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In Moscow right now, attending the 16th Lomonosov Conference on Elementary Particle Physics. Feels somehow appropriate to finally write an LJ entry in Russia.
Wallet currently contains €28.97 (Euro), £200.45 (Pounds Sterling), and руб 1400 (Russian Rubles). None are there for "historical" reasons -- all three are currencies that I have spent within the past twenty-four hours. It's a fun life!
Post with first impressions of Moscow to follow later, including view from my hotel room. Right now, the second session of the morning is about to begin. My talk ("Recent Results from T2K") is third in the session.
ETA 1: Am well aware that the "Current Music" is doubly inaccurate, as (a) I've never been to Russia before, and (b) the USSR ceased to exist in 1991. Still feels like an fitting choice, though. (Er, the title of this entry -- taken from Roger Waters's Radio K.A.O.S. -- might be somewhat inaccurate, too; I may be British now but am most definitely not Welsh! Zeroth order approximation?)
ETA 2: Talk went reasonably well. Only got one question, from a fairly argumentative woman who refused to actually listen to my reply. Got a couple of compliments afterward, though... and one person who expressed sympathy at the unreasonable questioner.
ETA 3: After lunch session has started with Higgs boson talks. Never thought I'd see the day when Higgs talks had become downright boring. "There's a Higgs. It's completely consistent with the Standard Model prediction. Have a nice day." Still, should probably stop typing on LJ and pay attention, though...
Wallet currently contains €28.97 (Euro), £200.45 (Pounds Sterling), and руб 1400 (Russian Rubles). None are there for "historical" reasons -- all three are currencies that I have spent within the past twenty-four hours. It's a fun life!
Post with first impressions of Moscow to follow later, including view from my hotel room. Right now, the second session of the morning is about to begin. My talk ("Recent Results from T2K") is third in the session.
ETA 1: Am well aware that the "Current Music" is doubly inaccurate, as (a) I've never been to Russia before, and (b) the USSR ceased to exist in 1991. Still feels like an fitting choice, though. (Er, the title of this entry -- taken from Roger Waters's Radio K.A.O.S. -- might be somewhat inaccurate, too; I may be British now but am most definitely not Welsh! Zeroth order approximation?)
ETA 2: Talk went reasonably well. Only got one question, from a fairly argumentative woman who refused to actually listen to my reply. Got a couple of compliments afterward, though... and one person who expressed sympathy at the unreasonable questioner.
ETA 3: After lunch session has started with Higgs boson talks. Never thought I'd see the day when Higgs talks had become downright boring. "There's a Higgs. It's completely consistent with the Standard Model prediction. Have a nice day." Still, should probably stop typing on LJ and pay attention, though...
