The Main Character
The main character has internal struggles when Eric asks her this question
What is marriage?
The main character describes this as neater and more result-producing
What is the lab mate's desk?
This is the color of the main character's hair
What is black?
A student in Arizona shoots their PhD advisor after this many years
What is 17?
Eric's mother used to send these in his lunch box until 6th grade
What are notes?
The main character and Eric have this in common in relation to their families
What is an only child?
The lab guy claims the lab mate has this many balls
What is 3?
The main character finds this to be sensual, like the unzipping of a woman's dress
What is DNA unzipping?
A guy in the lab tells the main character women lack this
What are balls?
This is the color of Eric's hair
What is ginger?
This is the main's character's only preference when Eric is picking out their dog
What is adorable?
If all goes well, the lab mate and her partner will graduate at this time
What is next year?
In college, the main character took some classes in this
What is writing?
The woman in front of the main character at Home Depot is buying these items
What are lampshades?
Eric enjoys these two activities that take up a lot of space in the apartment
What is drumming and brewing beer?
Eric gets this gift for the main character (and takes care of it)
What is the dog?
The lab mate claims that "You must love chemistry" in this way
What is unconditionally?
The main character's claims that in the next __ years, she wants to in the real world with a job
The main character and Eric are stuck behind this as they listen to jazz in their car
What is a garbage truck?
Eric primarily wants to teach this group
What are undergraduates?
The main character was in this year of her chemistry PhD when she met Eric
What is her first year?
The main character notes that the lab mate has many more of these
What are publications?
The main character considers throwing one of these two items at her PhD advisor at any given time
What is the computer or the desk?
The main character refuses to get a checkup from her best friend because she has seen her eat this
What is rubber cement?
This is Eric's greatest virtue
What is patience?