better week

Monday and Tuesday I tried to analyze some new data with new software that no one knew how to use. So I was here until 11 pm both nights tinkering to try and come up with some preliminary data for my second abstract for conference. I was happy because it moves me forward and if I figure this out on my own then, yay I can do this myself! Last night I drove home to see my parents and younger sister for dinner. She leaves Saturday to go live with our middle sister for the whole summer on an internship. :( I know she will have fun but I will miss her.

so even though I was in a better mood and getting stuff done I'm still angry. I know I have to move on. But this whole conference presentation thing is irking me. Monday my PI came up to the lab and said oh you know that old data that I was supposed to evaluate a year ago, well I want to look at it now and write an abstract for that too! This old project was another one I started, collected data for and analyzed stuff for. She knew I didn't have time to dig through everything (because she knew I was playing with the new software) but she had the other two students help. Anyway, I'm submitting project x with me as first author, project y with her as first author and project z the old one, with our newest student as first author. My fellow student in my year lets call him C well he gets his name on all three of these projects and then on top of that he gets first authorship spot on a different project he had NOTHING to do with. So he can put 4 presentations on his CV and I can put 3. Even though 3/4 are primarily my projects. So even though I'm producing new data he is getting more credit. It just makes me so angry. I'm trying to let it go, but it is really irritating right now. I also know I should let it go and just stop thinking about and I will soon I promise.