it’s been an eventful two days here at the math-bio minsymposium at texas tech university in arctic lubbock, tx. it’s been so busy, in fact, that i’ve only now just had a chance to nestle myself into a computer terminal in the Texas Tech University Library and update my blog.
i guess i haven’t been so much busy as i have been deprived of internet access. for a so-called “tech” school, TTU seems to be lacking in the wifi front. i’m not surprised, looking around i see nothing but flat orange with the occasional academic building, pizza place, or student. when i first got here i thought, “hmm, i guess school isn’t in session”, because it felt so dead.
but school was in session. that’s the way it is, celine.
you’re wondering where the required photos are. well, in my rush to get ready on thurs morning (the result of staying up way too late drinking Tito’s vodka — thanks marcella), i forgot my camera battery. however, i’ve been taking snapshots with a disposable camera, which somehow seems appropriate for lubbock. a photo essay will follow in about a week.
until then, some points of note, in the key of lubbock:
- i left with a bag of t-shirts and a hoodie — the weather’s been rainy and in the 40s since i got here.
- was forced to acquire a long sleeve ttu t-shirt and a winter hat that says “texas tech red raiders” in order to compensate for said weather
- just realized why the minisymposium has the phrase “red raider” in it
- i acquired a cold on my first day — snot, sore throat, the whole shebang.
- got drunk on chardonnay the first night at a fancy math party at the math dept. head’s illustrious lubbock mansion.
- due to weather and cold, there will be no palo duro canyon hike for moni-b-b-b-bear
- due to no palo duro canyon, moni will try to fly home sat. instead of sun.
- looking forward to being home
- since i’ve been in lubbock, the spammers found me and attacked my blog comments with viagra spam. this physics prof at ut has a fix for the problem.
- i scored a tote bag!!!!!!!!!
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