This weekend we attended a seminar thing in a castle in southern Denmark whose name I cannot spell let alone pronounce. Needless to say, it was a place where dreams came true - the castle, that is. I felt that the seminar left something to be desired. There was a coach named Niko who did not seem entirely within his element while we were there. He was coaching us on the ins and outs of becoming a personal leader. Normally I would not have a problem with this concept except that he was speaking to an entire group of PhD students - likely some of the hardest working and most driven people in the world. It appears to me to be an impossible thing to be a PhD student and not be a personal leader. I'm not really sure what I was supposed to get out of this but I don't think I got it. Alas.

The best part was the people. I even made some friends. It was totally grand. After dinner there was much merriment and conversation about interesting and pertinent topics that concern ourselves, research, and the world at large. Twas a fantastic time.

A lot of last week was spent in tireless search of good images on the AFM. Unfortunately, I have none to show as of yet. Josh certainly did get a very nice piece of lattice about 4 microns square. I was there for it - it was sexy. That is all for now.