Discussion: you should work for me, my ...

you should work for me, my next grant deadline is the end of the year. We don't have cool white coats though...

Ach, I have worn a white coat precisely once since I arrived here! Far too warm!

The fact that you are aware that your next deadline is the end of the year already shows far superior planning skills. I am tempted. My final e mail from him yesterday was:

"If you have any thoughts about this please let me know. It is due tomorrow:
http://medicine.yale.edu/whr/faculty/funding.aspx"

Mine went in yesterday. They're making four awards and they have 140 applicants. Hope your odds are better!
I should get a white coat, chalk shows up too well on black.

Woah...those odds are dreadful! I think these will be better, but they're expecting the worst funding cycle in over 25 years here too. Bad times.