It’s Spring Break here at El Cid, which means I’m partying working in my office. Ah, the glorious life of the professor. Honestly, though, these next few days are a welcome chance to get some uninterrupted labor accomplished on several projects I have in process. Today, for instance, I was …
I thought I’d share a few pictures from the recent Tar Valon Anniversary shin-dig here in Charleston. I was officially asked to give the same talk at JordanCon in Atlanta in a few weeks, but the timing was too rushed to get any kind of funding figured out. So I’ve …
I recently finished my annual reappointment process here at El Cid, and I’m quite pleased to say that the Powers That Be have decided to let me hang around another year. Since I’m wrapping up year 5, this means that my next evaluation — less than a year away now …
It’s been the proverbial one thing after another the past week. It’s good to stay busy, of course, but it’s also a bit tiring. Here’s the short of it all… 1. Last weekend was the TarValon.net 10th Anniversary event, at which I gave a talk about Robert Jordan and the …
A few years back I had the extraordinary fortune to be chosen to attend the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop hosted by Mike Brotherton, a University of Wyoming professor, Science Fiction writer, and all-around good guy. An account of my experience is here. I bring this up just now because the …