There's a lady I like a lot who often asks me why I'm worrying over this thing or other, as I always end up smelling like roses.

I have this theory that I wouldn't smell nearly as nice if I didn't worry about doing things well in the first place.

In any case, I am only waiting for a few more rounds of emails to set the date of my defense (do you have any idea how difficult it is to get three professors in the same room at the same time?) at the very end of August.

And I already have a very definitive answer to the question "What's next?", once sleeping, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family have been taken care of.

So 2011 will take place here:

Biologische Kybernetics

And also, which absolutely blows my mind, there:

Entwicklungsbiologie

Oh yeah, baby.

As a side note, if you care to do so, you can spent 30 seconds on it and work out exactly which lab I am joining. Please respect my kind of pseudonymity and don't name names.

Also, noticed how I cunningly made this announcement on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day?