I got a new Motorola Ve Maxx Razr phone, which is the 1.5 generation of the Razr series. They are selling the V9 phones, which are too expensive!
I bought a memory card for it, but then I can't figure out how to make the phone talk to the computer. Alas. I bought the software, but it doesn't seem to support my phone. The computer won't recognize the phone+memory card as a USB mass storage device, as it used to in Windows XP along with my motorola V360. I can back up the phone book at least.
Suggestions?
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Doctoral Defense Saga
I am happy to announce that my PhD defense went well -
I decided to wear a suit, but after walking outside for about 3 minutes, I realized why people just don't wear suits in September in Texas.
Questions were difficult, but I managed to answer them pretty well.
Too bad that I ordered a lot of food, but no one from UGAP came to the defense.. Oh well.
We ended up eating lunch afterwards in the hallway sitting area in ACES. I left out the food for anyone to take, but there are two group of people who picked up food:
1) those who hesitate before taking something
2) others who show no hesitation whatsoever
We went to eat dinner at Korea House on Anderson Ln. Food was good, but they didn't bring any nice, which was rather odd. I was surprised that people were full with not that much food.
Colin got a Wii, so we stayed up too late playing it with Joseph and Sherwin.
Thanks everyone for your support and prayers!
I decided to wear a suit, but after walking outside for about 3 minutes, I realized why people just don't wear suits in September in Texas.
Questions were difficult, but I managed to answer them pretty well.
Too bad that I ordered a lot of food, but no one from UGAP came to the defense.. Oh well.
We ended up eating lunch afterwards in the hallway sitting area in ACES. I left out the food for anyone to take, but there are two group of people who picked up food:
1) those who hesitate before taking something
2) others who show no hesitation whatsoever
We went to eat dinner at Korea House on Anderson Ln. Food was good, but they didn't bring any nice, which was rather odd. I was surprised that people were full with not that much food.
Colin got a Wii, so we stayed up too late playing it with Joseph and Sherwin.
Thanks everyone for your support and prayers!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
CIMIT orientation
www.harvard.edu/cimit
Today at work, I went to a CIMIT new investigators meeting. CIMIT is funded by DoD, and funds technology development. We are looking at discovering technologies that can be used for continuous monitoring of patients.
The meeting itself was rather boring: they just listed all the people who newly received this grant. What surprised me was that there were so many smart people in Boston. Certainly, Boston has a lot of universities, but it seems to be so rich in academic collaborations, opportunities, etc.
The challenge for me is to find my own way and create my own niche. Coming here opens many doors as I had hoped, but there is just so much to sort through as to decide what I want to do with my education and career.
Today at work, I went to a CIMIT new investigators meeting. CIMIT is funded by DoD, and funds technology development. We are looking at discovering technologies that can be used for continuous monitoring of patients.
The meeting itself was rather boring: they just listed all the people who newly received this grant. What surprised me was that there were so many smart people in Boston. Certainly, Boston has a lot of universities, but it seems to be so rich in academic collaborations, opportunities, etc.
The challenge for me is to find my own way and create my own niche. Coming here opens many doors as I had hoped, but there is just so much to sort through as to decide what I want to do with my education and career.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Doctoral Defense blues
It is very much looming over my head, as it seems to be the most important event in my life. Is it? Is it really the most important event in my life? It sure seems to be trumping everything else - it feels like I have put so many things on hold to get ready for it.
Failure is certainly not an option, but it is also not likely.
From what I can tell, the final oral examination has 3 typical outcomes, although the scale is really continuous:
Grade A: pass with minor revisions
Grade B: pass pending major revisions, including extra analyses, etc.
Grade C: don't pass, after doing more work, need to re-defend.
My mom's friend's daugher got a C on her defense. She proposed to do A, B, and C, but the adviser said "You don't need to do A and B. just do C". The committee disagreed, so alas, she needs to catch up on parts A and B.
If I get a C, then this will cause major hassle, especially with my post-doc job! If I get B, I wonder if the professors will sign the paperwork I have to submit to NIH to officially become a post-doc. Unfortunately I can't devote the resources into doing new analyses, etc., unless I do this during work hours, which is not feasible. oy.
Right now I am trying to write 3 papers all at once, and i don't feel like I can keep all of them straight in my head.
