I am behind

And as usual, blogging is the first thing to take the hit. Sorry, all.

I've been working on all sorts of projects, and just took a week to visit my family for the first time in six months. That felt good, and I even got a bit of work done while I was home.

I have a couple of posts backed up that I'll try and get to this weekend, but for now, there's this spiffy bit of science news.

Scientists are people too!

Who knew, right? It was very surreal to watch all the people I'd seen giving talks and schemed to introduce myself to drinking and dancing and having fun on Friday night. Great end to a good conference.

I had a really good time at the conference, especially enjoyed not being in PA during the nasty snowstorm (!) that hit last week. Bizarrely early in the year for that kind of weather, though. When I get a few minutes, I'll list off a few of my favorite talks from the week and give a better summary of my impressions and what I learned. Right now, though, it's time to start playing catchup for the classes I missed while I was gone. :)

Back from vacation

So last week lacked updates because I was visiting my family and taking a friend around the state. She is the luckiest tourist on the face of the planet, I swear. Saw all but one of the major animals, got lucky with great weather and scenery, and even saw a black bear in the yard. Anyhow. Some pictures:






Science update will come tomorrow, because I haven't kept up on it the last few days. I was productive, though - met with a collaborator at home and scheduled a committee meeting for later this month. Eep!