Not a Bank Holiday Monday
So here I am, back at my desk in my office at Maynooth University. Today is a Bank Holiday in parts of the United Kingdom but not here in Ireland: we had our August Bank Holiday on the first Monday of the month rather than the last. I could say that today is a normal working day, but it’s not really because it’s been a bit busier than usual. After a few days away last week, I’ve had quite a lot to catch up, including preparing two new publications at the Open Journal of Astrophysics. I also have a Euclid telecon this afternoon, though I’m not sure how many UK participants will be there given the fact that today is a public holiday.
My sabbatical officially starts on 1st September 2023 and I’m looking forward to putting my “out-of-office” message on and (selectively) ignoring emails for a year. Although a sabbatical isn’t a holiday, I plan to take Friday September 1st off after having a few drinks on Thursday evening.
Before that I have to remove the last of my personal things from this office as it will be needed for someone else. That will give me the excuse for a big clear out of things I no longer need. This process will temporarily reduce the entropy of the room, although it will increase elsewhere I will not violate the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.
I decided some time ago that at the end of August, I would delete my account on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Those of you that want to continue following me on social media can do so via any or all of the the following:
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