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...
View ArticleSanta 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...
View ArticleAstronomy 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...
View ArticleGoodbye, 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...
View ArticleHello, 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...
View ArticleMelbourne
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,...
View ArticleConferences 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleI 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...
View ArticleAstronomy + 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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