Saturday, February 19, 2011

Girth charts and takeaway cheating

No deadlines missed so far (I finished my talk by AAS no problem) - this week I set a March 4th deadline to finish my first citizen science paper (well, its about a tool to enable citizens to do science on the web in teh future, but still). You heard it here first!

Here's some real progress though:



http://preview.tinyurl.com/phils-girth-2011

It's not easy to lose girth - or indeed to measure it! I'm going by the mean of measurements taken with a tape measure round my waist at the bellybutton, breathing in and out as far as I can. Interestingly my minimum-maximum girth range is 2 inches. This waist measurement cannot be the same as the one that is used when making trousers, as my biggest trousers are 34 and they fit no problem. Actually, they are getting a bit big :-)

Oh yeah, and I had 2 people round for dinner last Sunday - Jack and Hayley came over for Indian food and Scrabble. I got to the shops to buy ingredients at 5pm, only to find that the shops don't open that late in Kidlington. I think that feeding your guests takeaway still counts!