Sod's law

states that when you drop a piece of buttered toast, it will always land buttered side down.

This is what a good British friend of mine, Chris, said when the train from his place back to Tübingen on Sat night was delayed for 5 mins. An hour earlier, we'd just missed the train by a couple of minutes (due to my lousy cycling skills), so we had to ride back to his place in the dark and foggy night to wait for the next one. We then decided we'd better leave the house early enough (at least 20 mins before, for a 5-min ride) to get to the station in time. 'When we could have used that 5 mins of delay earlier, the train was on time. Now when we're early, the train is delayed... Sod's law' he lamented.

That Sat evening was a comfortable movie evening (read: slumped on the couch) cum pig-out (complete with KFC, a califlower gratin, green olives and pickles from the jar, sliced green peppers, Holunderblütenschorle, beer & coke, not to forget dessert; freshly-cut pineapple slices, crepes with Nutella & ice-cream!!) with a couple of good friends. I was a bit of a third wheel, but they were so nice they didn't mind having me around.

I really enjoy talking to this British friend. The typical British humour, the phrases and terms he uses, remind me so much of the 2 buddies I used to have. He likes to say I have a nice British accent (not the 'wah-wah'- his words, American accent) for which I am flattered. I love in particular one phrase of his: 'As useful as a chocolate teapot'. Amusing. Adjectives such as 'peachy'. Exclamations of 'Jeepers!' Cute-sounding cusswords; 'blimey!' And it's true when he says he'll lose his head if it wasn't stuck on. :D His girlfriend is also a treasure of a friend. They're as sweet and as delightful together a couple as I have ever seen.

Sunday afternoon after church, we window-shopped at the Umbrisch-Provenzalischer Markt held once a year in the Altstadt here in September and managed to procure some small bites of samples along the way. The streets were stuffed with throngs of people which is unusual for Sunday afternoons in Tübingen.

Then in the Sunday evening service at church, I was relieved to see that the video I put together was well-received. Chris even complimented me on my humour, saying it was truely British styled! haha... *happy*

Other updates: lab work, that which take up most of my life, is moving slowly, because I'm currently in a new lab, have to wait for delivery of the stuff ordered, set-up and optimise the protocols on my own, etc... A small bit of good news is that my supervisor now offered me to do my Master thesis here and if I want, to continue with my PhD too. I feel flattered and it's tempting to just accept that so I don't have to search and apply for other places. But I think I will try and see what else is out there. Have just started scouting. And that involves investing time and effort in writing up letters of research interests and so on... Hence only sluggishly prodding along. (Am lazy...) Only sent a few applications to date.
First have to decide where to do my Master thesis. Will be speaking to the Prof from my first lab rotation this week before I make a decision. She'd also asked if I wanted to go back to her lab. Wish me luck (in making the right choice)!