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[oldhen]

It's been a short hiatus in lj-space and a slightly longer one in experiment-space. What better way to break the bloggers block than to wish an old friend - A very Happy Birthday to mmk, dude it's too bad the gangue's not around for cake-smearing, lungi-pulling and general merriment. It's too bad you missed out on the gangue trip - you really shouldn'

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[shaluvk]

the early witching hour
finds my friend holden
weilding his scalpel
beheading fruitflies
while his mind wanders home
to sit unseen at the puja
to partake of mom's modaks
to hear it said that
he is sorely missed

[oldhen]

A dated comment
and somewhat sorry
attempt at verse
this well may be
But that's not to detract
from the joy of reading
lines written in one's honour. :)

[shortindiangirl]

Whew, if 3 days felt too short, 5 hours felt like nothing. Actually, we were anticipating a long night of star gazing and pondering wonderments. So we didn't spend as much time as we could have during the reception itself.

We shall meet soon. I may plague Amherst soon!
9:30am da. Any improvements in your life from an earlier schedule ?

[oldhen]

5 hours felt like nothing.

That's what I was refering to, da.. Really wish we could've stayed longer, but we would've had to leave super early Monday to get back to NYC in time for the flight(s), so Vivek at least wouldn't really have been able to stay up very much longer.. Not wise to strain the sole driver too much :)

didn't spend as much time as we could have during the reception itself.

That's cool man, no problem.. Chatted a bit with Bob, and was pretty amazed to discover he was a good friend of a famous Nobel prize-winning fly geneticist!

We shall meet soon. I may plague Amherst soon!

Cool man! That'll be awesome, seriously..

9:30am da. Any improvements in your life from an earlier schedule ?

I teach Friday mornings at 9am - brutal doesn't begin to describe it.. Improvements - a cup or two more of caffeine :)

OT

[shortindiangirl]

http://www.qinfo.org/people/nielsen/blog/?p=25

Please to read.

Re: OT

[oldhen]

Thanks man, that was a really interesting read, and yes, I do agree with this Nielsen guy about the need to teach research skills. This guy seems to have written a fair bit about research methodologies, good stuff..

It kind of makes me wish I'd taken some time off before starting graduate school, it gives you a little more perspective I think..

[jessyleen]

mmk: happy birthday.. :)

?!?

[mmk]

hey, thanks!

Yo dude

[mmk]

Am thrilled that the gangue is doing less lungi pulling than before.

Oh well, maybe I should have ;)

Re: Yo dude

[oldhen]

thrilled that the gangue is doing less lungi pulling than before.

Well, bitik seems to spurn that august vastram, else it would've been pulled sans mercy ;)

maybe I should have

Yes, da, try and come off New England ways sometime..