I had been debating whether to fly out to Connecticut this summer to visit friends, and if I do so, whether to take some extra time to tour New York City. Fortunately the internet came to the rescue with a trio of relevant posts:
I wholly support visiting old friends. Those visits constitute many of my best times!
I ought to take a vacation at some point, although I find it impossible to get away from work. I suppose if I were in a lab and simply couldn't do certain things while away, it would be one thing. However, I'm a major type A and am constantly stressing about the work I should be doing even when I'm not doing. Aside from academic conferences (which don't count for such purposes), I haven't taken a break longer than 2 days in over 2 years.
Posted by: Mason | June 29, 2006 11:20 PMyay!
i am going back 7/3-7/25 ...
Mason: Yeah, it's useful having a lab that I can be away from when I'm on vacation... of course there's always data to process or papers to write, but when I'm away I can put that out of my mind.
Phi: Yay! Except... we don't overlap at all, since I fly out 7/28 and return 8/2. (You're not going to Shellock's barbecue?) Well, I should cross the San Mateo Bridge more often, it's a lot easier than flying across the country. :)
Posted by: Arcane Gazebo | July 1, 2006 11:28 PMHeh... I had the main fun parts of my weekend yesterday and Friday night. I'm watching the Dodger game now and then hoping I can finish up a recalcitrant calculation for a paper that's been in the 'about to be submitted stage' somewhat longer than usual. (I want to get this out there asap, in part because I wan't to show it to people for possible follow-ups.)
Posted by: Mason | July 2, 2006 12:42 PMFor NYC the intrepide is going into dry dock soon and closing for a indeternae amount of time. If you never went its worth a look see.
Posted by: shellock | July 4, 2006 7:17 PMAlso yeah we get Arcane Gazebo in the summer for once.
Posted by: shellock | July 4, 2006 7:18 PM