some months ago i applied for funding to attend a thematic semester at IPAM. recently, my application was rejected ..
maybe this means that i can stay put and actually get some work done; it's not like i have a lot of time left in finland, anyway ..
[1] on the way to a conference, sometimes i have a small hope that my flight would be canceled and that i can stay home. it's like the old joke about the mathematician, the wife, and the mistress; imagine how much work i could do if my work colleagues thought i was away and the conference participants thought i was at home! (-:
.. which is actually relieving;well: their loss, then. q-:
i'm getting really tired of crossing the atlantic [1]
and traveling to the west coast (from here) is noticeably painful.
maybe this means that i can stay put and actually get some work done; it's not like i have a lot of time left in finland, anyway ..
[1] on the way to a conference, sometimes i have a small hope that my flight would be canceled and that i can stay home. it's like the old joke about the mathematician, the wife, and the mistress; imagine how much work i could do if my work colleagues thought i was away and the conference participants thought i was at home! (-:
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