I just returned from the 2008 Ocean Sciences conference. It was a good time. I gave my first big talk on Thursday at 4:45 pm. I think it went really well. I was a bit nervous, mostly because I wanted to remember to say everything, but I think I did pretty well.
Tristan, Sam, Toshi and I arrived at 5:30 am on Saturday morning. We rented a car and headed straight for the beach. Sam and Tristan then rented surfboards, and Toshi and I assed out on the beach in the sun. Sunday was sorta a repeat, except this time Buckley was along and we all rented boards for a couple hours then just hung out on the beach. The rest of the week was pretty fun. I missed more talks than I should have because I was working on my own (I felt sorta bad about that). Other highlights were bumping into Polly and having a good chat with her, along with partying with Sally and other UW folks.
It was a good week, and I feel like giving that talk was a positive and major milestone.
