the dog days are over

Last time I pulled an all-nighter to work on my PhD, I learned how to blow smoke rings.

This time, I discovered Florence + The Machine.

There’s definitely an improvement.

how to kill conference small talk

A quick lesson in how to kill small talk at a conference reception –

Q: How far are you in your PhD?

A: I’m at the stage where I really don’t want to talk about it.

nocturnal achievements

Over the last three nights I..

..practiced blowing smoke rings,

..ate a jar of nutella,

..made baba ghanoush,

..wrote a very bad draft of the first chapter of my thesis.