Chris Rowan is a geologist specialising in the dark arts of paleomagnetism, and getting people to pay him to travel to exotic destinations for fieldwork. Having drilled up New Zealand during his PhD, he is now a post-doc at the University of Johannesburg. 
I'm (probably) going to post some thoughts on the past year at some point before we lurch into 2008, but as everyone else is doing this 'post the first sentence of each month's first post' exercise, I thought I might as well too:
- If I was asked to sum up my life last year, the phrase 'treading water' would seem appropriate. (Why 2007 might be better than 2006)
- In May 2006, an exploratory gas well being drilled in eastern Java hit a limestone aquifer. (Lusi, the man-made mud volcano)
- Hello everyone, and welcome to the new home of 'Highly Allochthonous'! (Welcome to (even more) Highly Allochthonous)
- Technical mishaps delayed the publication of the latest edition of the physical sciences blog carnival over at {metadata}; technical problems have also delayed my plugging of it (my internet connection is currently flickering on and off like a faulty streetlamp). (Philosophia Naturalis #8)
- As I mentioned in my last post, a few boxes of my possessions are making their way out the South Africa the old-fashioned way, via cargo ship. (Where my stuff is at)
- In case you were wondering. (Still alive)
- Dear geology students everywhere.(A recommendation from your friendly neighbourhood field instructor)
- Regular readers of this blog should be aware of the mud volcano currently erupting in the Sidoarjo district in East Java, Indonesia, and the unsuccessful attempts to stem the flow by dropping concrete balls into the vent.(Lusi: not man-made after all?)
- It may surprise you to learn that I came late to the joys of Geology. (The accidental geologist)
- September is obviously an auspicious month for starting geology blogs.(Highly Allochthonous needs YOU!)
- I'm back, tired and a little sun-scorched, from my trip to Northern Cape (northwest South Africa). (Catching up)
- Philosophia Naturalis #15 is up over at Sorting Out Science. (Carnivalling)
I'm not really sure what this reveals, other than that I often seem to be in housekeeping mode (and/or returning from field trips) at the beginning of the month, and that I'm obsessed with Indonesian mud volcanoes...
Comments
Ah yes, but how many blog memes have you been hit by?
One more than when you put up this post. :-)
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | December 18, 2007 10:42 AM
I enjoyed the post about how you thought all your PhD research data was bunk for a few days...and then figured out it wasn't after all.
Posted by: BrianR | December 18, 2007 11:43 AM