Well, I have a week. As my mom said for my 2nd attempt at Comprehensive Exams, if you don't pass, it must mean it wasn't meant to be, so don't worry about it. Well, at this point, I'd rather than do that.
I hope I experience that joy after it is all over. It seems so distant and unreal, partly because my degree won't be conferred until December.
I guess I am sure I will do well, but getting there is still very painful!!! There is still so much to do.. At the same time, I can't complain, since I don't have family/kids/etc. obligations.
Failure is certainly not an option, but it is also not likely.
From what I can tell, the final oral examination has 3 typical outcomes, although the scale is really continuous:
Grade A: pass with minor revisions
Grade B: pass pending major revisions, including extra analyses, etc.
Grade C: don't pass, after doing more work, need to re-defend.
My mom's friend's daugher got a C on her defense. She proposed to do A, B, and C, but the adviser said "You don't need to do A and B. just do C". The committee disagreed, so alas, she needs to catch up on parts A and B.
If I get a C, then this will cause major hassle, especially with my post-doc job! If I get B, I wonder if the professors will sign the paperwork I have to submit to NIH to officially become a post-doc. Unfortunately I can't devote the resources into doing new analyses, etc., unless I do this during work hours, which is not feasible. oy.
Right now I am trying to write 3 papers all at once, and i don't feel like I can keep all of them straight in my head.
Well, I have a week. As my mom said for my 2nd attempt at Comprehensive Exams, if you don't pass, it must mean it wasn't meant to be, so don't worry about it. Well, at this point, I'd rather than do that.
I hope I experience that joy after it is all over. It seems so distant and unreal, partly because my degree won't be conferred until December.
I guess I am sure I will do well, but getting there is still very painful!!! There is still so much to do.. At the same time, I can't complain, since I don't have family/kids/etc. obligations.
In Memoriam: Kil Won Kang
Dr. Kil-Won Kang, my grandfather's brother, passed away after battling gallbladder/bile duct cancer for ~6 months. For some reason, both of my grandparents also died from the exact same disease.
Dr. Kang was the first one in my family to attend college, as well as get a doctorate at U of Illinois (go Illini!) way back when. He has been a surrogate grandfather to me and my father especially after my grandfather died. He won't be making it to my graduation now, I guess, at least not in his earthly body.
He is survived by his wife, 3 sons and 4? grandchildren (my 2nd cousins).
Only in the last ~5-10 years, has he developed a relationship with God (of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), but I guess such things never come too late in life. As he was in the hospital, my aunt (dad's youngest sister, who was just received into the church in ~04 after 20 years of trying) and dad prayed the Angelus regularly with their uncle on his deathbed.
This leaves my dad as the eldest male in the family, which probably is rather stressful for him. Not because of reponsibilities, but maybe because he will be the next to die, most likely. oy. not a happy thought.
I was hoping to visit to see Dr. Kang before he died, maybe in August, especially since I didn't really have to start the postdoc until 9/1. But then, there are things like dissertations that get in the way.
Requiem aeternam, dona eis Domine. et lux perpetua luceat eis.
I don't know how to conjugate dona* to a singular form. oh well.
and God shall wipe away all our tears. For the former things are passed away.
Well, at least my dad will come back home after having been in Korea for over a month now. So he will actually be home next time I go home!
Dr. Kang was the first one in my family to attend college, as well as get a doctorate at U of Illinois (go Illini!) way back when. He has been a surrogate grandfather to me and my father especially after my grandfather died. He won't be making it to my graduation now, I guess, at least not in his earthly body.
He is survived by his wife, 3 sons and 4? grandchildren (my 2nd cousins).
Only in the last ~5-10 years, has he developed a relationship with God (of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), but I guess such things never come too late in life. As he was in the hospital, my aunt (dad's youngest sister, who was just received into the church in ~04 after 20 years of trying) and dad prayed the Angelus regularly with their uncle on his deathbed.
This leaves my dad as the eldest male in the family, which probably is rather stressful for him. Not because of reponsibilities, but maybe because he will be the next to die, most likely. oy. not a happy thought.
I was hoping to visit to see Dr. Kang before he died, maybe in August, especially since I didn't really have to start the postdoc until 9/1. But then, there are things like dissertations that get in the way.
Requiem aeternam, dona eis Domine. et lux perpetua luceat eis.
I don't know how to conjugate dona* to a singular form. oh well.
and God shall wipe away all our tears. For the former things are passed away.
