I really like good science-related personal blogs, especially when the writing is vigorous, quirky, and--especially--unpretentious. Reclaiming Miss Havisham qualifies. The blog is written by a young woman named Leslie who describes herself as "a medical research scientist and bio-ethicist by trade" who "approach[es] frivolous topics with inappropriate belligerence." She currently works (if I'm reading it right) as a compliance officer overseeing animal care, though she has announced her resignation due to ethical conflicts with her supervisors and applied to veterinary school. She intends to stay on in her current position until her replacement is hired and trained.
In case you haven't read Dickens, the "Miss Havisham" reference is to the eccentric, rich widow in Great Expectations who (if I remember right) has kept the same feast rotting on her dining room table for decades. I'm not sure what's implied by the reference; presumably Leslie feels a personal connection to Miss Haversham.
Reclaiming Miss Havisham is witty, funny, and poignant. This is NOT a science blog--though it sometimes touches on animal care--but an often profane, deeply personal account of a life lived on the edge of the scientific world, written by an idiosyncratic, compassionate, deeply human soul.
In case you haven't read Dickens, the "Miss Havisham" reference is to the eccentric, rich widow in Great Expectations who (if I remember right) has kept the same feast rotting on her dining room table for decades. I'm not sure what's implied by the reference; presumably Leslie feels a personal connection to Miss Haversham.
Reclaiming Miss Havisham is witty, funny, and poignant. This is NOT a science blog--though it sometimes touches on animal care--but an often profane, deeply personal account of a life lived on the edge of the scientific world, written by an idiosyncratic, compassionate, deeply human soul.
