Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Impending graduation

contrary to popular belief, biologists are often sober

It didn't matter that almost all of us had a term paper to submit a day later, or that some of us couldn't take alcohol to save our lives, or that the watermelon was cut on a stack of old newspaper with grubby hands, or that the fish was too spicy for anyone to stomach, or that some boys were too drunk to walk straight, or that some of us prior to the party had never had a decent conversation with each other. The point was, we all made it and honours year was a blast for the better parts. How apt to end it off with a proper gathering in the department garden, using a menagerie of equipment from various labs and lab pantries, nobody fretting about what time to head back to the lab because their gels were running, or had to zip off to the southern islands for a dive. The amount of g33k in the atmosphere was astounding. From repeated insistence from some to "Save plastic because it is earth day tomorrow" to telling an idiot that "yes people do sell shark meat and I can't believe you bought it!!! ("Boo!")" to "hah! Botanists are cooler, we're more... erh... evolved than you erh... bryophytologists!". After that it gets too n3rd to be g33k that it's no longer c00l.

I am going to miss these guys. Most of them turned up in the tee shirt! Sadly, after chilling in the marine lab pantry after cleanup, we received a frightening call that had us sprint down the hill to help out; and it had me sleepless for most of the night.

4 comments:

YC said...

no no, he was an angiospermologist or spermologist for short! and hey you missed out one - GY went back to lab to do whatever he was doin! The mark of a true biologist nut!

kungfubunny said...

GY is there la!! behind weisong. he went back to lab after cleanup, not so bad.

Anonymous said...

you know what i'm going to say right? so i won't.

- kay kay

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the club!Hee... See ya in July...
Frutti