http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/ life, life in science, miscellaneous thoughts Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:24:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-635 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:27:27 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-635 apparently i'm weird. as a student, I would say (from personal experience in my own student room) so sofa, table and whiteboard are far more important than even, perhaps, the computers! Then again, we don't have a sink, and we keep the coffee maker on the microwave on a crappy little table that's going to give out soon--in which case it will be moved to the floor. We don't have a women's bathroom or any communal kitchen or anything on that floor either, so the three of us girls have to go downstairs (along with the 2 female profs they put on our floor--excellent prior planning went into their office assignments) In short, I would say #2 and #3. You can put the coffee maker and micorzapper on the floor and get necessary water from the water fountain or go downstairs to wash your hands (or just wait late enough at night, announce into the men's room that you're female and will be entering, wait for no response and enter--only use the sinks!) apparently i’m weird. as a student, I would say (from personal experience in my own student room) so sofa, table and whiteboard are far more important than even, perhaps, the computers! Then again, we don’t have a sink, and we keep the coffee maker on the microwave on a crappy little table that’s going to give out soon–in which case it will be moved to the floor. We don’t have a women’s bathroom or any communal kitchen or anything on that floor either, so the three of us girls have to go downstairs (along with the 2 female profs they put on our floor–excellent prior planning went into their office assignments)
In short, I would say #2 and #3. You can put the coffee maker and micorzapper on the floor and get necessary water from the water fountain or go downstairs to wash your hands (or just wait late enough at night, announce into the men’s room that you’re female and will be entering, wait for no response and enter–only use the sinks!)

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-634 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:25:31 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-634 I'd go with sink and sofa. There are plenty of tables and chairs in research buildings. There is never anywhere to lie down when you worked too late and need a nap (or if you're stuck late taking timepoints). I’d go with sink and sofa.
There are plenty of tables and chairs in research buildings. There is never anywhere to lie down when you worked too late and need a nap (or if you’re stuck late taking timepoints).

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-630 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:00:14 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-630 As with many of the others, I'd go with #1 and #3. As with many of the others, I’d go with #1 and #3.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-629 Fri, 30 May 2008 08:28:45 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-629 Who else is going to use the kitchen, only the students from the office or the whole floor? As you say there is no kitchen around... If people from other offices are to use it, those students will have no peace of mind. It is hard doing research while someone is grilling sth in the microwave for the 100th time that day. Who else is going to use the kitchen, only the students from the office or the whole floor? As you say there is no kitchen around… If people from other offices are to use it, those students will have no peace of mind. It is hard doing research while someone is grilling sth in the microwave for the 100th time that day.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-627 Tue, 27 May 2008 18:02:51 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-627 1 and 3, for sure. I currently live out of a lab and don't even have an office- a microwave and somewhere to keep my food and drink is definitely the most sorely missed. 1 and 3, for sure. I currently live out of a lab and don’t even have an office- a microwave and somewhere to keep my food and drink is definitely the most sorely missed.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-626 Mon, 26 May 2008 21:11:17 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-626 I'd say leave out the sofa. I'm a student, and I like to be able to get drinks, make snacks and so on without leaving the work area. The round table in our office means that we all eat lunch together each day and chat. Sofa isn't essential and after a few years is likely to be a bit grubby and unwashable, but tables and simple chairs wipe down well. I’d say leave out the sofa. I’m a student, and I like to be able to get drinks, make snacks and so on without leaving the work area. The round table in our office means that we all eat lunch together each day and chat.
Sofa isn’t essential and after a few years is likely to be a bit grubby and unwashable, but tables and simple chairs wipe down well.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-625 Sat, 24 May 2008 23:16:09 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-625 I'd prioritize 3, 1, 2. We have a futon and almost never use it. The big table and white board are indispensable. I’d prioritize 3, 1, 2. We have a futon and almost never use it. The big table and white board are indispensable.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-624 Sat, 24 May 2008 03:29:01 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-624 Coffee: essential, but dangerous (because communal coffee worth drinking is rarer than first-submission NIH funding). Whiteboard is key. I'd sacrifice sofa first, and make sure that there's a supply of suitable toys to fidget with while pondering through trains of thought. Coffee: essential, but dangerous (because communal coffee worth drinking is rarer than first-submission NIH funding). Whiteboard is key. I’d sacrifice sofa first, and make sure that there’s a supply of suitable toys to fidget with while pondering through trains of thought.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-623 Fri, 23 May 2008 19:51:18 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-623 I think I agree. The round table takes priority over sofa, and microwave/sink/coffee is essential. Too bad about the sofa, though. I think I agree. The round table takes priority over sofa, and microwave/sink/coffee is essential. Too bad about the sofa, though.

]]> http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-622 Fri, 23 May 2008 16:18:06 +0100 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2008/05/23/poll-playing-with-blueprints/#comment-622 I would go with #1 and #3 because it strikes me as the most flexible of arrangements. I would go with #1 and #3 because it strikes me as the most flexible of arrangements.

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