When I got to my experiment, there was a huge rush to get the analysis done. I got to my experiment in February, I had to have results by early May for a conference. So I plodded my way through never before used code. There wasn't even real data to work with. But I was putting every thing in place so that the second the data came along, Boom! I would run my code over it and suddenly I would have my last second results. That plan seemed to be working.
While I was in a mad dash to get my analysis done, I had to do a service project for the experiment. I had told my advisor that I wanted to do something hands on, and he found me something really cool. The problem was that, while I enjoyed doing this thing, it was like having a second job. When I wasn't working on my analysis I was working on the service project. Analysis by day and evening, service project by morning and night. As staff on my experiment I was eligible for better insurance. I just had to go to a seminar. And when was the seminar? During the time that I absolutely, positively had to be working on my service task. At the time I thought missing the seminar wasn't bad. I would get around to doing it...
(Title: Working For The Weekend, Loverboy)
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