This week I've been getting all my ducks in a row to go to Toronto, Ontario for a meeting. I guess I'm kind of a sadist, because I repeatedly submit more than one abstract for all the meetings I go to. So, I had to prepare both a poster and a 15 minute oral presentation for this one (which actually isn't that bad, considering I had two oral presentations when I went to New Orleans last year). Anyway, the presentation is done, and the poster was printed this morning, so I'm set to go!
I'm looking forward to the trip and the meeting. A bunch of my very best girlfriends from U of S are going to be there, and we have much shopping planned. There is also a MEC a few blocks from my hotel. The meeting should be really interesting this year, since there is a brand new reptiles and amphibians session (Herpetologists Unite!). I'm actually going to this meeting to start looking for a postdoc position...so yeah.
Since Toronto is relatively close to Michigan, I decided to stay after the meeting for a long weekend with the family. I did just see most of them in August, but I always miss them terribly. Also, I haven't been back to MI any time other than Christmas since I moved to SK. Fall is one of my favorite times too. We don't have many trees here, and the ones we have only turn yellow and brown. And the leaves blow off 2 hours after they turn. So, I'm looking forward to some bright red sugar maples. And maybe some apples from the orchard. And cider. And donuts.
As an added bonus, the weather here has been GORGEOUS for the past week and is supposed to stay that way until I fly out on Sunday. Maybe I'll actually get out on my new road bike frame before I go.
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