Work problem: Trying to figure out if your outgroup is closely related enough to discern phylogenetic relationships among very close relatives
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Sick problem: Higher brain functions have failed to the point where you cannot distinguish soap from gel hand sanitizer
Work problem: Your document didn't print correctly, forcing you to walk all the way down the hall to the dept office and back, twice
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Sick problem: Stumbling to the bathroom twice in one day seems like an Olympic feat
Work problem: At the end of the day, you realize the outfit you're wearing makes you look a little husky
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Sick problem: At the end of the day, you're so dehydrated and your stomach is so empty that if your friend ho saw you they'd think you've suddenly become anorexic
Work problem: Undergrads interrupting you while you're trying to conduct an analysis
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Sick problem: Unfed cat interrupting you while you're trying to nap
Work problem: Hair constantly falls in eyes
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Sick problem: Hair smells like vomit
Work problem: Only getting up from your chair once an hour can leave you feeling achy
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Sick problem: Only getting up from your couch once a day can leave you permanently contorted like a human Gumby
Work problem: Rationing funds from a single internal grant to cover six projects
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Sick problem: Rationing 1 box of tissues so they'll last for the next six days
This post is dedicated to everyone who has the norovirus right now :p
This post is dedicated to everyone who has the norovirus right now :p
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