The Beginning of the Second Half

I feel that most important part of a timed game is the beginning of the second half. (What about hockey?) You've made your halftime adjustments. If you are ahead, you can go for the jugular. If you are behind, you can try to jump on your opponent. The New England Patriots are the masters of halftime adjustments. Apparently, Belichick can dictate what needs to be done and players execute.

Today, in my postdoc, I am starting the second half. I returned to Christchurch yesterday at 10 in the morning. I don't mind the flight from LA to NZ because the routine is handled well. You always fly overnight. They serve dinner, turn out the lights, turn on the lights, and feed you breakfast. We even had dinner when the Qantas flight left LAX at 10 pm.

My supervisor is out of town until August 6th. I plan to use this time to get every loose end from Washington and USC tied up to move to the next step in each of my projects.

This morning I had kayak polo practice and after practice I usually go to McDonald's at the Riccarton Mall. I ran into one of my teammates. He's a freshman, and I believe that he said that he works there. He was waiting impatiently for someone and eventually left my table. As I left, he was sitting at another table with a female employee. I wonder if she's his girlfriend. I found the episode cute. Coming from the Boston club where I am one of the youngest players to playing with people fresh out of high school is refreshing. It reminded me of summer jobs and being an undergraduate again.