
{"id":2706,"date":"2019-05-22T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/the-anatomy-of-a-graduate-students-desk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:47:43","slug":"the-anatomy-of-a-graduate-students-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/the-anatomy-of-a-graduate-students-desk","title":{"rendered":"The anatomy of a graduate student&#8217;s desk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><i>Pulvis et raginae\u00a0<\/i>(The Dust Queen) is a subspecies of\u00a0<i>Loessulum Fanaticus<\/i>, The European Loess Enthusiast. Most of you, however, may be more familiar with the common name \u2013 The Kaja Fenn. The Kaja is not a native subspecies to the UK shores, originating from the distant Polish coast. This species has adapted to the local environment with ease and is fully integrated with local ecosystems. In just a single generation, the Kaja is already consuming huge quantities of Marmite and using phrases like \u201cBob\u2019s your uncle.\u2019 In addition to Marmite, its main energy source is coffee; a single Kaja can consume as many as 6-7 cups a day. The Kaja thrives in a wide range of habitats; the warm darkness of the luminescence lab, the loess sections of the Danube river, LA-ICP-MS labs, and in a rowing boat. The Kaja is often heard before being seen, the characteristic call \u201cbloody feldspars\u201d echoing around the luminescence lab and startling the other scientists. The Kaja is very inquisitive and adventurous by nature, especially when loess, geochronology, or geochemistry is involved. The Kaja has been known to scale cliffs on ropes and ladders, and even wrestle with a snake in the endless pursuit of loess samples. The Kaja is hot headed and impulsive, though only becomes dangerous if someone threatens access to food and coffee.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" style=\"border-width: 3px; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/The%20anatomy%20of%20a%20graduate%20student%E2%80%99s%20desk%20image%201.jpg\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%228313%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Postcards from friends all around the world<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">An orchid I am desperately trying not to kill\u2026 her name is Malcolmena<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Rock garden, generously supported by the Anglo-Polish Rock Exchange Program (APREP)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Sad gallbladder (if you haven\u2019t seen the\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/theawkwardyeti.com\/\">Awkward Yeti<\/a>\u00a0comic strip you are missing out)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Bottle of Croatian liqueur for those dark days<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Some samples that urgently need analysing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">\u201cI like my coffee black, like my soul\u201d coffee mug \u2013 it was love at first sight<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">A pile of papers I have been meaning to read ASAP for the last year and a half<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Some samples someone sent me, which I should probably analyse<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Tough Mudder Finisher headband \u2013 I put it on when I need to feel like I can<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Our omnipresent overlord, Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Family photos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Graphs, always making graphs. There is no science without graphs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">International Chronology Chart, because I am really bad at remembering the timing of geologic periods<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Remembering to keep this brain hydrated is very important<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Every geographer will know how important a pencil case is. And this is the best pencil case on the market \u2013 \u201c<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internetgiftstore.com\/gifts-c6\/bags-c9\/happy-jackson-pen-orgy-in-here-tonight-pencils-welcome-too-pencil-case-p3371\">Pen Orgy. In Here Tonight. Pencils Welcome Too<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Wedding photos \u2013 remind me of happy times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Keys to my dark world, aka the Luminescence Lab<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">Past PhD thesis I said I will read when I have some spare time\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"tab-stops: list .5in;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">The world on the other side of the looking-glass<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>This story was published on August 23, 2018, on the blog <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com\/\"><i>Evidently Scientifical<\/i><\/a><i> (available <\/i><a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com\/2018\/08\/23\/the-anatomy-of-a-grad-students-desk-kaja\/\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>) and has been republished here with permission.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulvis et raginae\u00a0(The Dust Queen) is a subspecies of\u00a0Loessulum Fanaticus, The European Loess Enthusiast. Most of you, however, may be more familiar with the common name \u2013 The Kaja Fenn. The Kaja is not a native subspecies to the UK shores, originating from the distant Polish coast. 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