Full circle

I've been spending alot of time with fellow sufferers of self inflicted BioD pain recently. M and Samy from the bird lab, Z. Especially M and Z. Been sleeping over quite a bit too. Why now? I guess Otterman was right when he remarked some time ago that I didn't have anyone from the department to hang out with after work (then). And now, owing to circumstances, its come full circle. Its a pretty good feeling to hang out doing work after the regular 'office hours' ( By the way, the 5 day week thingum is BS, especially for us poor grad students). Having dinner together, either out or just a plain sandwich in the lab, bitching about our work, and the occasional night out in town.

The other night, M,Z and I watched 'Before Sunset'. It was an impromptu decision. Z asked me late afternoon, and on our way out, bumped into M and managed to convince her that a movie is a way better idea than ironing 2 weeks worth of laundry. It was worth it for me. The company and the movie. Reviews for BS had been good, and i was looking forward to watching it. And i'm glad I did. But sometimes, reel life imitates real life and this one was especially close. For all three of us. So while we all liked it, the unmistakable feeling of grief sunk in soon after the movie and we returned to lab in a melancholic mood. A beer or two would have been nice, but we had other pressing concerns, like the report, which is over and done at the moment. Well...moving on to the paper from now on till 27th. here's to more late nights and good company!