For Granted

Those of you who visit the blogpage regularly will no doubt have noticed that my postings have been somewhat sporadic of late. Whilst i did mention some time ago that this may be the case, it has been even more erratic than usual of late. Firstly, i should apologise for this - but as you can imagine, things have been pretty hectic of late. The major reason for this has been that i have been embroiled in the writing of a grant proposal - for which the deadline is January 12th 2006. This may seem like a long way in the future but then consider that i have been over in the States for about 5 months and a week and you suddenly realise that time does indeed fly. Whether you're having fun or not!!

Anyway, the point of my writing this proposal is to secure funding that, if succesful, will keep me here for at least another two years from July next year. Which is good for you all cause it gives you plenty of time to come and visit. It's not that, come July, i'll be sent back home with my tail between my legs (I am assured that if i'm working hard and getting good results, the boss will definitely want to keep me around) but it would at least guarantee me longer which will give me a greater chance to develop projects, and get publications - the currency of the scientific community. So, apologies once again for the sporadic and erratic posting. Hopefully, once the New Year is over with, and the proposal has been submitted, things will get back to normal. Well, as normal as i can be.