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That afternoon, I hopped a bus to Bristol from London's
Victoria Station, enjoying a sweaty ride through the
city because the a/c on the bus wasn't working (or didn't
get switched on). Here is the view from the nice little
B&B Alan arranged for me at the "Top of the Downs,"
whatever that's supposed to mean.
Captured June 15 2004 8:14:18p
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The oddly-worded instructions on my phone leads one
to wonder why they bothered installing a phone at all...
Captured June 16 2004 10:22:03p
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Ki and I spent an hour or two discussing details of
her thesis in preparation for her viva (defense) the
following day.
Captured June 15 2004 8:15:38p
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Here we are with Patrick and Veronica, trying to relax.
Captured June 15 2004 8:47:48p
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I don't think Ki had slept properly all week, but she
managed to be cheerful despite her worries.
Captured June 15 2004 8:54:42p
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This is the Bristol Art Department, which sits at the
top of the main hill about half a mile from the CS (Merchant
Ventures) building. I took this shot at night (obviously)
on the two mile walk back to the Downs.
Captured June 15 2004 10:55:24p
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I'm not sure what this building's called, but it's famous.
It sits across from last night's building, and looks
better by day. (They turn the fountains on.)
Captured June 16 2004 9:27:28a
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I'm not certain what it was doing there, but the Merchant
Ventures Building had this cool solar-powered car on
display on the ground floor.
Captured June 16 2004 4:58:00p
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As we all knew, there was never a chance Ki would fail
her viva, and that afternoon the whole department was
toasting her success.
Captured June 16 2004 4:13:29p
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Kate (on the left) had completed her viva a couple weeks
before, and Georgie (middle left) had gone through the
undergraduate CS program at Bristol with Ki. Jade (middle
right) is her ever-supportive beau.
Captured June 16 2004 4:15:26p
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Alan in his office with his two recent Ph.D. graduates.
Captured June 16 2004 4:49:22p
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Kadi was Ki's external examiner, and he joined us later
at the EG rendering symposium as well with two of his
students, who had a paper there.
Captured June 16 2004 4:50:39p
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Ki telling her mum and dad the good news.
Captured June 16 2004 5:38:43p
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Barry (right) was Ki's internal examiner. Barry always
asks the tough questions, and was on Kate's committee
as well.
Captured June 16 2004 5:43:31p
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The celebration continued at a local pub, and continued
on to other pubs as the night went on.
Captured June 16 2004 6:23:05p
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Me & Veronica.
Captured June 16 2004 7:33:15p
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Kadi, Alan & I had dinner together at an excellent Indian
place Ki recommended -- the Tandoori Triangle.
Captured June 16 2004 8:51:21p
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I was doing OK for jet lag at this point, but still
having trouble sleeping in with the sun peeking through
at 4:30am.
Captured June 16 2004 8:51:47p
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The next day, we had a farewell feast for the two group
administrators, who were leaving. I was feeling exhausted
from lack of sleep, and could barely keep my head out
of my plate. This day and the next I spent in discussions
with Alan's grad students about their projects, offering
any advice my sleepy brain could come up with.
Captured June 17 2004 8:53:13p
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