Hey, Who's That Scientist-who-doesn't-care-about-how-she-looks??!

As some of you may already know, a couple of months ago your very own Geisha, Interrupted was selected by NHK studios in Tokyo to play the epic role of: "a scientist who doesn't care about how she looks" (actual job description) on a weekly Japanese TV program.

Sorry about the wave interference, but even superstars such as myself do not know (or don't listen when people tell them) that you shouldn't take pictures of a television screen. So please interpret the black lines as futile attempts to preserve what might be left of my anonymity.

So here I am, not caring about how I look:

And that's me again, not caring about how I look as I analyze the difference between green and orange mouthwash:

And finally, my big moment. All this not-caring-about-how-I-look finally pays off as I look up from the microscope (which I was never really looking into anyway because they wanted to see my eyes as I worked), hold up one finger, and announce that I have found the enzyme that causes male pattern baldness!

Scientist who doesn't care about how she looks: "IT'S 5 ALPHA REDUCTASE, TYPE 2!"

It was a great moment in the history of Japanese television. T and I have not had this big of a laugh in a very very long time (and we laugh quite a lot.)

Comments

[Andreea]

LOL.
Seems like a fun experience indeed (oh scientist who doesn't care about how she looks :P)

[MM]

that's awesome!

:)

[Turner]

Excellent - ah, the perks of living in Tokyo...

[Slutty McWhore]

Ha! That was funny! How can I get a job like this?! And, for a scientist who wasn't supposed to care what she looked like, you look cute. Kinda like a geeky librarian, but cute nonetheless.

By the way, I just noticed that you called me "Slutty McWhore, MA". Aw, that's cute!