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I'll miss you, Woolies.
I’m going to miss people referring to shops like “Woolies” or “Marks and Sparks.” The only shops here that have such widely-accepted nicknames are fast food joints: … more »
An American Physics Student in England
experiences in Nairobi
Mwananchi Mkenya wrote 3 days ago: So I absolute love being here. Every time I land I wonder why i’m not already living here pe … more »
I'll miss you, Woolies.
fliptomato wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m going to miss people referring to shops like “Woolies” or “Marks and Spa … more »
The MSSM on amaretti
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fliptomato wrote 1 month ago: I’m finally back in the United States after being in the UK since 2006. I have plenty to write … more »
All good adventures come to an end
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fliptomato wrote 1 month ago: In less than one week I’ll be on a plane heading back home to Los Angeles for the first time s … more »
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
fliptomato wrote 2 months ago: Bon giorno! After a hectic last couple of weeks finishing up thesis writing and overseas shipping, I … more »
`Brit Week' in LA: watch a footba--er, soccer game?
fliptomato wrote 2 months ago: I received the following promotional image in my e-mail today, and couldn’t help but share: A … more »
Happy Birthday, Ogden Centre
fliptomato wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been buried in writing for a while now, but this week there’s a lot of buzz about t … more »
The Black Squirrels... are following me around the world?
fliptomato wrote 3 months ago: According to the Daily Mail, a pack of black squirrels have invaded Cambridgeshire. This is especial … more »
Forget the election, we're colonists again
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fliptomato wrote 4 months ago: After the news that Formerly-Prime-Minister Tony Blair will be teaching at Yale University, I rememb … more »
And some days I feel like an idiot
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fliptomato wrote 4 months ago: Scene: cash register at an unfamiliar Sainsburys supermarket, where your protagonist—exhausted … more »
Notes on Collegiate Universities
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fliptomato wrote 6 months ago: Mars has a nice post about his frustrations with the collegiate universities. Between the two of us, … more »
Symmetry Magazine: they missed Tommaso
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fliptomato wrote 6 months ago: Along with a few Christmas presents (including some American sweets), I have just received my Oct/No … more »
Snow!
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fliptomato wrote 6 months ago: Two days after the new year, Durham had its first significant snow of the winter. This was the scene … more »
UK young physicists speak up against STFC funding cuts
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fliptomato wrote 7 months ago: There’s already been a lot on the blogosphere about the STFC’s (hint: not a football clu … more »
Another Thanksgiving abroad
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fliptomato wrote 8 months ago: A nice quote from Sarah Vowell from episode 174 of the charming radio programme, This American Life. … more »
Tesco in Southern California
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fliptomato wrote 8 months ago: It seems that Tesco made it to Southern California before I got back. The UK grocery-and-everything- … more »
'Why is she here? It's not like her father was here'
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fliptomato wrote 9 months ago: Below is an excellent snippit from today’s Guardian: Education. Mary O’Hara describes h … more »
For homesick physicists
fliptomato wrote 10 months ago: A nice paragraph from `A lab away from home,’ by Elizabeth Clements in Symmetry Magazine, Vol … more »
Ramadan Kareem
Kevin wrote 10 months ago: The past couple of weeks have been busy. Cadets finally showed up to be trained, there were more mot … more »
