first afternoon on campus
Posted 07:56 PM, September 18, 2006, by antillesI've stopped by campus a few times in the past couple weeks, but today I spent a full afternoon there. Now I really feel like a student, and a lot of the butterflies in my stomach have calmed down.
I'll be doing my fall rotation with Garry Nolan's lab, so I spent an hour and a half chatting with him about what classes I'm taking, what I'm interested in research-wise, who I should be working with for my rotation. I have a big pile of papers to peruse in the last few days before classes.
After a lot of introductions and a tour of the lab, I headed off to a FlowJo class. I showed up in time to see the end of the basic section, and then watched the advanced portion of the presentation. I felt pretty good after that; with the exception of one neat overlay trick and the commands to make movies, I had done most of the basic stuff in the past. The advanced portion was definitely informative, as I hadn't performed compensation via FlowJo previously. I may not have in depth knowledge of immunology right now, but I definitely have the lab experience to jump in.
After getting a keycard for CCSR and picking up forms to register my bike, I rode home. I'm really out of shape; all the walking and biking in the Boston area kept me fit, but I haven't done that in a month now. The half hour ride to/from campus isn't bad at all, but my legs are really tired tonight. I need to get both my mind and my body ready for this coming up semester!
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