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  • Vacation and weather

    I’ve been here for a week now. It’s my turn to fully take over as assistant, after having had Karl show me the ropes. Everything is getting less and less confusing, and even though I think I will never understand all the technical details I think I can handle it.…

  • This windy, starry mountain

    It’s a bit windy today. And when I say “a bit” I mean “hell of”. About 20 metres per second up here on the mountain-top. Enough to make opening the door difficult, and almost enough to knock you off your feet if you’re not careful when heading out. It was…

  • First impressions of La Palma

    And so the adventure begins. Holy shit people, I am currently located at a volcanic island, at the top of a 2.4 km mountain, the farthest south I’ve ever been, in a telescope building. Holy shit! How did this happen? I’ve begun my ten-week assistantship at the Swedish Solar Telescope…

  • Androgynity, how it itches

    Still insanely busy, but just have to share these anecdotes. So, apparently some people have problems with my somewhat androgynous appearance. This weekend I was walking down the streets of Brussels, when two dude-bros started talking loudly as I walked past. Dude-bro 1: “Is that a guy with long hair,…

  • Update of unupdatedness

    AAAAAA GENERAL RELATIVITY MADNESS AAAAARGH In case you wondered about my absence in the blogosphere recently (like, the last couple of months or so). Will return when this insanity is at an end. Expect me when you see me, Winterdragon

  • Curiosity

    We pretend it’s personality But it’s really sexuality We put faith in love and honesty But the stuff that makes our history And sets us free is CURIOSITY

  • Frihet, rollspel och queerfeminism

    Hemkommen från GothCon sedan nästan en vecka tillbaka, och känslan av nördigt awesomeness som spelkonvent brukar föra med sig sitter fortfarande i. Den här gången har jag dock fått mer att tänka på än spel och underbara människor. Diskussioner på temat feminism i spelnördsammanhang har florerat bland mina vänner, bekanta,…

  • A moonlight run

    I had the most fantastic run yesterday evening. I headed out just after sunset, bringing a headlight, but as it turned out I didn’t need it. Instead I found my path illuminated by the moon. So I ran along the fields, with the stars above me, moonlight behind me, music…