Hey, I'm in sodden, stormy California! Just in case you hadn't heard, I'll be speaking at the University of California Santa Barbara tonight at 7, in Embarcadero Hall. It should work…I'm still a little bit skewed towards Midwestern time, but 7PST isn't that bad. The fun will start afterwards when someone hands me a beer at an hour way past my usual bedtime, and I pass out in public. You don't want to miss that!
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Will any of the talks you're giving in California be recorded? I'd love to hear 'em, but I don't live anywhere near that part of the country.
If I still lived on Santa Barbara, I'd be there. Now Davis I might be able to make, but it's still ~90 minutes in good weather.
What are the topics of your talks?
"The fun will start afterwards when someone hands me a beer at an hour way past my usual bedtime, and I pass out in public."
Some early prep for the trip to Ireland, perhaps?
Do you speak out of the left side of your mouth more when talking in California?
It's raining in San Francisco too. Yesterday we had 60mph winds whipping across the Golden Gate Bridge, so be careful out there.
Can't wait to see you in Sac! Less impressive than Davis, but hey, that's ok.
Hey, PZ, there was a tornado warning in So. Ca. yesterday...
Please check your bags and remove any midwestern weather phenomena you may have inadvertently brought with you.
Yeah, it's pretty bad here today but I'm looking forward to seeing you tonight!
Are you calling Albert Hammond a liar?
Looking forward to the 26th.
I am trying so hard to think of a place for a beer in Sac, but to be honest, I'm down to about a beer a month now. I just don't know. My research is lacking.
I guess if you want local, Rubicon is probably it. That'll also give you a chance to stay "on the grid." Downtown Sac is so much nicer than, say, Elk Grove or Natomas.
There's one place called -- I kid you not -- "The Trap", not far from where I live. I don't think there's a single timber in the place that's level OR plumb. I don't think you want to go there.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-trap-sacramento
UCSB alumnus here, wishing I were there.
Head out to Isla Vista later, specifically Del Playa street, if you're looking to get wasted. That was the knowledge imparted to me when I was a freshman there.
I'd go, except that between an 8am class, and a 2 hour drive each way along (roughly) the coast when the weather says "coastal flood warning"... We San Luis Obispo people will have to catch you sometime over the weekend (Stanford or De Anza) with a 3 hour inland drive each way.
See you in Berkely on Friday, PZ. I'm really looking forward to it. I may not be a prolific poster, but Pharyngula is the first site I check every day.
The weather might be clearing up by Friday, but if I take into account the way the forecasts have been pushing that time further and further out all week, well.. I'd bring an umbrella if I were you!
Next week when you're in 9430x, I'll be happy to buy you a beer — can't offer accommodation or transport, but beer, I can manage.
It sounds as if you're bringing a few storms with you! Try not to drown.
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