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Planning

Please excuse the recent quietness—life has been a bit hectic the last couple of weeks. I’m making a trip to the USA soon (three sleeps!) and have been busy planning this, as well as organising another...

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Santa Fe

Sunday—jewel among days—was my one footloose and fancy-free day in Santa Fe. As if by some divine benevolence, the weather was beautifully sunny and balmy, so I hastened to explore this intriguing new...

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Astronomy and knitting make a great combination

So far the conference has been great—we’ve just finished the third day so there’s lots to catch you up on. The first day, Monday, started well despite a few technical hiccups. My talk was at 4pm, after...

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Goodbye, Santa Fe

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be leaving Santa Fe this afternoon, and spending the night in Albuquerque before flying to Boston. The conference has been a great experience, as has Santa...

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Hello, Boston

My last couple of days in Santa Fe seemed to go by in a whirlwind of conference talks, knitting, and people. The conference dinner on Thursday night went off as expected—there’s always at least one...

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Melbourne

Goodness I seem to be gallivanting off everywhere at the moment. Currently I’m in Melbourne, ostensibly for an Astronomy conference but mainly for the shopping, the food, and the socialising—sorry,...

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Conferences are not sleep-friendly

Despite the title, this is not going to be a grumpy post. I’ve been having a great time in Melbourne, but unfortunately I’ve had such a great time I haven’t taken any photos (not a single one) so...

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New office

I moved into a new office this week! It’s the first time I’ve been by myself, so I’m taking the opportunity to decorate it just how I want. It’s on the lowest floor which means it’s nice and...

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I am now officially a published author

Look what arrived last week: the proceedings for the conference I went to in Santa Fe earlier this year. And on page 122 is my little paper, all professionally printed and bound up with everyone...

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Astronomy + Dance + Friends = Awesome

Whew! I’ve just about recovered from last week’s activities, and finally have some time to post again. Here’s what I got up to. At the end of every year the graduate students in my department host a...

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