White rabbits (aka very belated 2010 year in review post)

I feel really silly doing this in February, but I've looked back on the year every year since 2004, and I don't want to break my run now! 2010 was a year of settling in my new, fantastic job. I'm really learning my craft as a university teacher, and have had a lot of intense experiences, many of them positive. The research part of my job hasn't been as stellar; I'm still really chasing funding, which is a bit depressing. Also settling in the area, and settling in my new house, and settling in (not to say taking over) the local Jewish community. And enjoying being permanently in the UK, taking advantage of the chance to spend a lot more weekends with friends and receive visitors. I actually didn't manage any official 'big' holiday this year (and used up only 2/3 of my alloted leave), as I kept just taking long weekends to see people during the summer.

Significant events:

• I led a seder in Stockholm
• robhu and Gerv got married (not to eachother, pedants!).
• I attended a college reunion
• I gave my first ever talk at a scientific conference, when speaking as a researcher in my own right. It was only 10 minutes, but it went really well, and put me in touch with potentially valuable peers.
• I got engaged to jack.

( 2010 in list format )

As ever, please do feel free to reopen discussions from old posts.