Sunday, October 10, 2004
Relieved that last week was finally over. I wasn't sure why, but I was out of sorts the whole week. Couldn't concentrate in lecture, was constantly distracted when finishing assignments, and I felt like throwing all my books out of the window. It could be the sudden release from tension or early burn out, but whatever the case, this is a novel phenomenon and hopefully it won't happen again. Anyway, this culminated in a rather embarassing gaffe during cell bio lecture on friday:
Was daydreaming about some weird results I got from the lab a few days ago and not really listening to what the prof. was saying. And quite abnormally so, one ear was tuned to the outside world, while the other was listening to what I was saying to myself (or rather, thinking ito myself.) Then I heard him mentioning about histones and promoters : "How could one show the unravelling of DNA from a histone-DNA complex is required for efficient transcription...(or words to the effect)......"
I thought I heard promoters and i don't know why, I raised my hand and shouted "promoter bashing!!"
Prof: !
Twin + Lionel (beside me): !
Myself: ! (shit what did i just say!
Prof: ........(didn't hear properly)....... elucidate?
Myself: "mutate regions in the promoter?"
Prof: ?!
Lionel then poked me and whisper "ey wake up your idea ley brlader"
Myself: *mumble mumble*.
you get the idea. My internal checks that prevent me from saying something really stupid wasn't working that day, so.....
I'm still feeling stupid.
Was daydreaming about some weird results I got from the lab a few days ago and not really listening to what the prof. was saying. And quite abnormally so, one ear was tuned to the outside world, while the other was listening to what I was saying to myself (or rather, thinking ito myself.) Then I heard him mentioning about histones and promoters : "How could one show the unravelling of DNA from a histone-DNA complex is required for efficient transcription...(or words to the effect)......"
I thought I heard promoters and i don't know why, I raised my hand and shouted "promoter bashing!!"
Prof: !
Twin + Lionel (beside me): !
Myself: ! (shit what did i just say!
Prof: ........(didn't hear properly)....... elucidate?
Myself: "mutate regions in the promoter?"
Prof: ?!
Lionel then poked me and whisper "ey wake up your idea ley brlader"
Myself: *mumble mumble*.
you get the idea. My internal checks that prevent me from saying something really stupid wasn't working that day, so.....
I'm still feeling stupid.
