You might have heard there were seven people from Crop and Food at Lincoln killed in a plane crash. I'm waiting to find out who. It is not likely to be my supervisor, judging by the job descriptions, but I don't know. And it seems macarbe to ring him at home to see if he is alive. I'm a student, not only a friend, and there is this selfish interest in seeing him live for the next year. Although the thesis would be crippled I would be much more upset about the loss of T. So I'll wait for the official name release, and wonder till then...
Course
We learnt how to clone genes into E. coli, and also how to digest DNA. We ran a gel to see if the digestion had worked. We grew the E. coli to see if the transformation worked. Both did. There were only four of us on the course, and we all found it interesting as well as very Cfusing. I enjoyed getting to know the other two women from work who did the course better. It's hard to be friends with someone I don't know.
The weather in Palmerston was as crappy as ever. I have no idea why that area ever got settled. I got quite a bit of spinning done.