Goodbye, LSU!

It's always an odd thing to get up on a Monday morning...just because it means my weekend travels are over and I have to get back into the swing of lab work. It's not all that bad, in reality, it's just work. Sarah, Dani, and I biked to work in the rain (again) and dried off with paper towels (again). Then we got to work. This week, Jean offered to show me a preview to Pulse-Field Gel Electrophoresis - a technique used to compare bacterial DNA to see if two isolates are the same or similar species. It seems sorta complicated, but I think I can handle it when I need to do it.

For lunch, I met Shelby at the library and then we walked together to the College Bar. We both got curry, and sat down with Richard and Chris - my neighbors from the states who are doing the biomedical engineering UREKA. We had a good time talking and visiting. I'm sure going to miss Shelby when she leaves tomorrow morning!!

After that, I went back to work and finished out the day's activities. I ended up taking longer than the others to run my gel, so Sarah and Dani headed home to catch the shuttle into town. We needed to do some preliminary shopping for Wednesday, when we're going to throw a Fourth of July party for everyone! It should be grand. After I finished my duties, I biked back to the apartments and caught the shuttle into town.

Turns out Dani and Sarah were already done by the time I got there, so I stayed in Eyre Square and went off to the Quays pub to find Shelby and the other LSU kids. All of them were there (just like the first day they were here) having a loud, fun time. It was really amusing. I finally ran into Staci, who was on election board with me this entire year, and Mark, who I've known since freshman year in the Lavilles. It was cool seeing both of them and visiting with them. After a bit, Staci, Shelby, and I went to McDonough's for fish and chips - supposedly the best in town. They were pretty darn good. The only bad thing, was that it was 20c for ketchup! Imagine that!


We went back to the Quays for a while, before a group of us decided to go to Finnegan's for dessert. I had some Bailey's Irish Cheesecake, which was fantastic. I'll have to stop by again for more! Then it was back to the Quays to see if we could rouse some people to migrate to another pub. It was pretty unsuccessful, but a band came in and started to play Irish music. That was fun, but the bar got packed pretty fast. Staci and I quickly decided that it was time to go, and we said our goodbyes and headed back home.

I went to bed soon enough after that. It'll be odd waking up and realizing that my friends are on their way to Cork. At least I'll see a few of them when I make my weekend trip to London! I'm sure that'll be lots of fun. Ta ta!


Oh! And I almost forgot to mention - I found my car's twin!!! It's the exact same car, except that it doesn't have the little spoiler on the back that mine does. It's really odd...but very cool. I've never seen one like it before. :)