[1:20pm]

My lab mentor is defending his thesis today; I’m so excited for him! Also, I spoke with someone else in the lab about my concern regarding my training, which has been on somewhat of a halt since my mentor is super busy. I think it was reassuring to hear that my concerns are valid. Even having her just voice that feeling of not knowing how much you should do on your own vs. what you should receive guidance on really made me feel so seen because I am constantly always on the verge of losing my mind. 

[7:39pm]

My mentor PASSED! Oh wow man, I didn’t expect the rush of pride and happiness I felt for him, especially considering that we’ve only been working together for <1month. He did SO well! I even got a little emotional when I thought about how this is basically the beginning of the end for our working relationship since he’s leaving soon. It’s such an interesting feeling when I find myself getting so emotional over people; on the one hand, I consider it a blessing to have met someone who impacted me in that way, but it’s also sad that it doesn’t last forever. *sigh*

Anyway, I’ve been fighting sleep because I need to get some work done, and honestly, I’m so thankful for this blog. In these moments where I don’t feel like doing anything at all, this gets me up. It’s not even all that, but I get excited about recounting something from my day, putting a new post up, looking for a photo to go with it, etc. The other day, I thought about how one day, years from now, I’m going to read all these posts, and get to experience all these feelings I felt from years before. I wonder a lot about who I’ll be then.

-Moonie x.

Photo Context: My friend got me boba the other day (so sweet!), and generally, I’m not really a boba girl. I’m a little indifferent towards it, as in, if I never had to drink it again I’d be okay. Anyway, this was a matcha latte one, which is pretty good.