A first and a last: This week I built my first PC and wrapped up thousands of hours of experiments at APS with my last beamtime!

Me, a PhD student, at the weekend x.com/buitengebieden…

Gather ‘round, ladies. It’s time for the annual buying of The Notebook That Will Change Everything™️.

one of my data drives got corrupted today (the data is gone) and my parents are tiptoeing around the house like someone died

Writing thesis at home final boss: neighbor just bought a keyboard today, has been playing at full volume with the fart sound setting 😶

Sure hope he's been working on his Lúcio gameplay 👀

Some gems I found in my lab notebook while writing up methods for my thesis

about to be my committee reading through my thesis

a new development as I enter the homestretch of writing is that google docs insists on correcting "AMELX" (the protein I study) to "SMELLY X"

Submitted.

something very sacred in my life is Floortime. it is the time of day where I just lay on the floor for a bit and contemplate. if you’re feeling down and haven’t tried Floortime you’re sincerely missing out

Defended, hooded, and employed! 🥳🥳 Looking forward to starting my next chapter as an assistant physicist in the X-ray Science Division at Argonne National Lab

Now why was the most emotional part of cleaning my lab bench and archiving my data saying goodbye to my favorite pair of tweezers

me talking about tennis with friends who don’t care about sports:

👀👀 A really excellent Saturday morning read!

get me to god’s country