<div class="floatright">(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d80f/21h8ybmnz6cjeh34g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/21h8ybmnz6cjeh3/Kimmie.png/file)</div><br/>Chloe explains the payroll system to me....<br/><br/><em>"The first of every month"</em>and I give a look of severe pain and over emotional "put outed-ness"<br/><br/><em>"What are we?  Barbarians?   Oh I have a reason to strike now!!"</em><br/><br/>Chloe just laughs at my histrionics.....and realizes exactly what Im doing.....How could I be upset about that??<br/><br/>We head over for lunch which is a pleasant break in the day's work.   I dont have to meet the entire faculty and we eat our lunch in peace.   After that....its back to the lab.<br/><br/>I get a good solid overview on the record keeping system.  I learn what data is taken down....Every animal has a subject number, a day, time, hour for each sampling....I look at the example Chloe shows me....and when she expands the database, I see literally thousands of samples.  I learn about the system back-ups both automatic and manual. Its a very impressive collection of data.   I'll be eager to learn how this data is corrolated into her study....but that will come later.<br/><br/>Today, I go into the animal room with all the cages.  I get to handle alot of the rats.....White lab rats are cute.  Just dont put your fingers in their mouths and they wont try to taste you.   I already get a favorite....Rat #125 falls asleep in my hand....really cute!<br/><br/>Chloe lets me see the monkeys, but I dont handle them.  I know they might bite, and I know they are a lot stronger than those little bodies would lead you to believe!<br/><br/>We are in the lab until about 4 o'clock or so....then we doff our lab coats, wash up and head to the jewelry district.<br/><br/>“Okay, let’s find a bauble for Darlene and grab some dinner. What are you looking for again?”<br/><br/><em>"A Pandora 'Forget-Me-Not' charm for her charm bracelet....."</em>I smile....<br/><br/>I only takes us two shops to find the charm that I want.  Gladly paying the amount (I would have paid anything....its just the perfect gift for me to give to her)....we take our purchase and head out to the street......<br/><br/><em>"Anything close by?"</em>I ask Chloe,<em>"or did you have somewhere specific in mind?"</em><br/><br/>