Well, let's try another post. I went to Japan for two weeks, spending a lot of time in the library of Osaka City University. It was a great conference: the Mathematical Society of Japan's Seasonal Institute on Schubert Calculus. The summer school speakers gave interesting and appropriate lectures; the conference portion was varied and lively; there were attendees from all over the world and many areas of math -- but everyone cared about Schubert calculus for different reasons! Mathematically it was a great way to get up to speed on what people are working on these days.
I also enjoyed the food and the culture of Osaka and Kyoto. I got to go to a rock concert, see the floats of Gion-Matsuri in Kyoto, eat okonomiyaki, see Osaka Castle, fan myself furiously, eat udon and ramen, wear a yukata, and navigate the subways and trains. I'll see if I can publish some photos (having some computer trouble today).
Once back from Japan I went to MathFest 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin, and ran the MathFest 5k in 32:30 or so. Then I went to the Boundary Waters and canoed from Saganaga through Red Rock and Alpine Lakes to Seagull, where we'd left the car. Now I'm back in St Paul for two days, spending time with family and summer research students :) while packing for the move. Heading to Berkeley on Wednesday via the Rocky Mountains....
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