The excitement builds

Today I "bit the bullet" and bought my plane tickets to Oklahoma. Only I fly in to Dallas TX and out of Wichita KS. Somehow Oklahoma is now a very pricey destination. Regardless, I am very excited to return to OU and Norman, to visit with friends, meet with Lance (my faculty advisor), and perhaps even attend a class or two.

On Jan 30, I depart Barbados for Atlanta and the annual American Meteorology Society meeting. On Jan 31, I give a scheduled talk entitled "Examples of the value of strong climatological signals in tropical cyclone track forecasting." Sound interesting? It's a summary of the article that I recently had accepted toMonthly Weather Review, a peer-reviewed scientific meteorology journal (my first publication!).

For the record, here's my schedule for the next 3 weeks:

Mon Jan 30: Depart Barbados, arrive Atlanta
Tue Jan 31: Give 15-min talk at AMS
Thu Feb 02: Switch rooms at the Holiday Inn downtown
Fri Feb 03: Depart Atlanta, arrive DFW
Fri Feb 03: Join an old past-time of mine, ultimate frisbee
Sat Feb 04: Groundhog's day party
Sun Feb 05: Wildwood Sunday* (*amintajane 2003)
Tue Feb 07: OU Departmental Seminar: "2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season"
Tue Feb 07: UNC-Duke watch party at Celia's
Sat Feb 11: Depart Wichita, arrive Atlanta
Sun Feb 12: Depart Atlanta, arrive Barbados

As you can see, I hope to give a talk at AMS, visit Wildwood church, play a game or two of ultimate frisbee, give a seminar to the OU meteorology department, and meet with people and hang out with friends. Should be a great blend of academia and fellowship!