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Hunks in Trunks

I know it's not even close to Halloween right now, but on this cold January day I decided to organize some folders and found these!

 This hood is full of what we call SPE extractors. 

 They're used for a method we call 525 that tests for a couple dozen different types of toxins in drinking waters. 

 We've had a lot of trouble with these in the past, but lately they've been running great. I can't believe I'm typing this but maybe it could be the analyst not the machine :). I would never admit that to my boss. 

 If anybody has extractors like these I'd love to hear from you. How do they work for you? What do you test?

Anyway the reason I am posting this now is because this blog largely started from the encouragement of a coworker. 

He first introduced the idea of a blog about our lab and forced me to really think about what I could do with a blog and in what direction I would take it. 

 He also coined the name as this creation became known as "hunks in trunks." 

This hood design was the beginning of us doing elaborate scenes on our hoods, before it had just been short phrases tiny pictures. Really hoods are perfect for doodling on, and why not add a little color, a little fun to a drab dirty room. 

 To set the pace for the rest of our designs we started off strongly weird! Our boss at the time had a crush on Aaron Paul and hung his picture in the tree. We thought it was hilarious and continued on.

Our creations are hand drawn and some things traced. None of us are artists, we just like being creative. My best friend was a true artist, just born for it, and our whole lives growing up she was always doodling. It stuck with me too even though I'm no good. Throughout college and public transportation and long car rides I doodle.

Doodling is fun and doesn't hurt anybody and who cares what it looks like really. It's just a little something more to get us through the long hours we have to spend at work.

 

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