Scott A. Roberts

A few weeks ago, I had an interview at Lawrence Livermore National Lab for a postdoc.  I was very pleased with out the interview went, particularly my talk.  I got an email back from my host saying the wrap-up session was positive, but I haven’t heard anything else back yet.  I’m hoping that they will be able to find a good place for me and will make an offer.  We’ll see.

In other news, my birthday was last week.  Christine got me an awesome cake from PJ Murphy’s bakery, where we’re getting our wedding cake.  And how was the cake decorated?  With GPS coordinates.  Was my present at the GPS location?  No.  What was there?  Clues to find 7 other coordinates.  After two days of hunting, I finished the puzzle.  The result?  Some extremely tasty sake and a promise of a nice Japanese dinner.  Mmmmm.

Chris and I took a trip to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum recently.  I can’t believe that I didn’t make it there before now!  It is tulip season, and they had some very cool varieties.  Of course, I took pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/saroberts/20090516MinnesotaAboretum

More great news … Como Zoo has a new giraffe!  Chris and I went to visit this weekend, of course.  He’s cute : )
http://picasaweb.google.com/saroberts/20090524ComoSNewGiraffe

Sadly, one of our professors, H. Ted Davis, passed away this week.  He was one of my teachers the first semester I was here, I TAed for him, and had regular conversations about Matlab.  I wish I were better at putting things into words, because I deeply cared for and respected this man.  Instead, why don’t you just read the memorials that others have posted.

There are other things going on, but that’s good for now.  I’m getting ready for a Memorial Day BBQ.  Yay for BBQ!