The Cutting Edge

Ok so I've had my new macbook pro two days. I still think its great, really great. In fact I'm thinking about getting a mini mac for home....but thats another post. This one is about something different, well sort of, something more abstract.
This is the first time I've ever had totally new hardware. Bleeding edge even. Now this, for me, is very exciting. I like the idea of being one of a small (well not that small) group of people who get their hands on this stuff first. Which made me think (or more precisely made me realise I had been thinking) about my job.
It's easy to get a bit complacent and bored when you realise that you have been doing approximately the same thing for three and a half years. But I started to realise last week that what we do is so far ahead of the curve. Yes we particle physicists make mistakes, some times some gloriously big ones, sometimes some painful ones, but we are doing something new. We are the cutting edge. I'm happy with my job and I'm looking forward to where it will take me. Something that I hope to get involved in more is dissemination/out reach - showing other people how to use the new fangled tools we are creating, helping them learn from our mistakes. It should be fun. I like helping people.
Oh and I just have to mention my friend Rosie. She wants to be on the internet. Her namesake is a sex therapist. Rosie King. Go google it!

No Reply = Yes

So this is the song thats nearest to being complete. Band still has no name, so give me a shout if you think of one :)

New toys for Simon

So I got my macbook pro today. It really is freaking sweet. I am very happy. One thing that has annoyed me is X11 has to be installed from the DVD, and weirdly its not that obvious. Everything else is, so far, utterly ace :)

Fun with beards

So I shaved off my beard this morning. Decided to have a bit of fun with it on the way and went for the James Hetfield/Ra's Al Ghul look. Whaddayareckon???