Working from home.

Most of the heavy statistical stuff is done and I have generated enough graphs to last me to rest of the summer so now is the time to figure out why the "mixed" events (defined as "mixed" because they happen when the ionosphere above some of the magnetometer stations is in sunlight and above some, it is dark, and we think that sunlight changes the way these things lose power as they move toward the pole) behave as they do, to begin outlining the paper and writing what I can about the study and to read up on the connected theory so I can help Hyomin write that part of the paper. 

The best part is that I have found out how to make the demo version of IDL do the few remaining data analysis tasks so that all of this stuff can be done at my apartment! Certainly, my motivation is threatened, thereby risking supreme productivity, but I am a pretty motivated guy whose friends are understanding of his academic pursuits. Furthermore, Hyomin was gone this past week so there was really no reason for me to go into the MIRL where the chair wrecks my back, there is more human activity around me and there is less food for snackies. Next week will be back to a hybrid schedule.

The other night, I watched some wacky anime about someone stealing a new technology that allowed people to record digital video of their dreams for the sake of psychoanalysis. The movie gradually blurred the lines between real world and dreamland. There were dancing refrigerators and creepy dolls and, as you can guess, my own dreams were off-kilter that night. 

I'm headed up to NL in a few hours to celebrate Steph's birthday. Woot!