Stars and conversations
Feb. 8th, 2012 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sinistraA surprisingly pleasant afternoon in New London yesterday. I handled a variety of errands both personal and professional, had a chance to catch up with my mother over tea, and enjoyed dinner with a couple of astronomer friends.
(Students: I’m working on arranging a visit from one of them, likely in March, to talk about the new telescope designs and related charms. I promise she’s a lot more interesting than that description sounds, and she has some very funny - in hindsight, anyway - stories about ways the charms went wrong in testing.)
I came back to find a draft article waiting for my comments, too. Those of you who’ve helped with data collection for the royal star project may want to have a look, as it talks about the process to date and some of the early results. Copy will be up in my office, of course.
(Students: I’m working on arranging a visit from one of them, likely in March, to talk about the new telescope designs and related charms. I promise she’s a lot more interesting than that description sounds, and she has some very funny - in hindsight, anyway - stories about ways the charms went wrong in testing.)
I came back to find a draft article waiting for my comments, too. Those of you who’ve helped with data collection for the royal star project may want to have a look, as it talks about the process to date and some of the early results. Copy will be up in my office, of course.
Re: Private message to Poppy
Date: 2012-02-08 07:56 pm (UTC)Your mother is very kind and has an eye for books filled with useful remedies and forgotten applications for common ingredients. I've learned much from the books she's sent my way.
Yes! to Friday tea.
There are other investigations going? By which, I take you to mean others similar to yours rather than of a criminal nature. (One senses that MLE keep a full slate of investigations going into all manner of things.)
As for this gladatorial business, I read something about there being exhibitions of a semi-professional sort. (Almost anything would be more interesting to me than poorly re-enacted Roman duelling, but then I suppose mine is a minority opinion.) Is there to be a purse for amateurs, then, as well? I suspect you've the right of it when you say that will keep St Mungo's busy.
(Surely you could find something else to do in all the Faire if he really feels a professional need to attend. If it were a joust, I could understand the appeal. As it is, I believe I'd much rather suffer through an afternoon's tea--or worse, another waltz--with Mr Milland than attend that event.)
Re: Private message to Poppy
Date: 2012-02-08 09:19 pm (UTC)On the other investigations: no idea what about, but I heard about people getting called in last week, and more this week.
As to the gladiatorial games - apparently, some of both. Must be, if Theo and his lot are getting asked, as they're certainly barely professional at anything. (I love my youngest brother, but I do wish he'd settle to something.)
Honestly, I do find Raz's commentary makes things more enjoyable. Certainly worked a treat on Sunday. I'd say it was purely the attraction of spending more time with him (which is certainly a piece of it, mind), but I've found looking at something with different eyes quite intriguing, at least as a break.
Can't say it's the thing I'd pick out of everything in the Protectorate one might do on a Saturday. But there's a certain amount of needing to make a social appearance, and so on. And I might as well make the best of it.