Great day as far as work is concerned.  Implemented a complicated partial order measurement tool.  The results look interesting but still need some interpretation.  Like some of my other work, there is a basic problem:  my experiments have many variables and it is not clear how to pin them down.  There are too many variations to explore and to report.  When other people present their results, matters seem so simple.  Am I not thinking hard enough about how to delimit the problem, or are they simply more adept at hiding the ugly details?  Probably a little of both, although I tend to the latter.  Perhaps other people reading my own work feel the same way.

In any case, I am supposed to be working on my partial other report and, although the current work does not form a part of that, it is giving me a very necessary feel for the problem.  I’m a little excited, but tomorrow I have to devote to two other pieces of work I have promised to deliver (to my brother and to one of my students).  I am a little apprehensive about how I am going to keep myself from working some more on the partial orders.

I have also started to look at Jean’s M.Sc. thesis and although the low-level needs attention, the high-level structure is excellent.  At some point in the coming week I’ll have to devote some time to carefully proofread the first four chapters that he has given me.  And on Tuesday Tayseer arrives and we have to work on her thesis.

I could probably have accomplished a little more, but I made a terrific dinner.  And by “terrific” I mean “inducing terror”.  Well, (in my opinion) it was delicious, but I finished all of it and it was spicy and too much for one person.  So I have been feeling bloated since 19:00.  It is now 4:40 and I’m still not feeling 100%.  Should have taken a nap directly after dinner, but let’s hope I feel better tomorrow.