In the West

[kareina]

My computer thinks it is 4pm on Friday, the local time is 11pm on Thursday. I managed to sleep on the plane, more than once. I landed in LA a half an hour before I took off from Sydney (love that date line!). Then flew to San Francisco and took the train south to meet up with my massage therapist, then continued south on CalTrain from there to San Jose before catching the connector bus to the BART station in Freemont and thence to the home of hrj, my host for the evening. I arrived just after she got home from work, and we went to see a very good outdoor theatre presentation of Romeo and Juliet with a friend of hers. I was sleepy for much of it, but deemed it well worth staying up late up for it.

In the morning I head to Crown with duke_flieg, so I'll be one of the first few on site. Ages ago lj user="katerit"> offered me a tent for the weekend, but I haven't had a chance to check back in, so I've no idea if it is still an option , or if it comes with bedding, and it is kind of late notice to make other plans if it doesn't. However, I'm confidant that something will work out.

Yesterday I had a wonderful time in Sydney with blamebrampton, who helped me find an international driver's licence, some lovely wool for a new tunic (some assembly required--much of which has been accomplished already), and who managed to make me enjoy myself, even though there was shopping involved.

My thesis was left with my advisor before I left the country, to be taken to the binders and submitted to the examiners. All I still need to do for it is burn the electronic appendices to a CD and post them back to him, preferably such that he receives them before the binders finish their work.

Comments

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yay! I had fun, too, even with so little of my brain functioning ;-)

Glad to know you've arrived safely, I hope you've had some sleep in there!

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

K is sending the tent up with someone (she mentioned last night) but not attending herself. I'll scrounge some extra bedding while I pack.

[fjorlief.livejournal.com]

The globetrotting adventure is begun. Glad that you arrived safely on our shores, it sounds like you have a good time planned in the Bay area. Say hello to Duke Flieg, and my other Bay area friends, for me.

Do let me know if you are coming to Portland, I'd like a chance to exchange hugs at least, and you know there is always a spot at Acorn Cottage if you need one

[massaria.livejournal.com]

Congrats on finishing the thesis, escaping Tasmania and beginning a new and exciting phase of your life! I am sure it will be filled with new people, places and experience :) Being a postdoc in Europe is actually lots of fun!