If you follow me on Twitter, or check out my latest tweets on the left sidebar, perhaps you’ve heard me whining about this paper I’ve been working on. Early last week, I realized that it was due this Monday. For some reason I thought it was due towards the end of the course, which is still [...]
On Friday morning I moved out the hotel that’s located 6 miles away from where I go for “work” while I’m here. I’m now in the lodging that is literally across the street from “work”, a 5 minute walk instead of a 12-15 minute drive. I also have more living space, a kitchenette, a reliable LAN [...]
Yes, I have not one, not two, but THREE laptops in my hotel room. Why?
Front and center is my personal computer, my Macbook Pro that I got a few months ago. I couldn’t imagine going without it.
The Dell on the right is my work computer that I brought [...]
Today is the day. Over the last several months I’ve occasionally mentioned going away for an extended work trip. The reality of my profession (not the research scientist part, the who I work for part) is that in order to move up, there is required training and education that dictates this trip.
How long until I return?
I [...]
Unusual for government work, we accomplished all that we set out to do on our 2 day trip in just 1 day. Originally we planned on being there on Tuesday as well and flying home Tuesday evening. I called the travel office Monday afternoon to inquire about Tuesday morning flights home and the travel agent said [...]
We returned from our family vacation on Friday night.
Sunday morning, I was packing my bag for a 2 night work trip and an early afternoon flight.
I miss my own bed…
Saturday morning I had to go into work for a little while and there was a tree removal company working to remove the tree that splintered in a storm last weekend. I like how the crane looked with just the boom visible above the trees when viewed from a distance.
And no, I didn’t mess [...]
It’s not very often that I get out after work with friends for a drink or two (or three…) but Friday afternoon I did just that! It was good to sit around and socialize with friends and get to know some co-workers that I didn’t really know all that well before, including one really cute database [...]
Lately a post entitled “Scenery” from me could just as likely be about trees or wildlife or a sunset, with my Project365 posts. But today I’m talking about a different kind of scenery, the member of the opposite sex kind…
Going to scientific conferences is always interesting in the variety of people you see. Do you stereotype [...]
Saturday morning I’m off again for my 3rd trip in a month, with 2 more on the horizon in May and another in June. This time it’s 5 days in SoCal for a conference. I’ll be pretty busy, but hope to make a new friend or two in my free time