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Wednesday, May 26, 2004

So,

I went to colloquium yesterday and sat next to Matt Lippert, who was all, "So, I read your blog. I see you've planned your trip across the country. You're not leaving until October, right? Yeah, we're leaving in August and we haven't begun to start thinking about the trip. . . ." This conversation, while not unpleasant, did make me wonder exactly how lame I am to be so excited about something that won't happen for at least four and a half months. It also made me wonder what Matt spends his days thinking about if not moving to Kentucky. Oh yeah. He probably WORKS.

posted by Heather at 6:06 PM

15 Comments:

  • What do you expect from a string theorist?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:51 PM, May 26, 2004  

  • Not lame... or at least I am even more lame as I am thinking about my dream summer a year from now. Do you have your big US map up on the wall? We got that as soon as we got back from Costa Rica, no? I think if we had known where we were going the planning would have begun much earlier. I am getting my India map this weekend. So we are, as always, psychically linked and equally distracted.

    And for the previous poster... there is no glory, only shame, in slamming the string theorists anonymously. That's kind of weenie. Be proud. Identify yourself.

    Megan

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:50 AM, May 27, 2004  

  • Some of the most profound things have been said by humble people wishing to remain anonymous, wanting only to share their knowledge and wisdom without getting any thanks or glory

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:15 AM, May 27, 2004  

  • You wrote:

    Some of the most profound things have been said by humble people wishing to remain anonymous, wanting only to share their knowledge and wisdom without getting any thanks or glory

    I say:

    Yeah, humble weenies, maybe!

    Megan

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:55 AM, May 27, 2004  

  • I was thinking about that map the other day when I planning out the route! I'm going to look for it this weekend, and hang it up if I still have it. I don't remember if it was one of the precious items lost in our sewar-backing-up-into-the-shower-and-overflowing-onto-the-floor incident.

    By Blogger Heather, at 2:37 PM, May 27, 2004  

  • He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.--Lisa Edmondson

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:25 PM, May 27, 2004  

  • Heather, you are nothing if not a good Boy Scout. Always be prepared.

    Debbie

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:08 AM, May 28, 2004  

  • Great Boy Scout--except for her fondness for men, maybe. And Debbie, are you back from your honeymoon, or are you taking one later?
    Heather, had I but known that you were planning your trip, I would have jumped right in on the planning process (heyyyyyy--things are all starting to make sense now...), and I'm not even _going_ on the trip. So fear not.

    By Blogger JS, at 8:39 AM, May 28, 2004  

  • Does anyone have the same eerie suspicion that I do that our anonymous commenter might be Carl Sagan?

    By Blogger Heather, at 12:04 PM, May 28, 2004  

  • We did honeymoon - 12 days in Grand Cayman and it was fantastic. Sunny beaches and no "to-do" lists. Sadly, I am now back. I tried to explain to my medical school friends how it's good to be back because Worcester is better than Grand Cayman, but really, it's not.

    Debbie

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:10 PM, May 28, 2004  

  • Debbie, we kind of screwed up finding 90 on our way west after your wedding and ended up in Worcester on a smaller road. Liz showed us your medical school and the corner where your apartment is. I was annoyed that we got lost looking for the highway, but excited to see your hood. Unfortunately, it was rainy that day, but I'm sure that on a sunny day Worcester is quite an attractive honeymoon destination for plenty of people. The people I know tend to honeymoon on tropical islands, but I'm sure that there are some.

    By Blogger Heather, at 1:29 PM, May 28, 2004  

  • Oh, Heather, apropos of Carl Sagan--I have something I need to tell you. Unfortunately, it's about DeForest Kelly.
    Debbie, I just had to write a freelance piece about the caiman, the alligator-like thing, which is also sometimes called a cayman. Is that where the name Grand Cayman comes from?

    By Blogger JS, at 2:19 PM, May 28, 2004  

  • My initial reaction was, "Oh my god, did Deforest Kelley die?" And then I knew I'd been had. Again. And then I got sad because I love Deforest Kelley enough to forget pretty much every day that he's been dead for five years.

    By Blogger Heather, at 2:52 PM, May 28, 2004  

  • 1) Who is that guy (five years dead) that you love, Heat? I know nothing of him.

    2) Sagan the oppressor? I just found our Tachyist Guiding Principles email and sent it to you.

    3) Haven't seen much from the Walling clan in the comments recently. Such a pity... those people are seriously funny.

    -Megan

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:03 AM, May 30, 2004  

  • DeForest Kelley played Dr. McCoy on Star Trek. Unfortunately, he is dead, may he rest in peace.

    Yes, it is Sagan the Oppressor of whom I speak. Tachyists, unite!

    I dunno what's up with the Wallings. I guess they've got nothing to say.

    By Blogger Heather, at 6:17 PM, May 30, 2004  

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