A great big reunion

This weekend I gave my first ever conference talk. I was nervous and anxious leading up to the talk - and I hate that feeling. But once I was up there, and confident that I had practiced enough, I went into my auto-pilot mode and before I knew it, I was done! I think the talk itself was alright - and I much prefer giving a talk (despite the stress and anxiety) than a poster - mostly because I actually get feedback from the audience. I had at least three people ask questions during the time after my talk for discussion. And several people came up to me afterwards during the break to talk some more. I was pretty thrilled!

But what thrilled me even more was that the conference allowed me to once again be reuinited with several people from my old lab and university. I miss the people from my grad school days, so it was quite the treat to spend time with them again.

Sorry this post is rather short, and relatively uninteresting - my mind has been sort of blurry since the party with my old grad school friends. And I really ought to focus on the minor (but many!) revisions that need to be done on my manuscript - yes, that means I finally heard back from the editor and reviewers for my latest submission! Hurrah! And for once, I think the reviewers are actually going to significantly improve the manuscript with their suggestions and comments!

Okay, back to work!