August already?

I am seriously behind in my posts. I have just been so busy! I am in the middle of teaching 2 workshops online and start a new job on Aug 14. I still have my super healthy diet and walk/run over 6 miles a day. I am just doing the best I can.

I defended my prospectus a week ago. What an experience that was!

Background: J was my former advisor. She is a witch. I had worked long hours on her grant and when it came to finish up the work (2 research studies) she told me that I would share author credit with the other grad student (we would alternate second and third author). The other grad student had done no work on either of these studies, but she was incredibly obsequious. I told J that I did not think it was fair. First, J said that I didn't really know what was going on in the lab. I reminded her that if anyone knew, it was me. I spent 10 hours a day in the lab, 7 days a week. Then she came back with it was her grant, she could do as she liked. True. I could not argue with that. I also could just walk away. Which I did. I know it meant losing 2 years work, but I was not prepared to accept this on her terms.

Anyhow, I had to keep her as a co-advisor, but she was now second. During my defense, I mentioned some of the research I had done in J's lab and I caught her glance. She was absolutely furious. She has been unable to write up the experiments because she really does not know what happened. I am the only one. I did not give her my protocols and I refused to invest any more time in her studies. I keep wondering what she was expecting me to do. Clearly, she could not do this without me, but she didn't need the other grad at all. I guess she never believed I would walk away. But sometimes, you have to cut your losses and that was one of them. No regrets.