tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post112952564636656938..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: Random Realizations from a Weekend AwayGayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1129731951782029502005-10-19T07:25:00.000-07:002005-10-19T07:25:00.000-07:00Adam: So are you saying it was too early for me to...Adam: So are you saying it was too early for me to show up naked with my bong? Damn!<BR/><BR/>Gay Erasmus: No paper from GayProf. Oddly enough, I attend these things for <I>fun</I>. I really need help . . .GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1129725934094810462005-10-19T05:45:00.000-07:002005-10-19T05:45:00.000-07:00Glad you survived the conference. These things sou...Glad you survived the conference. These things sound brutally competitive! Did you give a paper? If so, how did you go?Gay Erasmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601435312552135755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1129581661928020652005-10-17T13:41:00.000-07:002005-10-17T13:41:00.000-07:00I'm impressed that you noticed how Phoenicians LOV...I'm impressed that you noticed how Phoenicians LOVE to waste water. When I went to the UofA in Tucson I found that Tucsonans (another AZ moniker) are far more aware that they live in the desert. You will not see many lawns in Tucson and seldom will you see fountains. If you get a chance to go back to AZ go to Tucson, great place! <BR/><BR/>Flakes are just part of academia and the more accomplished you are the less beholden you are to your peers. Publish a few great papers, change a few age-old paradigms, acquire tenure and you can show up (or not show up) to a conference stark naked with an eight foot bong smoking your finest hydro and there is nothing anyone can do about it.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869584065420927072noreply@blogger.com