A 1-hour flight between FRA and PRG would naturally not provide much food or drink, but I like the quality and simplicity of a bottle of water and a piece of chocolate.
2022-07-24
2022-07-17
Moving around at work
After my turn of presentation in a recent intern seminar about how to write research papers, I took a break mandated by the eye-break program installed in my computer. Instead of moving around elsewhere as I would usually do, I stayed in front of my computer to attend the next presentation, but moved a bit to avoid staring directly into the display. Later I got a message from the meeting host reminding me that everyone can see me stretch in the virtual meeting, which I replied that everyone should do that during a long meeting!
A related thread from Cornell about the importance of moving around during work instead of just standing or sitting (or remaining in any other stationary poses).
I think knowing how to take care of our body is more important than knowing how to write papers.
2022-07-16
John Wick
While waiting for boarding at FRA I downloaded John Wick 1 + 2 in Netflix in anticipation for the need of some stylish actions without complex plots during a long flight, but did not manage to watch them until coming back home. I kept my device in airplane mode meanwhile as I am aware that these two movies are not available for streaming in the US.
2022-07-15
James Webb
The astonishing beauty of the images captured by the James Webb space telescope is a reminder that we are capable of extraordinary achievement, amid all the economical, political, biological, and environmental chaos.
The fact that the telescope almost did not make it (delays and over-budgeting) is also a lesson all by itself.
2022-07-09
EGSR in Prague
I have thoroughly enjoyed the EGSR conference and the Prague visit, and wish to have more time to explore this fantastic city.
I did not have time for drawings aside from a few very quick finger sketches on my small mobile phone, but plan to draw some from visual impression later.
2022-07-04
Kronberg
Upon arrival at FRA I learned that my connection flight to PRG was delayed to the next day, so I took Lufthansa’s offer for free taxi rides and hotel stay in Kronberg, which turned out to be a very nice town with a historical district (including a castle) and nice restaurants.