CRAPCAKES

[fahye]

I'd forgotten the downside to leaving lab reports until the day before, especially when said day is a public holiday: when you realise that your results are so hilariously fucked that you can't analyse the viral titre by choosing an absorbance value within the linear section of each graph because those sections don't overlap, your only hope is frantic emails to the lecturer's uni email address, which, if it's a public holiday, she won't be checking.

*rends own hair and clothing*

Looks like it's time for some real, quality, desperate bullshitting.

Comments

[brynnmck.livejournal.com]

HI. I LIKE IT WHEN YOU TALK HOT SCIENCE TALK. Even when I don't have the foggiest clue what you're saying.

To fortify you, I give you a hot Kowalski icon. YOU'RE WELCOME.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

HI KOWALSKI.

[kcdl.livejournal.com]

That sounds familiar. Is this the ELISA myxomatosis prac or something?

I have bad memories of that, I had the bitchiest prac partner in the world. She then piked on me half way through the prac and joined her friend's group. Cue me aspirating/pipetting etc. about a million assay plates thingy by myself.

My advice:

I wouldn't worry. It sounds like good results discussion material. Just give the results and give possible reasons as to why it didn't work. Then I guess you can explain what results should have looked like. Better than that you can get in contact with someone who DOES have good results and use them instead. You can check the WebCT message boards for help with the latter (or other people who are having problems asking they same things). Try one of the tutors rather than the lecturers, they tend to have more time on their hands.

Hope that helps. Good luck! :)

[fahye.livejournal.com]

Ugh, ugh, ugh. It's awful. My demonstrator hasn't been particularly helpful in the past and I'm on good terms with the lecturer, so I'm praying she won't go on a DON'T WASTE MY TIME rant at me. It's a bit late too get someone else's results and start over, so I'm going with mine, and just pointing out how utterly crap they are.

It's only worth 5%, but I still have to DO it.

[kcdl.livejournal.com]

Oh I HATE that that! You get something that's worth practically nothing but it still takes effort and you can't not do it.

You're unlucky. I had a good demonstrator for that subject....she was kinda cute too!

Is the lecturer still that woman...buggered if I remember her name...I think it started with an "A", with long brown hair and glasses?

Anyway I think your strategy will be fine. Just be thorough with you discussion and you'll be fine. Use lots of references. Hell you're better at this crap than I am you'll be fine!

[kcdl.livejournal.com]

I just realised I said "be fine" several times in a row, how eloquent of me!