Clumsiness of the day (2)

Today I was very excited about some ordinary bits of DNA I was going to analyse using restriction endonucleases and Southern blotting.

The pipetting of DNA and marker into the first five of the six agarose wells was flawless and immaculate. My hands were as steady as the hands of a world class neurosurgeon. The laboratory was filled with my contagious joy.

While filling the last of the six wells I accidentally poked the agarose gel with shocking brutality. The entire experiment had been ruined. The whole of my gel turned blue, and so did my cold broken heart.

I cried in frustration and anger.

Science.   

Clumsiness of the day

Today I was carrying my cup of coffee down the stairs.

I accidentally hit my elbow on the banister, spilled the coffee all over myself and splashed the wall in front of me.

"That is some really good skill", I thought.

I cried.