Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Down in the mouth

The title is a drastic understatement, but I dislike overly dramatic blog post titles.  The new year got off to a craptastic start in Research Country, due to some truly horrible events.  Like really horrible, senselessly violent, depressing-about-the-state-of-humanity.  You've probably read about it, for that matter.  It's a bad fucking scene, and a lot of my friends here in Research City are, for very good reason, freaked out.

I'm trying to stay chipper and focused on my research, but it's a little tough when so many of my colleagues and friends are walking around with hang-dog faces, speaking in unusually quiet voices, and are obviously grieving and angry.  I want to give them all a hug and tell them it will be all right, but they wouldn't believe me anyway.

8 comments:

  1. I'm so sorry. Stay safe out there, Dr. K!

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  2. I hope it will all be all right--and sooner rather than later. Keeping a good thought for you!

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  3. I'm so sorry, K. I thought about you and a friend's family when I read the news. I hope things get better, for everyone's sake.

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  4. Oh I'm sorry. I hope that things will be alright eventually. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

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  5. I'm still too obstructed by your pseudonyms to know where you are, but safe wishes.

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  6. Eek...hope things are settling down. Be safe, Dr K!

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  7. So, so depressing. Especially when there's nothing we can do except sympathize, and even that feels hollow.

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  8. Echoing other posters: so sorry and stay safe. To add to the depressing state of things, when I read your post multiple horrible recent events jumped into my head as the possible event you are referring to. Ugh. Don't let it get you too down, Dr K.

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