A while back, I had some of my research selected for a talk at a big annual scientific meeting, which is quite an honor, but quite a hassle. When I uploaded the presentation file to the website, I found that they want a copy of my current CV (basically, my professional life story). So, after thinking I was home free, I now have to update my CV, ( Read more... )

Well, this weekend was interesting. Since the baronial thrown weapons and archery championship was postponed, that messed up my plans for Saturday, and an unexpected skating practice for Ariana threw off my plans for Sunday. My plans got very fluid, very suddenly. So, instead of taking Ariana to the championships on Saturday, we ended up at the ( Read more... )

OK, a bunch of friends have had journals for a long time, and I've been feeling left out - mainly because they seem to get news before I do. Since one friend in particular has been enticing me with how much I'm missing by not being on livejournal (most of their posts being private), I decided to give it a try ( Read more... )