I'm so sad. I had my heart set on going to Kenya for field camp. My boss finally gave me an answer and it was no. It's stupid. They flew one guy to Chicago every single week for however long so he could get his masters degrees. They fly people to northern Idaho (NOT CHEAP!) every weekend for two years at a time to get their degrees. They paid a guy to live in Missouri for a year while he finished. Not only tuition, but living expenses and salaries for these guys. I'm quite certain they spent well over $8000 on those guys. The list goes on and on for examples like this. Maybe I'm the wrong gender to get those kinds of benefits. Anyway. ON the upside, instead I get to spend 6 weeks in Mackay, Idaho, instead. It's a complete let down, but I'm sure it will be great. And if all this wasn't bad enough, the fates are rubbing it in! 4 articles in today's scientist e-newsletters have something to do with...you guessed it. Kenya and Africa. I don't hear anything about Africa...in the news or anything...and suddenly, today, it's Africa, Africa. Africa (One related to Kenya, the other 3 in African countries/areas bordering or near Kenya).
I've lost 5 pounds as of today. yay. I really don't care. Maybe I do. Just a little. And I get to go see a presentation on the exciting advances in science and the unusual physical properties of carbon nanostructures. So, there's something good about today... aside from being alive and all.
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