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I spent a fair portion of today wrestling with the K-400 cryostat, which is stubbornly refusing to cool down below 0.470K and reach its base temperature of 0.005K. In between said grappling, I incorporated the last set of comments into the technical paper that I have written on the Central Laser Facility. These comments came from the spokesperson of the collaboration, who had this to say:
I think that this paper is very nicely written and will be a credit to the Collaboration. I liked the style; the short sentences make it easy to follow and I am sure will be appreciated by non-native English speakers. I hope that this style can be taken as a model by the Collaboration and I will include reference to it if/when I produce the next version of the House style.
Now that is nice praise! What can I say? I rock! And so does![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cheshcat, who edited the manuscript when a complete first draft has been assembled. I am reminded of my doctoral dissertation: Three of my four committee members told me -- on separate occasions -- that it was the best-written dissertation that they had ever read. So, separate from the physics result, which was good enough to win the Lee Wilcox prize for best experimental thesis for that year, the writing kicked proverbial arse. Again, I rock! And, again, so do cheshcat and resourceress, who both edited my [nearly] two hundred page dissertation.
I am rather pleased with my ability to write well. In a recent chat with my graduate advisor, he commented that, amongst scientists, most native English speakers automatically assume that they write well, but many of them do not. Good to know that I am definitely one of those who can indeed write skillfully. Again, I must give due credit tocheshcat! Ever since 1994, when I was a mere undergraduate at Hampshire College, she has edited my writing and, through this process, honed my skills. Many a time did I stay up all night writing a paper that was due the next day. I would generally finish at around 6am, when I would shake cheshcat awake from the bed next to my dorm room desk. Then we would sit down together with the paper and she would turn my sleep-deprived gibberish into something quite coherent and eloquent. Thanks much, Love -- you rock!
So, yes, I am feeling a bit cocky and have something of a swelled head tonight. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Without a doubt, having the CLF paper so close to completion has something to do with this.
I think that this paper is very nicely written and will be a credit to the Collaboration. I liked the style; the short sentences make it easy to follow and I am sure will be appreciated by non-native English speakers. I hope that this style can be taken as a model by the Collaboration and I will include reference to it if/when I produce the next version of the House style.
Now that is nice praise! What can I say? I rock! And so does
cheshcat, who edited the manuscript when a complete first draft has been assembled. I am reminded of my doctoral dissertation: Three of my four committee members told me -- on separate occasions -- that it was the best-written dissertation that they had ever read. So, separate from the physics result, which was good enough to win the Lee Wilcox prize for best experimental thesis for that year, the writing kicked proverbial arse. Again, I rock! And, again, so do cheshcat and resourceress, who both edited my [nearly] two hundred page dissertation.I am rather pleased with my ability to write well. In a recent chat with my graduate advisor, he commented that, amongst scientists, most native English speakers automatically assume that they write well, but many of them do not. Good to know that I am definitely one of those who can indeed write skillfully. Again, I must give due credit to
cheshcat! Ever since 1994, when I was a mere undergraduate at Hampshire College, she has edited my writing and, through this process, honed my skills. Many a time did I stay up all night writing a paper that was due the next day. I would generally finish at around 6am, when I would shake cheshcat awake from the bed next to my dorm room desk. Then we would sit down together with the paper and she would turn my sleep-deprived gibberish into something quite coherent and eloquent. Thanks much, Love -- you rock!So, yes, I am feeling a bit cocky and have something of a swelled head tonight. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Without a doubt, having the CLF paper so close to completion has something to do with this.
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