What does Rachel do at work?
Important science....
(admire my awesome photoshopping skills, this is harder to make than it looks!)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
What's been happening?
I thought it might be time for an update!
It is getting colder here and we have little oil heaters in two rooms (no central heating). We have a lot more furniture (much of it from Ikea) but some of the stuff is still in boxes... I have still not made it to the ice-rink (which is on my way to/from work). BUT we got B a Wii for his b'day so we have been getting some exercise with that! Also I walk to work which is lovely at the moment.
Since getting here I have submitted two grant applications (well, one was an expression of interest), and nearly nearly got ethics approval for my main set of studies. I have started running a smaller one (that was able to be made as an amendment to the overall group ethics). I also attended a conference in Perth and gave a seminar. Phew!
In terms of fun stuff we have been to two concerts and also been to dinner in the city a couple of times. We saw the Chemical Brothers, and also Air. Air was at the Opera House concert hall which meant no dancing but was spectacular visually. We also went to Melbourne for a friends 30th and caught up with a range of people, so that was tops!
I have four rainbow lorikeets, two currawongs and two ravens that come to be fed (only the lorikeets eat out of our hands which is probably a good thing... check out the links to a look at the beaks on the others!) The lorikeets pretty much only like grapes, the currawong will also eat some other fruit but prefer grapes and the ravens eat almonds... We haven't been game to feed the Kookaburras because they require meat!
It is getting colder here and we have little oil heaters in two rooms (no central heating). We have a lot more furniture (much of it from Ikea) but some of the stuff is still in boxes... I have still not made it to the ice-rink (which is on my way to/from work). BUT we got B a Wii for his b'day so we have been getting some exercise with that! Also I walk to work which is lovely at the moment.
Since getting here I have submitted two grant applications (well, one was an expression of interest), and nearly nearly got ethics approval for my main set of studies. I have started running a smaller one (that was able to be made as an amendment to the overall group ethics). I also attended a conference in Perth and gave a seminar. Phew!
In terms of fun stuff we have been to two concerts and also been to dinner in the city a couple of times. We saw the Chemical Brothers, and also Air. Air was at the Opera House concert hall which meant no dancing but was spectacular visually. We also went to Melbourne for a friends 30th and caught up with a range of people, so that was tops!
I have four rainbow lorikeets, two currawongs and two ravens that come to be fed (only the lorikeets eat out of our hands which is probably a good thing... check out the links to a look at the beaks on the others!) The lorikeets pretty much only like grapes, the currawong will also eat some other fruit but prefer grapes and the ravens eat almonds... We haven't been game to feed the Kookaburras because they require meat!
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