August 27, 2016

  • Looking Back

    My week in review:
    Monday - Filming mouse porn.
    Tuesday - Filming blood and guts - mostly guts.
    Wednesday - Celebration on several fronts.
    Thursday - Training and retraining
    Friday - Disaster and the first class.

    To be a little less oblique, yesterday's disaster had nothing to do with class. Class was lovely and the 2 students that comprise this years enrollment are going to be great. As you might recall on the 16th we had terrible storms and there was flooding. Campus had many buildings flooded. We were dry. However we didn't have any power. That isn't exactly accurate. We had emergency generator power. We also had a big study scheduled and managed to get it sort of done. We were interrupted by no fewer than 3 fire alarms. Because we had to stop mid-experiment, several of our time points were delayed (by nearly 30 minutes). It was determined that the delay in the time points completely invalidated the experiment. We had to reschedule. We already had 4 other studies on the calendar and needed to add another. Then I was notified that another study had to be scheduled as well and that it needed to be done ASAP.

    My celebratory day revolved around knowing that all 14 videos have been completed. That means I should get some serious moolah for my work on the videos!! In addition I received a phone call from the 40th Anniversary Committee for the Purdue Veterinary Technology Program. This Fall Conference (end of September) there will be a big reception and each of the classes will be represented. I was selected by my peers to represent the class of 1979. So it appears that I will be going to Purdue to spend a couple hours at a reception and then driving back that night. Lots of driving but it is kind of an honor. I may even get to see some people I haven't seen in a long time...

    As for the other stuff - you will just have to use your imaginations.

Comments (9)

  • Congratulations and due have a good time at the reception. :-)

    • I will try very hard to enjoy the event. There won't be a lot of time since I have to drive home that night - work starts early the next day!

  • Yes, have a good time! Sounds like it was a full week. I have felt great for well over a week now. Maybe I have finally got this illness licked. One Dr. told me I have a redundant colon. The next told me I have a grossly torturous colon. YikesI it's getting worse with each Dr. Better stop going to them.

    • Ah Gracia - the doctors agree! A redundant colon is the same as a torturous colon. It means that your colon (large intestine) is stretched and is saggy and loopy - which causes constipation... hope everything is better and you don't have any more issues!

  • I'm glad you were dry, but sorry the storms caused you such difficulty! Congrats on completion of yor video project, and on the honor of representing your class in the anniversary event!

  • Filming blood and guts after mouse porn, I am thinking perhaps it was the parents eating the newborns? That's a film I wouldn't want t see. Years ago I experienced it first hand when our pet rodents decided to canibalize so next batch we had to separate the boys from the girls.

    • Nope - the two films had nothing in common! Cannibalism is a sad happening - sometimes just making sure there aren't any outside noises or disturbances is enough to fix the situation and preventing it from happening again.

  • Congratulations, Val. You certainly have earned the honour.

    • They called for nominations. I nominated one person at work and she nominated me. We are both going...

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