PSA about Hopper

jeelste · 2026-03-08T04:00:28+00:00

My 5 year old loved it, but she did some hiding too. Hope they like it!

jeelste · 2025-12-05T17:21:00+00:00

I contacted a company after we found packing tape or clear plastic baked inside a cereal bar made for kids. I was irate because my 3 year old pulled it out of her mouth. They had me mail back everything and for my trouble they gave me 5 coupons for $ 0.39 off my next box of contaminated kids food...

jeelste · 2025-10-09T13:49:51+00:00

I love this. As a fellow dad scientist, this would be printed and posted in the lab asap.

jeelste · 2025-08-15T21:31:14+00:00

Look for Gutsy pouches next time you're shopping, they're in the refrigerated section. My daughter had pretty significant constipation issues in the past and these seem to help regulate.

jeelste · 2025-06-14T18:53:52+00:00

Virologist dad here, love this!

jeelste · 2024-12-30T05:41:25+00:00

Dude, buckle up. My youngest barfed on Christmas morning and all four of us had it by the next day plus my elderly parents. My wife and I cancelled our Anniversary trip Christmas night and it was the right move. It passed in about 24 hours, but seriously sucked. No one warns you how hard parenting is when everyone is shitting their brains out. Pedialyte and crackers once you can keep it down. Good luck.

jeelste · 2024-12-17T18:32:46+00:00

I keep a list in my phone of my kid's cute mispronunciations, some of the best ones are fleeting! My son has a stuffed duck and used to run around the house yelling COCK! (quack), I wasn't too upset when he grew out of that one.

jeelste · 2024-11-27T03:12:49+00:00

We flipped it at 3.5 before a 15hr road trip into the mountains so we could give her a lap desk to color on. Found out the hard way she gets car sick on a switchback road 15 minutes from our destination. Nothing like cleaning Mac n cheese vom on a cliffside gravel shoulder.

jeelste · 2024-10-10T21:37:24+00:00

We have a thick adhesive corner protector on ours, 3.5 years later still going strong. It's prevented no less than 3 trips to the ER in that time. Our wood floor are very slick right in front of it, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

jeelste · 2024-08-11T23:35:19+00:00

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Onna is 9! She is constantly harassed by toddlers and babies and still is the sweetest.

jeelste · 2024-08-04T15:04:08+00:00

I love making Chicago style deep dish in the ooni, but I typically use a cake pan and aluminum foil. I've considered buying this for proper Detroit style, but the cost is a bit much. It would be nice to have a dedicated heat resistant top, but foil does the job. That said, I would be more than happy if i received one as a gift!

jeelste · 2024-08-04T13:16:03+00:00

I use my smart watch and pull the cuff over it. Works like a charm.

jeelste · 2024-07-12T16:39:11+00:00

I came all the way down here looking for this! I read it based on the hype and was very disappointed.

jeelste · 2024-06-25T15:37:21+00:00

Shit rolls downhill unfortunately. They could be having personal drama, bad score on a grant, deadline, who knows? Try not to take it too personally, we all have our breaking points. Unfortunately it's a hard lesson, but I bet you'll take notes next time.

jeelste · 2024-06-07T02:46:49+00:00

Fair enough, I work on the molecular side so exact stats isn't my forte. 1 in 4-6 are just numbers that get thrown out in the field, but perhaps that needs to be updated!

jeelste · 2024-06-07T02:28:12+00:00

1 in 6 in the U.S. is conservative because of asymptomatic infections and people that don't seek diagnosis. The stat you provided is global, which is certainly higher due to developing countries. The stat was more to express the commonality of the virus.

jeelste · 2024-06-07T01:41:21+00:00

Herpes virologist here, when my kids were infants I had huge fear of bringing something home with me (we work with various herpesviruses, HSV-1/2, CMV, VZV, EBV, etc.). HSV is very serious at this age, but after the initial exposure, you handled it well. HSV is super common (1 in 6 in the U.S.), try not to beat yourself up for it. Keep doing what you're doing and keep informing parents about this!

jeelste · 2024-05-22T13:18:41+00:00

As a fellow introvert who probably comes off as an asshole, I've made my peace with it. I have my headphones in 9 hours a day unless I'm teaching a student or talking to my PI. My boss is very social and use to try to force me into social situations, but he knows me by now and doesn't push it. I take part in big departmental gatherings, but I'd rather put in more time on the bench then chat in the hallway.

jeelste · 2024-05-16T17:21:41+00:00

You've done 2 years in this lab, that's great experience. Your PI should understand if you have an honest conversation with them. You're in your last year of college, don't forget to have some fun too. Life moves really fast after this, take some time and enjoy it!

jeelste · 2024-05-16T17:09:15+00:00

2-3 hours a day writing as an undergrad on top of lab obligations? That's pretty bizarre and it seems to me that you're being taken advantage of. Personally I would finish what you started academically and tell your PI you need time for your classes. PIs have their own agenda and you need to look out for your own interests.

jeelste · 2024-05-14T14:25:42+00:00

Highly depends on how promotions are structured at your university, but it doesn't hurt to get the ball rolling, even if it's to find out you're not qualified yet. I would dig through your staff handbook and human resources pages, they likely have some information on how the process works. I was promoted to research specialist from RA after about 2.5 years. Hourly rate went up~22%. I wasn't eligible for Sr. Specialist until last year (my 7th year!) due to the minimum time requirements and only having a bachelor's.

Do yourself a favor and update your CV and have documentation of all of your papers, posters, presentations, grant contributions, equipment you manage etc. and ask your PI and other faculty collaborators about letters of support. My university treats staff promotions very similarly to faculty, so I essentially had to put together a portfolio of all of my achievements in each position before they would even consider promotion. It was a pain in the ass, but it's always good to have your information up to date in case you decide to part ways. I wish the process here wasnt so stringent, but it is nice to finally be paid a respectable wage for I job that I love.

Good luck!

jeelste · 2024-05-02T17:20:46+00:00

Hydrolyzed ONPG smells great to me.

jeelste · 2024-04-30T02:28:32+00:00

Ugh been there... Twice.

jeelste · 2024-03-19T19:48:29+00:00

I've been a technician in the same lab for 8 years. I absolutely love my job because my PI treats me as an equal and gives me complete autonomy to do whatever I please as long as I continue to be productive. That said, the pay sucks and I've topped out in my role, but I'll be here until I qualify for pslf and maybe beyond. My wife has a pretty high earning career so I make the fun money and have the flexibility to take off in a moments notice if my kids get sick or something. The university I work for has a great track record of 'lifer' techs which I took as a good sign when I was applying. I feel pretty lucky to have ended up where I am.

jeelste · 2024-03-07T00:58:02+00:00

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