I'm back. Today I finished my website prototype in one day. It was difficult starting on it since I have to both develop the website design and the content simultaneously. There were quite a few decisions to go through, but I feel much more comfortable that I could do it for a client today. I had thoughts about using this final project as a springboard for creating an educational website for training pharmacy technicians if I ever own a pharmacy. Even thinking about that right now makes me feel spread thin.
As I designed my summer schedule, I realized that if I only knew which of the two I would be doing--working as a research professor or pharmacist--I wouldn't have any difficulty finishing college on time and in honors. As it is, I'm not certain that I can take enough honors credits to make the requirements for an In Honors diploma. Even that makes me wonder, what does an honors diploma afford someone? Pride? If anything, someone's portfolio or curriculum vitae should stand out as more proof of value.
I should berate myself quickly before I go to bed for spending so much time playing a crummy little flash game called Drift Burners 2. I found out that I am a completionist, and I cannot handle seeing even one empty check-box on an achievement list. Drat. We make constructs just so we can feel perfect. Awards, achievements, points, & videogames, all fall into that same bucket.
Just moments ago I got a very nice email from Dr. Castagnoli, who I found out is retired from researching. We will be meeting next week to talk about his monoamine oxidase (MAO) research, and I hope to find out whether there is anyone at Virginia Tech doing interesting research on the biochemistry of the mammalian brain. As yet, I have a potential position lined up with Dr. Sobrado, a professor in the department of biochemistry, but I would like to find something more closely related to my interests. Dr. Sobrado does work on infectious diseases like tuberculosis and parasites, and my project would likely be on characterizing proteins--a general & valuable skill. However, previous research and publication in the field of neuroscience could be a strong selling point to get a fitting position in the neuroscience department at UVA.
Still, even if that doesn't work out, my residents make me very happy. They were just singing Wheezer's "Say it ain't so" in the lounge together, with Spencer playing the guitar (he really knows how to play!).
Sprint to the weekend!
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