Skiing!

Watashi wa suki ga sukidesu.

Who can guess what this is? 

Samurai Jazz

Samurai Jazz - Experimental music in Osaka.

The name was probably the best thing about it though!

Health update

Just in case anyone is wondering, I'm absolutely fine now. Nothing like a diet of raw egg to put you back on your toes :). Just kidding, I only had the one (in the photo below).

Home sweet home

Real ale! In Japan! Who'd a thunk it?

Which came first...

...the raw chicken or the raw egg? Mmmm...

Women in Science

Its because of people like this chap that talented people like her get driven out of science. Which I think is a damn shame, and a huge waste. If my career manages to keep up with my ego I promise to try and do something about it.

I am not alone

Not that I've been blogging much about science, but since 2005 is apparently the world year of physics, here are a bunch of blogging physicists from around the world:

Quantum Diaries

You might get the erroneous impression that the only thing that matters is high-energy physics, but I am a condensed matter specialist and proud of it! If its extremely cold, solid, has no conceivable applications, and no-one understands it then I'm there baby!

My name is Alex, and I am a moblogger

testing photoblog by phone

Joke

Why did the employer force his staff to walk between large plates with a high voltage differential?

He didn't want any unionized workers.