#silly corgi

Yesterday was long and I ended up having a mild temper tantrum over dinner like a toddler. Work was busy but I did not one damn thing to be productive for school.

Today we were stuck in traffic for almost 2 hours (1 hour 58 minutes) to get to work. So it took us 2 hours and 45 minutes to drive 30 miles (mostly interstate). But I got a ton of stuff wrapped up and organized today. With pizza, an adult beverage, and a book from the library on Typhoid Mary, how can my evening go wrong?

Pretty productive day today.

We got thumb drives with the dataset, articles to review, and instructions for the comp yesterday. The SAS dataset was formatted but they didn’t give us the proc format code to open the flippin’ thing. So after I sent emails notifying the admin (bless her soul) and deeply regretted the fact that I don’t keep paper bags on my person for panic attacks, they sent us an unformatted file we can use. 🙄

Today I managed to complete the first and second parts to the exam. All that is left is the manuscript. I’ve done a quick literature search on the topic and now I need to read through what I have and draft an intro (not tonight). Articles are also downloaded to my tablet so I can review as allowed tomorrow.

I’m pretty comfortable with my progress so far and if I block off two days each for an intro, methods, results, and discussion, I will still have a day left to proof everything before turning it in on August 24th by 5 PM. Got a long day at work tomorrow, but I’ll be off Friday. Hopefully the momentum can keep going.

Tumbler ate a lovely post I made about our morning with the bees... I am so frustrated I no longer have the impetus to post tonight. Will do tomorrow.

Mea culpa. Have an Etta picture. She wants me to go pile up in bed instead of reading articles. And yes, that is a little nap mat I made for the corgis.

Me excited that I have the next THREE polls planned out!! ⬇️

Me realizing that I actually will have to write and *post* the next polls for them to happen ⬇️

Why does my brain have to break? Can someone please erase this error code in my synapses for the joy of all mankind?

Or at least the joy of at least a couple people?

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Saturday: 

10K mile service for White Donkey (car)

Walmart for household necessities (toilet paper) and some inexpensive wardrobe supplements (literally the softest pants I’ve ever worn x2 on clearance for $7) 

Publix for groceries

Put up groceries

Laundry 

Cleaned out and reorganized my pantry and shelves in laundry room 

Stopped allergy medicine (allergist appointment Wednesday) 

Started food prep for comps week (Taco meat (x2)) 

Sunday: 

Prepped/pre-cooked freezer meals for comps week

Chicken Broccoli Rice (x3)

Cowboy Casserole (x3)

Turkey meatloaf muffins (x3)

Dishes, dishes, and more dishes plus counters 

Folded and put away clean clothes 

Cleaned and organized linen closet 

Got an antique table from my closest SIL and put it in my office

Cleaned and reorganized my office- no more desk lava lamp 

much more space to spread out projects on my desk now 

organized old art supplies 

cleared out old tax records, ticket stubs, etc. 

Got recycling and garbage out of the house and into the bins 

Vacuumed 

Willa is ever optimistic she will get some yummy accidents dropped her way while we cook.

Goals for the week: 

Draft letter for ad hoc graduate school faculty status for my PI

Update and sync my calendars (also got a planner at Walmart) 

Find data dictionary for GSW paper data 

Start re-running analyses- at least Tables 1 & 2

Finalize committee for GSG 

Watch pharmacogenetic webinar 

Finish book on Typhoid Mary