Prof. Sam Lawler

After bouncing between several coffee shops, which were tasty but far too loud and crowded for my liking, I FOUND THE LIBRARY! And it's quiet and there are very few people here and there are lovely comfortable spaces to work!! Libraries are the best!!!

Oh my goodness I've missed mountains (hellooooo Rockies!) But at the same time, I now completely understand why Prairie people get sort of claustrophobic around tall mountains! This is very different from Saskatchewan, and I really notice the large fraction of the sky that I cannot see due to the tall mountains everywhere. I'm ok with it, but I notice it. Interesting. #ProfSamLectureTour

It was a really wild couple of days getting everything set up for the farm sitters (including packing, fixing as much stuff as possible, and cleaning). But we made it off the farm! Sabbatical tour 2026 has started! I'll post more details as I figure them out, but looking forward to seeing a few of you at my talks in the coming months! (Mostly in New Zealand, but possibly public talks in Vancouver/Victoria BC as well).

3 hours of working outside (including carrying literally a ton of chicken feed in 20kg increments) in -25C temperatures has earned me almost as good of a beard as my dad, who frequently gets mistaken for Santa Claus.