up too late, but I can sleep on the plane

I spent a number of hours today processing data, and many more this evening polishing up a job application (thank you sismith42 for hanging out with me in IM and making so many suggestions for improvement!). As a result my Aug average hours/week are looking really good (like more than 40 at the moment, but that is an illusion based upon the fact that the month only just started and the spreadsheet assumes that I'll keep it up for seven days in a row). It is wrong, of course, I fly to Ireland in the morning, and I'm not bringing my computer. by the time I return on Sunday my average hours/week of work will be low again. But I'm ok with that.

I have packed a number of files onto a USB stick, if I happen to be inspired, have time, and there is a computer I can borrow, I'll be ready. I've also packed enough journal articles in paper to keep reading my 1000 words of geologic literature a day.

I had hoped to submit the aforesaid job application today before leaving, but I've made so many changes I'm going to leave it sit till Monday and read it over again then. That would still be well before the application deadline, anyway. Tonight, just as I was thinking of calling it a night, I checked google reader to see if there was anything interesting come in that I could read and delete before going (that that it will be slightly less overwhelming when I return). I'm glad I did--an announcement was just posted for a geology lecturer in New Zealand--at the school that sounded interesting enough to me as an undergrad that I sent them a paper letter (no e-mail in those days) asking about their graduate program. While it didn't work out for me to go there, I still think the school sounds appealing, so I've added it to the spreadsheet of things to apply to. That application isn't due till November, so I've got plenty of time. I wonder if I can get a paper submitted this summer, so that I have an "in press" publication before then? There are too many interesting places on the planet--this makes four really appealing locations with potential jobs that sound interesting for me, and a bunch more interesting sounding jobs in less appealing locations. With luck one of them will come through. I've been liking this having an income stuff.

Ok, it is nearly 02:00, and I need to leave for the airport at 09:00 and I still need to read my 1000, do my yoga, and pack a carry-on bag containing 10 kg or less (easy to do without the computer!) Good night all, and see you on Sunday when I return...

up too late, but I can sleep on the plane

I spent a number of hours today processing data, and many more this evening polishing up a job application (thank you sismith42 for hanging out with me in IM and making so many suggestions for improvement!). As a result my Aug average hours/week are looking really good (like more than 40 at the moment, but that is an illusion based upon the fact that the month only just started and the spreadsheet assumes that I'll keep it up for seven days in a row). It is wrong, of course, I fly to Ireland in the morning, and I'm not bringing my computer. by the time I return on Sunday my average hours/week of work will be low again. But I'm ok with that.

I have packed a number of files onto a USB stick, if I happen to be inspired, have time, and there is a computer I can borrow, I'll be ready. I've also packed enough journal articles in paper to keep reading my 1000 words of geologic literature a day.

I had hoped to submit the aforesaid job application today before leaving, but I've made so many changes I'm going to leave it sit till Monday and read it over again then. That would still be well before the application deadline, anyway. Tonight, just as I was thinking of calling it a night, I checked google reader to see if there was anything interesting come in that I could read and delete before going (that that it will be slightly less overwhelming when I return). I'm glad I did--an announcement was just posted for a geology lecturer in New Zealand--at the school that sounded interesting enough to me as an undergrad that I sent them a paper letter (no e-mail in those days) asking about their graduate program. While it didn't work out for me to go there, I still think the school sounds appealing, so I've added it to the spreadsheet of things to apply to. That application isn't due till November, so I've got plenty of time. I wonder if I can get a paper submitted this summer, so that I have an "in press" publication before then? There are too many interesting places on the planet--this makes four really appealing locations with potential jobs that sound interesting for me, and a bunch more interesting sounding jobs in less appealing locations. With luck one of them will come through. I've been liking this having an income stuff.

Ok, it is nearly 02:00, and I need to leave for the airport at 09:00 and I still need to read my 1000, do my yoga, and pack a carry-on bag containing 10 kg or less (easy to do without the computer!) Good night all, and see you on Sunday when I return...