Torfinn Nome - Life as a …

The confocal microscopy wasnt’ the blast I was hoping for. Not because 3D visualization using laser and fluourescence isn’t fun and impressive. But, mostly me having high hopes: Looking at living mammal cells. Manipulated proteins with different stains, interacting, colourful images… Oh well. Instead, we watched a dull image of some cells involved in the breaking loose of the leaves of the flower Poinsettia. There are times I really dislike studying at an agricultural university, one of them being now. :)

I’m attending a 3 week long course teaching different microscopy techniques. We are 8 people. Yesterday, I fell hopelessly in love. With their brand new scanning electron microscopy! I was kind of suspecting this to happen, having wanted to work on a SEM for along time, but I was really blown away. I definetly need to integrate it in my thesis. I have a hunch the confocal microscopy might not be too disappointing either…

Using intense lobbying (I believe), two … collegues (Lasse and Marthe) of mine got me a job at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, all July and most of August. Thanks!

My friend Rune made the switch close to 10 years ago. I’m slightly annoyed it took me this long. OS X is beautiful. Virtue, *nix, widges, Bonjour, Spotlight and Exposé. Not much to say, really, you just have to try it. I maxed out the memory (2GB, not via AppleStore), and I’m glad I did. She really does fly away! (I might be slightly biased, having lived with a 0.25GB Sony Vaio the last 6 years…)