It’s been a while since I’ve gone out to any sort of musical gig. But I couldn’t resist this one.

I’m sure I’ll stick a couple of pictures up as the night progresses

Had a great new year’s eve. Probably the geeky highlight was having the ISS pass overhead and wish us a good new year. Its actually a night shot but with a long enough exposure that it kind of looks like daylight. You can see the constellation Orion, and in the middle of it is a streak of light, travelling at 8 Km per second at 400 hundred kilometres away.

I had to blink at this. A rhyme generated by an AI. Instructed to rewrite Hamlet in the Dr Seuss style of green eggs and ham:

I am Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,
And I have a tale to tell.
It’s a story of ghosts and murder,
And a kingdom in a spell.

I do not like my uncle, Claudius,
I do not like the throne he stole.
I do not like the way he killed my dad,
I do not like his wicked soul.

I do not like my mom, Gertrude,
I do not like the way she acts.
I do not like the way she married him,
I do not like the love she lacks.

But then I met a ghost, a spirit,
Who looked just like my dear old dad.
He whispered to me, Hamlet,
“Avenge me, make him pay, my lad.”

“He killed me, Hamlet, Claudius did,”
“Poured poison in my ear.”
“He took my crown, my throne, my wife,”
“And filled my kingdom with fear.”

“Revenge me, Hamlet, take him down,”
“And right the wrongs he’s done.”
“Avenge me, Hamlet, do it now,”
“Before it’s all said and done.”

So I did it, Hamlet,
I avenged my dear old dad.
I killed Claudius, and Gertrude too,
And put an end to all the bad.

I did it, Hamlet,
And now my story’s told.
I avenged my dad, and found some peace,
But the price was high, and the toll was bold.

The end, Hamlet,
My tale is done.
I hope you liked it, and enjoyed the fun,
Of my story, Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark.

ChatGPT – 2022

Its hard to get your head around the world we are heading into

New blue car. Less CO2 emissions than my old one.

Its pretty nice. Not much else to say really.

I just found out today that if you have had your second booster, there is no current way to get the bivalent vaccine. Given that the new bivalent vaccines are the first to cover omicron, this is really disappointing.

I guess at some stage the government will permit an additional booster shot, at which point everyone can get it. But if you have been keeping up with your vaccines, you are now actually punished compared to those who were a bit slow getting their second booster.

Getting ready to head out 43 hilly KM ahead of us

should be fun

Starting the bike trip – today being a travel day.

The place we are staying is pretty nice – The apple is really nicely set up for the next few days in Bridgetown.

Its nice to just chill out.

I guess if you are going to have a flat tyre, its good to do it on a main street. Pity that means a 200Km tow job to get the hire car tyre’s fixed.

Ultimately its a first world problem. There are bigger concerns in life.

Never been here before. Its a pretty nice place – staying at a resort in preparation for the spring scientific meeting.

Mostly I’m just chilling out with all of this.