I know some of you are quite the photo-weeny, and I'm looking for information on what you use for your photo workflow (digital or film; although I take almost exclusively digital photos ( Read more... )

I've been having some knee pain lately, more obvious after exercise or hiking downhill. So I finally got off my ass and went to the orthopedist (with a 17 mi backpacking trip in between making the appointment and having the appointment - whee!), and after initially thinking my leg muscles were weak (they're not), he now is pretty sure I have a ( Read more... )

Work proceeds apace, namely slowly ( Read more... )

I think I got it around to most people, but I'll be in Boston this weekend. Sadly, a bunch of people
are actually out of town, but, well, what can you do?

Anyway, if you hadn't known, well, there you go.
There will be some festivities on Saturday night.

I don't know how many of you besides fyfer and ubersturm are fiddle fans, but Natalie MacMaster played at caltech tonight, and it was a really awesome show, and I would like to push her if you're a fan of celtic style fiddle (although she also plays more modern stuff ( Read more... )

opening statement: other than some bruising on my arm, I'm fine , best as I can tell.

( car accident )

Been over a month, eh?

Still teaching wee froshies some chemistry, sort of. Still trying to finish up my ligand field class. I've got a couple more weeks and 6 problems to go. Banzai!

Last weekend I went up to Pinnacles National Monument with a passel of kids, and had a pretty good time. I really like the rock formations; I am less fond of ( Read more... )

Life goes. I'm TAing Chem 1b, the second term of freshman chemistry at Caltech. I know this stuff way less well than the first term stuff (right now we're going through , racing through, rather, thermo and some minor kinetics). I'm still trying to finish up my class from last term, adv. ligand field theory, and additionally trying to actually do ( Read more... )

mostly sitting at home, on my ass. it's remarkably refreshing ( Read more... )

Yar ( Read more... )