Back By Popular Demand!

[anarchist_nomad]

Guess I wasn't wrong in my assessment of how well my presentation as the Oxford University Astronomy Weekend went. This morning, I woke up to find an e-mail in my InBox from the organiser, which began:

Many thanks for the part you played in the successful astronomy weekend this year. I am receiving requests to invite you back for an unprecedented third time in a row – requests with which I am very happy to comply.

I cannot pretend that I am not pleased by the invitation... especially when one considers that some seriously big-name physicists and astronomers -- like Alan Watson, Sir Marin Rees, Roger Davies, etc. -- have lectured at this event over the past thirty-one years!

So..... I guess I know what I am doing for the third weekend in April next year! In 2010, the theme of the weekend will be "Advances in Astronomy", and I have been invited to speak on the topic of "Neutrino Astronomy," which I can (and will) quite happily do.

After that, I think I'm done. I have spoken about dark matter, I have spoken about cosmic rays, I will speak about neutrinos. That covers all three areas where I have done research! No matter how popular my next talk is, they cannot invite me back in 2011 -- I will have nothing left to speak about!

Comments

[darkfloweruk.livejournal.com]

I always knew you were unprecedented!

This is fantastic. I'm sure you will find new things to talk about -- when you have a passion for a subject, it finds a way of escaping out into the world.

*hair scrunch*

[cjtremlett.livejournal.com]

It's because you are just that awesome!

I'd love to hear you speak sometime. The formal presentation on the field that you love type of speech, not the "Alex, did you know your shoes are on fire?" type of speaking!

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

By 2011, I'm positive you'll have fresh material to talk about...

[posicat.livejournal.com]

None of these happen to end up in video form on the internet do they? Or at least audio? I'd love to listen.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

You'll have fresh data by 2011, i'm sure. :)

off Topic

[ludy]

Soime late suggestions for your cheese songs via plumsbitch (we had pasta with much cheese this evening and it may have gotten a little silly)

"Cheese is a many splendoured thing"
"Cheese will tear us apart"
"You only say you cheese me when you're drunk"
"Tainted cheese"
and my personal favorite - "Sit my face and tell me that you cheese me"

[autumnquest.livejournal.com]

I somehow think you'd always find something interesting to speak about.

Congratulations!

[parallelgirl.livejournal.com]

wow, that's brilliant news, congratulations!