July 21, 2014 | In the lab. Monday started and ended with running samples on Shimadzu. I intended to finish all the samples, and so ended up staying until 10:30 pm in the lab. Today, on Wednesday, Dan and I realized that two samples (two vials with samples of  pH=2) for dissolved organic carbon analysis (CDOM) were missing even […]

July 14, 2014 | Let me start with the end of Week 4. On Saturday evening, I had an opportunity to meet with other students from India. My roommate organized a potluck at our house, and our culinary expert Tanya coordinated the cooking process. I had just taken my once-in-a-half-year long nap when the cooking started: At seven in […]

July 5, 2014 | I am coming to suspect that time does cheat on us, poor people. Keep a constant eye on it while racing it – you will at most be in line with it; take your eyes off for a moment – time will make a leap of two moments, skipping while we are not watching. However, […]