Travel and dog
Nov. 6th, 2010 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lederhosenHeading over to WA for a conference in December. It's the only state I've never visited, and I hear it's nice. The hotel ad encourages travelers to visit and 'be caressed by the Fremantle Doctor', which I imagine would be a little disconcerting if you don't know the expression. Not sure how much free time I'll have there, but any recommendations for things to do in Perth?
(BTW, I never want to hear 'I Still Call Australia Home' again. Thank you ever so much, Qantas Business Travel's hold music. Would it be too much to put a second song on the loop? Or even go beyond two verses of the first song, for that matter?)
Before that, a trip to Canberra to co-present another paper to our advisory committee. The guy who's reading and commenting on the paper is also, in another capacity, my stepmother's former PhD supervisor... small world.
And last week, I went to a seminar presented by someone I knew back in my Math Olympiad days. Which, now I think about it, is half a lifetime ago...
Dog-Or went to the vet yesterday to get a lump removed; while he was under they also took out a couple of teeth. Poor beast was very groggy afterwards - he'll always be a puppy to me, but he's 11 now, and gradually turning into a Senior Dog. More cheerful today, though, and while he's still a bit sore I hope he'll feel better soon without toothache.
Other than that... we take possession of our new house in two weeks. Hooray!
(BTW, I never want to hear 'I Still Call Australia Home' again. Thank you ever so much, Qantas Business Travel's hold music. Would it be too much to put a second song on the loop? Or even go beyond two verses of the first song, for that matter?)
Before that, a trip to Canberra to co-present another paper to our advisory committee. The guy who's reading and commenting on the paper is also, in another capacity, my stepmother's former PhD supervisor... small world.
And last week, I went to a seminar presented by someone I knew back in my Math Olympiad days. Which, now I think about it, is half a lifetime ago...
Dog-Or went to the vet yesterday to get a lump removed; while he was under they also took out a couple of teeth. Poor beast was very groggy afterwards - he'll always be a puppy to me, but he's 11 now, and gradually turning into a Senior Dog. More cheerful today, though, and while he's still a bit sore I hope he'll feel better soon without toothache.
Other than that... we take possession of our new house in two weeks. Hooray!
