More Italy. Today I sat in lectures, added a bit more to my scheme of the regios of Cumbria circa 1221, got bored by the lectures I thought would be interesting and interested at the lectures I thought I would be bored through (thus demonstrating that all academics need to go through a year of teacher training in order to be qualified to lecture). ( Read more... )

Reached Italy. Confirmed that the tower really does lean (it's like cgi in real life). Pisa is pretty if run-down. Mountains are very pretty. Must preserves battery life on camera so take limited pics. Lots of wine, lots of food. No sleep. My supervisor runs kick-ass conferences ( Read more... )

( Draft 1 for the conference poster )

Good News:
I'm going to a conference in two months time.

Bad News:
I have to present results I don't have at said conference.

Good News:
It looks to be a very interesting conference

Bad News:
The timing is about when I want to move house.

Good News:
The conference is in Italy

Bad News:
I have to book tickets and stuff real soon now.

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