...and now also back in writing

Well, I have been back from Kalmar for a while now, as you know. But I have been too focused on first arranging the party for my 25th birthday, and thereafter on work. My party arrangements went excellent; cakes were nice and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves. At least I did, and I guess that was the main aim of the party! People brought real nice gifts too, which made it even better.

I have been working hard the few past days. My own paper has been accepted for publication, so now I am helping out co-authoring on two other projects that are both in the final stages. I am trying to push myself up to working 75%, and so far it has been good. If I work 5.5 h tomorrow I will reach 30 working hours this week, and thus 75% work level. And that I feel is quite feasible. But I am not trying to draw to advanced conclusions from this attempt, since even if I will manage work my last 5.5 h tomorrow, it will none the less still be the first week attemtping to reach 30 hours. And this after two weeks of vacation. If I can be able to keep this up for another few weeks, then maybe I can start celebrating that I am feeling that much better, as I am able to work 75%.

AND I have sent in an application to go to a conference 6-11th of August this year! Epilepsy and Neuronal Synchronization it is called, and seems really cool. Only 135 participants, and 42 lecturers, so there'll definitely be time to get to know and talk quite a lot with many of the other scientists. It is held in Waterville, Maine. Just north of New York, apparently. So I think I will combine the trip with a visit to New York too, it seems like an excellent city. I have long wanted to go to MOMA, and Guggenheim, maybe see a Broadway Musical (just because you are supposed to), and just walk around a bit. If the Conference Board now think I have enough brilliance to contribute with to attend their conference, we'll see. I have absolutely now idea when I'll find out about that. Soon I hope, but that is probably just naïve thinking.

Time to stop eating cookies, and blabbing, instead getting ready for working out. Tomorrow I will let you in on something strange!