Well, at least my dad will come back home after having been in Korea for over a month now. So he will actually be home next time I go home!
Dialoging with Jehovah's witnesses
So every Saturday, these two JW missionaries come by. In spirit of charity, I talk to them, although I wish it could be more intellectually stimulating. The two missionaries are usually African Amerian, or Francophone African-Caribbean-Americans, the more populous of the two black group of the two in Boston.
Anyway, they give me an opportunity to study scripture, albeit in a slightly warped way. We discussed (or butted heads on) our diverging views on eschatology. Recently, they keep hammering at "Why is there suffering in the world?" Due to this quick scripture study I had, I can now tell you that (1) it is ok to ask God why , as stated in Habakkuk, and (2) God has his own ways as stated in Isaiah 55:8-9. They have influenced me! oh no! ;) I wish we could talk about more deeper issues, but they are not very responsive.
I try to point out that sola scriptura approach, especially if the bible was translated to fit a particular theology, is dangerous. But I end up sounding like I don't regard the study of the scriptures as crucial in our faith formation, and too my horror, realizing I am guilty of that very issue of not studying the scriptures as well as I could. I do have a tendency to simply own volumes of apologetic material by people like Steven Kellmeyer, and looking up stuff only when necessary.
So I see this opportunity to dialog, to learn about the scriptures albeit in an odd way, and also flex some intellectual/scriptural/theology muscle I have acquired over the years. I am good at learning all these things, but I don't know what good this does to the church. I haven't really been given chance to teach the faith or witness verbally, so perhaps this is a chance. It means that I have to prepare my own discourse as well. Certainly, this is a chance to share the fullness of truth with these missionaries. The Francophone African-Caribbean guy is a non-practicing Catholic, so the mission is even more important in that sense!
Any tips, comments on talking with JW folks? My dad once managed to scare them away by teaching them things about the faith, which is one likely outcome for me as well.
Anyway, they give me an opportunity to study scripture, albeit in a slightly warped way. We discussed (or butted heads on) our diverging views on eschatology. Recently, they keep hammering at "Why is there suffering in the world?" Due to this quick scripture study I had, I can now tell you that (1) it is ok to ask God why , as stated in Habakkuk, and (2) God has his own ways as stated in Isaiah 55:8-9. They have influenced me! oh no! ;) I wish we could talk about more deeper issues, but they are not very responsive.
I try to point out that sola scriptura approach, especially if the bible was translated to fit a particular theology, is dangerous. But I end up sounding like I don't regard the study of the scriptures as crucial in our faith formation, and too my horror, realizing I am guilty of that very issue of not studying the scriptures as well as I could. I do have a tendency to simply own volumes of apologetic material by people like Steven Kellmeyer, and looking up stuff only when necessary.
So I see this opportunity to dialog, to learn about the scriptures albeit in an odd way, and also flex some intellectual/scriptural/theology muscle I have acquired over the years. I am good at learning all these things, but I don't know what good this does to the church. I haven't really been given chance to teach the faith or witness verbally, so perhaps this is a chance. It means that I have to prepare my own discourse as well. Certainly, this is a chance to share the fullness of truth with these missionaries. The Francophone African-Caribbean guy is a non-practicing Catholic, so the mission is even more important in that sense!
Any tips, comments on talking with JW folks? My dad once managed to scare them away by teaching them things about the faith, which is one likely outcome for me as well.
Young adult group at BC, church choir, surprise visit
9/12/Wed. I made the cut for BCE, so I decided to join this group, because it is small (~30), and it does more unique repertoire. I decided to go check out the young adult group at St. Ignatius on Boston College campus. Again, I had to drive through Chestnut hill, (ewww!). By a miracle, I found the meeting location. I forgot to check the exact building that the meeting was in, so when I arrived, I managed to go into the church, find a bulletin, call the receptionist, who was actually there until 8pm, who told me to go to the rectory. Praise God! For a moment I thought this wasn't meant to be, but apparently it was!
The YAG meeting had ~10 people, from various parts of the city. We studied the previous Sunday's reading, (similar to UGAP). Sunday reading study is the normal activity for this group. Since BC is Jesuit, we talked about Jesuit spirituality a bit.
