I'm in Newport News, VA, to give a talk tonight at Jefferson Lab, and they're putting me up at the on-site Residence Facility. The rooms at this are apparently sponsored associated with institutions that use the facility, with big signs on all the doors. Here's mine:
Door to my room at JLab's Residence Facility.
So, I guess my stay is in some sense subsidized by the University of Manitoba. It's a perfectly adequate hotel room, so, thanks, Manitoba.
As I am a Sooper Geeenyus, I forgot to pack the dress pants I usually wear when giving talks. Sigh. Happily, this is a public lecture, so jeans-and-sport-coat is a perfectly acceptable outfit. But I still feel like a dope...
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I've been remiss in my self-promotional duties, but I'm giving a public lecture tomorrow night in Newport News, VA, as part of the Jefferson Lab Science Series.
I did bring my good camera with me to Newport News, and took it on the tour of Jefferson Lab yesterday, but despite the existence of DSLR pics, you're getting a cell-phone snap for the photo of the day: