We got the GECCO paper off

It was a long weekend, but Ellery and I got our GECCO paper submitted, even with a few hours to spare. It could have used another day’s editing by people with more sleep than we had had, but I still think it’s good work.

Other random stuff…

After the incredible blizzard of late last week, it’s now all warm and melty. Ain’t weather weird?

The wiki might be getting better, but it’s still not all fixed. Hopefully we can sort out the rest without breaking too much new stuff in the process.

I’m still incredibly tired from the crazy week last week. I even slept through my alarm this morning, and only barely got SubEvilBoy to school on time even with cheating and driving him in. Oops. That almost never happens, and SubEvilBoy was pretty stressed to discover how late it was when I went in to get him :(.

Tonight is “Comedy in opera” by Janet Ahern in the Music on Mondays series. Should be fun. I’m not a big opera buff, but Janet’s really into it and should do a really good job with this. I’m willing to bet she even sings as part of her presentation, where I just played music in mine.

Must go home and eat dinner and nap :).

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Motorcycle diaries: Nice if not great

Just got back from Motorcycle diaries, which was a nice if not great film. The two main characters are pretty thinly drawn, but the (often very) brief sketches of the lives of the various poor and unfortunate they encounter are actually quite effective.

One thing it does drive home is the difficulty of dealing with the fact of the unfortunate. Acknowledging the existence of oppressed peoples raises that annoying question of whether our good fortune is in some way the cause of their misery. And while we know that our decision to eat or not eat the food before us will have little effect on the food on the plate of starving children in Mongolia, there’s the nagging worry that the fullness of our plate (regardless of what we choose to eat) comes at the expense of theirs.

Now I needs get back to the GECCO paper – the deadline is hard upon us! At least I’ve essentially finished all my files for my seven year post-tenure review. It’ll be interesting to see what the review committee’s response is.

Currently listening to Antibalas’ Who Is This America again. This album really rocks!

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