New York City!!!!!

Finally the rough week is over and things are getting more to normal again..still empty and exhausted after the last week...never had such a tuugh week before mentally but luckily it seemed that I survived.

The best thing about last week was the NY trip. It was kind of stressful though I went there on Thursday morning and was leaving NY on Friday afternoon, however it was sooo nice to see and spend time with Jenny P....and of course also enjoyed the company of Janne adn Hanna. They really arranged the hotel matter for me so I am so greatful for that. I had a blast...had the oppertunity to see a little bit of NY like Gound Zero, Empire state Building, Rockerfeller Center (where they actually had an event with the Swedish curling team), the famous Fifth Avenue and time square. We also managed to do some shopping and had a great dinner at a fancy steakhouse. I have never had such a big piece of meat in my life...a Porterhouse steak..I really tried to finish it but I just couldn´t manage and had to leave a small piece..it was probably the best steak I ever had.

Anyway to everyone that read this...I understand why people go to NYC to shop...the stores were neverending...and one can really get bargains to paying amounts of money that I can not imaging to pay for cloth or other things....but it was a cool expereince..and I will definately be back to visit other cool things like the Metropolitan museum or the Gugenheim etc...

The only bad thing is that I spent way to much money...again...well well...my excuse this time is to cure the depression!!

Ok..back to work!!

Take care and Puss och Kram
AT

...Monday...

....the worst days ever....or actually I think I had my worst day ever yesterday. The sun is shining and it just feel sooo strange to have more than 25 degrees in the end of October.

Yesterday was really one of those days that you feel like you don´t want to get out of bed, do anything at all or just breath...yeah you got even breathing was tough....it started bad in many ways and also ended up quite unfun...The worst thing was that I needed to finish up a presentation for my labmeeting today...and it did not made my mood better with that I had trouble saving my files in powerpoint...so overall yesterday sucked!!! Big time....so I was kind of sad and felt..empty...well well....luckily I still got som good things out of yesterday....

Anyway...it feels a bit better today so it was maybe good to have that kind of "decharging" yesterday. I did not do to good at the labmeeting though, at least it did not feel that way, but I survived.

Something that I really look forward to though is to meet up with Jenny Presto in NYC on Thursday, it will a blast. I just booked my bustickets.

Ok enought weining for today....gonna try to get some energy from the pilates class later...

Take care and lots of love from me
Dr. Do

P.S Posting some smiling pictures....better for all of you to see me like that rather then me know....D.S

another week...

..is soon going toward its end...time really passes quickly doesn´t it? A friend and I were just discussing how much work is and means to a scientist yesterday and well, first time I ever seen it like this. We were calculating that every person are awake around 16 h a day...and work takes for us, or probably any scientist, 10 to 12 hours a day. Then we have about 4-6 h remaining a day to live the rest of the life including other compulsory things to do. After some discussion as a scientist on have appr. 2-3 h or real quality time to live the life as one wants to, 2-3 h to dedicate to personal matters, relationships or just relaxing....so..basically...the life I am living or any sicentist is living...is work......quite an intruiging thought, not happy but interesting...

Anyway...life in Boston i moving on...I have another grant application to work on and really need the projects to start working soon...the anxiety is not getting better the longer it takes....Except for that..I feel ok..my foot is starting to be strong enough for me to do some easy exercise on it.

Tack Jonas och Jenny för era inlägg..det ska bli himla skoj o se er båda. Gällande Jenny så blir det tyvärr inte så mkt tid vi hinner o ses men ja en kväll e väl så mkt bättre än inget alls och vilken kväll det kommer o bli i NYC :). Jonas: ska bli himla skoj o ha dig o Marie här innan jag dyker upp i SD. Jag är ju trots allt skyldiga er en middag åsså.....dock så blir det nog inte lika aktivt här som det blir när jag kommer ner till er i SD.....ser fram emot o få surfa åsså..kanske jag kan lyckas lära mig o stå på brädan den här gången...blir det kanske ngn klättring åsså? Sen ser jag fram emot o få använda mitt Baja Fresh presentkort jag fick av er åsså...hehehe...

Nu är det dags o framkalla WB och det blir nog jobb hela helgen för mig. Måste presentera på labbmötet på måndag dessutom, så vill gärna ha ngt resultat o visa upp...

Kram Kram Kram

Back from nature...

and feeling good, although a bit tired. I spend the past weekend in White mountains watching the foliage...it was quite an incredible scenary. I mean I have seen trees skifting colors, who hasnt but I have never seen sooo many doing it, trees in valleys or on mountains, at the same time..so many colors...so rich in colors...amazing and so beautiful.

We stayed at a hotel in a place called Whitefield, and the hotel vas located so beautifully with mountains around it. It also had so many facilities and things one could do...apart from hiking..going with cable car, my niece Vivienne took horseback riding while I spend some time in the jacuzzi...very nice. We also drove up on Mount Washington, which is the highest mountain in New England and it was cool, a bit scary but cool...aparently this mountain has its own micro climate and the weahter changes so much on the way to the top.

Today...back a work...stressed right away...an a bit tired so I will stop here...

I hope all of you out there have had a wonderful weekend and have a pleasant week to look forward too...

Lots of Love
Dr. Do

Long time no see...

..so it is time to write something here again. Things have been a bit stressful lately..but unfortunately still not much result..however I have managed to submit 3 applications for postdoc fellowhips...so hopefully I will have some chance eventhough I do not expect anything.

My anckle still hurts, but I have started to do some exercise anyway...can´t just be still and do nothing. I have been kind of lazy with that lately but that is mostly because I have been terribly tired for some reason..however next weel I will have to get better and go back to my normal routine...

To something fun the...I have jsut booked a ticket too Jonas and Marie in San Diego on thanksgiving..that will be a blast and really something I look forvard to...

That is all for now folks....take care and hasta luego
Dr. Do