Instead of a conference dinner, there is a scheduled Evening of Sadness in which we remember the fact that you can’t do an RCT of smoking, and weep.

(9) Their names are really embarrassing acronyms.

(8) Whenever I feel down, I recall that mine are *much* better than @shuhbillskee.bsky.social's

(7) I mostly go to conferences to brag about them and show a few cool snapshots

Same same I love some more than others and hate them all by the time I’ve had them more than a year

(6) Indirects and facilities costs have reached a level that means I really can't have more than two simultaneously

(5) After some initial excitement, I engage with them every other weekend.

(4) I consider each and every one of them a great success despite my emotional/physical unavailability

(3) So much paperwork

(2) They sound great on paper but are a nightmare in reality