First week back at school has been great. Busy, but I like being busy. What I don't like ,however, are leaky gels. Literally 75% of the gels I have made since being back have leaked! It's not like there is any special technique to setting them up, so I'll assume that I need to make a sacrifice to the science gods in order to restore my luck. It's not even just making the gels! Everything gel-related has been going wrong.
1. Gels not separating from their glass plates correctly
2. Gels trying to be cute and fold or whatever they do
3. Gels ripping (thankfully at random corners) when I try to put them on filter paper
4. Filling leaky gels a little more in hopes that it'll compensate for the leak... and then it stops leaking
5. Gels not running completely correctly
So I've compiled a list of possible Sacrifices
Mice Don't have any of those. Also not allowed to do that.
Baby Trees? Don't want to contribute to global warming
Gels That would be counter productive
Lab mates? Like them too much. Also very illegal.
Roommates? Still very illegal.
I'll just blame it on the fact that it's been raining for the last 4 or 5 days and assume that since it's sunny now things will be better. If not, I'm sorry baby trees.
<=== Gels before they become evil
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