after a wonderful weekend with Mike, it's back to it ( Read more... )

why I didn't get into the University of Washington's astro PhD program: herethe funny part is, I went to one of Julianne Dalcanton's (the author of the linked post) talks at the AAS meeting and thought she was fantastic. guess my GRE score ruled me out there, though. oh standardized tests how I hate thee ( Read more... )

ok, so that isn't a typical lenten greeting, but work with me ( Read more... )

ah, one week down. unfortunately, I managed to get sick at 5am Tuesday morning (and Tuesday was my first day of class). one of those waking up with a killer sore throat deals. so this first week has been hit with the typical cold sequence: sore throat - stuffy nose - cough that never goes away. we are now in the third stage indefinitely, oh joy ( Read more... )

it's 50-something here in Claremont, definitely not winter ( Read more... )

...is officially the worst idea ever. well, second only to amtrak, but not by much ( Read more... )

of not being in California ( Read more... )

welcome to Texas! the weather here is obnoxiously reminiscent of California, plus HUMIDITY, minus the stuff that makes California cool, like being environmentally friendly and hippie-esque ( Read more... )

And now for 2007, in snippets. It began and ended in Richland, but in-between we got Ellensburg, Seattle, Claremont, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladimir, Suzdal, Santiago, La Serena, Las Campanas Observatory, New York, Washington DC, and probably other places I am forgetting. A year of travel to be sure. Onward!

( 2007 in snippets )

oh what a year!! soon there will be snippets from 2007 ( Read more... )