Twelve months of K.I.S. (2008)
It kind of feels like I have been blogging forever, but actually my first blogiversary is fast approaching, and what better way of celebrating it than tagging myself for Drugmonkey's twelve month meme ? (This is my original default picture, by the way...).
The rules for this blog meme are quite simple. Post the link and first sentence from the first blog entry for each month of the past year. So, here we go (yes, academic term is over... how did you guess ?):
January
This is amateur footage of Las Vegas strip fireworks, ushering in 2008. [ link]
February
What would I tell someone asking me for advice on how to pick a graduate school ? [ link]
March
On Monday, March 3, the province of Alberta (where I reside since 2002), is holding its general elections. [ link]
April
What is the optimal value of the ratio R between the numbers of experimentalists (NE) and theorists (NT) in a physics department faculty ? [ link]
May
Pictures taken at the Labor Day downtown parade. [ link]
June
In a recent brilliant post, condensed matter theorist and blogger Schlupp writes about the fascinating field of condensed matter physics (CMP), also outlining the differences between scientists engaged in theoretical and experimental research. [ link]
July
We stand on guard for thee... [ link]
August
Summer is travel time for many of those who work in academic science; most of the time it is about attending conferences, of which there is a relatively good selection during this time of the year, since most of us are off our teaching duties and therefore freer to travel. [ link]
September
My adoptive country is headed toward a general election, in little over a month. [ link]
October
The writing of the dissertation is traditionally a culminating moment for a doctoral candidate. [ link]
November
I don't even know why I keep taking these stupid tests... [ link]
December
Whoever said that Canadian politics is boring ? [ link]
The rules for this blog meme are quite simple. Post the link and first sentence from the first blog entry for each month of the past year. So, here we go (yes, academic term is over... how did you guess ?):
January
This is amateur footage of Las Vegas strip fireworks, ushering in 2008. [ link]
February
What would I tell someone asking me for advice on how to pick a graduate school ? [ link]
March
On Monday, March 3, the province of Alberta (where I reside since 2002), is holding its general elections. [ link]
April
What is the optimal value of the ratio R between the numbers of experimentalists (NE) and theorists (NT) in a physics department faculty ? [ link]
May
Pictures taken at the Labor Day downtown parade. [ link]
June
In a recent brilliant post, condensed matter theorist and blogger Schlupp writes about the fascinating field of condensed matter physics (CMP), also outlining the differences between scientists engaged in theoretical and experimental research. [ link]
July
We stand on guard for thee... [ link]
August
Summer is travel time for many of those who work in academic science; most of the time it is about attending conferences, of which there is a relatively good selection during this time of the year, since most of us are off our teaching duties and therefore freer to travel. [ link]
September
My adoptive country is headed toward a general election, in little over a month. [ link]
October
The writing of the dissertation is traditionally a culminating moment for a doctoral candidate. [ link]
November
I don't even know why I keep taking these stupid tests... [ link]
December
Whoever said that Canadian politics is boring ? [ link]