Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Adding to the wall

I have just pinned up the first page of my soon-to-be-published journal paper on our group noticeboard of publications in the corridor outside the office. This group paper wall has grown massively in the last 6 months as our group has burgeoned in size, and I am more than pleased to be able to add to it! (We are not quite up to the level of the meerkat group across the corridor whose noticeboard threatens to fall off the wall for weight of paper, but there must always be something to aspire to...)

Huzzah, science is kind at times (after 7 months of ego-bruising-rejection).

Meanwhile, post-show is also kind in the sense that it gives me time to actually do some science. Thesis writing progresses when the going is good; when the going isn't so good thesis writing stands still whilst I rewrite entire sections of chapters that I thought I'd already written at some point 3 months ago (it happens; generally the rewrite much improves things, but net progress is unfortunately 0%). Nevertheless, work of some description is happening, although slightly dented at the moment by a nasty sniffly coughy cold (it is proper winter now... possible snow, big black woollen coat and all). January will be a bit of a panic month as I try to get everything done before my legal right to study in this country expires, but meanwhile I'm just trying to get on with it before a welcome Christmas break in London, Bristol and Bath. This is the first time in 3 years I'll have a cold Christmas. Ice skating, Christmas lights and turkey! (When you can't spend Christmas day wallowing in the sea with a beer, you must make do.)

2 comments:

Tzo Tze said...

Cold Christmas sounds lovely. I'll be having a cool one here in HK! You sound like you're doing lots of nice Christmassy things (:

Ang Weddings and Events said...

I have a nasty sniffly cold now too! So annoying. I went to the nurse at work and she said it is just a cold, so not to worry. It is crazy cold in NYC already. Hovering around and below zero with 12inches of snow last weekend! This feels like it is going to be a chilly winter. I might have to invest in another puffy coat. Perhaps one that goes down to my ankles. Like a sleeping bag.