End of the year

It is the second last day of the year. With 2010 ending, it is a time for reflection.

This year has flown by. There were many things I had hoped for this year that didn't happen, but it was still an okay year. Neil and I did a lot of travelling, some for pleasure (our trip to Phoenix), most for work-related things (conferences, summer school). I did a lot of work (getting 1 and almost 2 preprints finished) and a lot of teaching. Luck didn't really shine on my family this year, but everyone survived.

Here's hoping that 2011 brings peace, happiness and progress for my family.

Lessons never learned...

I have been fighting a head cold all week. It has been frustrating because I don't really have the time to be sick.

As I sometimes do when I am sick, I take cold medication before bed. I had finished the bottle of pills that I had been taking, so I took something different...without carefully looking at the label. Now it is 4:43 in the morning and I am regretting it. The reason is that certain medications, instead of making me sleepy, just make me loopy and awake. I know the particular drug that does this, and I usually remember to avoid it, but not tonight. Wow...it sucks.

Now, in addition to being behind in my work because I am sick, my sleep schedule is also really messed up.

Well, I am going to try to make the best of a bad situation. I will try to do some work that does not require any heavy mental lifting.