the inkspot

a little work, and a little play

2008-07-15T08:13:35Z

have i mentioned before that i love the south island? the conference went well - good talks, well organized, good food. always nice to catch up with others in the field and make some new acquaintances. in this case, some of whom could be immin...

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a-schmoozing we will go

2008-07-06T20:31:43Z

not that a week's absence seems require explanation, given my poor track record this year, but i'm off to a conference in christchurch. rumor has it that there was snow down to sea level there over the weekend and i am ridiculously excited at the...

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guest bug

2008-07-04T21:34:51Z

today we have a guest appearance from my dad, who is a far more established and prolific photographic talent than i. he spotted and shot this wonderfully bristly robber fly (family Asilidae) in northern minnesota a few weeks ago.

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'cat' found

2008-07-02T21:25:06Z

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back on the horse

2008-07-01T00:37:34Z

i went riding again yesterday - same place, different horse. the weather was rotten all weekend (much like the rest of last week) and our original plan to ride on sunday was foiled by hail and thunderstorms, but luckily our visiting itinerant ca...

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scaly colleagues

2008-06-28T11:32:15Z

in the wake of thesis submission, i have a few projects on the go. however, i'm hoping to enjoy just a few weeks of leisure followed by gainful employment - i've applied for a collections technician position at the local museum, which seems like...

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squid vs trees

2008-06-27T00:23:11Z

this is what four copies of a 265-page thesis on squid looks like, immediately prior to submission. that is all.

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insert sound effect here*

2008-06-09T06:24:17Z

* the sound effect intended is the collective gasp made by westley and buttercup as they emerge from the lightning sand, but that was way too long a title. thank you. so, here we all are, nearly a month after the horse-trampling debacle. i coul...

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the taste of sand

2008-05-11T21:57:17Z

when i was little, i used to eat sand, and many other yummy, crunchy, outdoor mineral-based things. (and it hasn't done me any lasting damage at all, twitch twitch). i thought i was over the habit, having had no sand-cravings whatsoever in the ...

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singing in the rain

2008-05-04T22:50:11Z

i will get some reflections posted about the colossal squid stuff one of these days, but in the meantime, i want to share something else. this fine fellow is a tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) and he's been sitting in a big tree above our back...

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