I Am Really Bored Today
Sometimes the thrill of uncovering the true nature of the Universe doesnât quite last all day. Today⦠well itâs really boring and slow. I tried to work - I really did. I stared at a paper I am writing for at least an hour but nothing came out of my head and into the document. Wait, I lied; there was a spelling correction I think. So why am I telling you this? You came here for astronomy news, right? Well sometimes my PhD is really very slow and for some reason, I need you to know that. Currently my university projects are: Â
- Editing conference proceedings for .Astronomy
- Pestering speakers to hand in conference proceedings for .Astronomy
- Writing a paper dealing with emission from infalling protostars
- Organising the Star Formation Christmas Dinner (a Mexican for some reason)
- Waiting for the response from a telescope proposal (Iâve managed to do this one all day!)
- Creating the new Observatory website
- Writing a cool web app that simulates an aspect of star formation
 As you can see, there is plenty to do. I just canât do it today. I canât focus, I canât think and nor can I write a decent blog post either. Is anyone else out there having a witless day? If you are - may I suggest going home? Itâll be more productive. I have a meeting at 4 so am obliged to sit and wait. Maybe Iâll get so bored, Iâll actually do some work. Update: Maybe not.