ridiculous.

today i was forced to use these archaic optics postholders that our lab inherited from a man who could very well be the world's laziest scientist. these primitive instruments are absurd: not only would they twist apart if you sneezed in the wrong direction, they don't even hold standard optics posts properly. i had to wrap the post i was using with electrical tape before it would remotely fit. so, so lame.

my supervisor is the head of the department. you'd think he'd invest in some proper equipment. i was tempted to scream 'i can't work under these conditions!' and storm out of my lab.