It's a Case of the Mondays

Only not so much. Today actually wasn't half bad. It's the first week in the lab that Sarah and I are pretty much independent, so we kept busy for most of the day doing different tasks. I learned how to perform antibiotic sensitivity tests again, using discs covered in antibiotics. I read off plates I had prepared on Friday, took the measurements via computer, and recorded them. It's a nice insight into the prior steps of the project before the PCR, etc. Speaking of, it finally worked today! That was quite a relief, actually. I used a few different solutions other than my own, so I'll have to do a few more trial runs before I determine what exactly was causing the problem. I'm just glad I finally got results!

After work, Dani and I biked to Tesco to do some grocery shopping. I picked up a ton of food, but I suppose I needed it. I bought a lot of random stuff with which to make pasta. And cook I did! It turned out much better than expected. But I kinda just added a ton of different things and mixed it all together. I sauteed onions, mushrooms, and a bell pepper in olive oil/red wine/soy sauce, and then cooked some chicken in that. I added sun dried tomatoes, olives, and feta cheese, and mixed that into rotini pasta before adding parmesan on top. It was excellent, though! All my roommates loved it. I'll have to be experimental again another night soon.

"Braveheart" came on TV tonight, and I sat down and watched the entire three hours of it. I'd actually never seen it, and it wasn't a bad movie. Kinda depressing, but made me want to go to Scotland even more. I'm definitely going to go once the program's over for the extra 4 days. Just gotta plan it out completely. After that was over, I just went to bed. A good, lazy night again. Cheers!