the volcano system

my ph.d. co-supervisor describes my workspace management "system" as the volcano approach. this all started when lynn was pointing out to my supervisor how messy my desk was. still, a pretty good analogy ... things bubbling over and papers/notes landing randomly around the epicentre (in this case, my computer).

so that inspired me to organize my desk a bit. unfortunately, the next eruption is already under way.

yeah, we clean up ok

here are some pictures of lynn and i from the APS awards dinner. APS is a winter running series that we participated in (well, lynn more than me). it turns out that our team won the division 2 trophy ... meaning we're the best of the lower-grade-but-still-half-decent runners. The division 1 winners are basically professionals. All they do is run.

now, we're not leaning. it's the camera man (philgoode)


acting as if i'm drinking from the cup


actually drinking from the cup?


the gang. well, most of them.


us with goofy looks on our faces.


at least you can't see my shoes in the picture. i guess dress shoes didn't make the trip from Canada.

the progression of pain