Day 32

James has a new 23-year old intern named Kelsey - she hails from Perth, Australia and is here for 6 months tagging squid. Her decision to come was based on nothing more than wanting to postpone entrance into Real Life, so in that sense I completely empathize with her.

Our first substantial conversation took place this morning after she had stumbled downstairs in her bedrobe in search of sustenance, still completely drunk from the previous night's Bacchanalia. The high points:

* cell biology sucks
* "Fountains of Joy" in Thailand are deadly, as is the weather
* if you ever want to succumb to seasonal affective disorder, live in Melbourne
* Malaysian roommates are the worst
* everyone, yes, everyone, should watch the Discovery Channel