I’m sitting outside listening to about a million birds chirping and cawing on a quick 15 minute break in the conference proceedings. This is the most awesome conference I’ve ever attended. Learning a lot, have 5 million research ideas already from it, connected up with people who are doing amazing research and seriously want to collaborate on some ideas with them.

Went to the big mall here the first night I arrived and stocked up on stuff I can’t get at home. Books. Lots of books :) Books that are only like 7 dollars!!!!! Heaven. Got some warm socks because it was freezing and raining here until today when it is warm and balmy :) Got a little stereoplayer for my ipod since my old one died and my computer has itsy bitsy speakers you have to put your head next to in order to hear.

have been waking up at 3 am and staying up for the duration. Hasn’t effected my energy levels for some reason –usually when I do this, I am about to fall asleep early afternoonish, but I’ve not been tired. Too interested to be tired, I guess. My talk went ok this morning. Great relief that it is over. Now I can enjoy the rest of the talks even more without it hanging over my head.

Will have to do serious dieting when I return. Not only are they feeding us constantly and with really amazing meals and snacks but the hotel has this totally free beverages thing (juice, sodas etc) plus free popcorn and free ice cream at any time of the day or night. HUGE southern style breakfasts. The plane may not hold me on the way home :)

Right, have to run. Will update more this evening, I hope.