My cousin is getting her PhD in Pharmacology at UPenn. She debates about working corporate or staying in academia all the time. I debate about going back into academia and leaving corporate. The grass is always greener on the other side. I work long hours as well but get to travel the world. However, in sales, i'm forced to network, drink, and mingle (i'm introverted). Often times this is with people I would normally never mingle with.

My cousin does all this testing on genetics through mice. Unstressed mice vs. stressed mice. Apparently a stressed male mouse that mates and has offspring, the offspring are more likely to be less susceptible to stress compared to normal male mouse who mates. Basically if the male mouse mates while severely stressed, his children handle stress better. Obviously this isn't exactly applicable to humans but that is the goal of her study, to somehow correlate it.

I'm a big history buff and love that picture in Jordan. It reminds me of Indiana Jones and the last crusade.