Guess not all writing can be good..

I always feel that I have to have something clever to write. This is why I never kept a journal. I admire people who can just.... write.

I am looking for a job. It is a pretty sad situation considering I have 10 years of grad studies and a hefty student loan to prove it! I have been sending out CVs but I am feeling a little bit hopeless. I am finding a few really interesting job postings but I can't let myself get too excited about them. One of my colleagues at CU said something interesting: You have to make them see that you are the only one for that job. How amazingly simple... ;) A part of me really would like to have a new start. I would LOVE to get a job back in Denmark or Sweden. That would be so great. Honestly, the only thing that I would feel bad about is that A loves his school and his friends. I know that it would make him sad to leave. Maybe I am reading too much into the thoughts of a 6 year old...

I'll keep you up to date...

What is up with all the train wrecks?

Charlie Sheen is a train wreck. Gadhafi is a train wreck. Milena Penkowa is a train wreck. Wait... who is that?
Milena Penkowa is a researcher that I used to work with. When I knew her, I was not aware of her blind political ambitions. She seemed OK. Not exactly someone who I would be best friends with but she was friendly and seemed nice. I did not have any reason to doubt her ethics or professionalism. No, that is not true. Actually, I did but I honestly never believed that she was capable of any of this. Naive me... It has been a bit of a reality call. It is too bad but there is a lot of crap out there. I almost understand her motivations, though. Science is based on how much you produce and not does not necessarily evaluate the quality of what is done. It is better to put a paper "out there" rather than to take the time to double/triple check your results. Also, the shiny objects are rewarded over and over. She desperately thought that she merited being a shiny object. She did everything to be that comet. Sad is when it is done on the backs of poor students, other scientists and the integrity of our field. Now it is played out in the Danish media: the comet has crashed and burned. Sad.

http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110107/full/news.2011.703.html

Definitely in the wrong weather zone!

I know that I say this every year (and nothing really changes) but what the hell am I doing in a "winter" country? Seriously. I was born here so it is not a question of eventually "getting used to it". I just cannot handle winter. The only time that it is acceptable is just before Christmas. Other than that, I wish that we could just fast-forward until Spring. Bah-humbug, Winter. I need to wear my sandals!

I did it!

I have been thinking of starting a blog for a while now. So, after having checked out many blogs (research) and coming up with a name, I did it! My very own soapbox! Never said that it would be interesting, though...