Facebook Posts: Dec 2010

December 2010

DECEMBER 31

Scott updated his status.
The long journey back to Bergen begins. 4 flights ahead. No sleep till Norway.
DECEMBER 28
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wrapping up our Australia trip with a few days at the beach in Falcon, then home to Norway New Year’s day.
DECEMBER 25
Scott wrote on Rachel Self Rettberg’s timeline.
Merry Xmas — hope you finally made it home to England.
Scott wrote on Matthew Self’s timeline.
Merry Xmas, Matthew.
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it took me about 10 minutes to get over the strangeness of Christmas on the beach. It was a really great way to spend the holiday.
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Merry Christmas, everyone. This is the only day we have been in Australia that I actually miss the snow, not to mention family back home.
DECEMBER 23
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Jessie was up much of the night w the stomach flu, and I think it’s going round. Bummer for our last day on Rottnest.
DECEMBER 22
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hanging out on Rottnest island in the Indian Ocean, waiting for the boy to wake up so we can head to the beach.
Scott shared a link.

Census Data Show 308 Million People and a Regional Shift
www.nytimes.com
Bad news for the rest of us.
DECEMBER 21
Scott was at Rottnest Island.

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Just kicked a quokka out of the cabin.

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I have seen a Quokka eat the flesh of a cow.
DECEMBER 20

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When photographing children riding pigs, it is important not to back into the electric fence (as I learned this morning).
DECEMBER 19
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headed to a farm for the night, so the kids can freak on some kangaroos and emus.
DECEMBER 16
Scott shared a link.

New Advice for Nuclear Strike: Get Inside, Don’t Flee
www.nytimes.com
In case of nuclear attack, stay home. Preferably in the basement of a large office building.
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Beach with the kids was better than the library.
DECEMBER 15
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Two out four deadlines knocked off, and grading just about wrapped. Jill reminded me we are supposed to be on vacation.
Scott shared a link.

I.B.M. Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ Stars
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
DECEMBER 14
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Bergen needs a University Club with an awesome salad bar and chilled white wine. It makes for a remarkably civilized environment for scholarly toils.
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Grading Norwegian essays about electronic literature in an Australian university library and my brain hurts.
DECEMBER 13
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Productive afternoon at UWA. Working in the library isn’t so bad when you’ve got a beach to come home to.
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Set up to do some work this week from the University of Western Australia — at least I’ve figured out eduroam wireless and managed to wangle a guest pass to the University club.
DECEMBER 10
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We concluded our workshop with a sort of international treaty for electronic literature, followed by a banquet. Well done, all told.
DECEMBER 9
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Workshop in Sydney wraps up tomorrow, then to Perth. Unfortunately I still have grading and 4 writing deadlines to wrap before the end of next week, so I’ll be clocking hours at the University of Western Australia library in between short visits to the beach.
DECEMBER 8
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Good morning workshop followed by a fantastic afternoon at Manly Beach, bit of body-surfing, playing in the sand with the little ones, and dinner beachside with friends.
DECEMBER 7
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Oprah will also be here in Sydney tomorrow, just days after the arrival of fellow Chicagoan Joe Tabbi. Coincidence?
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Enjoying Sydney — some great thai seafood tonight, and good company. Beginning to take more seriously this idea that Jill should keep her Australian passport, just in case.
DECEMBER 6
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Vegemite, don’t do it.
DECEMBER 5
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New policy — no vegemite in bed. Now the maid will think we defecated all over the sheets.
Scott shared a link.

Why the office is the worst place to work
www.cnn.com
No talk Thursdays. I like the sound of that.
Scott updated his status.
This week is the work component of my Australia visit — doing a workshop with elit colleagues from the US, Europe and Australia, where they are setting up a major new research project based at the University of Western Sydney.
DECEMBER 4
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Saw a lot of birds in the bush.
DECEMBER 2
Scott shared a link.

NASA – NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life Built With Toxic Chemical
www.nasa.gov
As it turns out, NASA’s news was dry as a dead dingo’s donger. They didn’t find ET, mate, just some doovalacky that can use arsenic for tucker.
DECEMBER 1
Scott updated his status.
Endless rain in Australia, truly wretched weather, torrents. I suppose the fact that the weather back in Bergen is even more miserable offers some solace. I guess they had the coldest night in 116 years or something last night.