Back from a week of conferenceness. It was a good time, though definitely mentally exhausting ( Read more... )

This is basically why I haven't updated much. It's sad when webcomics look this much like my life ( Read more... )

Look at me finally posting the rest of my pictures from Austria! You know, that place I went in July? :p Next up: Polaris and Fan Expo! :p

( Pictures of Graz )

Specialist conferegnces are kinda awesome. I've been meeting all sorts of big names in group 14 chemistry (and have been very glad that Kim was here to introduce me, as there is no WAY I would have the nerve to go up to to Phil Power and say hello on my own ( Read more... )

So, the talk went pretty decently, I think. I got a few good questions, including one I had to ask the guy to take me through slowly afterwards (on the computational stuff ( Read more... )

I won at prize at the conference! It is exciting! When they were doing the poster prizes, they realized they had one extra and immediately decided to award it to "I don't remember the name, but the lady from the Baines group doing 73-Germanium NMR ( Read more... )

I am home! Ten hours of driving is REALLY LONG! Also, the people at Dunkin' Donuts put WAY too much sugar in their coffee. I was worried there wouldn't be ENOUGH sugar because I just said milk and sugar and I usually get a double double with milk. But no, it was RIDICULOUSLY sweet. Insane ( Read more... )

Made it to Silicon Symposium. Had to get up at Disgusting O'clock. Ten hour drives long. Sleepy. Typing in dark while roommates sleep. Should go to bed now.

Am zombie. Vicki killed me with funny. Vicki got to keep her powers. Guess I really am zombie. :p

Conference is going well. Poster went fine. Probably should have been in the physical poster session rather than the inorganic one. But the NMR people found me, and we had a good chat ( Read more... )