And now to something completely different

Okay, I realize looking back on the list of previous posts, that my bold 'blog statement' of "Polar travels" and "pack ice" is dramatically underrepresented, while "cult of mac" and to some extend "cult of volvo" have taken up most of the space.

But don't you worry, it is just "low season" for that sort of thing. I will be back in the Southern Ocean as early as February, as scuba guide for two trips to the Peninsula (yeah, that's what we call it, or the AntPen ;-) or "first rocks after the Drake..."

I was looking forward to blogging from Antarctica already in January from the US base in McMurdo, but some "higher-ups" decided otherwise, so this will have to wait.

So what about "having a normal life in between all that"?

Well, er, there is none, really. Because you see, working as a PhD student and being with another PhD student does not allow for that sort of thing. You don't believe me? Just visit my girlfriend's blog for once, a site that was meant and initiated to be running commentary on her PhD finishing phase.

Let's just say that while being a commentary, it was not running too far - rather, it was beamed right out of time and space (probably into a parallel universe or something) just to be - ZAPP!! - back all of a sudden again...

So if you still wonder why PhD students do not seem to live like "real people" I recommend to register with the nearest university and start a PhD yourself (don't go for Biology or Geology, though, there is neither money nor any future in it...;-(