Category Archives: A summer spent outside the kingdom

Finally got my allocated CERN bike. Whee. Off we go. But now can’t morally drink before biking home. See recent entry. Finally got my allocated CERN bike. Whee. Off we go. But now can’t morally drink before biking home. See … Continue reading →

Went to Annecy with a bunch of people. Nice lake, very nice, very crowded market along narrow streets, nearly warm water in the lake at the beach with the very sharp rocks. Got my back quite red. Ouchie. But still … Continue reading →

There’s a thunderstorm every bloody night now. The charm is weakening. There’s a thunderstorm every bloody night now. The charm is weakening.

Bought a digital camera, one of these things that are shaped to look like SLR’s but are not. It’s quite nice, actually. A Konica Minolta thingy. I’ll dig up the model one day and quietly add it here, along with … Continue reading →

At CERN. Very nice. I had, on average, nearly my best flight ever going to Geneva. I made it to the airport, and thanks to automatic check-in machines, I could skip the mile-long manual check-in queue and just stand in … Continue reading →

Det er varmt og sol. Knallver. Litt for knall, nesten. Snart stig nok havet. Lyt kjøpa badering. Det er varmt og sol. Knallver. Litt for knall, nesten. Snart stig nok havet. Lyt kjøpa badering.

Going to accept the offer from CERN. Nice project plan both places. As far as I could tell. the assignments were roughly equal, but I have to go with the wallet on this one, I think. Going to accept the … Continue reading →

Today the Easter weather looks good. Very good. Warm, sunny. Lovely ice-cream weather. Or beer outside-weather. Flirty summer teasers. Today the Easter weather looks good. Very good. Warm, sunny. Lovely ice-cream weather. Or beer outside-weather. Flirty summer teasers.

Varmt! Sol! I dag trur eg eg skal avstå frå å klaga. Varmt! Sol! I dag trur eg eg skal avstå frå å klaga.

Ick. Getting to Houston on time can be hard, according to Kilroy. It’s goddammit expensive, too. Nearly 9000 NOK for a roundtrip ticket. Geneva is a hell of a lot cheaper, fixed ticket available for less than 2000 NOK. And … Continue reading →

So, rememeber I told you that I applied for a summer student position at CERN? Got it. Now, bloody hell. Do I go to Houston or Geneva? Best problem I can remember having yet. So, rememeber I told you that … Continue reading →