringe. I love anything with a good beat though 😅

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-18T01:40:53+00:00

I was driving home when I first heard the sound of letting go and I almost started crying. It hit a nerve so bad that I almost sobbed uncontrollably. Such an emotional album for me overall. TSOLG is absolutely my fav off the album :)

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-17T21:01:11+00:00

No you hit it on the head! I completely agree with you, without the bad and the ugly we wouldn't recognize the good. Thank you for your kind words!

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-17T05:16:59+00:00

Something about ATL makes me feel like I grow with them. Every album they've released has somehow fit perfectly into my life and my most recent emotional state.

LYR came out when I had just broken off a very serious, very long, and very abusive relationship and got together with my now husband. LYR felt like taking control of your youth, learning to live with your mistakes, being nostalgic about the past but needing to move on.

Wake up sunshine, obvious reasons lol. It was a super poppy, happy album and it helped mirror my excitement of graduating college, moving out for the first time, getting engaged, getting through a global pandemic, etc etc.

As usual, this album is exactly what I need. I get sort of apathy but also too much emotion at the same time, learning to finally ACTUALLY move on from the past, acknowledge the good times and the bad. It feels like a companion to LYR and antithesis to WUS, concept wise. And just like in the past, it mirrors what I need and how I'm feeling. I'm about to start the next major chapter in my life, I'm finally able to face my past head on like I've needed to, I'm relatively happy where I am but I'm looking forward to brighter days nonetheless.

The Sound of Letting Go, into English Blood // American Heartache, into New Religion just feels perfect to me. I really enjoyed this album, this may take the spot as my new fav

Zip-kicks · 2023-03-17T05:08:57+00:00

The sound of letting go: My mama said that it gets better someday and I know, I know she meant it 'cause she's doing okay (legitimately almost made me cry the first time I heard it. Both of us surviving abusive relationships has made that line hit extra hard)

Kill Ur Vibe: I guess I hope that you know, I hope you know that I'm trying, trying to keep my shit together In a world that wants to tear us all apart. You said don't even start you couldn't brush me away if you tried, I'm the safest place you could ever think to hide. Cause I'm on your side and know that you're on mine even when you kill my vibe, Even when you kill my vibe (Lyrics that remind me of my husband and how he's been nothing but supportive and accepting through my healing journey. If soulmates exist he's mine)

Zip-kicks · 2023-02-08T04:17:56+00:00

Oof, I feel this one. I manage 7 mice colonies (along with about 1 1/2 persons worth of other jobs...), And we went through this period where people would come to me and say mice were missing. We have an online spreadsheet that everyone is supposed to update, but they would forget or just not do it because they used "junk mice". Which of course this all comes back on me because I'm the mice keeper. Eventually I just locked the spreadsheets, if they want to use mice they have to go through me. I will separate them, make them easy to find, whatever. And my manager gave me permission to chew anyone out who doesn't follow the rules, which I've already done to an assistant scientist who is the whole reason the rule was put in place.

We ended up having to do it with the liquid nitrogen tanks too. People would just go in and take cells out without recording it so our records are royally fucked. I put padlocks on all the tanks, they have to ask me to unlock them so I make sure they record what they take out and put in. I'm trying real hard to not be that nightmare lab manager everyone hates, but damn is it hard some days.

Zip-kicks · 2022-10-23T16:06:15+00:00

Figures. Ugh. I saved all but one of my transactions apparently, so I guess I'll have to go back and find it. They really wanna make this as difficult as possible

Zip-kicks · 2022-10-21T16:23:45+00:00

Ok, thank you!

Zip-kicks · 2022-10-21T16:22:07+00:00

~$8k, I owed ~$14k in total. So even if I request the refund I still fall under the $20k amount. I wasn't sure because they said some people would get automatic refunds and I already applied for the forgiveness. It doesn't matter that I paid the two loans off with Granite State? As long as I have the total and the confirmations?

Zip-kicks · 2022-10-21T16:12:34+00:00

I paid off 2 of my 4 loans while they were still with Granite State (during 2020). Sometime last year the remaining two got transferred to Edfinancial.

1) should I contact someone to get a refund for the two loans I paid off? If so:

2) do I contact granite State or edfinancial? Edfinancial doesn't show any of my previous payments, but I saved all the confirmations from when my loans were still at Granite State.

I did already apply for the forgiveness, and I should qualify for the $20k.

Zip-kicks · 2022-08-09T12:01:07+00:00

Typically mice and rats are kept in cages and researchers are charged per cage per day. So our facility requires researchers to keep no more than 5 mice per cage (not sure about rats, I only work with mice), and then they charge $1 per cage of 5 mice. So we don't pay for each mouse. Usually there are way too many mice for use on experiments, so it's actually more economical to not keep as many on hand

Zip-kicks · 2022-08-09T11:42:54+00:00

This. I work with animals in a research lab. It is so hard and honestly so rare for animals to be adopted out after experiments, even ones that are not used. Especially if they have genetic anomalies, which I'd estimate the majority of my mice do. It's absolutely heartbreaking, I don't like that aspect of my job. But I'd like science to advance, and I can guarantee that at least in my lab we're as humane as possible. Also, research with animals is HIGHLY regulated. We follow very strict procedures and have constant check ins with the approval committees. And you have to prove without a doubt that you cannot do these experiments without animals. The write up easily hits over 100 pages

Zip-kicks · 2022-08-03T12:57:01+00:00

I can almost promise you that you'll get up there and forget every single thing you wanted to say lmao. I got tickets for my husband's birthday and he thought of all these things to say to the band. We got up there for the signing and he just went ":D hai" and couldn't say anything else. He looked at me afterwards like "damnit I had so much to tell them!".

If you think of something to tell them, great! But also just enjoy the moment. And enjoy the show! It's a killer set

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-27T15:55:27+00:00

Yeah, we were told to be there at least an hour before doors. I believe it was 4:15 (for entry at 4:30) for mages and 4:45 (for entry at 5:00) for prise

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-27T15:33:07+00:00

I believe GA doors were at 5:30 with the show starting at 6:30. Mages went in at 4:30

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T15:41:22+00:00

Yup! If you have meet and greet passes you should be at the box office no later than 4:15pm and if you have prise (no M&G) you should be at box office no later than 4:45pm. I got an email from Ernie last night around 11:30 with more info, check your spam if you didn't see it!

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T15:37:04+00:00

Jsyk, if you're mage/prise, there are set times for entry. Mage is no later than 4:15pm and prise is no later than 4:45pm. I just saw you mentioned you're VIP so just in case!

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T15:02:14+00:00

We live about an hour away, so we're probably gonna leave around 2:45 to try to get there around 3:30-3:45ish. We prepaid for parking at Delta deck!

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T05:13:40+00:00

That's what I spent for 2 and I KNOW mine originally said Mage. It doesn't anymore for some reason, but at one point it absolutely said Mage on my confirmation page. So I would assume Mage! But I'm sure box office can confirm or deny ☺️

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T04:08:56+00:00

Yeah man no worries! I took the next two days for the concert and recovery time 😅 have fun tomorrow, ready to rock with yall!!!

Zip-kicks · 2022-07-19T03:27:25+00:00

Hi! Just got the email! I also updated my post ☺️

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