9/13/Thr. We sent off 3 abstracts to GSA conference in November in San Francisco
This is an aging conference, so I am curious to see what stuff is there. I hope the abstracts get accepted! Getting them out in time was quite stressful, but I left work early to get my car/license registered in Massachusettes.
The registry of motor vehicles is located in Chinatown area. It is open late on Thursdays, and I tried sooo hard to make sure I got there before 5pm to beat the evening influx, but alas, no. Surprisingly, the process was rather painless, as their system to handle different needs were pretty efficient. I met another soul from Texas (Dallas area), who is an opthamologist at one of the hospitals in town (don't remember which).
Then I went to Holy Name of Jesus Parish in my neighborhood. It takes me ~3 minutes to get there by car, but I had to park far away, so it defeated the purpose of driving. The church is cruciform, and it is gorgeous inside. This is also the seemlingly the only parish that has a music director and a separate organist. The director is ~55 yo baritone, who sings really well, and negotiates the tenor parts rather well. There are 2 other men in the choir who sing bass, so I sang tenor as well. I thought I recovered from the cold, but apparently I didn't, as repeated E4's were too much to sing at the time. The director and I chatted about the music at the Cathedral, and apparently he sings there for archdiocesan events.
9/14/F. I decided to relax, then get a call from a family friend from Chicago. Her daugher goes to Harvard, so she came to drop her off, and wanted to get together with me. After all, I haven't seen them in many years. She got a hotel room in Dedham, MA for some reason, not realizing how far it is from Harvard (~20 miles via highway). After receiving the call ~5:45pm, we don't meet until ~7:30 pm in Dedham, and then drove back to Harvard (which is actually in Cambridge, MA, not in Boston, as I found out). We had dinner at a Korean restaurant, which wasn't all that good. I was rather surprised, but there aren't really too many choices. In Roslindale area, other than the Sushi place, there is no Korean food within 10 miles, as far as I know. Then we drove back to Dedham, and I drove home. Whew!
9.15. Sat. So I decided to relax at home, and recover. I was feeling really un-well during work on Friday, .. So here I am. The Jehovah's witnesses who come by every Saturday morning came by again. I specifially told them that I won't be around next week.
That's all for now!
The YAG meeting had ~10 people, from various parts of the city. We studied the previous Sunday's reading, (similar to UGAP). Sunday reading study is the normal activity for this group. Since BC is Jesuit, we talked about Jesuit spirituality a bit.
9/13/Thr. We sent off 3 abstracts to GSA conference in November in San Francisco
This is an aging conference, so I am curious to see what stuff is there. I hope the abstracts get accepted! Getting them out in time was quite stressful, but I left work early to get my car/license registered in Massachusettes.
The registry of motor vehicles is located in Chinatown area. It is open late on Thursdays, and I tried sooo hard to make sure I got there before 5pm to beat the evening influx, but alas, no. Surprisingly, the process was rather painless, as their system to handle different needs were pretty efficient. I met another soul from Texas (Dallas area), who is an opthamologist at one of the hospitals in town (don't remember which).
Then I went to Holy Name of Jesus Parish in my neighborhood. It takes me ~3 minutes to get there by car, but I had to park far away, so it defeated the purpose of driving. The church is cruciform, and it is gorgeous inside. This is also the seemlingly the only parish that has a music director and a separate organist. The director is ~55 yo baritone, who sings really well, and negotiates the tenor parts rather well. There are 2 other men in the choir who sing bass, so I sang tenor as well. I thought I recovered from the cold, but apparently I didn't, as repeated E4's were too much to sing at the time. The director and I chatted about the music at the Cathedral, and apparently he sings there for archdiocesan events.
9/14/F. I decided to relax, then get a call from a family friend from Chicago. Her daugher goes to Harvard, so she came to drop her off, and wanted to get together with me. After all, I haven't seen them in many years. She got a hotel room in Dedham, MA for some reason, not realizing how far it is from Harvard (~20 miles via highway). After receiving the call ~5:45pm, we don't meet until ~7:30 pm in Dedham, and then drove back to Harvard (which is actually in Cambridge, MA, not in Boston, as I found out). We had dinner at a Korean restaurant, which wasn't all that good. I was rather surprised, but there aren't really too many choices. In Roslindale area, other than the Sushi place, there is no Korean food within 10 miles, as far as I know. Then we drove back to Dedham, and I drove home. Whew!
