Mary Buford’s Reviews > Lab Girl > Status Update

It’s so crazy that she switched up the field trip itinerary to drive 8 hours out of the way for a tourist stop because an undergrad suggested it. I’m conflicted on how to feel about that because I don’t understand the context and timing available for the trip, but it seems a tad irresponsible?

I really like hearing about how happy she was during her first year at Georgia Tech - and how at home she felt frolicking around the science department and campus at night. I’m glad she’s happy.

Trees are so cool! So whimsical with their eternal intricate pump systems and wood

I’ve realized Bill is the lab partner she already introduced in the beginning and is more of a brother figure for her which feels better.

I’m enjoying reading about her PhD project on the hackberry pit and discovering that the latticework is opal - it reminds me how cool chemistry is and I get how it could become obsessive. I’m curious why she felt she would never be like the any of the women she knew.

From her account meeting Bill and the field trip I get a bit of a superiority complex vibe. Like she and Bill think they are better than the rest of the students and take pride in watching them from the outskirts. Their quick intense bond makes me a bit nervous too that he’s going to turn out to be manipulative or something.