Blog filler
A few bits and pieces, just to keep myself in the habit of writing something here. It's been a rough week on the job front. I was notified about four rejections this week (U. Queensland, Iowa State, U. California Davis, Harvard - yes, I did apply for a job at Harvard, you've got to have a sense of humor when applying for academic jobs). Not too unexpected, but still a bit of a downer for the week.
On the brighter side, I've been playing a Darwin version of indoor soccer (yes, 'soccer' - everything else here is 'football' or just 'footy', but football, is called soccer). I say a Darwin version because it's actually outdoors, but in a cage so it feels like an indoor game, and is 5-a-side. Good fun. Our team is aptly called Bad Decision. We're hovering around the bottom end of the scoreboard. But tonight, we finally pulled off a win. The first one I've been a part of, though I'm told that there was a win or two while I was out chasing lizards around Namibia. Mostly, it's a good excuse to run around a bit, and a good time.
Mango season is in full swing here, and my housemate and I have been eating them like they're going to go bad. Actually, they do that, all too quickly, and all at the same time. Two weekends ago, we bought a big pile of them at the Rapid Creek market. We found a good deal - one stall was on their last couple of boxes, so we got almost two boxes worth for $10. That's about 25 mangos. We were lucky in that it was a mix of two varieties, one that ripened quickly, and one that was a bit slower. Of course, we'd also already bought a box of ripe mangos, so we've been working our way through 3 full boxes of mangos. We're each eating 2-3 a day, and turning orange in the process. And we're still not keeping up. Last night, we had to chop about 10 before they got overripe. Fortunately they keep well in the freezer, so when March rolls around and we're no longer sick of mangos, we'll have something to make smoothies with. I do love mango season, and it's been a good one, but I'm usually ready for the end, and this year is no exception.
On the brighter side, I've been playing a Darwin version of indoor soccer (yes, 'soccer' - everything else here is 'football' or just 'footy', but football, is called soccer). I say a Darwin version because it's actually outdoors, but in a cage so it feels like an indoor game, and is 5-a-side. Good fun. Our team is aptly called Bad Decision. We're hovering around the bottom end of the scoreboard. But tonight, we finally pulled off a win. The first one I've been a part of, though I'm told that there was a win or two while I was out chasing lizards around Namibia. Mostly, it's a good excuse to run around a bit, and a good time.
Mango season is in full swing here, and my housemate and I have been eating them like they're going to go bad. Actually, they do that, all too quickly, and all at the same time. Two weekends ago, we bought a big pile of them at the Rapid Creek market. We found a good deal - one stall was on their last couple of boxes, so we got almost two boxes worth for $10. That's about 25 mangos. We were lucky in that it was a mix of two varieties, one that ripened quickly, and one that was a bit slower. Of course, we'd also already bought a box of ripe mangos, so we've been working our way through 3 full boxes of mangos. We're each eating 2-3 a day, and turning orange in the process. And we're still not keeping up. Last night, we had to chop about 10 before they got overripe. Fortunately they keep well in the freezer, so when March rolls around and we're no longer sick of mangos, we'll have something to make smoothies with. I do love mango season, and it's been a good one, but I'm usually ready for the end, and this year is no exception.
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