9.15. Sat. So I decided to relax at home, and recover. I was feeling really un-well during work on Friday, .. So here I am. The Jehovah's witnesses who come by every Saturday morning came by again. I specifially told them that I won't be around next week.
That's all for now!
Furniture shopping, Auditions, trying to have a "life"
So, last weekend, I managed to do some shopping. The area had lots of garage/yard/rummage sales, so I stocked up. I don't have much cash, so I didn't get to splurge too much.
I got this Ethan Allen chair for $50 at Boomerangs, which is a thrift store in Jamaica Plain (adjoining neighborhood, in the direction of Boston city center). (all pictures
approximate)And a $20 sphere chair from a garage sale
Then I went to a farmer's market in my neighborhood. Farmer's market produce is really expensive, but they are much better tasting! They had an heirloom variety of tomatoes that look like cherries, but very different from cherry tomatoes. They taste more like cherries than cherry tomatoes. Yum.
Past week has been a whirlwind of activity as I have been attempting to have a "life."
9/8/Sat - decided that after all that shopping, I should rest, but then decided that I shouldn't spend Sat. night alone, so I went to a house/coffeehouse music event called JP unplugged
Got to hear some singer-songwriters. The opening act was good, but I didn't care much for the main act.
9/9/Sun - decided to sing at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Driving there only took ~22 minutes, to my surprise. We celebrated the titular solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, rather than the regular 23rd OT. We sang at the front, behind the ambo. It was very difficult to hear anything. As typical of many churches around the Northeast, there are lots of big beautiful churches with a very few people, and not a lot of singing. The 9/2 Sunday mass I attended at St. John Chrystostom was unique in that people actively sang!
I realized that morning I had a cold of some sort, which made me tired on Saturday.
In the afternoon, I dragged myself to drive to Needham, MA (20 min away) for an Alexander Technique lesson with a teacher who teaches voice at Wellesley. We worked on some voice things, which was very informative.
That evening, I went to audition for Boston Cecilia, one of the oldest choirs in the US, apparently. I got in, but wanted to shop around some more. The rehearsals are in Brookline, which forces me to drive through Chestnut Hill, which is really, really confusing.
9/10/monday. I discover that the vending machines at work are emptied at 3pm on MWF, giving me free food!!! All the food at Hebrew Rehab. Ctr (HRC) are Kosher, but there are pancakes, sandwiches, soups, etc. available at the vending machine.
Monday night was an open rehearsal for Boston Choral Ensemble, a very young, new group, that meets in downtown Boston. Driving into downtown was SCARY.. at first, since I didin't really know where I was going. Fortunately I found parking not too far away.
the upcoming concert is madrigals of different sorts. Including Les Chanson des Oiseaux, which we sang at Texas Early Music Project last year. Good readers, definitely a young, hip, etc. type group.
9/11/Tuesday. Somehow I ended up with a 9:30-10pm audition slot for BCE, but driving up there wasn't so bad. found parking at the exact same place as Monday night.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Greetings from Boston!
Sorry I have been away from UGAP presence for a while, but I had to finish writing my dissertation up though Labor Day. But it is now out of my hands, Thank God, and I pray that my committee likes it! I will be back in Austin to defend in 2 weeks!!
And then, I went to California for 5 days, etc., so I actually haven't really been around Boston enough to say much about the city. Boston is definitely cooler in temperature, and in the morning or evenings, it is a light jacket weather.
Work environment is good so far, and I live really close, so I can ride my bicycle (which I got for free-more on this later). I live next to the commuter rail station Roslindale Village.
I live just outside of the subway ("T") range, which is a bit annoying. So I drive to many places, which is something unusual for someone who lives in Boston. Parking is difficult, but if I drive away from the city center, then it is fine.
As I haven't been out much, I haven't connected with a young adult community here, so that will have to wait until next week. Likewise, I have been floating between neighborhood churches, of which there are several within 5 minutes of driving. I think I may join the young adult group at St. Ignatius, a parish sort of inside Boston College. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/prs/stign/index.html
I was really hoping to join a group not affiliated with a university, but my schedule doesn't seem to allow much else. Boston College (BC) is Jesuit, so the group could be interesting or irritating.
Today, I decided to go to the Cathedral to join their choir. Of 10 people in the choir, 4 of them are hired section leaders. The distinction between the volunteers and professionals are a bit abrupt - after 1 hour of rehearsal, the "professionals" continued to work on some nicer/harder/ repertoire that I don't get to sing. Other repertoire is nice, though. Most importantly, it takes 45 minutes each way to go back and forth from my apartment! That is just way too much! So I don't think I want to go back. I should have gone to another young adult group meeting instead, on retrospect. The South End neighborhood (where the cathedral is) is nice, though, but probably very expensive. Anyway, I am rather moody because I am tired, and that may be coloring my perception too.
I am thinking that I am going to Holy Name parish instead (3 minutes away). They sing contemporary stuff, but it is still good. I guess I will have to get musical fix somewhere else. It may be that I am too fixated on what I want out of church choir rather than how I should give to the Body of Christ.
Not having had time to do much else also meant that I don't have furniture. I don't have a couch, which is just really really annoying. I also don't have decent chairs. Fortunately, there is a rummage sale at a neighborhood church on Saturday, so I will definitely make use of it! But if I want nice stuff, I should go to rummage sales in rich neighborhoods.. oh well.
I got my first real paycheck - except they took out almost 25% in taxes from the paycheck. Ouch. We pay state income tax in MA.
Post-doc life is very different. I work in a large clinical research center, so there are groups of people who do different things: some people only do data collection; others only do stats; others only do analyses. Different from being a graduate student, where I had to all of the above.
I am also not doing much biomechanics or engineering, but learning to do epidemiology, which is a very big shift in thinking and learning. I don't really interact with other scientists/professors, etc., so it is not as congenial as I'd like it to be. Then again, I've only been there 2 months.
If you have questions or comments, please leave a comment!
And then, I went to California for 5 days, etc., so I actually haven't really been around Boston enough to say much about the city. Boston is definitely cooler in temperature, and in the morning or evenings, it is a light jacket weather.
Work environment is good so far, and I live really close, so I can ride my bicycle (which I got for free-more on this later). I live next to the commuter rail station Roslindale Village.
I live just outside of the subway ("T") range, which is a bit annoying. So I drive to many places, which is something unusual for someone who lives in Boston. Parking is difficult, but if I drive away from the city center, then it is fine.
As I haven't been out much, I haven't connected with a young adult community here, so that will have to wait until next week. Likewise, I have been floating between neighborhood churches, of which there are several within 5 minutes of driving. I think I may join the young adult group at St. Ignatius, a parish sort of inside Boston College. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/prs/stign/index.html
I was really hoping to join a group not affiliated with a university, but my schedule doesn't seem to allow much else. Boston College (BC) is Jesuit, so the group could be interesting or irritating.
Today, I decided to go to the Cathedral to join their choir. Of 10 people in the choir, 4 of them are hired section leaders. The distinction between the volunteers and professionals are a bit abrupt - after 1 hour of rehearsal, the "professionals" continued to work on some nicer/harder/ repertoire that I don't get to sing. Other repertoire is nice, though. Most importantly, it takes 45 minutes each way to go back and forth from my apartment! That is just way too much! So I don't think I want to go back. I should have gone to another young adult group meeting instead, on retrospect. The South End neighborhood (where the cathedral is) is nice, though, but probably very expensive. Anyway, I am rather moody because I am tired, and that may be coloring my perception too.
I am thinking that I am going to Holy Name parish instead (3 minutes away). They sing contemporary stuff, but it is still good. I guess I will have to get musical fix somewhere else. It may be that I am too fixated on what I want out of church choir rather than how I should give to the Body of Christ.
Not having had time to do much else also meant that I don't have furniture. I don't have a couch, which is just really really annoying. I also don't have decent chairs. Fortunately, there is a rummage sale at a neighborhood church on Saturday, so I will definitely make use of it! But if I want nice stuff, I should go to rummage sales in rich neighborhoods.. oh well.
I got my first real paycheck - except they took out almost 25% in taxes from the paycheck. Ouch. We pay state income tax in MA.
Post-doc life is very different. I work in a large clinical research center, so there are groups of people who do different things: some people only do data collection; others only do stats; others only do analyses. Different from being a graduate student, where I had to all of the above.
I am also not doing much biomechanics or engineering, but learning to do epidemiology, which is a very big shift in thinking and learning. I don't really interact with other scientists/professors, etc., so it is not as congenial as I'd like it to be. Then again, I've only been there 2 months.
If you have questions or comments, please leave a comment!
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